Month: April 2021

7:00 PM ET Inter Miami CF has become roster compliant ahead of the 2021 regular season, engaging in a roster maneuver so that Designated Player Matias Pellegrini no longer counts against the team’s salary budget, and then loaning him to the team’s USL League One affiliate, Fort Lauderdale CF. – Catch MLS all season long
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10:05 PM ET Houston Dynamo FC kicked off the start of the Major League Soccer season with a win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Stadium on Friday night. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Dynamo had the better
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1:48 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer The banners are still tied to the balconies, the barge still moored to the dock ready, the flag still flying over the city. Shop window displays remain in red and white, like footballing nativity scenes, Bilbao for Bethlehem. At Lezama a guard of honour formed, applauding as the buses
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3:48 PM ET U.S. women’s international midfielder Tobin Heath has suffered a setback in her return from injury, and will not play for club side Manchester United again this season, sources confirmed to ESPN. The BBC was the first to report the news. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN FC 50:
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11:47 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Mario Mandzukic has made five appearances since joining AC Milan. Sportinfoto/DeFodi Images via Getty Images AC Milan forward Mario Mandzukic has foregone his salary for March after he did not make a single appearance due to injury. The former Croatia international joined Milan in January on a six-month deal but
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8:16 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has split from his social media company in the wake of a post sent from his personal Twitter account challenging Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe. The 20-year-old scored the winner against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to set up a Champions League semifinal with Mbappe and
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5:13 AM ET Fans’ groups from across Europe have united in an open letter calling on European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli to scrap “reckless” plans to modify the Champions League. Supporters representing 14 teams including Arsenal, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax have said plans to expand Europe’s premier competition to 36
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8:45 AM ET Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo will both have the cameras turned on their personal lives in upcoming shows. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Fans will soon be getting a look into the lives of two of the world’s biggest footballing stars as both Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba
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5:47 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Chris Smalling was awoken in the middle of the night by armed robbers. Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images Armed robbers broke into Roma defender Chris Smalling‘s house on Thursday night, and stole valuable possessions such as jewellery and watches. Smalling was awoken in the middle of night in the house
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4:53 PM ET Manchester United reached the Europa League semifinals after Edinson Cavani’s early strike and a Jesus Vallejo own goal secured a 2-0 home win over Granada on Thursday and completed a 4-0 aggregate rout of the Spanish side. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A,
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2:37 AM ET Associated Press Marvin Plattenhardt is the latest player on the team to test positive for COVID-19. Photo by Jan-Philipp Burmann/City-Press via Getty Images Hertha Berlin have asked the Bundesliga to call off their upcoming games against Mainz on Sunday, Freiburg on Wednesday, and Schalke on April 24 after a positive test result for
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4:52 PM ET Alexandre Lacazette celebrates with Arsenal teammates after scoring a goal in the Europa League. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images Arsenal are into the Europa League semifinals after a runaway 4-0 win over Slavia Prague in their quarterfinal second leg on Thursday night saw them advance 5-1 on aggregate. The Gunners were without the
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3:47 PM ET Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang contracted malaria while on international duty with Gabon last month and spent time in hospital this week, he said on Thursday. Aubameyang played one match for Gabon as they booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations finals and he has started one Arsenal game since returning
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