9:23 AM ET Well how about that for fun? The Champions League quarterfinal, first legs, produced a ton of excitement and drama. Some big results, too: Real Madrid shrugged off key defensive absences (Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane) to thump Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool, while Paris Saint-Germain enjoyed a bit of revenge against Bayern Munich, following
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Apr 6, 2021 Sid LoweSpain writer For a moment, Granada manager Diego Martínez is a kid again. More than a moment, in fact; the enthusiasm that overflows with the memories is the same enthusiasm that drives him daily. If he is a football manager now, it is because he was obsessed with football then. It
5:15 AM ET Arsene Wenger supports automatic offside technology for the 2022 World Cup. Photo by Valeriano Di Domenico – Pool/Getty Images FIFA’s chief of football development Arsene Wenger has said that they will be ready to implement an automated system for offside calls at next year’s World Cup in Qatar. The game’s rulemaker, the International
12:58 AM ET Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara said he has been subjected to online racial abuse every day since his confrontation with Slavia Prague‘s Ondrej Kudela in the Europa League last month. Kamara complained of being racially abused by Kudela in their last-16 match, with the incident sparking a furious response from his Rangers teammates
5:34 PM ET United States women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe hit back at a series of tweets by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in which he, in part, blamed women for making “complaints” rather than taking action over disparities in pay and investment in women’s sports. On a Zoom call ahead of this
4:46 PM ET Mason Mount celebrates after scoring a goal for Chelsea against Porto in the Champions League. Getty Chelsea scored two away goals in a win over Porto to take a decisive upper hand in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream
4:55 PM ET Kylian Mbappe was the star in Munich on Wednesday. Getty Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich in a thrilling first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie in Munich on Wednesday. Mbappe’s goals bracketed strikes from Marquinhos, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Thomas Muller to give the defending champions —
9:12 PM ET Kacper Przybylko scored the winner for Philadelphia against Saprissa on Wednesday. EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images Kacper Przybylko‘s first-half goal gave the Philadelphia Union a 1-0 win over Saprissa in a fiery CONCACAF Champions League match on Wednesday in San Jose, Costa Rica. In the 34th minute, Olivier Mbaizo delivered a perfect cross
7:16 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Arsenal and Chelsea chasing Milan’s Calhanoglu Sky
5:03 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea will return to London with two away goals following their 2-0 quarterfinal first-leg win against FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mason Mount scored the opening goal on the night with a sensational turn and low drive following an incisive pass from Jorginho. Ben Chilwell then