3:49 PM ET Jurgen Klopp has eased concerns over the fitness of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk for Liverpool’s Champions League final clash against Real Madrid on May 28 by saying the two players are ‘kind of OK’ after being substituted during the FA Cup Final penalty shoot-out win against Chelsea. Salah, Liverpool’s 30-goal
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5:43 PM ET Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea face a season-defining week after admitting the U.K government sanctions are affecting the club’s ability to close the gap on Liverpool. The Blues lost the FA Cup Final to Liverpool 6-5 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes at Wembley as Cesar Azpilicueta and Mason Mount missed in the
9:15 PM ET Talles Magno and Valentin Castellanos scored goals as host New York City FC extended their unbeaten streak to five games with a 2-0 victory against the Columbus Crew on Saturday. Magno scored in the ninth minute and Castellanos in the 57th for NYCFC (5-3-2, 17 points), which has four wins and a
4:57 PM ET Jurgen Klopp dedicated Liverpool‘s FA Cup win to the neuroscience company that has helped the club improve their penalty shootout record. The Reds won Saturday’s Wembley showpiece against Chelsea 6-5 on spot-kicks after 120 goalless minutes as Kostas Tsimikas struck the winning penalty. – Ogden: Can Liverpool shake off fatigue to win
5:38 PM ET Lionel Messi is congratulated by Kylian Mbappe after scoring one of his two goals for PSG against Montpellier on Saturday. AFP via Getty Images Lionel Messi scored twice as already crowned champions Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 4-0 victory away at Montpellier on Saturday. Messi scored in the sixth and 20th minutes to
3:53 PM ET LONDON — Liverpool are leaving absolutely nothing out on the field in their pursuit of the quadruple. It is now two down, two to go, after a second cup final penalty shootout win against Chelsea this season saw Jurgen Klopp’s team add the FA Cup to the Carabao Cup they lifted at
6:01 PM ET LONDON — Nothing quite screams “Chelsea need a striker” as the sight of Ross Barkley playing at centre-forward in an FA Cup final. It was a circuitous route to this most bizarre of situations, relying on a peripheral midfielder without any first-team minutes since Jan. 8 to help close out an occasion
9:38 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said that the club’s financial situation could dictate the future of midfielder Frenkie de Jong — while saying that Robert Lewandowski‘s age wouldn’t count against him as a possible summer signing. With two games left to play in LaLiga — starting with Sunday’s trip
7:49 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Eden Hazard will stay at Real Madrid next season, manager Carlo Ancelotti has said, with the forward determined to “show his quality” after three injury-hit years at the Bernabeu. Hazard, 31, was a bystander as Madrid lifted the LaLiga title last month — having undergone an operation in
8:58 AM ET Arsenal are closing in on a €3.5 million deal with Sao Paulo for teenage striker Marquinhos, sources have told ESPN. The two clubs agreed a fee after the 19-year-old rejected multiple contract offers from the Brazilian club and sources suggest Arsenal moved quickly to secure a cut-price agreement. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: