9:00 AM ET The Soccer Collective On Racial Equity (SCORE) released an initiative on Wednesday that aims to expand access and increase representation among Black soccer coaches at the collegiate level. – MLS on ESPN: Games, rivalries you can’t miss this season– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie
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6:22 AM ET Liverpool have condemned the “abhorrent racial abuse” that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita received on social media after their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid. Monkey emojis were posted in the comments underneath photos of both players in the aftermath of the game. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Facebook,
10:41 AM ET Arsenal winger Willian has admitted he has been afraid to go online following matches and has considered deleting his social media accounts as a result of online abuse. In February, the 32-year-old shared several direct message threads with his nine million Instagram followers in which he had been racially abused and joins
12:33 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has assured the LA Galaxy and their supporters that he will repay their faith after a disappointing first season in MLS. Chicharito made his MLS debut in 2020, scoring just two goals in 12 matches. Unsurprisingly, the Mexico forward was deemed a disappointment after lofty expectations
9:05 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told goalkeepers David De Gea and Dean Henderson to use the competition between one another for a chance to prove they should be Manchester United‘s long-term No.1. De Gea has been Solskjaer’s regular first-choice for much of the campaign but has lost his place to Henderson
12:05 PM ET The Erling Haaland roadshow is in full swing, just as it was nearly 18 months ago, pre-pandemic. Back then, he was a man-child of a center-forward who was banging in goals for Jesse Marsch’s RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga (16 in 14 games) and the Champions League (eight in six) and
10:02 AM ET Christian Pulisic‘s debut season with Chelsea went about as well as could reasonably be expected. Following his 58 million move in Jan. 2019, the United States winger racked up nine goals and six assists in the Premier League, emerging as one of Frank Lampard’s leading lights when league play resumed after a
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kevin De Bruyne has signed a new long-term contract at Manchester City that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2025. The Belgium international has committed his future for another two years and sources have told ESPN that City’s priority is to sort out Raheem Sterling‘s future amid interest
4:48 AM ET Zinedine Zidane has hit back at Jurgen Klopp’s criticism of Real Madrid‘s Alfredo di Stefano stadium after the Liverpool coach called it “a training ground” compared to “a proper stadium” like Anfield. Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the 6,000 capacity venue on Tuesday night, with
11:32 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Atlanta’s Miles Robinson and Alajuelense midfielder Johan Venegas battle for the ball during Tuesday’s match. EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP Atlanta United defeated Alajuelense 1-0 in the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions League opening-round series in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Tuesday. – MLS highlights, debate on FC Daily–