1:13 PM ET Neymar and PSG fell from Ligue 1’s top spot on Saturday. Getty Lille leapfrogged Paris Saint-Germain to grab the lead in Ligue 1 on Saturday after Jonathan David found the back of the net in a 1-0 win over the French champions, who had Neymar sent off in the last minute. Canada striker
Month: April 2021
2:19 PM ET Manchester City edged closer to the Premier League title with an impressive 2-0 at Leicester City on Saturday. Goals from Benjamin Mendy and Gabriel Jesus in the second half sent Pep Guardiola’s side 17 points clear at the top, having played two more games than second-placed Manchester United. – Stream ESPN FC
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9:00 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has said that he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when he steps on the football pitch. Mbappe upstaged Messi in February when he scored a stunning hat trick in PSG’s emphatic 4-1 victory at Barcelona in the Champions League, which helped
11:40 AM ET Borussia Dortmund‘s hopes of holding on to in-demand striker Erling Haaland by qualifying for next season’s Champions League were dealt a massive blow as they were beaten 2-1 by direct rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Andre Silva‘s winner at the Westfalenstadion left Dortmund seven points behind Frankfurt with just seven matches remaining.
8:39 AM ET Substitute Jens Hauge‘s late equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw for AC Milan at home to 10-man Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, cancelling out an inspired lob from veteran striker Fabio Quagliarella. A careless pass by Milan defender Theo Hernandez was pounced on by Quagliarella in the second half, and he lifted
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5:14 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo uses gym workouts to keep himself at the absolute peak of fitness. Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images As well as spending countless hours honing in their skills on the training pitch, many professional footballers also undertake strict workout regimes in the hope of attaining optimum performance levels.
9:10 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled his side out of the race for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland as a replacement for Sergio Aguero this summer. Haaland, 20, has emerged as the most sought after player in world football, with sources having told ESPN that Dortmund, who face City in the
1:14 PM ET Real Salt Lake signed Bobby Wood through 2023 on Friday, bringing the United States national team veteran and longtime Bundesliga striker to MLS for the first time. Wood, 28, will join RSL upon the expiration of his contract with Hamburg in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga. – 2021 MLS: All you need to know–
6:00 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta United FC will allow 50% capacity for its home opener of the Major League Soccer season. The team plans to open the two lowest levels of 71,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the April 24 match against Chicago Fire. – 2021 MLS: All you need to know– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga,
8:30 AM ET The final international break of the season is coming to an end and the European club season is hitting the home stretch. Now’s the time for all the title races (or, more likely, battles for Champions League positions) we’ve been talking about for months to play out. There are plenty of high-consequence
6:47 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: Kane, Lautaro backup options for Haaland at Barca
4:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Gerard Pique knew, and maybe they all did. By then at least, at one point or another, they had all said it, even if they didn’t believe it. That day, though, he actually did and soon, the rest joined him. For once, the Barcelona defender could enjoy doing a
3:04 PM ET Associated Press Catarina Macario has been ruled out of a pair of United States national team matches in Europe this month because of a coronavirus outbreak on her French club team. Several players with Lyon tested positive this week and the team has been quarantined. – Stream LIVE games and replays on
10:15 AM ET Davide Astori died of a cardiac arrest in March 2018. Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Prosecutors have a requested former doctor Giorgio Galanti receive an 18-month jail sentence for manslaughter following the death of former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori. Astori was found dead in his hotel room following a cardiac arrest
9:16 AM ET Jose Mourinho has insisted he will not “play that game” of speculating on Harry Kane‘s future and added the striker should “be happy with the moment he is living” for England and Tottenham. The 27-year-old stoked rumours he may consider leaving Spurs after the 2020 European Championships when asked about reports linking
10:39 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo said Weston McKennie, Paulo Dybala and Arthur will not be involved in Saturday’s derby against Torino following aafter the trio attended a party at the American’s home which was broken up by police. McKennie held a party on Wednesday with his two Juve teammates with
11:04 AM ET Chelsea are monitoring Sergio Aguero‘s exit from Manchester City with the striker viewed as a possible alternative should they fail in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund‘s Erling Haaland, sources have told ESPN. City confirmed on Tuesday that their all-time record goalscorer will leave the club at the end of this season when