2:00 PM ET Just seven days after the pulsating knockout round playoff first leg between Barcelona and Manchester United, which finished 2-2 at the Camp Nou, the European giants convene at Old Trafford for the return leg. ESPN brings you the latest updates, highlights and commentary with Europa League Live. Kickoff is at 3 p.m.
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11:40 AM ET The U.S. women’s national team will take on the Republic of Ireland in a pair of April friendlies that will be the final games before coach Vlatko Andonovski names his roster for the Women’s World Cup. The first game will take place April 8 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, before the
4:28 PM ET Associated Press Sevilla keeper Marko Dmitrovic subdues a pitch invader during their Europa League match against PSV. Getty Images A fan ran onto the field in PSV Eindhoven‘s match against Sevilla and punched the Spanish team’s goalkeeper in the face before being wrestled to the ground on Thursday. The incident happened late in
12:48 PM ET Sergio Ramos has announced his reluctant retirement from international football after being told he is not part of new Spain coach Luis de la Fuente’s plans. Ramos, 36, revealed that De la Fuente phoned him on Thursday and said he would not be selected regardless of his form with his club side
8:44 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens LaLiga have confirmed that an investigation is underway regarding a possible case of match-fixing during last season’s Copa del Rey. The fixture in question is Levante‘s 8-0 first round win over Huracan Melilla, which was played on Dec. 2, 2021. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
6:22 AM ET Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been included in Wrexham‘s squad list for The Soccer Tournament — a million-dollar, winner-take-all prize seven-a-side competition to be held in Cary, North Carolina, from May 31-June 4. The event will also feature Team Dempsey, which will be managed by former United States star Clint Dempsey,
5:24 AM ET Associated Press John Motson, the BBC football commentator who was one of the most well-known voices in British sport for 50 years, has died. He was 77. “It is with great sadness we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep today,” a statement from Motson’s family read on Thursday.
9:17 PM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team claimed its sixth SheBelieves Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Brazil on Wednesday. Goals from Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson, who was named tournament MVP, put the Americans in control for much of the second half, but Brazil pulled one back in the 90th
9:15 PM ET Associated Press Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson scored, and the United States defeated Brazil 2-1 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup for the fourth straight year. Japan, which defeated Canada 3-0 in the earlier match at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, was runner-up in the four-team, round-robin tournament. All four
6:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he gathered his players on the pitch at the end of the 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig because he wasn’t happy that their “heads were down” at the final whistle. City were held at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday after Josko Gvardiol‘s second-half