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4:12 AM ET Liverpool‘s principal owner John W. Henry has issued an apology to fans the day after his club were forced to back out of the crumbling European Super League due to widespread outrage across the football community. The Merseyside team and the five other clubs from the Premier League announced on Tuesday that

9:49 PM ET One of the army of PR folks hired by the 12 clubs behind the Super League notified media late Tuesday that, after an emergency meeting, the project was “suspended.” Yeah, suspended by a thread over a giant pit of derision, incompetence and failure. – Super League chaos as English clubs withdraw– Woodward

1:59 PM ET Chelsea have decided to begin the process of pulling out of the proposed European Super League, sources have told ESPN’s James Olley. The development comes ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League match against Brighton on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. The reserval is a stunning U-turn for the London club following Sunday’s announcement that

9:45 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Well, MLS is back for 2021, and the opening weekend saw no shortage of drama, superb goals

6:25 PM ET LEEDS, England — On a night when fans set a Liverpool shirt alight in protest at the club’s involvement in plans for a European Super League, the persistence of a saxophonist outside Elland Road, who played Abba’s “Money, Money, Money” throughout Leeds United‘s 1-1 draw against last season’s Premier League champions, provided

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5:54 AM ET Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho after 17 months in charge, the club have confirmed. Spurs announced the decision on Monday morning, less than 12 hours after confirming they will be founder members of a new European Super League alongside five other English clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool. Tottenham chairman

1:43 PM ET On Sunday, the European game was rocked by revelations that a number of leading clubs — anywhere from 12 to 15 — had either signed an agreement or expressed interest in joining a breakaway league that would effectively be a direct competitor for the UEFA Champions League. Among them are Manchester United,

9:48 AM ET Fifteen of Europe’s biggest clubs are in talks to launch a European Super League, planned to start in time for the 2023-24 season, with a $6 billion (£4.3 bn) fund backing the project, sources have told ESPN. If the initiative is successful, it would threaten the existence of the Champions League —

9:58 PM ET A miscommunication between LAFC forward Carlos Vela and head coach Bob Bradley led to the former MLS MVP getting subbed off in the 22nd minute of Saturday’s season-opening 2-0 win against Austin FC. Vela went down in the box while trying to get on the end of a pass played a bit

4:07 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City are still on course for an incredible season, but history will have to wait. Hakim Ziyech‘s second-half goal for Chelsea ensured a 1-0 defeat for Pep Guardiola’s team in the FA Cup semifinal and ended dreams of an unprecedented Quadruple, for another year at least. The Premier League

2:27 PM ET Chelsea ended Manchester City‘s quadruple hopes this season after securing a 1-0 win to reach the FA Cup final at Wembley. Hakim Ziyech‘s second-half strike was enough to see Chelsea book their place in the competitions’s final for the second consecutive season. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+

4:29 AM ET We’re down to the final four in the FA Cup with both matches taking place at Wembley this weekend. First up on Saturday it’s Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea up against quadruple-chasing Manchester City. Then on Sunday, 4,000 fans will be in attendance to see Leicester City take on Southampton. ESPN breaks down everything

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says he would “lose the team” if he did not pick United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen for Manchester City‘s FA Cup semifinal against Chelsea. Steffen is set to start at Wembley on Saturday ahead of usual No.1 Ederson. – Stream Man City vs. Chelsea FA Cup semifinal on

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MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United have had no issue reaching semifinals under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since he took the manager’s job in December of 2018; it’s what comes after that’s been the problem. They are through to a fifth semifinal of Solskjaer’s reign after a 2-0 win over Granada at Old Trafford on Thursday night,

7:00 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — David Beckham stepped out of a Cadillac SUV and into the dust of a construction site. It was December 2019. In front of him was the shell of a new 18,000-seat stadium in deepest Broward County, where Inter Miami would play its first two seasons before moving, if