Jürgen Klopp criticised VAR official David Coote after Liverpool‘s 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Anfield, saying a “guy in an office” should have awarded a penalty following a Martin Odegaard handball during the first-half. Arsenal secured top spot in the Premier League on Christmas Day with the draw, despite Mohamed Salah had cancelling out Gabriel‘s … Read more
Dec 23, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Napoli’s star forward Victor Osimhen signed a contract extension on Saturday, extending his deal with the Serie A champions until 2026. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis posted pictures of him and Osimhen smiling and signing paperwork and shaking hands, along with the word “done.” – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, … Read more
ByReuters Marcos Llorente‘s second-half goal earned Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday as the hosts reclaimed third spot in LaLiga. Diego Simeone’s side are level with fourth-placed Barcelona on 38 points and seven behind leaders Real Madrid. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Atletico took the lead straight after … Read more
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has defended Rasmus Hojlund after defeat at West Ham. The Dane is yet to score in the Premier League. Ten Hag said: “No. He is a very strong character and he can deal with the stress. “He was ill during the week so he had a little lack of … Read more
Former Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar slammed Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes after their defeat at West Ham. Vlaar insists Fernandes was to blame for Jarrod Bowen‘s opening goal for the Hammers. He said on ViaPlay: “What’s going wrong at Manchester United? Yes, Fernandes… I find that poignant, I have to be honest. “That is … Read more
Manchester United defender Raphael Varane is open to returning to Real Madrid next month. Varane has been linked with Real after they lost David Alaba to an ACL injury last week. And AS says the Frenchman is open to a deal. Varane is off contract at United in June and would be willing to leave … Read more
Luton veteran Andros Townsend was delighted after their 1-0 win against Newcastle. Townsend proved the matchwinner on the day. He said: “It feels amazing to get the points but it’s been a tough week. All the chat throughout the week was ‘do it for our captain’. He’s an incredible person. He’s obviously had the issue … Read more
Luton defender Amari’i Bell was delighted to captain the team to victory over Newcastle. Bell took the armband as Tom Lockyer recovers from a cardiac arrest. He said, “It meant a lot [to take the armband]. Tom has done a fantastic job captaining the team so it was a great honour to do that in … Read more
Tottenham captain Heung-min Son was pleased with victory over Everton. Son scored in the 2-1 win on the day. He later said: “The second half you can see that 2-0 is never enough in the Premier League. Everton was pushing and we did well. The lads did a fantastic job and I’m happy to get … Read more
play Telles stunner, Ronaldo penalty power Al Nassr past Al Ettifaq (0:51)Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr make like work of Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. (0:51) Steven Gerrard has called for improvements from his Al Ettifaq squad in January. Getty Images Steven Gerrard has voiced frustrations with the quality of his squad at … Read more
