Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface scored a 72nd-minute winner to complete a 2-1 comeback victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday as RB Leipzig provisionally took over the lead with their 2-0 victory at Mainz 05. Champions Leverkusen, who face Brest in the Champions League next week, missed a fifth-minute penalty through Boniface but…
Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Højlund got on the scoresheet as Manchester United bounced back after conceding a controversial goal to beat Man United 2-1 Brentford at Old Trafford on Saturday for their first victory in more than a month. The win meant United climbed to 10th in the standings on 11 points after eight matches,…
Oct 19, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Jürgen Klopp was criticised by fans of his former club Mainz on Saturday over his decision to join energy drinks company Red Bull and oversee its football clubs. Mainz supporters held banners during their team’s Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig — a Red Bull-backed club — in which they…
Oct 19, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Bukayo Saka picked up an injury with England during the recent international break. Getty Bukayo Saka has not been included in the Arsenal squad for Saturday’s clash against Bournemouth. The 23-year-old had picked up a hamstring injury during England’s game against Greece in the international break and returned early to…
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCOct 19, 2024, 08:35 AM ET (Barcelona’s Joan Laporta slams critics) Joan Laporta is in his second spell as the president of Barcelona. Javier Borrego / AFP7 via Getty Images Barcelona president Joan Laporta hit out at critics of his management on Saturday, as members approved the club’s 2023-24 accounts during its…
Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal down to earn a comfortable 4-1 win over London rivals West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday. Tensions boiled over late on as West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus, who had opened the scoring, was sent off after he kicked and pushed Spurs’s Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr. Spurs trailed following Kudus’ 18th…
Oct 19, 2024, 02:52 AM ET Alexander-Arnold unfazed by transfer talk Alexander-Arnold unfazed by transfer talk: Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said his vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold is not disturbed by the growing speculation around his future at the Premier League club and is fully focused on matters on the pitch. The 26-year-old England right-back…
Oct 18, 2024, 08:12 PM ET The winter transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Man City and Bayern Munich…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 18, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Erik ten Hag has admitted that the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s employment at Manchester United will “impact” the club, but insists the former manager will still be available to offer advice to players and staff. United have decided to axe Ferguson’s role as ambassador as part…
Oct 17, 2024, 09:40 AM ET It has been nearly a decade since Jürgen Klopp last worked full time for a German football entity, but he remains the most ubiquitous face on television in the Bundesrepublik. Switch on ARD/ZDF breakfast television any weekday morning and you’ll see segments of the show sponsored by financial services…