Month: August 2020

2:35 PM ET Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he will not attend coronavirus testing on Sunday or preseason training on Monday, sources have told ESPN. Messi formally notified Barca on Tuesday that he intended to leave the club this summer using a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave at the end
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5:04 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus have signed USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie on loan from Schalke, the club announced on Saturday. McKennie, 22, has put pen-to-paper on a one-year loan deal with an option to permanently join at the end of the 2020-21 season. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+–
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6:08 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. PSG going all-in on Messi Any club in the world would want Lionel Messi, and Sport have
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12:17 PM ET Arsenal‘s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dedicated his goal against Liverpool in the Community Shield to the actor Chadwick Boseman with his iconic Black Panther celebration (stream LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.). Boseman, 43, starred as Black icon Jackie Robinson in “42” before rising to fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel
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11:56 AM ET Mexico’s Jesus Corona helped Porto to a pair of titles this season. JOSE COELHO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Mexico international Jesus “Tecatito” Corona was named the Portuguese league’s MVP for the 2019-20 season, with the 27-year-old helping Porto to a league and cup double. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Monterrey youth product
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3:16 PM ET Rodrigo Faez and Alex Kirkland Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United are favourites to land Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The 23-year-old has featured for Ajax in preseason but was left out of their squad for
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1:11 PM ET Tom MarshallMexico correspondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Ecuador international Enner Valencia said he was delighted to hear news of his sister’s rescue. EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA Ecuador international Enner Valencia’s sister Erci was rescued by the Ecuadorian security forces on Friday, 10 days after being kidnapped, and on the same day that the
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11:44 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email New Chelsea signing Timo Werner scored less than four minutes into his Blues debut in a preseason friendly against Brighton on Saturday. In a move started by Hakim Ziyech, who was also making his first start for Chelsea, the ball found itself on the head
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7:34 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Leeds United have signed Valencia forward Rodrigo for a club record £26 million, the club announced on Saturday. The 29-year-old has signed a four-year deal with Marco Bielsa’s side who return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+–
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9:00 AM ET Here we go again! Thirty-three days after the 2019-20 season ended, and just six days after the Champions League final, English football returns on Saturday with Premier League champions Liverpool facing FA Cup winners Arsenal in the FA Community Shield at Wembley (stream LIVE on ESPN+ at 11:30 a.m. ET in the
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8:26 PM ET Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen will take a leave of absence from the Major League Soccer club’s operations amid investigations into allegations of using racist language. Hansen, who also owns USL club Real Monarchs and NWSL side Utah Royals, has also come under criticism after comments about MLS players not
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7:11 PM ET Following Wednesday’s player-led walkout that resulted in the postponement of five matches, Black Players for Change (BPC) and MLS announced that this weekend’s slate of games will be played as scheduled. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Stream out-of-market MLS matches live on ESPN+ Players from around the league declined to play
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1:02 PM ET Two-times World Cup winner and OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe is opting out of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) fall series starting next month, the Washington-based franchise said in a statement on Friday. 1 Related U.S. international Rapinoe is among 10 Reign players who are not available for the tournament, which
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1:46 PM ET Major League Soccer said on Thursday that it will open an investigation on Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen’s alleged use of racist language. The Athletic published a story detailing alleging that Hansen has a history of making racially charged remarks in his time as owner of the club. The league
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