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Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are facing a decision: what to do with Mason Greenwood: keep him, loan him or offload him permanently? It’s a question that has hung over the club for almost two-and-a-half years and despite a season on loan in Spain with Getafe, the issue of the 22-year-old forward’s future is troubling

Adam Brown Apr 11, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A lacklustre Liverpool side made a poor start to their Europa League quarterfinal as they lost 3-0 to Atalanta in the first leg at Anfield. The visitors almost got in front early on when finding Mario Pašalić inside the box, only to be denied

Liverpool slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta on Thursday as Gianluca Scamacca struck twice for the Italian side in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg. The loss damages Liverpool’s hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, NWSL more (U.S.)

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterApr 11, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions When you’re an American sportswriter visiting Borussia Dortmund‘s Signal Iduna Park for the first time, the first thing the folks at the club will do is thank you for coming. The second thing

ESPN News Services Apr 10, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Paris Saint-Germain remain favourites to win the teams’ Champions League quarterfinal tie, despite his side winning Wednesday’s first leg 3-2 in the French capital. Raphinha scored twice and substitute Andreas Christensen headed the winner the 77th minute at

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentApr 10, 2024, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — In a week that has seen some of the best clubs in world football facing each other and offering some superb games, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona did not disappoint at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. Without reaching the height in

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