MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is saying all the right things about pushing Manchester City to the wire, but he would be forgiven if he doesn’t even believe it himself. Manchester United are back up to second in the Premier League table after a 3-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday, but with City making
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8:54 AM ET Jesse Lingard‘s winner mounted more pressure on his former boss Jose Mourinho as West Ham United secured a 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday. Goals from Michail Antonio and Lingard in each half dented Spurs’ chances of finishing in the top four for the second consecutive season. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
1:07 PM ET Jordan Morris left Saturday’s game in the 66th minute. Getty Images United States international forward Jordan Morris was stretchered off with a leg injury in Swansea City‘s 4-1 loss to Huddersfield Town on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Morris,
4:02 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp has grown accustomed to making history as Liverpool manager, but he and his team are now creating it for all the wrong reasons. Times have been bad in recent weeks at Anfield, but the reigning Premier League champions are now in a full-blown crisis after losing 2-0
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12:57 PM ET Inter Milan and AC Milan have a real shot of ending Juve’s run of Serie A titles. Whoever wins this weekend will move into pole position. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images While the return of the Champions League is, for very obvious reasons, the top story of the week, the European soccer weekend will provide
9:33 AM ET Lionel Messi is one of the best to ever play the game, and he has three clubs to choose from when his contract expires this summer. ESPN Illustration Lionel Messi needs little introduction: he’ll go down in history as one of the best to ever play soccer, with six Ballons d’Ors to his
3:40 AM ET Jose Mourinho could be spared until the end of the season, as Tottenham Hotspur ponder his future — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Why Man United passed on Dayot Upamecano. Jump to: Man United passed on Upamecano | Alaba to Madrid not certain | Lazio to face relegation over COVID?
3:08 PM ET A brace from Bruno Fernandes and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James gifted Manchester United a comfortable 4-0 win over Real Sociedad in Turin in a frenetic encounter in the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday. United were always dangerous on the attack, but it was Fernandes, who scored his
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3:00 AM ET It has been one of the most open and unpredictable seasons in Premier League history. Nine different teams have been top at various points in the campaign, all of the big clubs have suffered unexpected defeats, and every side in the top 10 still has a chance of qualifying for the Champions
10:45 AM ET On Monday night, Kylian Mbappe got to step onto the Camp Nou pitch for the first time. He’d never been there before; not only had he never played in this famous ground, but he’d never been as a spectator either. He found it beautiful and didn’t feel an ounce of fear or
6:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Gerard Pique and Antoine Griezmann‘s frustration boiled over into an on-pitch argument as Barcelona were beaten 4-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. Pique, making his first appearance since injuring his knee ligaments in November, screamed at his teammates to “keep the f—— ball longer”
8:22 AM ET Adriana Garcia LA Galaxy have completed the signing of Mexican teenage prodigy Alex Alcala, the club announced. Alcala, 15, has been training with the Galaxy Academy since 2020 and has now signed his first professional contract. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS,
6:04 PM ET We look for meaning — especially these days — and there was plenty to be had in an empty Camp Nou. Kylian Mbappe‘s hat trick — only the second Barca conceded at home in the Champions League after Dynamo Kiev‘s Andriy Shevchenko in 1997 — propelled Paris Saint-Germain past Barcelona 4-1 and,
7:43 PM ET The signings of Alexandre Pato to Orlando City SC and Brenner to FC Cincinnati show the different viewpoints observers in Brazil have on Major League Soccer. – MLS pushes back opening day to April 7– Stream MLS matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Pato’s arrival in many ways reinforces the old perception that
1:07 PM ET Sid Lowe Julien Laurens The UEFA Champions League returns this week with the round of 16, with four first legs happening this week and the remaining four first legs scheduled for the week of Feb. 22. The pick of this week’s ties is undoubtedly happening at the Camp Nou on Tuesday, with
6:13 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea‘s 2-0 win over Newcastle United was comfortable, but this was a night when droughts were broken and confidence restored. Timo Werner was superb, while Kepa Arrizabalaga repaid Thomas Tuchel’s faith in his first Premier League start since October. While Newcastle offered little in attack, this was a near-perfect night