10:15 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said he won’t speak “one word” to his players about Paris Saint-Germain as they look to book their place in the Champions League final. City have a 2-1 lead over the French side heading into the second leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday
Month: May 2021
10:31 AM ET England’s Football Association (FA) has launched a formal inquiry into the role played by Premier League clubs in the attempt to create a breakaway European Super League (ESL). Last month, Premier League clubs Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, as well as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan
3:07 PM ET A defense lawyer involved in the case around the death in Argentina last year of football star Diego Maradona slammed what he called a “trial by media” on Monday after the leak of a report last week alleged “deficient and reckless” behavior by the footballer’s medical team. Maradona, the revered former Boca
2:49 PM ET Associated Press A potential takeover of Arsenal by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek will be protracted and might not happen, according to club great Thierry Henry, who has been consulted by the Swedish billionaire. Ek recently spoke of his interest in buying Arsenal but has launched no official bid and current owner Stan
12:43 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi held a team lunch at his house in Castelldefels on Monday as Barcelona prepare for this weekend’s top-of-the-table clash against Atletico Madrid. – Ratings: Messi gets an 8, De Jong 7 in Barca rally– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Barca bounced back from
12:33 PM ET Another big soccer weekend has come and gone, with most attention paid to the one game that did NOT take place as scheduled, when hundreds of Man United fans protesting the Glazer family led to Sunday’s home game vs. Liverpool to be postponed. Elsewhere, Sergio Aguero turned on the style to help
9:46 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have dismissed reports protestors gained entry to Old Trafford through a door deliberately opened by club staff. A group of United supporters were able to make it inside the stadium and onto the pitch during a demonstration aimed at owners the Glazer family on Sunday. It led to
8:43 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. It was a weekend for big goals and big wins in Major League Soccer. MLS Cup champs
5:00 AM ET Borussia Dortmund would let England international Jadon Sancho leave the club for €100 million, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old is under contract at the Westfalenstadion until 2023. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– The 39 best men’s players aged 21 or under Sancho was tipped to leave Dortmund last summer but
6:18 AM ET Violence during Sunday’s protests from Manchester United fans, which led to the Premier League game with Liverpool being postponed, has been condemned by the UK government’s sports minister and the mayor of Greater Manchester. United fans protesting against the club’s American owners, the Glazer family, stormed into the stadium which was closed