6:35 PM ET Stamford Bridge is an unusual setting for a people’s revolution. Kensington and Chelsea has long been the most expensive borough to buy a house in the United Kingdom, the archetypal rich man’s playground where fantasies like a Super League are dreamt up. Blues owner Roman Abramovich has done more than most to
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3:11 PM ET Ed Woodward has resigned as Manchester United executive vice-chairman after eight years in the role, the club announced. The former JP Morgan investment banker, who succeeded David Gill as the man in charge of United’s day-to-day operations in 2012, had been planning to step down at the end of the season, sources
5:03 PM ET Christian Pulisic was kept off the scoresheet in Chelsea’s draw with Brighton. Getty Chelsea were held to a disappointing draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Tuesday night, although the result did put Thomas Tuchel’s side back in the top four. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
4:35 PM ET Schalke 04 were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in 33 years on Tuesday after losing 1-0 to fellow strugglers Arminia Bielefeld to stay in last place, 13 points off the relegation playoff spot with only four matches remaining. Fabian Klos‘s powerful 50th-minute strike sealed the fate of Schalke, who
3:23 PM ET Norwich City’s Championship title celebrations were put on ice as they lost 1-0 at home to second-placed Watford on Tuesday. Dan Gosling’s 57th-minute goal earned the visitors the points to put them on the verge of joining already-promoted Norwich back in the top flight after one season. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
5:00 AM ET They say that every cloud — no matter how dark, stormy and ugly — carries a silver lining, and in Spanish football terms, that might be how Sevilla FC are feeling right now. It’s hard to avoid viewing the European Super League project, which was self-indulgently and haphazardly introduced to a largely
7:19 AM ET The 12 rebel clubs planning to form a European Super League (ESL) are “ready for dialogue” with domestic leagues and UEFA, sources have told ESPN. With widespread hostility and opposition to the ESL proposal announced on Sunday from within football and also from political leaders such as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
10:38 AM ET Reigning European champions Bayern Munich and the team they beat in last year’s Champions League final, Paris Saint-Germain, have released statements opposing the creation of a European Super League. Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Internazionale and AC Milan are the 12 founding
5:52 AM ET Real Madrid president Florentino Perez — chairman of the proposed breakaway European Super League — has suggested football matches should be shortened to win back the interest of new generations of fans. Perez, recently re-elected unopposed at Madrid for another four years, became the first senior figure involved in the Super League
6:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Clubs signed up to the new European Super League (ESL), including Manchester United and Manchester City, are fielding calls from players and agents worried about the implications of the bombshell plans, sources have told ESPN. A number of top players under contract at the six Premier League clubs signed up