10:22 AM ET Football could have fans back inside English stadiums before Christmas, sources have told ESPN. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) held a landmark meeting on Tuesday with key administrators across football including representatives from the Premier League, the Football Association, the English Football League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, anti-discrimination
10:32 AM ET The Grand Place was packed, a sea of red shirts. The Belgium squad waved down from the balcony of Brussels’ City Hall, celebrating their third-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It felt like the entire country (population: 11 million) was packed into the square. “It’s a difficult environment, sometimes, but
6:28 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens La Liga clubs have seen their salary caps reduced by €610 million because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced on Tuesday. Barcelona‘s wage cap has been reduced by almost €300m, while Real Madrid‘s spending limit has also been slashed by €172.5m and Atletico Madrid‘s cap has been
8:02 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool have officially moved into their new training ground and announced on Tuesday that a pair of manager Jurgen Klopp’s glasses were buried on site. The Premier League champions celebrated the opening of the new £50 million AXA Training Centre after bidding farewell to Melwood
11:50 AM ET UEFA is offering a rare, access-all-areas glimpse into the world of the loneliest person on any given Champions League matchday: the referee. “Man in the Middle” is a new four-part series produced and streamed by UEFA that allows us a behind-the-scenes look at match officiating at the very highest level. 2 Related
5:01 AM ET When Spain welcome Germany at an empty Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville on Tuesday in their final Nations League match, it offers the chance to see where they are in their evolution. When Spain won back-to-back European Championships and a World Cup in their dominant spell from 2008 to 2012, they
6:21 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the
12:00 PM ET Atletico Madrid midfielder Hector Herrera is unfit for Mexico‘s friendly against Japan in Austria on Tuesday and will return to his club, while FC Porto winger Jesus “Tecatito” Corona is also a doubt for the match. Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino had stated ahead of El Tri‘s 3-2 win over South Korea
1:25 PM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo‘s pursuit of the all-time goalscoring record in international football will not influence Portugal‘s play, says national team coach Fernando Santos. Portugal take on Croatia in Tuesday’s Nations League game in Split with their hopes of defending the title over after their 1-0 home loss to France at the
3:29 PM ET Alex Kirkland Uruguay and Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Uruguayan Football Association has announced on Monday. It means the forward will miss his country’s high-profile World Cup qualifier with Brazil on Wednesday, and a much-anticipated La Liga showdown between his new club and former team
5:50 PM ET AC Milan executive and former Major League Soccer deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis said that a merger between MLS and Liga MX is something that should be considered. Gazidis helped launch MLS in 1996 and believes that a merger between the top flights of the United States and Mexico would be beneficial for
7:28 PM ET The worth of a forward is often in the eye of the beholder. A 30-yard-blast counts as much as a two-yard tap-in, even though the former is often what gets the hearts of fans beating faster. There is value in both kinds of goals — not to mention link play and pressing
8:48 AM ET Sergio Ramos has cancelled a news conference he was due to hold ahead of Spain‘s match with Germany to avoid adding to speculation about his Real Madrid future, sources have told ESPN. The national team captain was due to speak to the media in Seville on Monday alongside coach Luis Enrique, the
4:34 PM ET Giovanni Reyna and Nicholas Gioacchini both scored their first international goals as the United States beat Panama 6-2 in a friendly in Austria on Monday night. The second youngest U.S. team ever fielded started brightly but found themselves trailing inside of 10 minutes when Jose Fajardo‘s glancing header from a Alejandro Yearwood
10:04 AM ET “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds has been given the green light to complete the takeover of Wrexham AFC — the Welsh club playing in English football’s fifth tier — after the team’s supporters backed his bid to buy the 156-year-old club with fellow actor Rob McElhenney. Reynolds and McElhenney submitted their proposals the
France duty gives Paul Pogba a break, Liverpool’s list of absentees grows, Spain captain Sergio Ramos won’t be rattled, Italy and Belgium are on an upward curve at the right time, Leroy Sane shows he can among world’s best, and Norway have gotten creative in a bid to overcome their COVID-19 woes. It’s Monday, and
8:53 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his Gabon teammates were forced to spend the night sleeping on the airport floor ahead of their vital Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia. Aubameyang used social media to highlight their plight after arriving at Banjul airport on Sunday, ahead of Monday’s Group D clash in the Gambian
4:55 AM ET Adriana Garcia Boca Juniors captain Carlos Tevez has said he cries during games as he is struggling to cope with his father’s deteriorating health. Tevez’s father, Raimundo Tevez, spent 45 days in intensive care in a private hospital in Buenos Aires fighting the coronavirus before being discharged on Sept. 4. – ESPN
6:35 PM ET Moving to a three-man defence at the 2018 World Cup was widely acclaimed as a masterstroke by Gareth Southgate. The jury is still out, however, on whether returning to a similar shape will prove equally effective when it matters most. As a disciple of former Three Lions boss Terry Venables, Southgate is
10:34 PM ET England midfielder Jordan Henderson was withdrawn at half-time against Belgium due to tightness in his leg, manager Gareth Southgate said, casting doubt on his availability for injury-hit Liverpool this weekend. Harry Winks replaced Henderson in the second half of England’s 2-0 loss in their Nations League group stage match on Sunday which