Month: August 2020

9:47 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer At the end of the longest season there has ever been, with 2019-20 still going on when others were starting 2020-21, Sevilla FC manager Julen Lopetegui broke down and the tears flowed. And don’t think for a moment that he was the only one. Sevilla, somehow, had gone and

10:34 PM ET Defender Richie Laryea scored the lone goal as Toronto FC recorded a 1-0 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night to remain unbeaten in regular-season play this season. Toronto stretched its franchise-record unbeaten streak in regular-season matches to 17 (8-0-9). – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream

3:25 PM ET Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell after the Midlands club finally dropped their £80 million valuation, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues The Blues identified the 23-year-old

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11:51 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona hope to convince Lionel Messi to stay at the club but some members of the board have told ESPN that they wouldn’t be against selling him in the right circumstances. New coach Ronald Koeman has publicly said he wants to build the team around Messi and sources

9:50 AM ET The 2019-20 European soccer season unofficially began 422 days ago, when Feronikeli and FC Santa Coloma earned 1-0 victories over the Lincoln Red Imps and Tre Penne, respectively, in the preliminary round of Champions League qualifying. In this, the strangest sports year in most of our lifetimes, the season finally ends this

Aug 14, 2020 Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest on Arsenal and Manchester City scrapping for the signature of Lyon’s Champions League star Houssem Aouar. Plus: Frank Lampard wants Chelsea to get a move on in the Kai

4:13 PM ET Aubameyang has proven his worth to Arsenal, even if he might be approaching the end of his productive years. Simply put, Arsenal need experience like his to get back to the Champions League. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Anyone questioning the wisdom of Arsenal effectively signing two players over the age of 30 is underestimating

3:40 PM ET Ronald Koeman has been here before. No, not Barcelona, where, as a marauding sweeper he once majestically drove them to Liga and European Cup triumphs. The Dutchman has trodden on scorched earth before, helping fan flames that were meant to burn out an era that was both long-established, but theoretically “past its

9:28 PM ET Minnesota United‘s long pursuit of Boca Juniors midfielder Emanuel Reynoso has paid off, with sources telling ESPN that the Argentine club has agreed to transfer the player to the Loons. The sources indicated that Minnesota will pay Boca US$5 million for Reynoso’s services, with the payments spread out over the life of

11:56 AM ET Liga MX club Mazatlan has announced 38 positive COVID-19 cases over its Under-20 and Under-17 teams, with the teams’ upcoming weekend games postponed. Eighteen players from Mazatlan’s U20 squad and 16 players from the U17s provided positive test results, with four members of the coaching staff also testing positive. – Stream ESPN