8:00 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said his long-term ambition for Liverpool is to have a team full of local talent. Klopp ended Liverpool’s 30-year wait for the league title a fortnight ago but said afterwards that he would not hand out games to the club’s young talent like “Christmas presents” and insisted they had
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5:28 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said it’s his obligation to renew Lionel Messi‘s contract before his mandate expires next summer. Messi’s deal is also up in 2021 and a report on Spanish radio last week suggested the forward is once again considering his future at Camp Nou.
5:48 AM ET Manchester City and Juventus have moved ahead of Barcelona in pursuit of Wolves winger Adama Traore, sources have told ESPN, with the 24-year-old set to spark a summer transfer battle if Nuno Espirito Santo’s team fail to qualify for the Champions League. Traore, who moved to Wolves from Middlesbrough in an £18
6:17 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Manchester clubs to battle for Koulibaly, Skriniar The Independent reports that Manchester United and Manchester City could battle it out for both Kalidou Koulibaly and Milan Skriniar in
12:27 PM ET Former Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jake Gleeson is seeking over $10 million in economic and non-economic damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit he filed against two of the club’s team doctors Monday. The lawsuit, filed in Oregon Circuit Court through his attorneys, cites Richard H. Edelson and Jonathan E. Greenleaf. Also named as
1:03 PM ET Austin FC sporting director and former United States men’s national team captain Claudio Reyna said that son Giovanni Reyna is enjoying his time at Borussia Dortmund along with his budding friendship with fellow rising star Erling Haaland. Haaland stated back in June that Gio Reyna is the “American Dream” after the duo
2:54 PM ET Franck Ribery has said he could reconsider his future in Italy after his house was burgled on Sunday afternoon while he was playing for Fiorentina at Parma. The 37-year-old former Bayern Munich and France winger posted a long message on social media alongside a video showing his house ransacked with drawers and
7:02 PM ET Tottenham’s 1-0 Premier League win over Everton on Monday was hardly a classic and will best be remembered for a half-time bust-up between Hugo Lloris and teammate Son Heung-min that manager Jose Mourinho described as “beautiful.” With only one win in nine matches in all competitions ahead of the game and their
7:49 PM ET Orlando City SC star and former Manchester United winger Nani isn’t unduly concerned about the number of positive cases of coronavirus in the MLS is Back tournament in Orlando and didn’t consider backing out. – Stream MLS Is Back LIVE on ESPN networks, ESPN app (U.S. only)– Group schedule set for MLS
Jun 29, 2020 Real Madrid inched closer to the title in Spain, Man United turned on the style vs. Bournemouth and Serie A’s three-team title race might be down to just one team. (Yep, it’s Juventus.) It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week.
5:25 PM ET FC Dallas will not participate in the MLS is Back tournament following the high number of positive tests of the coronavirus within the club, sources have told ESPN. 1 Related Dallas had three players test positive before the team arrived to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex on June 27. That has
12:30 PM ET LAFC forward Carlos Vela will not participate in the MLS is Back Tournament, the club and player announced on Monday. – Stream MLS Is Back LIVE on ESPN networks, ESPN App (U.S. only) – Group schedule set for MLS is Back Tournament Reigning MLS MVP Vela, whose wife is pregnant, had long
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12:20 PM ET After a nearly four-month hiatus, the games are about to resume for MLS. It hasn’t been easy, what with a global pandemic and an overall struggle to keep players and staff free of COVID-19, but enough has been done to enable the tournament to begin. For just about every team it’s felt
12:30 PM ET LAFC forward Carlos Vela is out of the MLS is Back Tournament after opting against flying with his teammates to Orlando, a league source with the knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by the LA Times’ Kevin Baxter. – Stream MLS Is Back LIVE on ESPN
9:31 AM ET MLS expansion side Austin FC has signed Paraguayan forward Rodney Redes as its first player, for a transfer fee that sources have told ESPN is $2.75 million. Redes, 20, is on the books of Paraguayan side Guarani, and will remain with them before joining up with Austin ahead of its debut season
7:48 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really wanted to sign Erling Haaland from FC Salzburg in January, make no mistake about that, but there were two significant reasons why Manchester United abandoned their pursuit of the Norwegian striker. One of them was Mason Greenwood. The other, reported by ESPN at the time, was that United
5:15 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at Arsenal and said they “don’t have much to celebrate” after the club’s social media account mocked Spurs’ defeat to Sheffield United. Spurs suffered a 3-1 loss to Chris Wilder’s side on Thursday and Arsenal posted highlights of
5:51 AM ET Mexico manager Gerard “Tata” Martino told ESPN show Futbol Picante, he feels striker Raul Jimenez to join Manchester United in the future. The Wolves forward has 15 goals in the Premier League this season as his side sit five points off a Champions League place, with United one place above them. –
7:41 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Saint-Maximin a man in demand Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin is a transfer target for both Arsenal and Napoli, according to Le10Sport. The 23-year-old has scored four