10:23 PM ET Ariel Lassiter scored twice in his season debut and Darwin Quintero also tallied against his former team to lift the host Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday. Alberth Elis notched a pair of assists and Marko Maric made four saves for the Dynamo (2-2-4, 10 points), who
Month: September 2020
3:04 PM ET Gareth Bale has said he would be open to leaving Real Madrid this summer, but the club “make things very difficult.” – Watch UEFA Nations League on ESPN, ESPN+ (U.S. only) Bale barely featured for Madrid last season, being left out of the squad entirely for their Champions League round-of-16 second leg
1:08 PM ET David Beckham’s Inter Miami is “very close” to agreeing to personal terms with Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain, a source has told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) TyC Sports reported on Wednesday that the two sides have already agreed to terms. However, sources told ESPN that talks are
3:57 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Moises Llorens The face-to-face meeting between Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and Jorge Messi ended in a stalemate on Wednesday as Lionel Messi continues to look for a way out of the club, sources told ESPN. – Lowe: Bad blood and ‘burofax’ between Messi, Barca – Hunter: Why Barcelona should
1:37 PM ET A former sideline reporter for Real Salt Lake was among 13 current or former employees to detail a toxic, sexist company culture at the Utah soccer organization currently under investigation by both MLS and NWSL for its workplace environment. “It was definitely the most toxic environment I’ve ever worked in in my
11:04 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Neymar has tested positive for the coronavirus following a holiday to Ibiza, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Neymar, who received the results on Wednesday morning, is in good health and following protocol, sources said. He is now in self isolation for 14 days at his house in Bougival, in the
3:07 PM ET Tab Ramos and Memo Rodriguez hit it off from the very beginning. It was last October when Ramos had just been hired as the Houston Dynamo‘s manager, and with the team’s season having just concluded, Rodriguez was in the process of getting in a set of postseason workouts. Rodriguez swung by his
8:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United have been invited to negotiate with Bayern Munich for Thiago Alcantara as the German giants look to create a bidding battle for the wantaway midfielder, sources have told ESPN. Liverpool have been in contact with Bayern but have so far refused to
10:22 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 Donny van de Beek,
6:27 AM ET Diego Forlan has been sacked as Penarol manager after only eight months in charge. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has been sacked from his managerial position at Uruguayan side Club Atletico Penarol after 11 games in charge. The former Uruguay international played for the club between 2015
6:11 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus are in discussions with Barcelona over a move for forward Luis Suarez but expect the deal to be “difficult,” sources have told ESPN. Suarez looks set to leave Camp Nou this summer with Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu having recently said the
3:05 AM ET Arsenal‘s executive director Ken Friar has stepped down from the board after 70 years at the club. Friar, 86, joined Arsenal in 1950 working in the club’s box office before progressing to become managing director and played a key role in helping them move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium. – Stream
3:24 AM ET International football in Europe has been largely on hiatus since November 2019. The COVID-19 outbreak cancelled the March fixtures and saw Euro 2020 postponed until the summer of 2021. This second edition of the Nations League — a multi-divisional competition for UEFA’s 55 member nations divided into merit-based groups on coefficients —
10:42 PM ET Toronto FC failed in its bid to tie the longest regular-season unbeaten streak in MLS history, losing 1-0 loss to the visiting Montreal Impact on Tuesday. Rudy Camacho scored in the 14th minute, and Clement Diop made six saves for Montreal. Toronto was 9-0-9 in its previous 18 games but fell one
6:37 PM ET Danny Lewis TOP STORY: Messi strikes €700m deal with City Football Group Lionel Messi is desperate to leave Barcelona and The Daily Record is reporting that the wantaway Barcelona talisman has reached a deal with City Football Group to make that happen. 2 Related Their report suggests that CFG have offered the
11:07 AM ET Arsenal have signed centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. ESPN reported last month that the 22-year-old had agreed a deal that will cost Arsenal €30 million (£27m). “So many fans were sending me messages asking me to join Arsenal, and that played a big part in
3:10 PM ET Minnesota United has signed midfielder Emanuel Reynoso from Boca Juniors, the club announced on Tuesday. Reynoso, 24, will join the club as a Designated Player through to the 2023 season with a club option for an additional season thereafter. “It’s been a long, drawn-out process but we’re finally glad we’ve got it
1:20 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a sports dispute involving the company of a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, warning FIFA that a prohibition against staging league matches internationally could violate American antitrust laws. Relevent Sports, controlled by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, sued the U.S. Soccer Federation
12:15 PM ET Lionel Messi‘s father will meet Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu for crunch talks aimed at resolving his son’s future on Wednesday afternoon, sources have confirmed to ESPN. • Sources: Messi father in Barca talks• Sources: Arsenal to resign Ceballos• Rakitic rejoins Sevilla for €1.5m• Sources: Man Utd eye Upamecano deal• Mkhitaryan joins
11:12 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 Gabriel, the Lille defender