3:44 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens It’s no secret that Barcelona are in desperate need of renovation on and off the pitch. It was evident in the 4-1 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain this month, just as it was in the 8-2 humiliation against Bayern Munich last August, that they can no longer
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6:00 AM ET The English Football Association has announced that the Women’s FA Cup will return on March 31 after it was suspended in January as the United Kingdom went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The women’s competition is considered “non-elite” at this stage as the 23 clubs from the Women’s Super League
9:13 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona’s daughter Giannina has urged fans of the Argentina great to gather on March 10 at the Obelisk, Buenos Aires’ historic monument, to demand “Justice for Diego”. Maradona died at the age of 60 of a heart attack on Nov. 25, two weeks after being released from a hospital
8:30 AM ET Former Manchester United and Liverpool forward Phil Chisnall, the last player to be transferred directly between the bitter English rivals, has died aged 78, both teams announced on Thursday. Mancunian Chisnall graduated from United’s youth academy and represented United’s senior team between 1961 and 1964, scoring 10 goals in 47 games, before
11:14 AM ET Patrick Weah, the cousin of United States international Timothy Weah, has joined Minnesota United on a homegrown deal, the MLS club announced on Thursday. Weah, 17, has signed a four-year contract that includes a club option for a fifth year. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “It’s another chapter
5:23 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt was subjected to racist abuse on Instagram following Wednesday’s Premier League draw at home to Manchester United. Van Aanholt tweeted: “Why we kneel…” with a photo of the racist messages he received on Instagram after the goalless draw at
5:52 AM ET Liverpool will return to Budapest to play RB Leipzig in the their Champions League round-of-16 second leg match due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday. Liverpool, who beat Leipzig 2-0 in the first leg on Feb. 16 in the Hungarian capital, cannot host Leipzig at Anfield
4:30 AM ET For most professional sports these days, we end up spending a lot of time marvelling at two different groups of athletes: the players who should be past their respective primes, but keep playing at a particularly elite level, and the young bucks coming after the throne. The Patrick Mahomeses vs. the Tom
8:55 AM ET Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Stephan Uersfeld Der Klassiker is the biggest match in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich are one of the grand clubs of
7:00 AM ET Liverpool’s coaching staff wanted Bill Shankly’s typewriter put on display at the club’s new training ground. Liverpool FC At every top club there is the internal conflict between the need to modernise and expand — reaching out to new global fans and recruiting the world’s best talent — and maintaining their identity through