Month: June 2022

5:14 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Former Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman says Frenkie de Jong wants to stay with the LaLiga side despite ongoing negotiations to transfer him to Manchester United. New United coach Erik ten Hag has made midfielder De Jong, who he previously worked with at Ajax, his top target following the
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6:02 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have decided they will not stand in the way of Raheem Sterling‘s proposed move to Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. City expect to receive a fee of between £50 million and £60m for the England winger, who has a year left on his contract at the Etihad Stadium,
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4:50 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have threatened legal action against AS Roma after the Italian side pulled out of a preseason friendly at Camp Nou in August. Roma’s men’s and women’s sides were scheduled to play the annual Joan Gamper Trophy in Barcelona on Aug. 6. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
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9:33 PM ET Lorenzo Insigne will be the highest-paid player in MLS after joining Toronto FC. USA Today Images Lorenzo Insigne may be viewed as one of Major League Soccer’s most significant signings but the Italy international shrugged off the notion that he was under any pressure when Toronto FC introduced their prize recruit on Monday.
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5:51 PM ET Fernandinho is returning to his boyhood club Athletico Paranaense after nine seasons with Manchester City. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Former Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has signed for Brazil Serie A side Athletico Paranaense as the 37-year-old makes a return to the club where he began his senior career. “Welcome back, Fernandinho,” Athletico
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1:34 PM ET Watford have cancelled a friendly match against the Qatar national team, the English club said on Monday after two supporters’ groups voiced concerns about the country’s human rights record. The two groups — Women of Watford (WOW) and Proud Hornets — had urged the club to display its support for “all human
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2:31 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Angel City FC will host the Mexico women’s national team for a Sept. 5 friendly. Getty Images Through a multi-year partnership with SUM (Soccer United Marketing), the NWSL’s Angel City FC and the Mexico women’s national team officially announced a friendly at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium on Sept. 5.
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1:52 PM ET Wales forward Gareth Bale has joined LAFC on a 12-month contract, with options through to 2024, after his departure from LaLiga champions Real Madrid, the Major League Soccer side announced on Monday. The 32-year-old, who signed for Spanish giants Real from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-record transfer
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7:34 AM ET Arsenal have completed the signing of United States men’s national team goalkeeper Matt Turner, the club announced on Monday. The 28-year-old agreed terms to join the Premier League side from the New England Revolution in February but remained with the Revs for the start of the 2022 MLS regular season. – ESPN+
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4:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have received an offer from Fulham for Andreas Pereira and also expect Dean Henderson to finalise his loan move to Nottingham Forest, sources have told ESPN. Fulham have made a bid of €10 million for Pereira, who is on loan at Brazilian side Flamengo. Sources have told ESPN
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5:08 AM ET Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will step down from his role as technical and performance advisor at the end of June, the Premier League club said on Monday, the latest staff member to leave Stamford Bridge following the takeover led by Todd Boehly. Cech, who was appointed to the role in 2019
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4:50 PM ET LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington says his club is ready to put Gareth Bale “in a position to succeed” following Saturday’s news that the Wales international would be joining Major League Soccer’s top team this summer as a free agent. “We’ve done our diligence as you would hopefully expect,” Thorrington
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4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Striker Loum Tchaouna has starred for the France U19 side. Francis Gonzalez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The eight-team Under-19 European Championship is into the knockout rounds, with France taking on Israel and England facing Italy in the semifinals on Tuesday. But which players have stood out during the group stage? And
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5:40 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have told Cristiano Ronaldo he is not available for transfer this summer despite the Portugal forward’s representatives assessing interest from some of Europe’s top clubs, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo has been linked with moves to Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain but sources close to
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9:56 PM ET Associated Press Sophia Smith celebrates the first of her two goals against Colombia. Omar Vega/Getty Images Sophia Smith scored twice in the second half and the U.S. women’s national team beat Colombia 3-0 on Saturday night to extend its home unbeaten streak to 68 games. Taylor Kornieck, making her national team debut, added
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