6:10 AM ET Barcelona and Atletico Madrid discussed a possible swap deal involving Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. There is a dispute, though, over which club initiated the talks, identified the players involved, and ultimately rejected the idea. – Insider Notebook: Real Madrid stars stunned by Messi exit talk–
Month: August 2020
4:42 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s reaction from Barcelona’s bitter rivals on Lionel Messi’s shock news. Plus: Sadio Mane could have joined Manchester United … but for Louis van Gaal. Jump to: Mane rejected United over LVG
6:43 PM ET Shaun Reynolds The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Mane stalls on new deal in hopes of Barca move Shock reports in Europe today
4:31 PM ET Arsenal are confident striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will sign a new contract which would tie him to the club for a “long time,” manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday. Gabon international Aubameyang, 31, has been Arsenal’s top scorer in each of the past two seasons and has only one year left on his
8:27 PM ET Fans of Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys made their case to sign Lionel Messi on Thursday by taking to the streets of the 33-year-old’s native Rosario as speculation over where the Barcelona star will play next season dominates sports headlines worldwide. A parade of Newell’s fans, mainly in cars due to the
7:38 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar talked to Lionel Messi over the phone on Thursday about the possibility of the Barcelona captain joining the French club, sources have told ESPN. Messi’s future has become a considerable point of discussion after he shocked Barcelona by telling them he wants to leave on Tuesday. — Lowe:
5:49 PM ET Manchester United captain Harry Maguire told the BBC on Thursday that he feared for his life and thought he was being kidnapped as he was arrested by plainclothes police officers following a fracas on the Greek island of Mykonos. – Stream LIVE games, replays on ESPN+ – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
3:43 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email United States men’s national team star Weston McKennie has arrived in Italy ahead of officially signing with Serie A champions Juventus. The player will join the Italian side from German club Schalke with Juve tweeting photos and a video on Thursday of McKennie arriving at
1:46 PM ET Current and former MLS players spoke out against Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen after saying in an interview that players’ boycott of games on Wednesday made him question how much further he wanted to invest in the club. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Players from around
11:56 AM ET Plot twists are to be expected when transfer rumours are involved, but it appears Lionel Messi might actually be leaving Barcelona. It feels like something both impossible and inevitable, and the emotional shockwaves will continue to resonate for a while even if he stays, but how would this actually work? If Messi
9:31 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea have completed the signing of Malang Sarr on a free transfer, the club announced on Thursday. Sarr, 21, left French club Nice this summer and has signed a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Transfer Q&A: How will summer
7:35 AM ET Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka will miss the start of preseason training with the club as he undergoes a 14-day quarantine. Wan-Bissaka has been granted extra leave after returning from a holiday in Dubai. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– The all-time 39 worst kits ranked ESPN has contacted
8:23 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was withdrawn from the France squad at the last-minute after testing positive for the coronavirus. Pogba has been replaced by Eduardo Camavinga in Didier Deschamps‘ squad to face Sweden on Sept. 5 and Croatia on Sept. 8. – Stream ESPN
5:27 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has said Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo remains interested in the club. Ronaldo spent six years at Old Trafford from 2003-2009 and won three Premier League titles and the Champions League. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Man Utd Keep or Dump: Should De Gea and
4:00 AM ET Any club from top teams like Manchester United, Liverpool and Barcelona to lower-league and semi-pro sides can produce a terrible kit. ESPN Illustration After compiling and ranking the best 101 soccer kits ever, it was only fair that we once again enlisted ESPN’s soccer writers and editors from around the globe to help
12:14 AM ET LAFC midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye led a chorus of players and managers who insisted that it was the players, not MLS, who decided to postpone five games on Wednesday. Players from around the league declined to play in protest of racial injustice, and in particular the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man,
10:16 PM ET Daryl Dike scored twice in the second half, the rookie forward’s second and third goals in two matches, leading Orlando City to a 3-1 win over Nashville SC on Wednesday night in Orlando. The match was the only Major League Soccer game played on the night after the league and players postponed
8:56 PM ET Most of Wednesday’s matches in Major League Soccer were postponed as players chose not to play in protest of racial injustice, and in particular the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The development came as players in both the NBA and WNBA declined to
7:40 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Messi tells Neymar of Man City move The talk of Wednesday was about
6:50 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are closely monitoring the situation around Lionel Messi, sources have told ESPN, after the Barcelona talisman told the club that he wants to leave. There have been no offers at the moment for the Argentina international or even discussions with his entourage, but the French champions would put themselves in
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