6:00 AM ET Harry Kane is the king at Tottenham for his scoring exploits, but he’s not winning trophies in north London. Will he choose to be a legend at Spurs or leave to win the prizes his career deserves? James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Harry Kane now has just two players above him in the
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6:15 AM ET Jurgen Klopp criticised Liverpool for their “slapstick” defending as they suffered a humiliating 5-2 Champions League defeat against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Premier League club led 2-0 after 14 minutes on goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez, but Vinicius bagged a brace before half-time to level the scores. His second
8:23 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has said his dinner with Sir Alex Ferguson in the build-up to the Europa League tie with Barcelona was to share the former Manchester United manager’s “knowledge and experience.” The pair were spotted in a Cheshire restaurant on Tuesday as Ten Hag prepares his team for a
6:36 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid are “no way” through to the Champions League quarterfinals, despite inflicting Liverpool‘s biggest-ever home defeat in Europe with a 5-2 round of 16 first-leg victory at Anfield. Madrid’s win, which came after being 2-0 down inside 14 minutes, is second only to Ajax’s 5-1 European Cup victory
10:11 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar sustained ankle ligament damage in Sunday’s 4-3 Ligue 1 win over Lille, the French club said late on Tuesday. Brazilian forward Neymar, who scored PSG’s second goal in the 17th minute, was stretchered off the field in tears early in the second half after colliding with Lille’s Benjamin
4:54 PM ET Real Madrid turned on the class in a comprehensive, come-from-behind 5-2 win over Liverpool in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg at Anfield on Tuesday night as both Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema netted a pair of goals. The rematch of last year’s final — won by Madrid — was a thriller,
3:31 PM ET Major League Soccer has announced a new, expanded playoff format that will see nine teams from each conference qualify for the postseason, with the addition of a “wild card” round and a best-of-three series in round 1. The new format will take effect for the 2023 season, which begins on Saturday. –
5:24 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Real Madrid left Liverpool on the brink of Champions League elimination after fighting back from a two-goal deficit to win 5-2 in a classic game at Anfield. Reigning European champions Real Madrid had fallen 2-0 down inside 14 minutes after goals from Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. But
2:00 PM ET Liverpool and Real Madrid face off in a rematch of last year’s Champions League final when the Reds host Los Blancos on Tuesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 match at Anfield. Both sides have been left adrift in the title races of their domestic leagues, and advancing in Europe’s premier
8:04 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are not planning an extravagant spend in the summer transfer market even if the Qatar takeover bid is successful, sources have told ESPN. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani made his offer to buy the club public on Friday with the promise to “return United to