Soccer

4:30 AM ET From Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland‘s dominant displays to the struggles of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, plus much more, the first legs of the Champions League round of 16 had plenty of things to discuss. We asked Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Graham Hunter for their views on some big questions.

11:17 PM ET The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker, Jose Becker, died in a tragic accident on Wednesday. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker drowned in a lake near his holiday home in southern Brazil on Wednesday, local police said. Jose Becker, 57, had been swimming at a

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9:27 AM ET Back in 2005, DaMarcus Beasley didn’t think of himself as a trailblazer. He wasn’t thinking about being the first American to play in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League, or how doing so might eventually pave the way for future U.S. players. He was just a 22-year-old midfielder trying to make

8:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said anyone leaking team news before games is “unethical and unprofessional.” Aston Villa have launched an investigation after news broke that midfielder Jack Grealish had suffered an injury in training ahead of their clash with Leicester City. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+

5:30 PM ET Danny Lewis Chelsea‘s Champions League Round-of-16 match against Atletico Madrid in Bucharest was always going to be a tight affair, and that’s exactly how it turned out. It was the Blues who managed to get the foothold in the game, as Olivier Giroud‘s superb overhead kick in the 71st minute was given

3:43 PM ET The first time Diego Simeone faced Chelsea as manager of Atletico Madrid, it earned him a raise of several million euro, extra years on his contract and a place in the Champions League final. None of the above will be on offer on Tuesday when Los Rojiblancos host the club from Stamford

10:02 AM ET Jordan Morris was stretchered off after 66 minutes in Swansea’s defeat at Huddersfield. Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus/Getty Images USMNT forward Jordan Morris has suffered a season-ending ACL injury while on loan at English Championship side Swansea City, meaning he will miss the Gold Cup and the Olympics. Morris picked up the injury during

12:29 PM ET What a weekend of action! Inter Milan took a decisive step towards the Serie A title, Liverpool lost again (this time to rivals Everton) at Anfield, La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid slipped up to give Real Madrid and Barcelona faint hope, and there was further joy for both Manchester City and Manchester

9:08 AM ET Manchester City are running away with the Premier League title race and seemingly on course to be crowned champions for the third time in four seasons, but while the biggest prize appears destined for the Etihad again, the battle for Champions League qualification is intensifying with every round of fixtures. West Ham

8:40 PM ET Watching the United States women’s national team is an exercise akin to finding flaws in the Sistine Chapel. On most days, there is nary an imperfection to be found. But on the rare occasions when a defect is located in the Americans’ play, there’s a discussion to be had about whether it’s

MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is saying all the right things about pushing Manchester City to the wire, but he would be forgiven if he doesn’t even believe it himself. Manchester United are back up to second in the Premier League table after a 3-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday, but with City making

9:57 AM ET Barcelona‘s La Liga title hopes faltered after they slipped to a 1-1 draw against Cadiz at Camp Nou on Sunday. A late Alex Fernandez penalty cancelled out Lionel Messi‘s first-half opener from the spot. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Ronald Koeman’s side now find themselves eight points behind

1:07 PM ET Jordan Morris left Saturday’s game in the 66th minute. Getty Images United States international forward Jordan Morris was stretchered off with a leg injury in Swansea City‘s 4-1 loss to Huddersfield Town on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Morris,

4:02 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp has grown accustomed to making history as Liverpool manager, but he and his team are now creating it for all the wrong reasons. Times have been bad in recent weeks at Anfield, but the reigning Premier League champions are now in a full-blown crisis after losing 2-0

9:30 AM ET Liam Wheeler Southampton ended Chelsea‘s five-match winning run to hold them to a 1-1 draw at St Mary’s Stadium. The Blues were looking to close the gap on the top three in the table — with Southampton on a bad run of form with six straight defeats in the Premier League since

12:57 PM ET Inter Milan and AC Milan have a real shot of ending Juve’s run of Serie A titles. Whoever wins this weekend will move into pole position. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images While the return of the Champions League is, for very obvious reasons, the top story of the week, the European soccer weekend will provide

9:33 AM ET Lionel Messi is one of the best to ever play the game, and he has three clubs to choose from when his contract expires this summer. ESPN Illustration Lionel Messi needs little introduction: he’ll go down in history as one of the best to ever play soccer, with six Ballons d’Ors to his