6:43 PM ET Alex Kirkland Zinedine Zidane has denied he could stay at Real Madrid long enough to become the club’s Sir Alex Ferguson after saving his job with a 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach that saw them through to the Champions League last 16. – Ratings: Benzema 9/10 as Real Madrid secure last-16 passage–
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12:54 PM ET Players and match officials took a knee and raised a fist before the resumption of Tuesday’s postponed Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir. The match was postponed until Wednesday after both teams walked off the pitch and refused to return following accusations that the fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu, had
3:13 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has warned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that “no one is undroppable” but backed the striker to overcome his recent dip in form. The Arsenal captain has scored just two Premier League goals all season and was a peripheral figure once again as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat in Sunday’s
12:25 PM ET The Columbus Crew announced that a player has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup final against the Seattle Sounders. The latest positive test is the ninth such result that the Crew has sustained during the postseason. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) A total of
5:56 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
5:26 PM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid put in one of their best performances of the season to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 and qualify for the Champions League’s last-16. Benzema’s first came inside the first 10 minutes as he nodded Lucas Vazquez‘s cross past Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Alassane Plea
9:42 AM ET Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has said Manchester United are now one of the favourites to win the Europa League — but reiterated his belief Champions League clubs should not be allowed into the competition. United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday night after a 3-2 defeat at RB Leipzig meant
5:36 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been fined $10,000 for social media posts that tarnished the “honour and image” of the Confederation of African Football after his Gabon team spent the night on an airport floor ahead of an African Cup of Nations qualifier last month. Aubameyang and his teammates were stuck at the airport
7:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have doubts about whether Real Madrid or Juventus can afford Paul Pogba, sources have told ESPN. Agent Mino Raiola has announced his intention to find a new club for Pogba, who will not sign a new contract at Old Trafford according to the Italian. – Dawson: Is Solskjaer
3:00 PM ET A Chinese university women’s soccer team was forced to forfeit a match after a player’s hair was deemed to be “not black enough,” local media reported on Tuesday. Several players from the women’s teams of Fuzhou and Jimei universities were deemed to have violated a rule that prevents them from dying their