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Apr 9, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the quarterfinals! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes, heavy-weight matches on Tuesday, providing exciting storylines, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the matches as Arsenal play Bayern Munich and Real Madrid host title-holders Manchester

Adriana Garcia Apr 9, 2024, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus said Cristiano Ronaldo is so accustomed to winning that he cannot accept defeat after the 39-year-old was sent off for elbowing Al Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulayhi in the closing minutes of Al Nassr‘s 2-1 defeat on Monday. Speaking after the

Open Extended Reactions For Harry Kane, facing Arsenal has always felt personal. The dead-eyed determination that has transformed him into one of the world’s elite strikers for England, Tottenham Hotspur and now Bayern Munich can be traced back in no small part to the painful rejection he experienced from the Gunners as a young boy.

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCApr 8, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s early April, and the fun keeps coming in European soccer as we follow all the title races and Champions League chases to their conclusion. The big game of the weekend saw Man United damage Liverpool‘s title hopes with a gritty

Apr 8, 2024, 05:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Casemiro has admitted that Manchester United‘s form this season has caused him to suffer sleepless nights and added that the club need to adopt a “day to day” mentality and not get distracted by the race for the title or Champions League places. United have been

Connor O’Halloran Apr 7, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he expects more plot twists in the Premier League title race after his side salvaged a 2-2 draw at Manchester United on Sunday. Klopp’s side entered the weekend with a two-point lead in the title race,

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United‘s biggest achievement this season could ultimately be little more than denying Jurgen Klopp a title-winning farewell as Liverpool manager. But if that’s the case, they will have absolutely no idea how they did it. In three games against their bitter rivals this season — twice in the

Lizzy Becherano Apr 6, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi scored just 12 minutes after coming off the substitutes’ bench on his return to action for Inter Miami against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Argentina star, who had been out injured since March 13 before coming on at halftime, struck a

Open Extended Reactions As Arsenal moved to the top of the table, Bukayo Saka matched his career high of 14 goals in the Premier League this season. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images BRIGHTON, England — If there is credence to the idea that Arsenal‘s title chances could be decided by their away form in the

United States forward Christian Pulisic scored a superb goal as AC Milan earned a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Lecce in Serie A on Saturday after the visitors were reduced to 10 men minutes before the break. Pulisic gave Milan an early lead with a curling effort from the edge of the box and Olivier

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 5, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States women’s national team interim manager Twila Kilgore said that midfielder Korbin Albert, who is facing a backlash from fans and teammates over some of her social media activity, “is available”

Lizzy Becherano Apr 5, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF assistant coach Javi Morales downplayed reports of an incident with Lionel Messi in the Monterrey locker room after Wednesday’s Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal clash, saying “the most important thing happened on the field.” A source told ESPN that following Miami’s defeat,

Constantin Eckner Apr 5, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After winning the Bundesliga’s promotion playoff over Hamburg last spring, Sebastian Hoeness (right) now has Stuttgart on the verge of securing a Champions League place. Maja Hitij/Getty Images His last name is certainly familiar, yet Sebastian Hoeness, the coach, remains a relatively new figure among

Connor O’Halloran Apr 4, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Erik ten Hag said Manchester United players should know how to close out games after falling to another stunning collapse in the late 4-3 defeat away to Chelsea on Thursday. United thought they had engineered a memorable comeback of their own, conceding

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — It turns out that if you let an opponent endlessly shoot at your goal, you really can pay the price after all. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has downplayed the alarming frequency with which Brentford, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City — basically any side they play — have had the

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerApr 4, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyler (left) and Jack Fletcher have signed professional contracts at Manchester United, where their father, Darren, spent 12 years as a player. Instagram @jack_fletch5 Manchester United heralded the second generation of a family dynasty this week as Darren Fletcher’s two sons, Jack and

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — You need to be bold to win a Premier League title, take calculated risks at the right time. There’s always a chance that a well-intentioned gamble could backfire, but with Arsenal reclaiming top spot with a 2-0 win against Luton Town, manager Mikel Arteta was rewarded for rolling the dice.

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 3, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola decided he could do without Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne against Aston Villa, but the Manchester City manager couldn’t bring himself to rest Phil Foden or Rodri. With Haaland and De Bruyne on the bench at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday,