12:04 PM ET Wayne Rooney tried to make the announcement that he was ending his playing career low-key by announcing it at the same time as he was confirmed as Derby County manager on a full-time basis, but tributes to the former England and Manchester United captain still poured in on social media. Rooney, 35,
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4:02 AM ET Ahead of his live commentary on Bayern vs. Freiburg on Sunday for the Bundesliga’s world feed and on ESPN+ (9:30 am ET in the U.S.), Derek Rae says the Bavarians are suffering a defensive crisis and face highly dangerous opponents. Wednesday’s DFB Pokal exit to second-tier side Holstein Kiel only exacerbated their
3:49 AM ET Manchester United are monitoring West Ham’s Declan Rice — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest: PLUS: Tottenham players are confused over Gareth Bale’s role at the club. Jump to: Spurs players surprised over Mourinho’s Bale stance | USMNT star teams up with Messi’s brother | Botman in demand | Chelsea want Giroud
6:33 PM ET It would be churlish to suggest Kieran Tierney was Arsenal’s man-of-the-match against Crystal Palace given he wasn’t even out there for the 0-0 draw but the left-back’s importance to Mikel Arteta was underlined in his absence here. Tierney had helped set the tone for the Gunners’ post-Christmas revival which saw them end
7:13 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Madrid need attacking options: Aguero or Giroud? Real Madrid are short on attacking cover, and AS has linked them with Sergio Aguero,
5:43 PM ET In a year that was interrupted around the world by the coronavirus pandemic, the United States men’s national team played just four matches in 2020. With so few opportunities for Gregg Berhalter to get his team together, it amounts to a lost year in the program’s evolution as U.S. Soccer prepares to
5:25 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says fatigue is beginning to take a toll on his team after a dull 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Thursday. The Gunners had won three straight in the league but could find no collect a fourth against Palace who were unlucky not come
6:14 PM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane does not consider his team’s elimination from the Spanish Supercopa at the hands of Athletic Bilbao “a failure.” Athletic beat holders Real Madrid, 2-1, in Thursday’s semifinal in Malaga and will face Barcelona in Sunday’s title game in Seville. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
5:30 PM ET Marcus Rashford said Manchester United are ready “now more than we were two years ago” to fight for trophies, and there is nothing sweeter than scoring against Liverpool. Manchester United are three points ahead of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table and will face Liverpool in the Premier League
2:54 PM ET Associated Press Men’s Olympic soccer qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean was rescheduled Thursday for March 18-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico where the tournament originally was set to be played last spring. The United States, which failed to qualify for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, is in Group A of