1:56 PM ET A player for MLS club Sporting Kansas City has tested positive for the coronavirus, a team source has told ESPN’s Stefano Fusaro. – MLS is Back Tournament group standings– Stream MLS Is Back LIVE on ESPN networks, ESPN app (U.S. only) 1 Related Neither the club nor the league has commented on
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9:45 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has said that he does not want to compare himself to club legend Eden Hazard despite his fine form since the Premier League restart. Pulisic, 21, has scored three goals in his last five league games and helped Chelsea remain in
11:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Lautaro Martinez for the Inter Milan striker to join the club next season but the signing could depend on selling Philippe Coutinho, sources have told ESPN. While Martinez, 22, has reached a verbal agreement to move to Camp Nou, any move remains
7:56 AM ET Manchester United face a potential Europa League final against Inter Milan following Friday’s draw. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side take a commanding 5-0 lead over Austrian side LASK into the second leg of their round-of-16 tie. Progression to the quarterfinals would mean United face the winners of the clash between FC Copenhagen and
9:12 AM ET The Champions League is back, but not as we know it. With 12 teams, 11 games and a World Cup-style last eight, it will take seven straight knock-out ties in the space of 12 days at two venues in Lisbon, Portugal, to decide who will be crowned European champions. With the COVID-19
5:05 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, Liverpool fans need a reality check over Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara. Plus: Chelsea continue to make moves in the transfer market. Jump to: Chelsea track Monaco teen | Mourinho keen on Zouma
5:30 AM ET The draw to determine the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League will take place in Nyon, Switzerland at 11 a.m. BST (6 a.m. ET/12 p.m. CET). Due the unprecedented stoppage brought upon by the global coronavirus crisis, the tournament will be formed of one-off matches in Lisbon with the four remaining
3:31 AM ET League football in the Netherlands will resume in September with 15 to 35% of the stadium available for spectators but with no away supporters allowed, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said on Thursday. The KNVB issued an 80-page document detailing protocols for a return to action, after the previous season was called
3:24 AM ET Incorrect penalty decisions were made in all three of Thursday’s games by VAR, a source at the Premier League Match Centre confirmed to ESPN. Manchester United and Southampton were both awarded controversial penalties while Tottenham were refused one. – FC TV: Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Insider Notebook: Pogba open to new
7:04 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Leicester set to pursue Madrid outcast Jovic Leicester City have entered the race to try and sign Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic this summer, Daily Star reports. 2
11:56 PM ET Montreal Impact head coach and France legend Thierry Henry took a knee for the first eight minutes and 46 seconds of his team’s MLS is Back Tournament opener against the New England Revolution on Thursday in memory of George Floyd, who was killed in police custody in Minnesota in May, causing mass
3:01 PM ET Relegation-threatened AFC Bournemouth had a late goal disallowed by VAR as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues Callum Wilson thought he had
1:22 PM ET Manchester City will play the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie against Real Madrid at the Etihad after UEFA cleared the game to take place in England, the governing body confirmed on Thursday. UEFA had been concerned about the viability of playing round-of-16 games in different countries, before the winners
9:52 AM ET United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen will go into the new season with Manchester City, sources have told ESPN. The 25-year-old spent the 2019-20 season with Fortuna Dusseldorf but missed the second half of the season with a patellar tendon problem. – What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues In
6:22 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — There is something beginning to stir at Manchester United. After seven years of decline and drift since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013, Thursday’s 3-0 victory at Aston Villa was just the latest example of the upward trajectory of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team. Back in January, Solskjaer
12:09 PM ET Nashville SC have become the second team after FC Dallas to be withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament due to a number of positive coronavirus tests, the club and the league announced on Thursday. – Stream MLS is Back on ESPN networks, app | FC Daily on ESPN+– The Undefeated: How
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10:15 AM ET Philadelphia Union players came out for Thursday’s MLS is Back Tournament match in Orlando, Florida, against New York City FC with the names of Black victims of police brutality on the backs of each of their jerseys. The team shirts also bore the message: “One name, too many” at the bottom in
9:00 AM ET The Premier League is now halfway to completing ‘Project Restart’ after overcoming weeks of uncertainty to get competitive football off the ground again following the COVID-19 shutdown in March. 2 Related It has still not been a case of ‘normal service resumed’ due to games being played behind closed doors, increased substitutions