12:17 PM ET USL Championship side Phoenix Rising has reinstated manager Rick Schantz ahead of this weekend’s Western Conference final against El Paso Locomotive, the Rising announced on Wednesday. – USL’s San Diego forfeit game, alleging anti-gay slur– Phoenix Rising place coach, player on administrative leave Schantz had been on administrative leave following an incident

7:53 PM ET Danny Lewis 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 may be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.

1:59 AM ET Tom Marshall Monterrey hold a one-goal advantage heading into the second leg of the Copa MX final. Carlos Heredia/Getty Images Nico Sanchez netted the only goal as Monterrey defeated Club Tijuana 1-0 in the first leg of the 2019-20 Copa MX final on Wednesday in Estadio Caliente, with both teams finishing the game

5:01 PM ET Manchester City came from behind to make a winning start in Champions League Group C on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over FC Porto at the Etihad Stadium. Porto grabbed a 14th-minute lead when City’s Ruben Dias, a recent signing from Benfica, gave away the ball and Colombian winger Luis Diaz cut

1:33 PM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen As widely anticipated, Manchester City ended up signing centre-backs during the past transfer period. Nathan Ake was an addition to help with defensive depth; long after his arrival, most people still expected more in order to mitigate Pep Guardiola’s well-documented defensive headaches. Yet in came 23-year-old Ruben Dias. Can the

6:02 PM ET It has been a while since Marcus Rashford was making headlines for his day job, but the Manchester United forward likes nothing more than a late goal in Paris to remind people of what made him famous in the first place: his ability on a football pitch. It was deja vu all

4:49 PM ET Chelsea were frustrated by a disciplined Sevilla as their opening Group E fixture in the Champions League ended in a cagey 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Europa League winners Sevilla, who have been a thorn in the side of English clubs

7:40 AM ET For the first time in 64 years, there will be no Ballon d’Or winner announced this year. It was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, meaning that the most prestigious individual annual accolade in world football will go unclaimed for the first time since its inception in 1956. 2 Related However,

2:06 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer denied youngster Mason Greenwood has been dropped from the Manchester United squad for disciplinary reasons. The 19-year-old was left out for the 4-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday and did not travel to France on Monday for the Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. – Stream ESPN

2:35 PM ET The Champions League is back, and back with a bang, after the draw for the 2020-21 group stage concluded on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland. The top line? A head-to-head between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as Juventus and Barcelona were paired together in Group G, in a game that could also see