5:48 PM ET Liverpool might need to recreate the so-called “Miracle of Istanbul” if they are to qualify for next season’s Champions League, but as bad as Jurgen Klopp’s team have been in the Premier League in recent weeks, the flame of European glory continues to flicker this season after a 4-0 aggregate victory over
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7:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have appointed John Murtough as the club’s first football director and Darren Fletcher as their first technical director. Murtough has been promoted from head of football development while former Scotland international Fletcher rejoined the club in January as part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s backroom staff. – When is
9:08 PM ET TURIN, Italy — Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo insists his project in Turin is still in its early days and will continue despite his side crashing out of the UEFA Champions League at the last-16 stage on away goals against 10-man Porto on Tuesday. Juventus won 3-2 after extra-time on the night, but
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4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen With questions hanging over the future of three of Paris Saint-Germain‘s biggest stars, it is likely they will need to sign a new top-level option in attack this summer. Angel Di Maria‘s contract expires in June and, although PSG have signalled their intentions to renew it, the Argentina international turned
11:23 AM ET Another wild weekend in soccer passed with drama across Europe’s top leagues. In La Liga, Real Madrid‘s derby draw with Atletico helped keep La Liga’s title race open, though it benefits rivals Barcelona (who won again this weekend), who are just three points off the summit. The Premier League had a remarkable
10:56 AM ET Atletico Madrid have taken an apparent swipe at rivals Real Madrid on social media over complaints about the referee in Sunday’s derby. “They even criticise correct decisions…” the club tweeted on Monday afternoon, adding that “Some people are used to always having the wind behind them.” – Stream LIVE games and replays
5:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Joan Laporta said Lionel Messi has already sent him a message congratulating him on being elected as the new president of Barcelona. Messi, 33, voted in Sunday’s election as Laporta saw off competition from Victor Font and Toni Freixa to return to the post he previously held between
4:47 PM ET Joan Laporta in on track to be elected as the new president of Barcelona, returning to the post which he previously held between 2003 and 2010. Barca members voted Laporta into power on Sunday ahead of rival candidates Victor Font and Toni Freixa. With 75% of the vote counted, Laporta had 19,293
2:52 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — In this wildest of Premier League seasons, another unexpected twist. Manchester United’s 2-0 derby win extended their record unbeaten away in the Premier League ended Manchester City’s winning streak, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s players will rue the 11-point gap that remains between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s league leaders. A
4:31 AM ET Manchester City face Manchester United in the 185th Manchester derby on Sunday in a game that, less than two months ago, was shaping up to be a potential Premier League title decider. 2 Related United climbed to the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Burnley on Jan. 12, moving
8:21 PM ET ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae hopes a thrilling Bayern Munich–Borussia Dortmund tussle, which he called for U.S. viewers on ABC and ESPN+ (U.S. fans can stream the replay of the match HERE), will open new eyes to German football. Here’s his instant reaction column. In the build up to the 104th
12:18 PM ET CONMEBOL has suspended March World Cup qualifiers after several top European clubs announced they would not release their South American players due to COVID-19 transmission fears over travel. “The CONMEBOL Council decided to suspend the double date of the Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 scheduled for March,” a statement from CONMEBOL said on
5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool squad that any player who only wants to play Champions League football is free to leave. Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dented after a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday — the result meant the club have lost five successive
5:00 AM ET When Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund square off in another instalment of “Der Klassiker,” on Saturday (LIVE at 12:30 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+ in the U.S.), the two Bundesliga giants will do so wearing their respective signature red and yellow-and-black kits. 2 Related Both clubs’ uniforms this season are suitably stylish outfits.
8:55 AM ET Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Stephan Uersfeld Der Klassiker is the biggest match in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich are one of the grand clubs of
3:53 AM ET In this week’s ESPN Insider Notebook, Chelsea look to position themselves in the queue for Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland. PLUS: Eric Bailly must prove he can stay fit to secure a long-term future at Manchester United. Jump to: Bailly must fight for United deal | New diet behind Dembele’s improved form |