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6:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It could have been a week that proved Manchester United are on the right track under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but instead their season is in danger of derailing. A 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday was enough to cut short United’s return to the Champions League,

5:55 AM ET Editors’ note: This article has been updated since it was first published on April 24, 2020 It’s been a while — 947 days, to be exact — but Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are all set to face off once again as Barcelona host to Juventus in their Champions League Group G

10:40 AM ET The Champions League group stage has reached its climax, with seven places in the round of 16 still up for grabs. – How teams can qualify for round of 16 The crucial action comes in Group H as Man United, PSG and RB Leipzig fight it out for the two places, while

Dec 5, 2020 For Minnesota United‘s Osvaldo Alonso, a postseason showdown with Seattle (Dec. 7, 9:30 p.m. ET) seemed inevitable. The four-time All-Star spent 10 seasons with the Sounders, captaining the team to its first MLS Cup in 2016, and seemed destined to finish his career there. But prior to the 2019 season, the two

9:00 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been here before; the Manchester United manager seems to regularly face the “biggest week” of his time in charge of the club. But this one really does feel like it, with season-defining games against RB Leipzig and Manchester City within the space of five days for a team

5:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said coronavirus left him feeling “strange” and “tired” at the start of the season. Pogba tested positive for COVID-19 in August and even after a period in isolation, the France international said he struggled to train. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–

3:15 PM ET LONDON — In trying to be the team Mikel Arteta wants them to be, Arsenal revealed yet again what they actually are. On Sunday, Tottenham beat Arsenal 2-0 and nobody could be surprised about how it happened. Nobody, that is, except Arteta, who by setting up his team with greater attacking purpose

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6:20 PM ET Stars from the United States men’s national team had days to remember in Europe on Saturday, with Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Giovanni Reyna all scoring for their respective clubs on a record-breaking day. It was the first time in 15 years that three different Americans scored in one of the five

3:43 PM ET It had been 271 days since a football crowd celebrated a goal inside a Premier League stadium, but as West Ham became the first English top-flight club to open its doors to fans since the COVID-19 pandemic sent the sport into lockdown in March, visitors Manchester United ensured the 2,000 home supporters

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has welcomed Ed Woodward’s long-term backing but the Manchester United manager has accepted he is never more than six games from the sack. Woodward has been firm in his stance that Solskjaer fits the club’s “long-term approach” with his latest show of support coming at a fans’

2:15 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC How did the New England Revolution get here? The 15th-best team in the 26-team league when the 2020 MLS Cup playoffs began is suddenly the most in-form side of the postseason, preparing for Sunday’s Eastern Conference final against Columbus Crew SC (3 p.m. ET, stream live on ABC). And

12:49 PM ET Arsenal‘s best results under Mikel Arteta have come in a style markedly at odds with the philosophy the Spaniard outlined when taking charge last December. “There are some things that have to have a blueprint,” he said at the time. “We have to have passion, we have to be dominant, we have

4:42 AM ET In this week’s ESPN’s Insider Notebook, Manchester United are willing to spend in January. PLUS: MLS’ Houston Dash and Houston Dynamo on their “one club” re-brand. Jump to: Saliba wants out of Arsenal | Mexico surprised by Alvarez’s USMNT call-up | Lloris and his sickbed | Agents pitch to Camavinga | Houston

4:51 PM ET Fans returned to the Emirates as Arsenal raced past Rapid Vienna 4-1 in their penultimate Europa League Group B match on Thursday. The Gunners, who qualified for the 32-team knockout stage the previous round, welcomed in around 2,000 fans before goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Pablo Mari, Edward Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe

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7:36 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar told ESPN he wants to play with former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi again next season. Messi, 33, is out of contract at Camp Nou next summer and is free to talk to other clubs from January onwards. – Barca ratings: Griezmann, Braithwaite shine as Messi rests– Champions League:

6:25 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — There is no hiding place in the Champions League. If you are not ruthless and decisive in key moments, the only guarantee is that you will pay a heavy price. It gets even worse when you throw naivety into the mix, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United discovered