Football

12:21 PM ET The transfer market this summer is setting up to be unlike any other in recent memory, with a host of star players seemingly lined up for big moves and some of the world’s top clubs struggling to find a way to sign their targets while also keeping their best players. Lionel Messi,

Apr 8, 2021 Agent Mino Raiola’s attempt to create a buzz around Erling Haaland is no surprise to Manchester United. ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Haaland would skyrocket City’s record wage bill | U.S. youngster Konrad can leave Barcelona | Torres battle heats up | Arsenal want £15m for wantaway Torreira |

6:23 PM ET LONDON — The days of Arsenal leaving out their highest-paid player in the biggest matches were supposed to be over. Mikel Arteta could only rue his team’s naivety in conceding a stoppage-time equaliser to hand Slavia Prague a 1-1 draw and the advantage at the halfway point of this Europa League quarterfinal

9:23 AM ET Well how about that for fun? The Champions League quarterfinal, first legs, produced a ton of excitement and drama. Some big results, too: Real Madrid shrugged off key defensive absences (Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane) to thump Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool, while Paris Saint-Germain enjoyed a bit of revenge against Bayern Munich, following

10:02 AM ET Christian Pulisic‘s debut season with Chelsea went about as well as could reasonably be expected. Following his 58 million move in Jan. 2019, the United States winger racked up nine goals and six assists in the Premier League, emerging as one of Frank Lampard’s leading lights when league play resumed after a

5:03 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea will return to London with two away goals following their 2-0 quarterfinal first-leg win against FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mason Mount scored the opening goal on the night with a sensational turn and low drive following an incisive pass from Jorginho. Ben Chilwell then

12:03 PM ET It’s not a surprise that maybe the biggest match of Juventus‘ season is taking place on the day of the Champions League quarterfinals. It is, however, a surprise that it’s a league match. With all Serie A teams already eliminated from Europe’s biggest tournament, it’s the perfect open date for a makeup

Football fans and pundits seem to like to turn everything into a punchline these days but please feel free to sneer at those who quickly joke: “Well Liverpool got a taste for thrashing La Liga teams at Anfield judging by that Barcelona time in the 2019 semifinal so… no big deal here!” Let’s be crystal

6:30 PM ET Manchester City are living dangerously in the Champions League once again. Phil Foden‘s 90th-minute winner may have earned them a 2-1 quarterfinal first-leg victory over Borussia Dortmund, but Pep Guardiola’s team have left themselves vulnerable to yet another early exit from the competition they are so desperate to win. This is Guardiola’s

10:38 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC The 2021 Major League Soccer season is just 10 days away, but fans across the U.S. and Canada have been getting hyped up for the new campaign through the roll-out of brand-new kits! And now that all 27 teams in the league have released their latest duds, we’ve pored

3:00 PM ET We’re down to the final eight teams vying for UEFA Champions League glory; can Liverpool get revenge on Real Madrid for defeating them in the 2018 final? How will Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain fare in a rematch of last year’s decider? Are Man City facing an easy road, or will Erling

1:09 PM ET A fine weekend of football saw Bayern take control of the German Bundesliga title race with a win over rivals RB Leipzig, while Atletico Madrid’s defeat to Sevilla saw La Liga’s blown wide open. In England, Liverpool destroyed Arsenal as Manchester City continued their march to the title and, in Italy, Inter

8:40 AM ET Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, but the fight for a place in the semifinals might not be the only battle to be won. 2 Related Jurgen Klopp is prepared to accept the noise surrounding Mohamed Salah‘s future at Liverpool while the Egyptian forward

1:41 PM ET Valencia players walked off the pitch in the 29th minute of their La Liga clash with Cadiz after Mouctar Diakhaby was the victim of an alleged racist comment. The score was 1-1 when Diakhaby was involved in altercation with Cadiz’s Juan Cala. Valencia’s Gabriel Paulista then kicked the ball out of play

5:44 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Mason Greenwood has found scoring goals a little harder this season but he popped up with a big one in a 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Sunday night. Heading for a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Brighton with seven minutes to go, the teenager was in the

10:26 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Christian Pulisic suffered a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s shock 5-2 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. Pulisic opened the scoring with his first goal since Tuchel took charge in January but, after Thiago Silva was sent off moments later,

6:11 PM ET LONDON — They are not the absentees most often rued during a season Liverpool find themselves needing to rescue, but Diogo Jota and Fabinho provided a useful reminder on Saturday of what Jurgen Klopp’s side have been missing. The Reds were utterly dominant in easing to a 3-0 win over a dreadfully

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.