6:38 AM ET Alex Kirkland Arturo Vidal has hit out at Barcelona, criticising the club’s management on and off the pitch, and hinted that he would be open to a return to Serie A amid links with Inter Milan. The Chile midfielder, 33, is one of the players Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu and new
Month: September 2020
11:31 PM ET Argentina giants Boca Juniors have isolated players and suspended training for 72 hours after coronavirus testing revealed an “outbreak” of COVID-19 in the squad, the club confirmed on Monday in a statement. The squad is currently in a bubble in a hotel complex outside of Buenos Aires preparing for the restart of
11:03 AM ET Ivan Rakitic will leave Barcelona to return to his former club Sevilla, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder — who signed for Barca from Sevilla in 2014 — has a year left on his contract at Camp Nou, but he does not form part of the plans new coach Ronald Koeman’s has
2:48 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg With the MLS is Back Tournament a distant memory and the regular season well and truly underway, with a schedule jammed full of matches, ESPN’s Power Rankings make their long-awaited return. With
5:30 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is targeting RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano to bolster his defensive options at Manchester United, sources have told ESPN, after sealing a deal to make Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek his first major signing this summer. Netherlands international Van de Beek is expected to complete a £40 million
6:41 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer 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. AC Milan, Everton chase Emerson deal Mundo Deportivo is reporting that AC Milan and