5:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jose Mourinho treated players like they “didn’t exist” during his time in charge of Manchester United, according to Paul Pogba. Pogba was one of Mourinho’s first signings after taking over at Old Trafford in 2016 but by the end of his reign their relationship had soured with the pair involved
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10:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta is convinced Lionel Messi will stay at the club and said everything is progressing well, although sources have told ESPN he hasn’t yet offered the forward a new contract. Messi’s existing deal expires in June and he will be free to leave the club
5:13 AM ET Fans’ groups from across Europe have united in an open letter calling on European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli to scrap “reckless” plans to modify the Champions League. Supporters representing 14 teams including Arsenal, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax have said plans to expand Europe’s premier competition to 36
4:52 PM ET Alexandre Lacazette celebrates with Arsenal teammates after scoring a goal in the Europa League. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images Arsenal are into the Europa League semifinals after a runaway 4-0 win over Slavia Prague in their quarterfinal second leg on Thursday night saw them advance 5-1 on aggregate. The Gunners were without the
3:47 PM ET Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang contracted malaria while on international duty with Gabon last month and spent time in hospital this week, he said on Thursday. Aubameyang played one match for Gabon as they booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations finals and he has started one Arsenal game since returning
12:31 PM ET The United States men’s national team will play on June 3 against Honduras in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals in the altitude of Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High, the confederation announced on Thursday. The semifinals, featuring the USMNT vs. Honduras and Mexico vs. Costa Rica, will be held on June 3.
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United have had no issue reaching semifinals under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since he took the manager’s job in December of 2018; it’s what comes after that’s been the problem. They are through to a fifth semifinal of Solskjaer’s reign after a 2-0 win over Granada at Old Trafford on Thursday night,
5:37 PM ET Liam Wheeler Arsenal cruised into the Europa League semifinals with a remarkable 4-0 win against Slavia Prague in the Czech capital. The clinical Gunners took the lead when Nicolas Pepe blasted in from close range after Emile Smith Rowe’s tap-in had earlier been chalked off by VAR. Within just six minutes 1-0
4:53 PM ET Manchester United reached the Europa League semifinals after Edinson Cavani’s early strike and a Jesus Vallejo own goal secured a 2-0 home win over Granada on Thursday and completed a 4-0 aggregate rout of the Spanish side. United will face AS Roma for a place in the May 26 final in Gdansk
7:00 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — David Beckham stepped out of a Cadillac SUV and into the dust of a construction site. It was December 2019. In front of him was the shell of a new 18,000-seat stadium in deepest Broward County, where Inter Miami would play its first two seasons before moving, if