6:30 AM ET The Champions League has reached the quarterfinal stage after a round of 16 that saw, among other things, PSG oust Barcelona and Porto stun Juventus, while Bayern Munich and Manchester City cruised through. There is plenty to discuss, so we asked Gab Marcotti, Julien Laurens and James Olley for responses to some
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9:21 AM ET Chelsea have put contract talks with Tammy Abraham on hold, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old was expected to sign a long-term deal last season but negotiations stalled in part over his wage demands. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Abraham ended up triggering an automatic one-year extension last July, tying him
10:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga has denied that it threatened to relegate Barcelona to the second division if it swore a new president before depositing the required €125m bank guarantee. Barcelona presidential candidate, Toni Freixa, claimed on Thursday that he and the two other presidential candidates, Joan Laporta and Victor Font, were told
10:20 AM ET Gareth Southgate has recalled Jesse Lingard, Luke Shaw and John Stones into his latest England squad for the World Cup qualifiers, but has dropped Trent Alexander-Arnold for the first time since breaking into the senior set-up. The Three Lions face San Marino, Albania and Poland later this month with Southgate naming an
8:35 AM ET Samir Handanovic is one of four Inter players to test positive for coronavirus. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Serie A leaders Inter Milan have seen all first-team activities suspended by the local health authority, where their players will not be allowed to join up with their national sides after four players at the club tested
10:47 AM ET In international soccer, history can have an odd relationship with the present day. Player and coaching turnover can be so frequent that what’s happening now can have little connection with what occurred previously. Outwardly, that would appear to be the case for the United States‘ under-23 squad attempting to qualify for this
11:50 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says his side should fear no one in the Champions League after the London club secured a spot in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2014 with Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid. Goals from Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri helped Chelsea complete a 3-0 aggregate win
7:47 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window may 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: City and Chelsea look at Dahoud Manchester City
2:50 PM ET Joan Laporta pledged to do everything within his power to keep Lionel Messi after being sworn in as Barcelona‘s new president on Wednesday and also told coach Ronald Koeman he has the club’s backing. Laporta, who was previously Barca president between 2003 and 2010, was voted in by club members last weekend
12:08 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar will become the first playable athlete in the wildly popular video game Fortnite, developer Epic Games announced on Tuesday. As part of the game’s season six launch “Primal,” players in the game will be able to dress as Neymar while they compete in the winner-takes-all Battle