2:34 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have signed Nathan Ake from relegated Bournemouth to a five-year deal, the club have announced. Ake becomes City’s second signing of the summer after they announced the arrival of Ferran Torres from Valencia. Bournemouth needed to cash in on Ake following their relegation from the Premier League and
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11:26 AM ET Players from Europe’s biggest clubs will be banned from swapping shirts after Champions League ties and could face up to 12 days locked in a Lisbon hotel for breaking isolation protocols as they attempt to win the competition according to UEFA’s medical protocols for the tournament. The 2019-20 Champions League, which has
9:46 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Editor’s note: Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at AS Monaco. He will write regularly for ESPN on the business of soccer and the process of scouting. In his latest column, he looks at some of the game’s
Aug 4, 2020 Having won pretty much all there is to win in her soccer career, United States striker Alex Morgan has transcended the sport she rules and entered popular culture by having a Barbie doll made in her own image. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest
5:07 AM ET Clubs in next season’s European competitions could be forced to forfeit matches if they fail to inform UEFA of travel restrictions in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to guidelines issued by European football’s governing body. UEFA said it would publish a list of known travel restrictions between countries before
11:11 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC Just three matches remain in the MLS is Back Tournament, with the Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Orlando City SC and Minnesota United FC all advancing to the semifinals to be played out on Wednesday and Thursday. – Play Soccer Playoff Pick ‘Em through the MLS knockout rounds– Stream MLS
5:30 AM ET Premier League clubs often face a dilemma over whether to prioritise European competition or domestic pursuits, but it’s never quite like the choice facing them now. Recent confirmation that the next English top-flight season will start on Sept. 12 has prompted a scramble to start planning for a campaign that is already
8:36 PM ET Work on a new stadium for MLS side FC Cincinnati resumed on Tuesday following two racist incidents that compelled contractor Turner Construction to hold almost two-hours of anti-bias training session for all workers on the site. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, one incident involved the use of a
4:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s move for Jadon Sancho is in danger of stalling with Borussia Dortmund refusing to lower their €120 million asking price, sources have told ESPN. Talks over a deal for Sancho remain at an early stage with the two clubs said to be apart in their valuation of the
7:18 PM ET It took a moment of individual brilliance to decide this 367-day long Championship campaign and book Fulham‘s place back in the Premier League. Of course this game went to extra time — in this never-ending stream of football and intermingling seasons — and after 105 minutes of both teams cancelling each other
3:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have completed the signing of Ferran Torres from Valencia, the club announced on Tuesday. Sources told ESPN last month that City were closing in on the signing of Torres, 20. He will move to the Etihad for a fee of €23 million plus add-ons. – Stream FC Daily
5:20 PM ET Joe Bryan scored twice in extra time to lift Fulham past Brentford with a 2-1 win in the Championship playoff final and earn promotion back to the Premier League at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) With so much at stake, the nerves for
7:19 AM ET Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon is in talks to join Chelsea, with discussions already at an advanced stage, sources have told ESPN. The defender, 23, has attracted interest from a number of top European clubs after impressing in La Liga this season on loan at Sevilla. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+
12:54 PM ET Rafa Marquez left Atlas last May after the club was bought out by Grupo Orlegi. AP Photo/Matt York) Mexico legend Rafa Marquez has begun his coaching career training youth at Spanish fourth division side Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcala. The 41-year-old retired in July 2018 after playing in his fifth World Cup and had
9:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted the club will not be rushed over their summer transfer dealings despite Borussia Dortmund setting a deadline for top target Jadon Sancho to leave the club. Sources have told ESPN that talks with Dortmund are ongoing over a deal that would see
9:23 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
7:51 AM ET Ellen Fokkema will be the first player to participate in the Dutch FA’s pilot programme. BSR Agency/Getty Images The Dutch Football Association announced a pioneering scheme on Tuesday, allowing a woman to play competitively at a men’s team in the country’s ninth tier in the hope of greater womens’ participation in the men’s
6:26 AM ET Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has said he is “gutted” his loan spell at Roma has ended. Smalling returns to Old Trafford following the end of the Serie A campaign and has not been included in Roma’s Europa League squad for the round-of-16 clash with Sevilla. – Stream Serie A games on
5:02 AM ET Everton are looking to fend off interest from Manchester United to complete a deal for Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes, sources have told ESPN. Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has made defensive reinforcements a priority this summer, with director of football Marcel Brands tasked with signing a centre-back and right-back ahead of the new