Franz Beckenbauer passed away at the age of 78 in January this year. Werner Schulze/ullstein bild via Getty Images Bayern Munich have honoured club and Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer by retiring his No. 5 jersey. Widely regarded as Germany’s greatest ever player, Beckenbauer passed away at the age of 78 earlier this year. He led his…
CARSON, Calif. — Let’s give some credit to the New York Red Bulls. When the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs began what seemed an eternity ago in October, very few had faith in the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed. Defeating 2023 champions Columbus Crew was a miracle in itself in round one, so what do you…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 8, 2024, 04:32 AM ET Dan Ashworth has left his position as sporting director at Manchester United after just five months, sources have told ESPN. Ashworth officially arrived in July after a settlement — running into millions of pounds — was reached with former club Newcastle United. The 53-year-old was seen as…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 7, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. CARSON, California — As the LA Galaxy players waited to hoist their sixth MLS Cup trophy, midfielders Gastón Brugman, Edwin Cerrillo and Mark Delgado met on the field and engaged in a…
CARSON, California — LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney said the LA Galaxy are “on top again” after defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Saturday and claiming their first MLS Cup title in 10 years. “This is kind of the stamp that we’re back,” said Vanney post-game. “At the Galaxy, it’s about winning…
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CARSON, California — Goals from Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic extended the LA Galaxy‘s league-leading tally of MLS Cup titles to six with a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls. Held at a sold-out Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, the championship match quickly hit the ground running for the home side….
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 7, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti said Jude Bellingham is “back” after the Real Madrid star scored his fifth goal in five LaLiga games in their 3-0 win at Girona on Saturday. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 36th minute at Montilivi, before creating a second goal for teammate…
Real Madrid narrowed the gap on LaLiga leaders Barcelona to two points with a commanding 3-0 win at Girona on Saturday thanks to goals from Jude Bellingham, Arda Güler and Kylian Mbappé. Second-placed Madrid have 36 points with a game in hand on Barça, who drew 2-2 at Real Betis earlier on Saturday. Girona suffered a…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 7, 2024, 04:33 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Forget Arsenal. This game showed head coach Ruben Amorim just how big a job he’s got on his hands at Manchester United. It was almost expected that United would go to the Emirates and lose. They are, after all, two teams at very different…