3:57 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LEICESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made no secret of desire to win competitions more important than the FA Cup, but Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to Leicester at the quarterfinal stage will remind the Norwegian that, ultimately, he needs better players to get him where he wants to be.
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2:19 PM ET The battle for Arsenal‘s soul goes on. It is an exhilarating and exasperating watch in equal measure, a team so astonishingly intent on reminding everyone of the best and worst of themselves each time they take to the field. Which is the real Arsenal? The one that was so utterly insipid for
2:04 PM ET Manchester City, who are chasing silverware on four fronts, have been drawn against Chelsea in the pick of the FA Cup semifinals. Pep Guardiola’s side could secure an unprecedented quadruple this season but they will need to overcome a Chelsea side who remain unbeaten in all competitions since Thomas Tuchel took charge
12:45 PM ET Erling Haaland scored a late equaliser to earn Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 draw against Cologne in the Bundesliga before furiously heading straight down the tunnel at the final whistle on Saturday. The result saw fifth-placed Dortmund lose further ground in the hunt for a top-four finish and Champions League football next season.
4:22 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — It is a testament to Manchester City‘s achievements under Pep Guardiola that making history has become so routine that it barely seems to register. But after beating Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday to seal a place in the FA Cup semifinals, City are as good as three
10:09 AM ET Southampton‘s Nathan Redmond netted twice and fellow winger Moussa Djenepo also scored to secure a 3-0 win over south-coast rivals Bournemouth on Saturday and a place in the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 2017-18. Djenepo ran on to a precise through ball from Redmond to slot past goalkeeper Asmir
3:32 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino says a merger between Mexico’s Liga MX and Major League Soccer (MLS) would be seen positively by the game’s governing body and could produce “the best league in the world.” There has been speculation that MLS, which includes clubs from the United States and Canada and who cooperate
1:58 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Dave,” they called him. Just Dave. Just … there. Dependable, reliable, unremarkable Dave. It started as a joke, old now and not that funny then, but maybe there’s something in it. The story is well known, and it’s probably handy to remember in a London accent: when Cesar Azpilicueta
9:15 AM ET Pep Guardiola and Manchester City must navigate a daunting route to the club’s first-ever Champions League final after the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals pitted the Premier League leaders against Borussia Dortmund and the winners of the clash between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. With UEFA mapping out the road to
6:00 PM ET Stunned Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of not respecting their jobs after his side crashed out of the Europa League following a 3-2 aggregate defeat by Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. Leading 2-0 from the first leg in north London, Tottenham were overwhelming favourites to reach the quarterfinals but produced
7:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said this week that winning the Europa League would not necessarily prove Manchester United are making progress, but results like this are a good indicator. Solskjaer’s argument is that a trophy can paper over the cracks, but the way which his team beat Milan 1-0 in their
9:21 AM ET Chelsea have put contract talks with Tammy Abraham on hold, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old was expected to sign a long-term deal last season but negotiations stalled in part over his wage demands. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Abraham ended up triggering an automatic one-year extension last July, tying him
11:50 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says his side should fear no one in the Champions League after the London club secured a spot in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2014 with Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid. Goals from Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri helped Chelsea complete a 3-0 aggregate win
7:09 PM ET LONDON — Thomas Tuchel last week described a squad Frank Lampard often lamented for being too big as of “perfect size,” and here Chelsea proved why his opinion carries more weight. The Blues are through to their first Champions League quarterfinal since 2014 with a 2-0 win (3-0 on aggregate) over Atletico
4:10 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has never met Frank Lampard. They never faced each other as players, either; the latter had a stellar career, the former not at all. They never faced each other as managers, either. The only contact they’ve had is when Tuchel received a text message from his predecessor the day after
6:37 PM ET Luka Modric has insisted “there’s still a lot of hunger” after Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2018 with a 3-1 win over Atalanta. – Real Madrid ratings: Benzema, Vinicius, Modric all 8/10 in win– Hunter: Benzema deserves a statue, but also a new contract–
10:03 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president-elect Joan Laporta has finally secured a bank guarantee worth €125 million and will officially take office on Wednesday, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Laporta, who was previously Barca president between 2003 and 2010, was voted back into power last weekend ahead of rival candidates Victor Font
10:03 AM ET The European soccer season is a marathon. We freak out early over weird results and small sample sizes, only for the world to (mostly) right itself by Christmas. But once the calendar changes, we get a much better feel for what we should really be freaking out about. Back in early January,