Month: August 2020

6:41 PM ET Danny Lewis 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. TOP STORY: Barcelona want Jesus to replace Suarez Lionel Messi is not the only player

3:35 PM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid have won the UEFA Youth League for the first time after club legend Raul Gonzalez coached their Under-19s to a 3-2 victory over Benfica. It was the club’s first final appearance since the competition was founded seven years ago, having been eliminated at the semifinal stage in 2014,

1:49 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club this summer, according to ESPN Argentina sources and reports out of Argentina. Messi, 33, has a contract until 2021 but has grown disappointed with events on and off the pitch at Camp Nou in recent months.

10:45 AM ET The coronavirus has, as with every other industry and walk of life, had a permanent effect on each sport’s financial infrastructure. Games and seasons were cancelled or postponed, those leagues that returned mostly did so without fans and while a good portion of television revenue was salvaged, the shortfalls from 2020 will

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5:13 PM ET Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis have been released from prison in Paraguay after a judge formally accepted a plea deal the defence team agreed upon earlier this month. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues • Sources: Man

11:09 AM ET MLS expansion side Austin FC has signed Paraguay international winger Cecilio Dominguez as its first Designated Player, the club announced on Monday. Dominguez, 26, moves to Austin from Argentine giants Independiente where he spent last season after moving over from Club America. Dominguez will remain on loan for the remainder of the

7:48 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Chelsea agree fee to finally land Havertz Chelsea have been known admirers of Bayer Leverkusen prodigy Kai

4:41 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof caught a thief who robbed an elderly woman and held the man until police arrived, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported Monday. The incident took place in Lindelof’s home city of Vasteras, which is west of the Swedish capital of Stockholm. –

10:14 AM ET It’s finally over. As Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer lifted the European Cup following the German club’s Champions League final victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon on Sunday, the 2019-20 season reached its delayed conclusion. Or so it seemed, anyway. Supporters of Spanish club Elche would argue that their 1-0 victory over

7:30 AM ET It is 12.40 a.m. and Thiago Silva is the first Paris Saint-Germain player to get off the bus at the Myriad hotel in Lisbon city centre, for the last time. Unlike in his dreams, though, the captain is not holding the Champions League trophy. Instead, he heads to the entrance of the