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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

1:43 AM ET Brian Schmetzer praised his side’s perseverance after the Seattle Sounders rallied from two goals down to defeat Minnesota United 3-2 on Monday night. Stunned by two set-pieces, the first a magnificent free kick from Minnesota star Emanuel Reynoso, the second-seeded Sounders looked destined for an upset defeat before three goals in the

12:39 PM ET What a weekend in soccer! Tottenham put their north London rivals Arsenal in a tailspin with a derby win, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig served up a treat in the Bundesliga, Liverpool‘s tired squad racked up another big win and Man United turned in the ultimate “tale of two halves” in beating

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

4:02 PM ET Liverpool cruised past Wolves 4-0 to pull even on points with Premier League leaders Tottenham on Sunday. The win gives Jurgen Klopp’s men 24 points from 11 matches, same as Spurs who beat Arsenal 2-0 earlier in the day. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider Notebook: Man United

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

Chelsea went top of the Premier League after goals from Olivier Giroud, Kurt Zouma and substitute Christian Pulisic sealed a 3-1 comeback win against Leeds. With 2,000 home fans in attendance at Stamford Bridge, following the rollout of new COVID-19 tier rules in the United Kingdom, Leeds took a shock early lead through Patrick Bamford,

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

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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

8:42 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are exploring the possibility of signing Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi in the summer, sources have told ESPN. Messi wanted to leave Barca in August after the 8-2 Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich and sources told ESPN at the time that Manchester City led the chase to sign him. – Insider

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

1:36 PM ET Tim Melia isn’t giving much away. Fresh off his penalty shootout heroics against the San Jose Earthquakes, one in which the Sporting Kansas City keeper saved all three San Jose attempts to put the West’s top team into the conference semifinals, Melia is holding firm to his trade secrets. In terms of

7:39 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona should have sold Lionel Messi this summer to alleviate their financial problems, the club’s acting president Carles Tusquets has said. The Argentina star announced in August his wish to leave Barca, his team since 2001, but he was forced to take a U-turn when the Catalan giants demanded his

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

4:53 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Neymar scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to throw Champions League Group H wide open. United, PSG and RB Leipzig are all on nine points heading into next week’s final round of games in which the