7:32 PM ET Danny Lewis The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
Month: November 2020
5:04 PM ET Pedro Neto and Paulinho both scored on their Portugal debuts as the European champions unsurprisingly routed Andorra 7-0 in a friendly on Wednesday while Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target. Neto, 20, rifled in the opening goal after eight minutes while Paulinho, making his debut at the age of 28, got in
4:16 PM ET Seattle Sounders teammates Jordan Morris and Nicolas Lodeiro were among the five finalists announced Wednesday for the 2020 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player award. Joining the Seattle duo are Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake, Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo and Los Angeles FC forward Diego Rossi. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream
2:31 PM ET United States midfielder Christian Pulisic will not play in Thursday’s friendly against Wales, and will leave camp on Wednesday night as he recuperates from a hamstring injury, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced. The Chelsea midfielder had always been unlikely to play in the match after sustaining the injury while warming up prior
10:26 AM ET Liverpool‘s defensive crisis reached new depths on Wednesday after it emerged Joe Gomez suffered a potentially serious injury while training with England, sources have told ESPN. It is unclear what or how severe the problem is but Gomez is understood to have sustained a fresh setback with Liverpool fearing the 23-year-old could
10:12 AM ET Toni Kroos has criticised plans for a European Super League, as well as new competitions like the Nations League or an expanded Club World Cup, saying players are being treated as “puppets.” The Real Madrid midfielder, who has been rested by Germany coach Joachim Low for their friendly with the Czech Republic
8:47 AM ET Jose Mourinho has been told that Wales will “absolutely look after Gareth Bale” after the Tottenham winger was declared fit to face the USMNT in a friendly on Thursday, despite Mourinho warning against “destroying the work” Spurs have done to return the on-loan Real Madrid player to full fitness. Bale has yet
8:30 AM ET Ronaldo, Pele, Zidane and Messi are all legends, but are they the greatest from their own countries? ESPN Illustration Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona? Is Pele the undisputed best from Brazil? Clint Dempsey or Landon Donovan? What about the No. 1 from England? After asking our writers to nominate the most iconic players
4:57 PM ET United States men’s national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen feels he’s already grown on the field with club side Manchester City, even though he’s only been with the first team for a little over two months. Steffen, 25, signed with Man City back in July of 2019, but spent the 2019-20 season on
12:36 PM ET England Football Association chairperson Greg Clarke has resigned from his role following the use of a racist term during a press briefing. When asked why there isn’t an openly gay men’s footballer at the elite level in England, Clarke said, “The answer is I don’t know, right, because I’ve spent a lot
5:23 AM ET Kai Havertz has said he chose to join Chelsea this summer because winning titles with them is “worth more” than any other clubs. The midfielder joined from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen for a fee that could rise to £71 million. Havertz was linked with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich but said
10:12 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have opened talks with Neymar over extending his contract, sources have told ESPN. The Brazil international is happy to remain on his existing terms — he earns €32 million gross per year — and sign for another five years, but has asked PSG sporting director Leonardo for assurances about the
2:15 PM ET Orlando’s Exploria Stadium will host the remaining games in the CONCACAF Champions League, with the quarterfinals through to the final to take place between Dec. 15 and 22. The competition was suspended midway through the quarterfinal stage back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 Related The rescheduled quarterfinals will take
6:42 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
3:55 PM ET Kean scored just twice for Everton last season but has been superb since arriving at PSG, scoring five in his first seven league and European appearances. Xavier Laine/Getty Images With a quarter of the season complete and a brief respite from club action in the form of the international break, it’s a good
12:38 AM ET Sheffield United will maintain its opposition to calls for the reintroduction of five substitutions in the middle of the 2020-21 Premier League season as it would affect the competition’s integrity, club CEO Stephen Bettis has said. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his Manchester City counterpart, Pep Guardiola, have been vocal in their
4:35 PM ET The Premier League will scrap its controversial pay-per-view scheme imminently, chief executive Richard Masters confirmed on Tuesday to a government committee. Fans, who are currently prevented from attending stadiums because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been asked to pay out 14.95 pounds ($19.80) to watch games not already selected for broadcast by
7:23 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has parted company with agent Mino Raiola, sources have told ESPN. Lingard has been working with Raiola, who also represents United teammate Paul Pogba, since the start of the year but will now be managed entirely by family members and other close associates. – ESPN
5:51 AM ET Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham has been called up to the senior men’s England side following the withdrawals of James Ward-Prowse and Trent Alexander-Arnold through injury. Bellingham had initially been called up to the under-21 side, but will now join up with the senior team where he will be in line for
5:30 AM ET This is the story of how Valencia‘s historic 4-1 thrashing of Real Madrid on Sunday owes something to a grandmother, a grandad, Dani Parejo, Peter Lim, Getafe‘s Djene Dakonam, an angel, a demon and, of course, one of Los Che’s most famous ball boys. This is the jam-packed, Keystone Kops, eye-of-the hurricane
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