Month: August 2020

2:11 PM ET As protests against racial injustice continue to roil the country, MLS finds itself navigating a fraught situation. The league’s players staged a near-complete boycott of the six games scheduled for Wednesday night, with only the match between Orlando City SC and Nashville SC taking place with the fluid nature of events not

6:34 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Thiago Silva has signed a one-year deal with Chelsea after leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, the club have announced. The Brazil defender ended his time in the French capital after PSG decided not to offer their captain an extension. – Insider Notebook: Real

6:10 AM ET Barcelona and Atletico Madrid discussed a possible swap deal involving Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. There is a dispute, though, over which club initiated the talks, identified the players involved, and ultimately rejected the idea. – Insider Notebook: Real Madrid stars stunned by Messi exit talk–

5:01 AM ET Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey is set miss a large part of the club’s preseason after Jamaican authorities imposed a 14-day quarantine on him after he attended Usain Bolt’s birthday party. Bailey, 23, was present at the party last Friday after which eight-time Olympic gold medalist Bolt tested positive for the coronavirus.

4:31 PM ET Arsenal are confident striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will sign a new contract which would tie him to the club for a “long time,” manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday. Gabon international Aubameyang, 31, has been Arsenal’s top scorer in each of the past two seasons and has only one year left on his

7:38 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar talked to Lionel Messi over the phone on Thursday about the possibility of the Barcelona captain joining the French club, sources have told ESPN. Messi’s future has become a considerable point of discussion after he shocked Barcelona by telling them he wants to leave on Tuesday. — Lowe:

6:43 PM ET Shaun Reynolds 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. Mane stalls on new deal in hopes of Barca move Shock reports in Europe today

8:23 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was withdrawn from the France squad at the last-minute after testing positive for the coronavirus. The news will come as a blow to United, who return for preseason training next Wednesday. Pogba has been replaced by Eduardo Camavinga in Didier Deschamps‘ squad to face Sweden on Sept.

11:56 AM ET Plot twists are to be expected when transfer rumours are involved, but it appears Lionel Messi might actually be leaving Barcelona. It feels like something both impossible and inevitable, and the emotional shockwaves will continue to resonate for a while even if he stays, but how would this actually work? If Messi

7:35 AM ET Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka will miss the start of preseason training with the club as he undergoes a 14-day quarantine. Wan-Bissaka has been granted extra leave after returning from a holiday in Dubai. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– The all-time 39 worst kits ranked ESPN has contacted

5:27 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has said Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo remains interested in the club. Ronaldo spent six years at Old Trafford from 2003-2009 and won three Premier League titles and the Champions League. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Man Utd Keep or Dump: Should De Gea and