6:03 AM ET In the run-up to last Sunday’s Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp compared the ongoing competition between the two clubs to another famous rivalry. “I think Nadal and Federer enjoyed the rivalry they had,” the Liverpool manager said. “That’s how it is in sport. I wouldn’t say I’m
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10:00 AM ET Manchester United considered the credentials of eight different managers before choosing Ajax coach Erik ten Hag to become the fifth permanent appointment since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. Sources have told ESPN that Mauricio Pochettino, Luis Enrique and Julen Lopetegui were alongside Ten Hag on the final four-man shortlist compiled by
6:30 AM ET The Champions League semifinals are set after Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Villarreal made it through following a set of quarterfinal second legs that featured thrills, upsets, brawls and plenty of goals. Julien Laurens, Alex Kirkland and Tom Hamilton give their views on the big questions as just four clubs remain
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MADRID — On a night when Atletico Madrid tried everything to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel as well as the silk to win the Champions League. By the end, it was the home side who lost their cool when Brazilian defender
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4:00 AM ET Ryan Sessegnon delivers an instinctive one-word answer when asked how he would sum up his time at Tottenham Hotspur: “Rollercoaster… I don’t even know where to begin.” Since the defender joined Spurs in a £25 million move from Fulham in August 2019, he has experienced four different permanent managers, one caretaker, persistent
7:45 PM ET MADRID — There is no preferred way to surrender your Champions League crown, but nothing could come much closer than this. Asked on the eve of Tuesday’s game how champions bow out of a competition if it has to be their time, Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel replied: “By not accepting it
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5:00 AM ET Gabriele Marcotti Mark Ogden Dear Richard Arnold and Joel Glazer: Another summer of change is approaching at your club, Manchester United, and with it, you hope, another period of introspection searching for the answer to this basic question: “How do we go back to being what we were on the pitch?” We
7:45 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur were struggling in ninth position, already five points adrift of a top-four spot in the Premier League, when Antonio Conte was charged with saving the club’s season last November. A month later, Ralf Rangnick started his role as interim manager at Manchester United with his team sitting in seventh and
12:09 PM ET UEFA on Monday ordered the partial closure of Atletico Madrid‘s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium for their Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Manchester City on Wednesday over the “discriminatory behaviour” of their supporters. Kevin De Bruyne‘s 70th minute goal earned City a 1-0 win at home in the first leg last Tuesday, after
6:00 PM ET While the big game of the weekend saw Premier League title hopefuls Manchester City and Liverpool play out a thrilling draw, there was plenty going on elsewhere: Paris Saint-Germain‘s big three found form, Real Madrid and Barcelona won, Serie A‘s title race had more twists and Arsenal and Tottenham endured contrasting fortunes.
3:45 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — It was epic, frenetic and unpredictable until the end, when Riyad Mahrez had a chance not only to win the game, but almost certainly the Premier League title. Instead, the Manchester City substitute sent the ball high over the Liverpool crossbar and the 2-2 result means we are no
1:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent In his first Premier League start since Jan. 1, Gabriel Jesus showed that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made the right call by giving the Brazilian a chance. Matt McNulty/Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City and Liverpool played out a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday in a Premier League top-of-the-table
6:25 AM ET Manchester United are exploring alternative options to hiring Robin van Persie as part of the club’s new coaching staff under Erik ten Hag, the favoured candidate to become manager this summer, due to concerns that the 38-year-old will not be able to secure a UK work permit, sources have told ESPN. ESPN
10:27 PM ET Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Sega Coulibaly scored in the first half for the host LA Galaxy in a nail-biting 2-1 win over rivals LAFC on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park. Down 2-1 and responsible for a majority of the pressure in the second half, LAFC (4-1-1, 13 points) was finally rewarded
6:14 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has likened Liverpool‘s rivalry with Manchester City to the competition between tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. Liverpool meet City on Sunday in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash that will likely play a key role in deciding the outcome of the title race. A City victory would give them
7:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dani Alves says Barcelona‘s 4-0 Clasico win in March flattered Real Madrid and joked that the performance was so impressive it turned him on. Alves, 38, came on as a second-half substitute at the Santiago Bernabeu as Barca ended a run of five straight losses against Madrid in