6:19 AM ET It seems like an age, but it’s actually “only” been 100 days since a ball was last kicked in the Premier League. 2 Related Leicester City‘s 4-0 win over Aston Villa on March 9 was the last English top-flight game to go ahead before the league was put on lockdown along with
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12:30 AM ET Two of Brazil‘s top clubs, Botafogo and Fluminense, said on Tuesday they would defy an order from their federation to resume competitive play this week as the country’s daily coronavirus death toll hovers around 1,000. The Rio de Janeiro state football federation proposed that the state championship, one of several tournaments that
3:54 AM ET For all intents and purposes, the Bundesliga race ended with a chip shot. On May 26, Joshua Kimmich popped the ball over both the Borussia Dortmund defense and their goalkeeper, Roman Burki, and that was pretty much that. Bayern Munich beat Dortmund 1-0 and extended its league lead to seven points with
5:57 PM ET Lionel Messi moved closer to a career milestone in Barcelona’s win over Leganes. Alex Caparros/Getty Images Lionel Messi scored his 699th career goal as Barcelona extended their lead atop the La Liga table with a 2-0 victory over Leganes on Tuesday. The win gives the Blaugrana 64 points from 29 matches, five points
5:40 PM ET Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian said that the club wants to surpass 100 points on the season in route to their first ever Premier League championship and first league crown in 30 years. – Insider Notebook: Barca stun Madrid with wonderkid move – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Premier League play
9:32 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Hirving Lozano was asked to leave during a Napoli training session by manager Gennaro Gattuso on Monday after being accused of not putting enough effort in, sources have told ESPN. Napoli’s players are preparing for the Coppa Italia final against Juventus, which takes place on Wednesday, after qualifying thanks
7:35 PM ET Shaun Reynolds The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. City leapfrog Arsenal in race for Leipzig’s Upamecano Manchester City are reportedly edging closer to signing RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano amid stalling negotiations between the defender and Arsenal.
5:00 PM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said that efforts to improve diversity in English football’s top flight do not include plans to adopt the Rooney Rule after insisting it is “not on the agenda.” Named after Dan Rooney, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Rooney Rule was established in
6:29 PM ET Goals in each half from Ansu Fati and Lionel Messi helped Barcelona beat Leganes 2-0 at Camp Nou on Tuesday as they made it two wins from two since La Liga returned last week. Ansu opened the scoring just before half-time with a well-taken effort from the edge of the box, which
4:14 AM ET Are you ready for a football marathon of unprecedented length and difficulty? The next year promises a run of fixtures and the longest period of competitive action that the game has ever seen after the Premier League returns from its coronavirus shutdown on Wednesday. It also promises to challenge elite players, both
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11:38 AM ET When Mikel Arteta walked into the Football Analysis room at Arsenal‘s London Colney training base on his first day as head coach, he delivered a message to the staff waiting in anticipation: “You’re going to have a lot of work to do — you know that, right?” A smile spread across his
10:41 AM ET And then there were two. With Liga MX and the Premier League falling by the wayside at the semifinal stage, the final is now set: the Bundesliga and Gab Marcotti will take on Julien Laurens and Ligue 1 for the crown of ESPN’s Battle of the Soccer Leagues. – Stream ESPN FC
8:05 AM ET The UK government has confirmed it will extend a national voucher scheme to feed children from low-income families following a campaign from Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United striker wrote to politicians in an open letter on Sunday asking them to re-think the decision to end a national voucher scheme
4:22 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson In what is just the third match since the return of Italian football following a three-month stoppage due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have the first major final of the campaign as the top two from the previous two seasons — Juventus and Napoli — meet in the Coppa
4:44 AM ET Timo Werner has informed RB Leipzig that he does not want to play in the club’s Champions League quarterfinal tie, provisionally scheduled for August, so he can push through a move to Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The 24-year-old has agreed to join the Blues on a five-year deal worth up to
5:37 AM ET NBA superstar Kevin Durant announced on Monday that he has purchased an ownership stake in Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union. The Brooklyn Nets forward and former NBA MVP has bought an initial five percent stake in the club, with an option to purchase an additional five percent in the future. 1 Related
1:46 AM ET One of football’s great venues is turning 70. It was on June 16, 1950, that the first game was played in Rio de Janeiro’s giant Maracana stadium. Like some giant spaceship parked to the north of the city centre, the Maracana is awe inspiring today. Seven decades ago a trip to the
11:00 AM ET There was a moment in December when Jay Sugarman became convinced that Kevin Durant was precisely the man he wanted to join the Philadelphia Union’s ownership group. Durant was paying a visit to the Union’s campus in Chester, Pennsylvania, and naturally, the NBA superstar’s presence created a stir in the team’s offices.
1:16 PM ET Another week has come and gone, with one high-profile transfer nearing its conclusion, the Bundesliga title fight looking all but over, the Black Lives Matter movement receiving more support and much more. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week. Jump
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