Month: April 2021

10:24 AM ET Manchester City have revealed the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the club by reporting a net loss of £126 million for the 2019-20 season — a year after reporting a profit of £10.1 million. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Premier League leaders, who remain in
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10:12 AM ET Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela, who is being investigated by UEFA and Police Scotland over alleged racial abuse, has been provisionally suspended for one game ahead of a hearing, Europe’s football governing body said on Tuesday. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara accused Kudela of racist abuse after the defender leaned into his ear
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7:06 PM ET The LA Galaxy have reached an agreement to sign Kevin Cabral from French second-division club Valenciennes, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more The Major League Soccer side will pay nearly $5.9 million (€5m) to
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10:00 AM ET Major League Soccer announced on Monday that it will be among several U.S. leagues that will take part in a pilot program to implement concussion substitutions, starting with the 2021 regular season. The protocols involved in the program have been approved by FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which oversees
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10:19 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said that Manchester City do not need to spend £100 million on one player to compete with the best teams in Europe. City have spent heavily since their takeover by Abu Dhabi in 2008 but their record transfer remains the £63.6m they paid Atletico Madrid for Rodri
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8:38 AM ET Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has praised Liverpool as “a complete team” ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal first leg but said he believes critics were too hasty to write off Madrid’s chances of winning silverware this year. Both teams have struggled for consistency at times this season, but Real Madrid are
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6:09 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will continue to pursue the signing of Erling Haaland after meeting with his representatives last week but several sources at the club have told ESPN it will be “very difficult” to do a deal for the Borussia Dortmund striker. New Barca president Joan Laporta met with Haaland’s
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8:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman said the club will do everything they can to convince Lionel Messi to stay following meetings with new president Joan Laporta to plan for next season. Koeman met with Laporta, who was elected in March, during the international break to discuss Messi’s future and
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