Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCNov 6, 2024, 04:49 AM MADRID — Ten days after losing 4-0 in El Clásico, Real Madrid did not just need to beat AC Milan on Tuesday. They needed a statement win. There needed to be proof that this team was starting to jell, that coach Carlo Ancelotti had the answers, and…
LIVERPOOL, England — Xabi Alonso said he “didn’t have time for tourism” ahead of his return to Liverpool as Bayer Leverkusen coach, but if he was planning for a happy homecoming, a 4-0 defeat and a humbling at the hands of the man who claimed the job that many wanted him to take was probably…
SAO PAULO — Brazilian soccer club Flamengo issued a statement in support of its winger Bruno Henrique on Tuesday amid a match-fixing investigation that brought several federal police agents to the club’s training ground in Rio de Janeiro. Local media reported that police are investigating a high number of bets that came in expecting Henrique…
Lightning killed a 34-year-old player and injured four others during a football match in the Peruvian Andes. The local tournament game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Huancayo province on Sunday was halted when lightning first struck, but a second bolt hit players as they began leaving the field. Video footage shows eight of…
Manchester City’s shock 4-1 defeat away at Sporting CP in the Champions League on Tuesday has left them in a “dark place,” according to captain Bernardo Silva. A hat trick by Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres saw Sporting hit back from a goal down to stun Pep Guardiola’s 2022-23 European champions who have now lost three…
Rúben Amorim attempted to play down expectations at Manchester United, insisting he is not yet on the level of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, despite leading current club Sporting CP to a 4-1 victory over City in the Champions League on Tuesday. Amorim, who will take over as Man United’s new manager on Nov. 11,…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 6, 2024, 05:17 AM Carlo Ancelotti said his Real Madrid team “should be worried” after they were beaten 3-1 at home by AC Milan in the Champions League, in their first game since losing 4-0 to Barcelona in El Clásico. Malick Thiaw‘s header put Milan 1-0 up at the Santiago…
Viktor Gyökeres‘ hat trick in Sporting CP’s 4-1 win over Manchester City on Tuesday has sent the rumor mill into overdrive, while Manchester United are considering a fresh move for Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours, and gossip from the world of soccer. Transfers homepage | Done deals |…
Arne Slot said he “loves” Luis Díaz just like fans in Liverpool and Colombia after the forward scored a Champions League hat trick in a 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield. Liverpool moved clear at the top of the Champions League table with a fourth straight win in this season’s competition following Díaz’s hat…
High-profile injured stars Santiago Giménez and Hirving “Chucky” Lozano were left out of Mexico’s 27-man roster that will take part in a two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal with Honduras on Nov. 15 and 19. The squad selection, released on Tuesday by Mexico manager Javier Aguirre, will extend the absences of Feyenoord’s Gimenez and PSV Eindhoven’s…