6:30 PM ET Manchester City are living dangerously in the Champions League once again. Phil Foden‘s 90th-minute winner may have earned them a 2-1 quarterfinal first-leg victory over Borussia Dortmund, but Pep Guardiola’s team have left themselves vulnerable to yet another early exit from the competition they are so desperate to win. This is Guardiola’s
Month: April 2021
3:11 PM ET Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes says his side are “made for trophies” and has urged them to hurdle the semifinal barrier in cup competitions to finally get their hands on the silverware they all crave. The Portugal international has turned into a talismanic figure since joining United from Sporting last year for
12:51 PM ET Christian Pulisic has been included in the travelling squad for Chelsea‘s Champions League quarterfinal first-leg tie against Porto in Seville. Pulisic suffered a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s shock 5-2 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday and had been a doubt for the match against the Portuguese
8:39 AM ET Zsolt Petry has left Hertha Berling after making derogatory comments in an interview. Photo by Jan-Philipp Burmann/ City-Press GmbH via Getty Images Hertha Berlin have sacked goalkeeper coach Zsolt Petry with immediate effect after he made anti-gay comments in an interview, the club announced on Tuesday. Petry, 54, conducted an interview with Hungarian
10:38 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC The 2021 Major League Soccer season is just 10 days away, but fans across the U.S. and Canada have been getting hyped up for the new campaign through the roll-out of brand-new kits! And now that all 27 teams in the league have released their latest duds, we’ve pored
8:21 AM ET Real Madrid have major problems in defence ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal tie with Liverpool — and their El Clasico clash with Barcelona in La Liga — after Raphael Varane tested positive for the coronavirus. “Real Madrid C. F. informs that our player Raphael Varane tested positive in the COVID-19 test
9:06 AM ET Thomas Tuchel has explained a training ground incident involving Antonio Rudiger and Kepa. Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said a training ground bust-up between defender Antonio Rudiger and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was “serious” but neither player will be punished due to how they resolved the
5:52 AM ET Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho showed once again, after his side let the lead slip to draw 2-2 with Newcastle this weekend, that he isn’t shy of digging into his players. 2 Related Spurs were 2-1 up at half-time thanks to a quickfire Harry Kane brace but ultimately surrendered their lead in 85th
7:13 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Martin Odegaard has been a solid contributor for Arsenal since joining on loan from Real Madrid Shaun Botterill/Getty Images The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the
7:06 PM ET The LA Galaxy have reached an agreement to sign Kevin Cabral from French second-division club Valenciennes, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more The Major League Soccer side will pay nearly $5.9 million (€5m) to
3:00 PM ET We’re down to the final eight teams vying for UEFA Champions League glory; can Liverpool get revenge on Real Madrid for defeating them in the 2018 final? How will Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain fare in a rematch of last year’s decider? Are Man City facing an easy road, or will Erling
8:38 AM ET Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has praised Liverpool as “a complete team” ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal first leg but said he believes critics were too hasty to write off Madrid’s chances of winning silverware this year. Both teams have struggled for consistency at times this season, but Real Madrid are
4:56 PM ET Ousmane Dembele scored late to hand Barcelona all three points against Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Monday to cut Atletico Madrid‘s La Liga lead to one. The hosts struggled to create many chances in the first half and were denied shortly before the break when Valladolid keeper Jordi Masip went
1:17 PM ET Associated Press The Cadiz defender accused of racially insulting an opponent in a La Liga match this weekend said he deserves to be presumed innocent. Juan Cala made his first public comments on Monday, a day after he was accused of insulting Valencia player Mouctar Diakhaby in Cadiz’s 2-1 home win on
1:09 PM ET A fine weekend of football saw Bayern take control of the German Bundesliga title race with a win over rivals RB Leipzig, while Atletico Madrid’s defeat to Sevilla saw La Liga’s blown wide open. In England, Liverpool destroyed Arsenal as Manchester City continued their march to the title and, in Italy, Inter
10:19 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said that Manchester City do not need to spend £100 million on one player to compete with the best teams in Europe. City have spent heavily since their takeover by Abu Dhabi in 2008 but their record transfer remains the £63.6m they paid Atletico Madrid for Rodri
10:00 AM ET Major League Soccer announced on Monday that it will be among several U.S. leagues that will take part in a pilot program to implement concussion substitutions, starting with the 2021 regular season. The protocols involved in the program have been approved by FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which oversees
6:09 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will continue to pursue the signing of Erling Haaland after meeting with his representatives last week but several sources at the club have told ESPN it will be “very difficult” to do a deal for the Borussia Dortmund striker. New Barca president Joan Laporta met with Haaland’s
8:40 AM ET Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, but the fight for a place in the semifinals might not be the only battle to be won. 2 Related Jurgen Klopp is prepared to accept the noise surrounding Mohamed Salah‘s future at Liverpool while the Egyptian forward
6:37 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Milan’s Romagnoli eyes new deal amid Barca interest