4:29 AM ET The U.K. government said on Thursday it had imposed asset freezes on seven Russian businessmen including Roman Abramovich, Igor Sechin, Oleg Deripaska and Dmitri Lebedev after they were added to the country’s sanctions list. “There can be no safe havens for those who have supported Putin’s vicious assault on Ukraine,” U.K. prime
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1:30 AM ET Genessis Alarcon, the estranged wife of Andy Polo, has said that around two weeks after police were called to their home due to an alleged incident of domestic violence, two representatives from the Portland Timbers attempted to dissuade her from pursuing charges against their player. Speaking to ESPN on a Zoom call,
10:53 PM ET New England celebrates Sebastian Lletget’s opener against Pumas on Wednesday. Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports Sebastian Lletget opened the scoring in the first half and Adam Buksa added two second-half goals as the New England Revolution routed Pumas 3-0 on Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal
7:11 PM ET MADRID — It was written in the stars that a Frenchman would shine at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, when Real Madrid hosted Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League round-of-16 second leg. It just wasn’t the one we all expected. For his big audition in the Spanish capital ahead of a
6:52 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Paris Saint-Germain were left fuming after Real Madrid’s 3-1 Champions League win at the Bernabeu, with security having to intervene when president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo went looking for the referee to complain about his performance, sources have told ESPN. Karim Benzema scored a second-half hat trick
6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City do not fear drawing a Premier League side in the quarterfinals of the Champions League despite being knocked out of the competition by an English team in three of the last four campaigns. City booked their place in the last eight with a comfortable 5-0
6:08 PM ET Caitlin Murray New National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman, in her first news conference since her appointment was announced Wednesday, said that although the NWSL has started to address recent problems with steps like a landmark collective bargaining agreement with players, there’s more work to do. Berman, who won’t start until
3:01 PM ET New Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has described the reaction to his decision to hold an on-pitch huddle with his players after his first game in charge as “hilarious and ridiculous.” Marsch became just the third American to manage in the Premier League when he was appointed to replace Marcelo Bielsa last
5:14 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liga MX president Mikel Arriola has told ESPN that Mexico’s role as one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup would have been in jeopardy had there not been a decisive response by the country’s football authorities to the fan violence that erupted on Saturday. The clashes between fans
7:04 AM ET Roman Abramovich has received multiple bids for Chelsea but none have yet matched his £3 billion (3.94bn) valuation, sources have told ESPN. Potential interested parties have until March 15 to submit offers to the New York merchant bank Raine Group, appointed to handle the sale of the club. – Olley, Marcotti: What