MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has used Michael Jordan and Jack Nicklaus to defend his failure to guide Manchester City to victory in the Champions League by saying that even the world’s greatest sportsmen lose more than they win. Guardiola has won the Champions League twice, both while manager of Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) He hasn’t lifted the trophy since despite…
What a weekend in European football! The English Premier League title race took another twist after Liverpool and Arsenal drew 2-2, Villarreal stunned Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, Frank Lampard started his second Chelsea stint on a downer, and Erling Haaland broke another goal-scoring record. Meanwhile, Lazio are on the up and up and Manchester United are fighting for a top-four finish, while VAR drama took the spotlight at Tottenham…
Howard Webb has spoken to Brighton & Hove Albion and admitted the VAR should have awarded the Seagulls a penalty in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, sources have told ESPN. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg stood on the foot of forward Kaoru Mitoma in the 70th minute when the score was locked at 1-1, but referee Stuart Attwell waved away the penalty appeals and the VAR, Michael Salisbury, didn’t intervene. Harry Kane…
A late Roberto Firmino header helped Liverpool come from two goals behind to secure a stunning 2-2 comeback draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday. Arsenal pulled six points clear of second-placed Manchester City after first-half goals by Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were cancelled out by Mohamed Salah and Firmino. The result adds significance to Arsenal’s title-defining clash with City on April 26, as Pep Guardiola’s…
Denis Bouanga scored his ninth, 10th and 11th goals in nine games across all competitions, and LAFC remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 win over visiting Austin FC Saturday evening at BMO Stadium. Bouanga, who scored twice in LAFC’s CONCACAF Champions League first leg win over the Vancouver Whitecaps, struck once in each half in a rematch of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference final last season. – Stream…
Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson. Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a hospital. She was the team’s leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women’s World Cup…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag expressed concern about an injury picked up by Marcus Rashford during the 2-0 Premier League win against Everton on Saturday. Rashford pulled up in discomfort after chasing down a ball through on goal and was substituted soon afterwards in the 81st minute. The England forward gestured to United’s bench that he needed to come off and was feeling the groin area in his right…
A Paulo Dybala penalty and a superb defensive performance gave AS Roma a 1-0 win away to Torino on Saturday that lifted them to third place in the table and boosted their hopes of a spot in next season’s Champions League. Jose Mourinho’s side are on 53 points with nine matches left in the campaign and are one point ahead of fourth-placed AC Milan. Roma are two points behind second-placed…
Burnley secured an immediate return to the Premier League as they earned automatic promotion with a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough on Friday. Vincent Kompany’s side sealed their return to England’s top flight with seven games remaining of the campaign following a dominant season in the Championship as they sit 11 points clear at the top of the table. The promotion comes in the former Manchester City captain’s first season in…
Clinical Lens beat Strasbourg 2-1 to provisionally cut Paris Saint-Germain’s once double-digit lead at the top of the Ligue 11 table to three points on Friday and open up the title race. Lens are second on 63 points, three ahead of third-placed Marseille, who travel to Lorient on Sunday. Strasbourg remain in 16th on 26 points. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Wing back Przemyslaw Frankowski opened the…