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6:34 PM ET Trailing by two goals and down a man, Atlanta United FC‘s Thiago Almada and Brooks Lennon each scored late to help the home side rally for a stunning 3-3 draw with CF Montreal on Saturday. Montreal (0-3-1, 1 point) looked to be headed to its first win of the season, but Atlanta

12:52 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has said the door will always be open for Lionel Messi at Barcelona for as long as he is the coach. Messi left for Paris Saint-Germain last August because Barca could not afford to renew his contract, while Xavi, Messi’s former teammate at Camp Nou, returned

7:33 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Karim Benzema will miss Real Madrid‘s El Clasico clash with Barcelona on Sunday (stream LIVE at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ in the U.S.) with a calf injury. The forward — who was hurt after scoring twice in Madrid’s 3-0 win at Mallorca on Monday — was unable

12:59 PM ET Sergino Dest has been ruled out of the U.S. men’s national team‘s final three CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, with left-back George Bello called up in his place by head coach Gregg Berhalter on Friday. Bello, 20, has made six appearances for the United States. After signing as a homegrown player with Atlanta

7:16 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals. In the other ties Manchester City take on Atletico Madrid, Villarreal come up against Bayern Munich and Benfica face Liverpool. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– UCL

9:05 AM ET The path to the Champions League final in Paris on May 28 is now clear following the draw for the last eight and semifinals of the competition and the prospect of a heavyweight clash at the Stade de France remains alive with favourites Liverpool and Manchester City, and Real Madrid and Bayern

6:35 PM ET Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Giovanni Reyna headline the 27-player roster for the United States men ahead of three critical World Cup qualifiers that will determine whether the team heads to Qatar later this year. The USMNT is scheduled to play Mexico at the famed Estadio Azteca on March 24, followed by

3:54 PM ET The annual marathon that is the European soccer season will soon hit its home stretch. After this weekend comes one final international break, and then it’s time to decide some titles. While plenty of key races have been over for a while — it feels like Paris Saint-Germain all but clinched the

8:00 AM ET The Champions League first knockout round is complete, with notable moments seeing Real Madrid produce a stirring comeback against Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid stunning Manchester United and Manchester City and Bayern Munich scoring goals galore. We asked Mark Ogden, Julien Laurens and Alex Kirkland for their views on some big questions. What

7:08 PM ET Momentum is a vital ingredient for any team chasing a league title and Liverpool are over-flowing with it right now. Manchester City don’t have it and that’s why, after Liverpool’s 2-0 victory at Arsenal, Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions will be worrying that they may be about to finish second in what

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5:25 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Erling Haaland‘s departure from Borussia Dortmund appears to be getting closer, with Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona the frontrunners to pay the €75 million exit clause in his contract. With a remarkable scoring ratio of a goal per game (80 goals from his 80 appearances for the club in

7:44 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — You know the script by now. Manchester United play a big game, their star players fail to perform as they are out-fought and out-thought by their opponents and, as surely as night follows day, they lose. Atletico Madrid‘s 1-0 Champions League win at Old Trafford, which sent United out

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5:00 AM ET No matter whether they win, draw or lose this Sunday’s Clasico against Real Madrid (4 p.m. ET; stream LIVE on ESPN+), there is healthy evidence that Barcelona are becoming a force again. Of course, most of their fans would rather bump their car, drop a dumbbell on their toes, accidentally tell their

2:58 PM ET James Tyler Close Senior Editor, ESPN FC James Tyler is an ESPN editor for soccer. Austin Lindberg You can only beat the team in front of you, and LAFC did just that in their trip to Miami, compounding misery on South Beach by strolling to a 2-0 win over Inter. Many of

1:23 PM ET This weekend was again full of talking points, from Cristiano Ronaldo‘s hat trick to lift Manchester United over Tottenham, to Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain being heckled by unhappy fans in their first Ligue 1 game since being dumped out of the Champions League. Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus picked up impressive

7:23 PM ET With NFL legend Tom Brady in attendance, Manchester United‘s Cristiano Ronaldo became football’s all-time top scorer. Elsewhere, drama in the Bundesliga and Serie A are providing some title races, but Sevilla‘s LaLiga chances against Real Madrid are shrinking. ESPN’s Mark Ogden, Alex Kirkland, and Bill Connelley wrap up all the big action