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Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week across Europe, and it even crops up in the Champions League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? On Tuesday, Arsenal‘s quarterfinal meeting with Bayern Munich had three high-profile incidents. Should Bukayo Saka have been awarded an injury-time penalty for a foul by

Jeff Kassouf Apr 9, 2024, 09:55 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Another game United States–Canada matchup, another victorious penalty shootout for the Americans. The USWNT defeated Canada in a shootout on Tuesday for the second time in 34 days, again after Canada equalized late in a match for a 2-2 draw. The win brought a

Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has expressed his fury at Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg’s failure to award a penalty for a “kid’s mistake” during Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg clash at Arsenal. The Bundesliga giants earned a 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium as Bukayo Saka put the home side in front

Connor O’Halloran Apr 9, 2024, 08:18 AM ET European football’s governing body UEFA has said it is aware of a terror threat made regarding this week’s Champions League quarterfinal ties, but said the matches will still go ahead as planned. A social media post, purporting to be from the Islamic State group, suggested it planned

Open Extended Reactions For Harry Kane, facing Arsenal has always felt personal. The dead-eyed determination that has transformed him into one of the world’s elite strikers for England, Tottenham Hotspur and now Bayern Munich can be traced back in no small part to the painful rejection he experienced from the Gunners as a young boy.

Open Extended Reactions It looks like Pep Guardiola was right all along about Phil Foden. The Manchester City manager always pleaded for patience when asked why the midfielder was being rotated, given game time every now and then and generally used as a reliable stand-in when more experienced teammates were rested or saved for a

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected

Apr 7, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce players walked off the pitch after one minute of Sunday’s Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray, forcing the game to be abandoned and conceding the trophy. Fenerbahce, who fielded their Under-19 team, withdrew from the rearranged match in Sanliurfa about 1,000 km from Istanbul after

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United‘s biggest achievement this season could ultimately be little more than denying Jurgen Klopp a title-winning farewell as Liverpool manager. But if that’s the case, they will have absolutely no idea how they did it. In three games against their bitter rivals this season — twice in the

Lizzy Becherano Apr 6, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi scored just 12 minutes after coming off the substitutes’ bench on his return to action for Inter Miami against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Argentina star, who had been out injured since March 13 before coming on at halftime, struck a

Open Extended Reactions As Arsenal moved to the top of the table, Bukayo Saka matched his career high of 14 goals in the Premier League this season. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images BRIGHTON, England — If there is credence to the idea that Arsenal‘s title chances could be decided by their away form in the

Jeff Kassouf Apr 6, 2024, 04:25 PM ET It took 31 seconds for Saturday’s 2024 SheBelieves Cup opener in Atlanta to look as if it could become a complete disaster for the U.S women’s national team. The U.S. back line was caught high, near midfield, and Japan midfielder Kiko Seike flew down her team’s right

United States forward Christian Pulisic scored a superb goal as AC Milan earned a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Lecce in Serie A on Saturday after the visitors were reduced to 10 men minutes before the break. Pulisic gave Milan an early lead with a curling effort from the edge of the box and Olivier

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 5, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States women’s national team interim manager Twila Kilgore said that midfielder Korbin Albert, who is facing a backlash from fans and teammates over some of her social media activity, “is available”

Lizzy Becherano Apr 5, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF assistant coach Javi Morales downplayed reports of an incident with Lionel Messi in the Monterrey locker room after Wednesday’s Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal clash, saying “the most important thing happened on the field.” A source told ESPN that following Miami’s defeat,

Open Extended Reactions Michael Edwards will face the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand when he takes his seat in the Old Trafford directors’ box on Sunday and, for the man charged with hiring Jürgen Klopp’s successor at Liverpool, the big red letters spelling out the name of Manchester United‘s greatest manager will offer a reminder of

Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat sixth-placed Manchester United 4-3 with their top scorer Cole Palmer claiming a hat trick to turn a madcap match on its head after United seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround. Palmer struck twice deep into time added on to save Chelsea who were on the verge

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — It turns out that if you let an opponent endlessly shoot at your goal, you really can pay the price after all. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has downplayed the alarming frequency with which Brentford, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City — basically any side they play — have had the