What to know about El Clásico, Real Madrid vs. Barcelona tale of the tape
The stage is perfectly set for this season’s first Clásico. How do Real Madrid and Barcelona’s teams compare? What are the key clashes? Who will win?
Kylian Mbappé has been included in the 2024 Men’s World XI along with five Premier League players, with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah the notable absentees. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Mbappe — who has struggled for his usual form in 2024 — and Vinícius Júnior are two of six players to have played…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 13, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The term “super-sub” is one that elicits conflicting emotions for a player. On the one hand, there’s an acknowledgement that their contributions are valued. After all, they are getting on the field….
Harry Kane is a man on a mission. Not just for Bayern Munich, but also for himself. It’s simple: the England captain finally wants to win silverware of note. Despite winning goalscoring trophies and featuring in five finals, Kane’s never tasted victory in a major competition, a run of futility that’s even made some question…
Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho’s four-match suspension has been halved by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) following a review of the club’s appeal. Mourinho was handed a fine and the ban over his comments about Turkish referees after a game at rivals Galatasaray, where he criticised the match officials in a news conference following the 0-0…
Nottingham Forest’s Callum Hudson-Odoi struck late to give his side a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday and keep them on track for a top-four finish and prized place in next year’s Champions League. The winger picked up a glorious diagonal pass from Morgan Gibbs-White before running into the box…
Feb 17, 2025, 06:45 AM ET The incident occurred in the Bundesliga fixture between Eintracht Frankfurt and Holstein Kiel on Sunday. Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images Two spectators suffered serious injuries after a person fell from a middle tier stand into the lower tier during Sunday’s Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Holstein Kiel, hosts Frankfurt said in…