12:03 PM ET Inter Miami has put in a request to Major League Soccer that the team be allowed to wear black armbands in honor of the late Prince Philip, a team spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. Prince Philip passed away on April 9 at the age of 99. His funeral is scheduled for this Saturday.
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7:00 PM ET Inter Miami CF has become roster compliant ahead of the 2021 regular season, engaging in a roster maneuver so that Designated Player Matias Pellegrini no longer counts against the team’s salary budget, and then loaning him to the team’s USL League One affiliate, Fort Lauderdale CF. – Catch MLS all season long
10:29 AM ET It is one of the most tried-and-true tactics in (American) football: beat ’em down with the short stuff — a good run game, a good, quick passing attack — and when the deepest defenders are leaning in the wrong direction, hit ’em deep on the play-action bomb. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
10:00 AM ET The 26th season of Major League Soccer kicks off on Friday as Houston Dynamo host San Jose at BBVA Stadium (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and after a wild season in 2020, it’s a clean slate and a reset in 2021 with a full schedule, another new team (welcome, Austin FC) and plenty
4:29 AM ET We’re down to the final four in the FA Cup with both matches taking place at Wembley this weekend. First up on Saturday it’s Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea up against quadruple-chasing Manchester City. Then on Sunday, 4,000 fans will be in attendance to see Leicester City take on Southampton. ESPN breaks down everything
8:16 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has split from his social media company in the wake of a post sent from his personal Twitter account challenging Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe. The 20-year-old scored the winner against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to set up a Champions League semifinal with Mbappe and
10:00 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said forward Christian Pulisic is making “huge progress” after learning to trust his body again following nagging injury problems. The United States international is pushing to start Saturday’s FA Cup semifinal against Manchester City after forcing his way back into the line-up of late, scoring three goals in
5:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jose Mourinho treated players like they “didn’t exist” during his time in charge of Manchester United, according to Paul Pogba. Pogba was one of Mourinho’s first signings after taking over at Old Trafford in 2016 but by the end of his reign their relationship had soured with the pair involved
10:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta is convinced Lionel Messi will stay at the club and said everything is progressing well, although sources have told ESPN he hasn’t yet offered the forward a new contract. Messi’s existing deal expires in June and he will be free to leave the club
5:13 AM ET Fans’ groups from across Europe have united in an open letter calling on European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli to scrap “reckless” plans to modify the Champions League. Supporters representing 14 teams including Arsenal, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax have said plans to expand Europe’s premier competition to 36