12:18 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Eden Hazard has friends at Chelsea, the monster. By the end of Wednesday night, it was hard to avoid the conclusion that what most hurt wasn’t that Real Madrid had been knocked out of the Champions League, or even that they had been defeated so completely, the fact that
12:07 PM ET Alabama football coach Nick Saban is getting behind a state effort to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Saban has participated in a public service announcement that will air next week and will also feature SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, former Auburn basketball
12:33 PM ET Associated Press JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Members of the U.S. and Great Britain & Ireland teams at the Walker Cup are dealing with a stomach bug and are under observation at the team hotel, organizers said Friday. The amateur golf tournament is held every other year and is set to begin Saturday
8:33 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said his two-game touchline ban is “personal” ahead of Saturday’s crucial game against La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Koeman was sent off for saying “Vaya personaje!” [“What a character!”] to the fourth official as Barca lost to Granada last week. He served the
8:36 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he was not surprised by the protests at Old Trafford last Sunday which resulted in their clash against Manchester United being postponed. The match was called off following discussions between Greater Manchester Police, the Premier League and the two clubs after United supporters had
11:27 AM ET Florian Thauvin will leave Marseille for Tigres UANL. Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images World Cup winner Florian Thauvin will join Liga MX side Tigres UANL from Marseille on a four-year contract. – Futbol Americas on ESPN+: MLS, Liga MX, USMNT, USWNT, more– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more The 28-year-old
10:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said winning the Premier League is more important than lifting the Champions League. Manchester City can seal their third title in four years with victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Notebook: Man City, Chelsea ponder
9:41 AM ET Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick has called Robert Lewandowski “the world’s best striker” and said he can break one of the Bundesliga’s oldest scoring records in the final three games of the 2020-21 season. Bayern could secure their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday by beating Borussia Monchengladbach at home. They are
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said complaints from other clubs about his team selections during a hectic schedule of three games in five days is “not my problem.” Solskjaer has hinted he will be forced to field two separate starting lineups against Leicester at Old Trafford on Tuesday
6:11 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said his side are on a downward trend and that there were reasons behind that decline he could not explain in public after crashing out of the Europa League. The north London side are facing the prospect of missing out on European football next season for the