6:46 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter said he encouraged dual-national Efrain Alvarez to pursue a call-up with Mexico in hopes the LA Galaxy forward will make the most informed decision possible when ultimately choosing which country he’d like to represent. On Tuesday, Alvarez said he was “grateful to God” after receiving his first
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1:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down suggestions Donny van de Beek is unhappy at Manchester United. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Netherlands international is in line to return to the squad for the Europa League tie with AC Milan on Thursday after recovering from injury.
5:47 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Holders Bayern Munich cruised through to the Champions League quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons after beating Lazio 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to secure a 6-2 aggregate victory. Leading 4-1 from the first leg in Rome, Robert Lewandowski
2:50 PM ET Joan Laporta pledged to do everything within his power to keep Lionel Messi after being sworn in as Barcelona‘s new president on Wednesday and also told coach Ronald Koeman he has the club’s backing. Laporta, who was previously Barca president between 2003 and 2010, was voted in by club members last weekend
12:08 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar will become the first playable athlete in the wildly popular video game Fortnite, developer Epic Games announced on Tuesday. As part of the game’s season six launch “Primal,” players in the game will be able to dress as Neymar while they compete in the winner-takes-all Battle
5:58 AM ET Kieran Gibbs will leave West Brom to join Inter Miami. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/WBA FC via Getty Images Former Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has verbally agreed to join Inter Miami at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. The 31-year-old is expected to sign a two-and-a-half year deal with David
12:40 AM ET Reddit co-founder and Angel City FC lead investor Alexis Ohanian said that women’s soccer is a better investment than Major League Soccer. The new club is set to debut in the National Women’s Soccer League in 2022, and features a long list of celebrity investors, including Ohanian’s wife, tennis star, Serena Williams.
8:42 AM ET Heiko Vogel was ordered to coach a women’s team after ‘unsporting behaviour’ towards a referee. TF-Images/Getty Images Borussia Monchengladbach‘s under-23 coach Heiko Vogel was ordered to train the women’s team as punishment for “unsporting behaviour” towards a referee during a match, the West German FA (WDFV) confirmed to ESPN. Vogel, a former Champions
10:17 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United do not need to win the Europa League to show they are making progress, and insisted that winning trophies can be “an ego thing” for some managers. United head to Milan looking to book a place in the last eight of the Europa League
11:00 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has insisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s disciplinary issue has been resolved but warned the striker he must earn his place back in the starting lineup. The 31-year-old was dropped just hours before Sunday’s north London derby win over Tottenham after reporting late to the club’s London Colney training base. –