Football

2:20 PM ET Manchester City beat Swansea City 3-1 to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals, extending City’s winning streak across all competitions to 15. – Stream FA Cup matches, replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Americans Abroad: Morris, Arriola to Swansea good for U.S. stars The streak is the longest of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career, with
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4:11 PM ET Two days after ratification of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the MLS Players Association, MLS commissioner Don Garber said the league expects to lose “pretty close” to $1 billion in 2021. Garber was speaking to reporters on a Zoom call, primarily to highlight the new CBA. The deal will save the
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3:25 PM ET Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is facing an investigation from the Spanish football federation over comments he made in a recent interview suggesting referees favour Real Madrid because most Spanish referees are Real supporters. A federation spokeswoman said Barca have been informed of the investigation into Pique, which will determine whether he broke
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4:46 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has said his club and players have not created any controversy or shown “a lack of respect” by talking up their interest in signing Lionel Messi on a free transfer from Barcelona. PSG sporting director Leonardo and players Neymar and Angel Di Maria have spoken
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9:53 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he understands the interest in his side’s summer transfer plans but refused to be drawn on speculation linking the club with moves for Erling Haaland and Dayot Upamecano. Chelsea are keeping tabs on Haaland amid rumours Borussia Dortmund could be ready to cash in on the striker
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8:24 AM ET Facebook has said it is “horrified” at the abuse footballers have received on social media platforms. Manchester United quartet Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Axel Tuanzebe (twice) and Lauren James as well as West Bromwich Albion‘s Romaine Sawyers, Chelsea‘s Reece James and Southampton‘s Alex Jankewitz have been victims of racist abuse online in
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