Dec 31, 2024, 04:00 AM ET While there is plenty of beauty to be found in a slick passing move or a well-timed sliding tackle, when it comes to football, there is little doubt as to the real art: scoring goals. German football journalist Javier Cáceres has spent the past two decades asking many of…
Dec 31, 2024, 04:33 AM ET Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna hailed a special night for his club as they won a home match in the Premier League for the first time in more than two decades, and suggested more victories would come for the relegation-threatened club. Goals from Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson helped…
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 31, 2024, 04:08 AM ET Atlético Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has backed his team to win LaLiga this season, as they go into 2025 top of the table, ahead of rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atlético begin the new year as league leaders, on 41 points from 18 games — a…
Dec 30, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur are keen on Manchester City’s Jack Grealish, while Premier League clubs including Manchester United could make a move for Barcelona forward Dani Olmo. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Ruben Amorim has accepted Manchester United are in a relegation battle following their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United and admitted his “focus is on survival.” United slumped to a fourth straight defeat in all competitions and a third consecutive loss in the Premier League at Old Trafford…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 07:00 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — There has been a simmering discontent at Manchester United for a while now, but at Old Trafford on Monday night the dial was turned up to near mutiny in a loss to Newcastle United. With just 30 minutes gone and Man United already 2-0…
Dec 30, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Former England manager Gareth Southgate was among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year honours list published on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order…
Dec 30, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Brandon Vázquez is set to depart from CF Monterrey after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with the Liga MX team, sources told ESPN. The United States forward now leaves the Mexican club less than a year after joining Monterrey on Jan. 10, 2024 from FC Cincinnati for a…
Manchester United ended 2024 with their worst-ever Premier League calendar year points tally, and the club’s worst since 1989, after Monday’s 2-0 home defeat against Newcastle United saw the team earn just 51 points between January and December. Head coach Ruben Amorim, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag in November, has won just four…
Newcastle United easily overcame Manchester United 2-0 in the Premier League on Monday thanks to early headed goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton at Old Trafford. With five losses in their last six league games, Manchester United languish 14th in the standings on 19 points, their worst placing to end a calendar year since they…