12:05 PM ET The Erling Haaland roadshow is in full swing, just as it was nearly 18 months ago, pre-pandemic. Back then, he was a man-child of a center-forward who was banging in goals for Jesse Marsch’s RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga (16 in 14 games) and the Champions League (eight in six) and
Month: April 2021
4:46 PM ET Mason Mount celebrates after scoring a goal for Chelsea against Porto in the Champions League. Getty Chelsea scored two away goals in a win over Porto to take a decisive upper hand in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream
5:03 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea will return to London with two away goals following their 2-0 quarterfinal first-leg win against FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mason Mount scored the opening goal on the night with a sensational turn and low drive following an incisive pass from Jorginho. Ben Chilwell then
12:33 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has assured the LA Galaxy and their supporters that he will repay their faith after a disappointing first season in MLS. Chicharito made his MLS debut in 2020, scoring just two goals in 12 matches. Unsurprisingly, the Mexico forward was deemed a disappointment after lofty expectations
6:13 PM ET Europe’s top clubs may all be battling for the signature of Borussia Dortmund‘s prolific striker Erling Haaland but it was a Romanian assistant referee who managed to get the Norway international to put pen to paper on Tuesday. Television footage showed one of the Romanian officials in charge of the Champions League
10:41 AM ET Arsenal winger Willian has admitted he has been afraid to go online following matches and has considered deleting his social media accounts as a result of online abuse. In February, the 32-year-old shared several direct message threads with his nine million Instagram followers in which he had been racially abused and joins
9:05 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told goalkeepers David De Gea and Dean Henderson to use the competition between one another for a chance to prove they should be Manchester United‘s long-term No.1. De Gea has been Solskjaer’s regular first-choice for much of the campaign but has lost his place to Henderson
4:00 AM ET As one door started to close at Tottenham Hotspur, another opened. On the morning of April 7, 2014, as Spurs prepared for the visit of the Premier League‘s bottom side Sunderland, reports emerged that manager Tim Sherwood was going to be relieved of his duties at the end of the season. Though
8:00 AM ET Inter Milan have unveiled the very first jersey to feature their new club crest, and the Serie A giants have really thrown everything at the design in order to draw attention to their rebrand. The so-called “Special Jersey” forms part of the I M Collection, a capsule of limited-edition apparel from Nike
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
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kevin De Bruyne has signed a new long-term contract at Manchester City that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2025. The Belgium international has committed his future for another two years and sources have told ESPN that City’s priority is to sort out Raheem Sterling‘s future amid interest
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
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
5:35 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino said that Neymar‘s emotions got the better of him after he was sent sent off in a 1-0 loss to Lille over the weekend. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– Champions League best bets (U.S.) Speaking ahead of
Football fans and pundits seem to like to turn everything into a punchline these days but please feel free to sneer at those who quickly joke: “Well Liverpool got a taste for thrashing La Liga teams at Anfield judging by that Barcelona time in the 2019 semifinal so… no big deal here!” Let’s be crystal
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
7:41 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: Man City await Messi’s decision amid Haaland interest
1:22 PM ET Italy’s government has decided that Rome’s Olympic stadium can be re-opened to the public for European Championship matches, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said in a statement on Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Euro 2020 tournament was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
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 homophobic comments in an interview, the club announced on Tuesday. Petry, 54, conducted an interview with Hungarian
1:33 PM ET Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Paris Saint-Germain after testing positive for COVID-19, while midfielder Marc Roca will miss the game due to injury. The Bavarians are brimming with confidence, even without injured top striker Robert Lewandowski, having beaten second-placed RB
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