10:21 AM ET World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend Triple H has urged West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice to stay at the club this summer amid interest from Chelsea. Paul Levesque — better known for his role as Triple H — is a West Ham supporter and sent the 21-year-old a message about his future.
Month: September 2020
12:30 PM ET Manchester United have signed midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax, the club announced. Van de Beek, 23, becomes the club’s first signing of the summer. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– The all-time 39 worst kits ranked– Transfer Q&A: How will summer transfers work? Sources told ESPN on Sunday that United
8:03 AM ET Ronald Koeman has insisted that Barcelona sign Georginio Wijnaldum, sources have told ESPN, and wants the club to do whatever it takes to land the Liverpool midfielder. The new Barca coach wants Wijnaldum as another option in midfield, and the club have agreed to push for a deal, although their priority is
6:27 AM ET Diego Forlan has been sacked as Penarol manager after only eight months in charge. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has been sacked from his managerial position at Uruguayan side Club Atletico Penarol after 11 games in charge. The former Uruguay international played for the club between 2015
6:11 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus are in discussions with Barcelona over a move for forward Luis Suarez but expect the deal to be “difficult,” sources have told ESPN. Suarez looks set to leave Camp Nou this summer with Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu having recently said the
3:24 AM ET International football in Europe has been largely on hiatus since November 2019. The COVID-19 outbreak cancelled the March fixtures and saw Euro 2020 postponed until the summer of 2021. This second edition of the Nations League — a multi-divisional competition for UEFA’s 55 member nations divided into merit-based groups on coefficients —
3:05 AM ET Arsenal‘s executive director Ken Friar has stepped down from the board after 70 years at the club. Friar, 86, joined Arsenal in 1950 working in the club’s box office before progressing to become managing director and played a key role in helping them move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium. – Stream
10:42 PM ET Toronto FC failed in its bid to tie the longest regular-season unbeaten streak in MLS history, losing 1-0 loss to the visiting Montreal Impact on Tuesday. Rudy Camacho scored in the 14th minute, and Clement Diop made six saves for Montreal. Toronto was 9-0-9 in its previous 18 games but fell one
9:00 AM ET Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has signed a four-year deal worth €1.5 million as well as €9m in variables with former club Sevilla. The 32-year-old played 310 games for Barcelona since joining them from Sevilla in 2014 and won 13 trophies with the Catalan side. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Insider Notebook:
11:07 AM ET Arsenal have signed centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. ESPN reported last month that the 22-year-old had agreed a deal that will cost Arsenal €30 million (£27m). “So many fans were sending me messages asking me to join Arsenal, and that played a big part in
6:37 PM ET Danny Lewis TOP STORY: Messi strikes €700m deal with City Football Group Lionel Messi is desperate to leave Barcelona and The Daily Record is reporting that the wantaway Barcelona talisman has reached a deal with City Football Group to make that happen. 2 Related Their report suggests that CFG have offered the
1:20 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a sports dispute involving the company of a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, warning FIFA that a prohibition against staging league matches internationally could violate American antitrust laws. Relevent Sports, controlled by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, sued the U.S. Soccer Federation
3:10 PM ET Minnesota United has signed midfielder Emanuel Reynoso from Boca Juniors, the club announced on Tuesday. Reynoso, 24, will join the club as a Designated Player through to the 2023 season with a club option for an additional season thereafter. “It’s been a long, drawn-out process but we’re finally glad we’ve got it
12:50 PM ET Tom MarshallMexico correspondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez could be back for this weekend’s derby against LAFC, in what would be his first game since injuring his right calf in training on July 16 in the MLS is Back Tournament. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
12:15 PM ET Lionel Messi‘s father will meet Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu for crunch talks aimed at resolving his son’s future on Wednesday afternoon, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Jorge Messi — who is also his son’s agent — is flying from Argentina to help break the ongoing deadlock between club and player. Sources
9:32 AM ET Napoli have launched a passionate defence on Twitter after their players were pictured receiving cryotherapy during training in garbage bins. Images of players standing in tall, individual bins were published on social media, and Napoli moved to add context, citing anti-coronavirus measures as the reason for the use of the containers. –
11:12 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Editor’s note: Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at AS Monaco. He will write regularly for ESPN on the business of soccer and the process of scouting. In his latest column, he looks at Gabriel, the Lille defender
5:43 AM ET Real Madrid and Arsenal are close to agreeing another season-long loan for Dani Ceballos, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder, 24, had made no secret of his desire to re-join Mikel Arteta’s team after a successful debut season in north London. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Ceballos has already struck a
6:35 AM ET England have revealed their new kit collection on a day that has seen a whole host of international teams release in unison. Portugal, France and Netherlands were among others to follow suit, and the national FAs made sure the biggest stars were about to don the new designs. 2 Related The kit
3:00 AM ET Some of the world’s best players were snapped up for a tiny fee; others cost a small fortune. But which do we think are the top moves, by position, a club has made since 2000? 2 Related In a two-part series we explore some of the best transfers to have happened across