5:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said the “sky is the limit” for 18-year-old striker Mason Greenwood. Greenwood scored his 13th goal of the season in the 3-0 win over Brighton on Tuesday and Solskjaer is confident he will go on to reach the very top. Insider Notebook: Pogba
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3:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has completed his move to Bayern Munich, it was announced on Friday. Sane has signed a five-year contract with the German champions after a €49 million (£44.2m) deal was agreed with City. The fee could rise to €60m and also includes a 10% sell-on clause.
3:30 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, Paul Pogba is loving life at Manchester United. PLUS: Mourinho the horse, Pochettino’s Benfica talks, and David Beckham’s old Aston Martin could be yours. Jump to: Mourinho the horse a winner |
5:58 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho questioned the point of having referees on the pitch and said VAR was bad for the game after his side were victims of a controversially disallowed equaliser in a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield United on Thursday. – See how the Premier League table is shaping up– Stream
4:03 PM ET United States international Weston McKennie is open to leaving Bundesliga side Schalke 04, sources told ESPN. McKennie, 21, was one of the few Schalke players to not see his stock drop following a run of 16 Bundesliga games without a win this season. What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top
7:10 PM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola provided a hypothesis on why Liverpool looked so listless in Thursday’s 4-0 thrashing. – See how the Premier League table is shaping up– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues “I think they drank a lot
8:55 PM ET Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to reports from Cadena Ser. Sources confirmed to ESPN’s Moises Llorens that Messi is said to be angry with Barcelona’s front office
5:10 PM ET Manchester City generously applauded new champions Liverpool onto the field before their Premier League match on Thursday — and promptly showed no mercy by thrashing them 4-0 at the Etihad stadium. – See how the Premier League table is shaping up– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you
6:52 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Applauded onto the pitch and then hunted down and chased off it — some guard of honour that turned out to be for Liverpool at Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s players delivered a dual statement of intent with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the newly crowned champions on Thursday.
2:41 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Stefano Fusaro With reporting from Stefano Fusaro in Orlando, Fla. There have been tweets about sketchy room service food, in-hotel wildlife and yes, some of the more comfortable surroundings at Walt Disney World’s Swan
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10:30 AM ET Watford are preparing to take legal action against Marseille, sources have told ESPN, after the French club signed Pape Gueye who had already signed a deal with the Premier League side six months ago. What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues The English club had already sent Marseille a
10:10 AM ET Inter Milan have signed Achraf Hakimi from Real Madrid on a five-year contract for a fee of €40m plus add-ons. – Stream Serie A games on ESPN+ Hakimi, 21, spent the past two seasons on loan at Borussia Dortmund, forging a reputation as one of Europe’s best attacking full-backs. • How the
6:36 AM ET Chelsea and Manchester City have identified Everton‘s Lucas Digne as a potential solution to their respective problems at left-back, with sources telling ESPN that both clubs see the former Barcelona defender as an alternative to Leicester’s Ben Chilwell. • Klopp: All Blacks inspire Liverpool success• Mou puts Lo Celso above Bruno Fernandes•
6:21 AM ET Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has said he would not swap midfielder Giovani Lo Celso for Manchester United‘s Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes has been influential in United’s 15-game unbeaten run and scored a double in their 3-0 win over Brighton on Tuesday. – What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues– Stream
5:15 AM ET The match official halted the Danish Cup final after fans flouted the social distancing rules. Photo by Lars Ronbog / FrontZoneSport via Getty Images The Danish Cup final between Aalborg and Sonderjyske was suspended for 14 minutes on Monday after supporters failed to observe social distancing measures. Both clubs were given an allocation
5:15 AM ET Jurgen Klopp wants to use the All Blacks to inspire Liverpool to a sustained period of success. The All Blacks are rugby union’s most dominant team. With an unrivalled win record, New Zealand became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup back-to-back and have been used as the benchmark for
3:32 PM ET Alexis Sanchez produced an imposing performance to inspire Inter Milan to a 6-0 win over Serie A strugglers Brescia at San Siro on Wednesday. Sanchez scored for Inter for only the second time but helped set up other goals as they consolidated third place in Serie A on 64 points and moved
3:00 AM ET It is May 2015, and Liverpool have become a laughingstock. They are losing 6-1 at Stoke City on the final day of the season, the home supporters are tormenting manager Brendan Rodgers with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” and midfielder Steven Gerrard is ending his 710-game career at the
12:02 AM ET LA Galaxy midfielder Jonathan dos Santos is set to undergo a hernia operation that will keep him from competing in the upcoming MLS is Back Tournament near Orlando. The team captain will have what the club termed a “minimally invasive” operation, with the expectation being that he will miss six weeks. –