Inside the super-sub role, and why Durán is the ultimate game changer
Jhon Durán is the ultimate super-sub this season, but what goes into the mental and tactical prep of coming off the bench to help your team win?
Liverpool’s Slot ‘far from pleased’ after win, perfect record
Dec 10, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has demanded more from his team after they battled to a 1-0 victory in the Champions League and said he was “far from happy” with the performance. Liverpool looked some way from their best at the Estadi Montilivi, but secured the win thanks to…
Kylian Mbappé injury: Real Madrid exits after 50th UCL goal
ESPN Dec 10, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé was substituted with an injury during the first half of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash at Atalanta on Tuesday, minutes after scoring his 50th career goal in the competition.
Liverpool ratings: Salah scores, Alisson the hero in UCL win
Dec 10, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Liverpool continued their perfect run in the Champions League on Tuesday evening as they secured a 1-0 victory over Girona. Darwin Núñez had Liverpool’s best chances of the opening 45 minutes but was denied twice by goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. On the opposite end, Alisson was also called into action…
How fans can design Man City’s 2026-27 third kit using AI
Dec 10, 2024, 03:05 PM ET It’s not an easy time to be a Cityzen, with Manchester City lost in a malaise of draws and losses the likes of which the Pep Guardiola era has never seen. So to cheer up supporters this holiday season (and quite possibly to just start looking ahead to next…
Champions League live blog: Atalanta vs. Real Madrid
ESPN Dec 10, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games such…
Inter Miami transfer of Diego Gómez to Brighton sets MLS mark
Dec 10, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Brighton have agreed to sign 21-year-old Diego Gómez from Inter Miami, the Premier League club said Tuesday. The Paraguay midfielder is set to complete his move on Jan. 1. Brighton did not disclose the fee or length of contract for Gómez, who joined Miami in 2023 and helped the…
Liverpool 1-0 Girona (Dec 10, 2024) Game Analysis
Liverpool maintained their 100% record in this season’s Champions League with a 1-0 win at Girona on Tuesday, the only goal of the game coming from Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty. Girona suffered their fifth defeat of the competition but made Liverpool work for the victory and in the opening half had chances to take the…
José Mourinho on 115 Man City charges: Just want ‘justice’
TURIN, Italy — José Mourinho has hit back at Pep Guardiola’s claim that he wants to see Manchester City relegated to League One by saying he only wants “justice in football.” Fenerbahce coach Mourinho, who built a fierce rivalry with then-Barcelona boss Guardiola during his time in charge of Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013,…
USA to play January friendly vs. Costa Rica in Orlando
Dec 10, 2024, 01:26 PM ET The United States men’s national team on Tuesday added a friendly vs. Costa Rica for Jan. 22 in Orlando as part of the January training camp. Last month, the USMNT set a Jan. 18 friendly vs. Venezuela for Ft. Lauderdale. Neither match falls within the FIFA international window, meaning…