6:53 AM ET Rennes celebrated Champions League qualification for the first time with an event in their stadium but neighbours were unexpectedly woken early in the morning due to the noise. The French club secured a place in next season’s competition after Sevilla overcame Wolves in the Europa League quarterfinals on Tuesday. Rennes advance to
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8:03 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The FA Cup has scrapped replays for the 2020-21 season and halved the prize money amid the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Thursday. The organisers said replays have been removed to ease the congested football schedule caused by the outbreak. – Don’t have ESPN? Get
5:15 AM ET Mesut Ozil has said there have been “people trying to destroy me” at Arsenal for the last two years — but he will see out the final year of his contract before leaving the club next summer. Ozil, 31, has been frozen out under head Mikel Arteta since football’s restart, not playing
4:59 AM ET Associated Press There was a smattering of boos when players from FC Dallas and Nashville SC collectively took a knee during the national anthem before their Major League Soccer game on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. Dallas defender Reggie Cannon said he was disgusted by the boos at Toyota Stadium when players and
5:15 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg After five weeks of consistent drama from the group stage through the knockout rounds, the MLS is Back Tournament has come to an end, with the Portland Timbers crowned deserving champions of
7:12 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Could Ronaldo really join Messi at Barcelona? Can you imagine Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing together
8:49 PM ET This time, Paris Saint-Germain were Sergi Roberto. They were Marcus Rashford. Twenty-five years of frustration, of remontadas, of disappointments, of sadness all gone in the space of three minutes in added time. All the heartbreaks the Parisians suffered through the years, especially those nightmare nights against Barcelona in 2017 and Manchester United
11:10 PM ET Substitute David Accam scored in the 86th minute and Nashville SC secured its first-ever MLS victory on Wednesday night in front of 2,912 fans, defeating hosts FC Dallas 1-0 in both teams’ first competitive matches in more than five months. Nashville captain Dax McCarty picked up his 59th career MLS assist on
4:59 PM ET A pair of late goals saw Paris Saint-Germain pull off a shock comeback to beat Atalanta 2-1 at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on Wednesday night and advance to the semifinals of the Champions League. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Champions and Europa League fixtures list Mario
8:46 PM ET PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said that both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe would stay in Paris next season and that “they will never leave these two.” The two superstars were instrumental in PSG’s 2-1 comeback win over Atalanta in the Champions League that saw the French club reach the semifinals of the