Month: October 2020

5:14 AM ET Adriana Garcia Former Brazil international Robinho has returned to his boyhood club Santos. NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images Former Manchester City forward Robinho has signed a five-month contract with former club Santos and will earn $271 (R$1.500) a month which is just above the country’s minimum wage. The 36-year-old re-joined his boyhood club

4:18 AM ET Despite the financial downturn across the globe, clubs in Europe’s top five leagues still spent over €4.6 billion in the summer window — a drop of 43% when compared with 2019. And as the economic reality of COVID-19 hits hard in the next few months, free transfers will become even more important.

1:11 AM ET According to Bolivia coach Cesar Farias, “playing in the Hernando Siles [the stadium in La Paz] is not like other cities. There’s nothing like it.” As Bolivia prepare for their first home game in the new World Cup qualification campaign, Farias is determined that his team should take full advantage from the

6:45 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. PSG targeting Ronaldo as Mbappe replacement

3:48 PM ET LONDON — England have prioritised defining a clear sense of identity ever since Gareth Southgate took charge in 2016. The 50-year-old’s attempt to deconstruct inhibitions created by past failures and reimagine England as a youthful side unencumbered by history improbably took them to the World Cup semifinals two years ago. Belgium’s visit

11:25 AM ET Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-1 on Sunday in a dramatic game that included two controversial penalties for handballs. Chelsea’s Maren Mjelde and City’s Chloe Kelly both converted penalties for handballs but goals from Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby ensured the London side got the win. – Insider Notebook: Man United transfers special–

10:17 AM ET Ryan Giggs has strengthened his managerial credentials with Wales and a successful European Championship could put him in contention for the Manchester United hotseat, former Old Trafford striker Mark Hughes has said. Giggs, 46, won 13 league titles and two Champions League crowns during a 24-year spell at United and was named

12:57 PM ET Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has said Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho was one of the first people to call him after he suffered a heart attack while training with Porto. Casillas suffered the heart attack in May 2019 while at Porto and has not played since. Less than three

6:45 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. TOP STORY: Barca planning Dembele exit

3:07 AM ET It would have been strange indeed had the transfer window in Germany concluded just like any other. That football is not immune to the effects of a pandemic was illustrated by a greater emphasis than ever among Bundesliga clubs when it came to loan deals, many of them secured at the eleventh

10:34 AM ET Manchester United‘s new signing Edinson Cavani has said it was a conversation with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that convinced him to join the club. United made a deadline day swoop for the striker who joined the club on a two-year deal after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent in March. –

9:28 AM ET A Millie Turner header was the only difference in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur as Chisten Press and Tobin Heath made their first Women’s Super League starts on Saturday. Press had a quiet afternoon, often finding herself isolated up front, and was substituted after 55 minutes while Heath registered an