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8:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email A group of Manchester United fans are protesting at the team hotel ahead of the Premier League clash with Liverpool. Around 1,000 supporters were outside the Lowry Hotel on Sunday as part of an anti-Glazer demonstration. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.

1:42 AM ET Jackson Yueill scored twice, 17-year-old Cade Cowell added a goal and two assists and the San Jose Earthquakes routed visiting D.C. United 4-1 on Saturday night. Javier Eduardo Lopez added his first goal in MLS for the Earthquakes, who have won their first two home matches for the first time since 2017.

4:30 PM ET United States international Giovanni Reyna scored twice as Borussia Dortmund struck four times in 16 first-half minutes to crushed second division Holstein Kiel 5-0 on Saturday to reach the German Cup final where they will face RB Leipzig (stream on ESPN+ on May 13 in U.S.). – Stream ESPN FC Daily on

9:20 AM ET Manchester City inched closer to the Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Sergio Aguero and Ferran Torres scored two goals in two second half minutes to edge Pep Guardiola’s team closer to their third title in four years. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.

10:12 AM ET The number of American players in Europe seems to grow every transfer window, and the likes of Christian Pulisic, and most recently Matthew Hoppe, have demonstrated that you don’t necessarily need to come up through a powerhouse MLS academy like FC Dallas in order to make the jump. However, there are plenty

4:12 AM ET Marcus Rashford is enduring a long-term battle against injury at Manchester United. ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Sarri closes in on Roma | Zlatan could be dropped as face of COVID | Saul at career crossroads | Severed pig’s head threat at Bari | Rising star Spence in demand

Apr 28, 2021 In a high-profile attempt to expose the scourge of racism towards players at all levels of the game, English football will unite to undertake a three-day social media boycott this weekend “in response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online.” The initiative has the backing of all professional leagues, including

7:45 PM ET Orlando City SC forward Daryl Dike will remain on loan with Barnsley from through the remainder of the English Championship side’s season, including the playoffs that will determine if it is promoted to the Premier League. – Carlisle: Dike took U.S. soccer’s long way to Europe– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+

6:47 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have been more evolution than revolution, and his team took another step forward at Old Trafford on Thursday night. Following four straight semifinal defeats, United lead AS Roma 6-2 after the first leg of their Europa League last-four tie. Anything but

6:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The world’s best players are getting younger but, as the likes of Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and Man City midfielder Phil Foden make headlines every week, is it finally time to crown successors to the legendary Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? 2 Related For the third straight year (read 2019

5:04 AM ET On Thursday, AS Roma travel to Old Trafford to face Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United in the Europa League semifinals. ESPN’s Gabriele Marcotti caught up with Giallorossi manager Paulo Fonseca, who shared his thoughts about the task ahead, Roma’s campaign and a fundamental tactical change he’s seen in the European game. ESPN:

6:39 PM ET “A game of two halves.” Rarely in Manchester City‘s history has this expression made so much sense. Like they were in Dortmund, in the quarterfinal second leg when they were 1-0 down at half-time and facing the prospect of a disappointing Champions League exit, Pep Guardiola’s players were behind against Paris Saint-Germain

1:07 PM ET When the Champions League draw was made for the quarterfinals and semifinals back on March 19, and it looked as though Paris Saint-Germain would have to beat Bayern Munich and Manchester City in order to reach the final, Kylian Mbappe told his teammates that they would do it. Of course, going against

5:00 AM ET The death of football icon Diego Maradona late last year was a landmark moment for the whole of Argentina, and the entire soccer world mourned the loss of the former Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli forward. Maximiliano Bagnasco’s experiences since that day show how much Maradona still means to his home nation,

6:36 PM ET In the end, the clubs’ colour schemes told the tale. Chelsea blue shirts, blue-collar work ethic. Real Madrid, by a distance the most famous white strip in the history of football, white-collar “bosses,” who like things to happen the way they want to happen — not necessarily the way that the actual

2:41 PM ET The semifinals of the 2020-21 Champions League are upon us, and there will be a new name on the trophy with holders Bayern Munich eliminated in the quarterfinals. Those games seem like a lifetime ago: first came the ill-fated Super League breakaway, then came confirmation of the reconfigured Champions League format for

12:15 PM ET The weekend didn’t disappoint when it came to soccer across Europe. Manchester City won another Carabao Cup, this time against Tottenham Hotspur, while Inter Milan inched even closer to winning the Serie A title. In La Liga, Barcelona got a boost from Antoine Griezmann in their title race as Real Madrid (draw)

9:17 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. It’s Monday, and we’re just waking up after another incredible weekend of action in Major League Soccer.