9:00 AM ET Soccer’s long-simmering tension between tradition and hyper-capitalism came to a head with the announcement that 12 huge clubs would be breaking from UEFA to form a Super League. That the whole thing fell apart within 48 hours was certainly entertaining, but it didn’t really help us to understand what structural changes, if
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4:57 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent A group of Manchester United supporters have broken into the club’s Carrington training base in protest at the failed plans for a European Super League. A group of around 20 fans entered United’s training ground on Thursday morning with banners which read “Glazers out” and “we decide when you play.”
7:28 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window might seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Fernandes’ United future tied to Pogba Bruno
7:36 PM ET Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has admitted the European Super League is “on standby” after eight of the 12 clubs involved announced their withdrawal — while blasting the current Champions League format as “obsolete” and claiming the reaction to the project was “as if we’d killed football.” Perez — one of the
6:07 PM ET Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has said the proposed plans for a European Super League were unsustainable and would have destroyed the entire football ecosystem. Barca were one of the 12 founding members of the project and have not yet withdrawn their support for it. However, with the exception of Real Madrid, the
2:49 PM ET Second-half strikes from Son Heung-min and Gareth Bale handed Tottenham Hotspur a Premier League comeback win over Southampton on Wednesday night. The match was the first in charge for Tottenham interim manager Ryan Mason, who took over after Spurs sacked Jose Mourinho on Monday, making him the youngest coach ever to oversee
2:46 PM ET Munich, Dublin and Bilbao are all at risk of losing games at Euro 2020 with the three cities given a Friday deadline by UEFA to confirm their ability to host fixtures at the tournament this summer, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Marcotti: How did
6:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BIRMINGHAM, England — Without their best player, conceding after 21 seconds and having a man sent off in the first half, Manchester City could have ignited a title race at Villa Park on Wednesday night. Instead, Pep Guardiola’s side beat Aston Villa 2-1 and showed why they deserve to be
12:25 PM ET Manchester United co-chairman Joel Glazer has apologised to supporters for the club’s involvement in the breakaway European Super League project, saying the hierarchy failed to show respect to the “deep-rooted traditions” of the English game. United were among the six Premier League clubs who had signed up for the venture before withdrawing
6:29 AM ET Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan have followed Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in announcing their withdrawal from the European Super League. On Sunday, 12 leading European sides confirmed the creation of a midweek breakaway tournament, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan the other teams involved.