Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 22, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Kylian Mbappé has admitted he “hit rock bottom” after missing a crucial penalty for Real Madrid earlier this month, saying he “can do a lot more” despite scoring in the club’s 4-2 LaLiga win over Sevilla on Sunday. Star forward Mbappé opened the scoring against…
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé netted the opener and set up another goal as the hosts beat mid-table Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to move up to second place in LaLiga and close the gap on Atletico Madrid to one point going into the winter break. Mbappe scored with a thunderbolt from outside the box in…
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 22, 2024, 11:11 AM ET Jesús Navas played the last LaLiga game of his 21-year career on Sunday, coming on as a substitute for Sevilla in their 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. Winger Navas, 39 — who is Sevilla and Spain’s most decorated player — will officially retire…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United are in a ‘tough moment” after their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday. United have lost back-to-back games after the 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Thursday. It’s also two Premier League defeats in…
Striker Nicolas Jackson struck the post with a close-range header as Chelsea were denied the chance to go top of the Premier League table after playing out a 0-0 draw with Everton at a blustery Goodison Park on Sunday. The conditions made it difficult for both teams, but they each had chances to win the game….
Bournemouth trounced Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League at a chilly Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo, and climbed to fifth in the standings as a result. Bournemouth’s fourth league victory in five matches moved them to 28 points after 17 games, while United are 13th…
Dec 22, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Gareth Southgate has revealed he had decided to step down as England manager before the team’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024 in July, saying “it was time for change on all sides.” Southgate, 54, resigned two days after England’s 2-1 loss in Berlin and has…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 21, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Hansi Flick said Barcelona need a break after Atlético Madrid inflicted a third straight home league defeat on them to replace them at the top of LaLiga on Saturday. Alexander Sørloth scored a 96th-minute winner at the Olympic Stadium after Rodrigo De Paul had cancelled…
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentDec 21, 2024, 07:21 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Atlético Madrid were 10 points behind Barcelona at the start of November but will end the year three points clear of them at the top of LaLiga, and with a game in hand after Alexander Sørloth’s 96th-minute winner capped a remarkable game at…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 21, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Hansi Flick said Barcelona need a break after Atlético Madrid inflicted a third straight home league defeat on them to replace them at the top of LaLiga on Saturday. Alexander Sørloth scored a 96th-minute winner at the Olympic Stadium after Rodrigo De Paul had cancelled…