Alexis Mac Allister is hopeful Liverpool teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold will continue at the club next season. Just like Reds defender Virgil van Dijk and forward Mohamed Salah, Alexander-Arnold becomes a free agent next summer. Linked to Real Madrid, the English right-back is in talks to sign a new contract to remain at Anfield. “Hopefully Trent…
Kylian Mbappé has been included in the 2024 Men’s World XI along with five Premier League players, with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah the notable absentees. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Mbappe — who has struggled for his usual form in 2024 — and VinÃcius Júnior are two of six players to have played…
Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked, PGMOL announced on Monday, citing a “serious breach” of his contract.
And then there were four. The NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament is down to four teams, as No. 2 Wake Forest and No. 3 Stanford battle in one semifinal matchup, and top-seeded Duke takes on No. 2 North Carolina on the other side of the bracket. Both College Cup semifinal matchups will take place…
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 9, 2024, 09:49 AM ET We’re inching closer to Christmas, and that makes sense, as the European soccer weekend gave us plenty this weekend. We got another Manchester United home defeat — this time to Nottingham Forest — and the exit of sporting director Dan Ashworth in the aftermath….
United States midfielder Christian Pulisic has a torn muscle in his right calf, AC Milan said on Monday following an MRI, and he could be out until January. Pulisic was injured during the first half of Milan’s 2-1 loss at Atalanta on Friday. Milan said he would undergo another MRI in a week. Editor’s Picks…
Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero has said his teammates are happy playing under Ange Postecoglou after Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Chelsea dropped them to 11th in the Premier League and heaped more pressure on the Australian manager. “We saw it in the first season [under Postecoglou]. In this second one we’ve suffered a lot of…
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho offered genuine congratulations to the referee despite his team’s second derby defeat of the season. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Mourinho’s side saw their five-game winning run end in Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Besiktas. The Portuguese, who has been punished in the past for criticising referees, had nothing but praise for the…
Palmeiras teenage winger Estêvão Willian was named Breakthrough Player and Best Striker in Brazil’s top flight. Estêvão, who will join Chelsea when he turns 18 in 2025, finished as the third top scorer in the Brazilian Serie A with 13 goals. Editor’s Picks 2 Related He also had nine assists in 31 league games since…
Following the last international break of the year, women’s club football returned across Europe over the weekend. In England, it was all about the goals with 28 goals dished out across the six Women’s Super League matches including Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal all ending up on the right side of 4-0 blowouts against…