11:17 PM ET The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker, Jose Becker, died in a tragic accident on Wednesday. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker drowned in a lake near his holiday home in southern Brazil on Wednesday, local police said. Jose Becker, 57, had been swimming at a
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10:59 PM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski said he was happy with “how we unlocked” Argentina on the way to a 6-0 win that clinched his side’s second consecutive SheBelieves Cup. Going up against an outmatched and tired opponent, the U.S. put the game away in the first half with a four-goal
8:26 PM ET Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said the referee ruined the match by sending off Remo Freuler early on in his side’s 1-0 Champions League last-16, first-leg defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday. Freuler was sent off in the 17th minute for denying Real’s Ferland Mendy a goalscoring opportunity — the earliest red
4:49 PM ET Manchester City players celebrate during their win against Gladbach. Getty Manchester City extended their winning run in all competitions to 19 games as they comfortably beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in the Champions League round of 16 first leg. Two near-identical goals, one scored by Bernardo Silva and the other assisted by him, put
4:55 PM ET Ferland Mendy popped up with a late winner to earn lacklustre Real Madrid a 1-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg. Real’s task appeared to have been made much easier after Atalanta’s Remo Freuler was sent off in the 17th minute for denying Mendy a goal-scoring opportunity.
9:27 AM ET Back in 2005, DaMarcus Beasley didn’t think of himself as a trailblazer. He wasn’t thinking about being the first American to play in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League, or how doing so might eventually pave the way for future U.S. players. He was just a 22-year-old midfielder trying to make
2:07 PM ET Manchester United Treble winner Dwight Yorke has told ESPN that “taking the knee” before Premier League games has become a “token gesture” and said he understands Wilfried Zaha decision to stop participating in the pre-match initiative. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Crystal Palace forward Zaha last week described
11:54 AM ET Associated Press A player for Orlando City SC and his brother are accused of sexually assaulting a woman, sheriff’s investigators said. Jonathan Suarez-Cortes, 24, was arrested Tuesday night near Orlando, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on Twitter. The team said in a statement officials learned of its
9:09 AM ET Bayern Munich teenager Jamal Musiala has decided to play for the Germany national team instead of England after a talk with head coach Joachim Low, he said on Wednesday. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder became the youngest English scorer in the Champions League when he netted for Bayern in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over
9:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is still in touch with Erling Haaland and refused to rule out the possibility of bringing the striker to Manchester United in the future. Solskjaer, who worked with Haaland at Molde, missed out on the Norway international when he chose to sign for Borussia