Month: August 2021

5:02 AM ET Virgil Van Dijk was a crucial part of the Liverpool side that ended the club’s 30-year wait for a Premier League title in 2020. Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk has signed a new four-year deal, the club announced on Friday. The Netherlands international is set to make his
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9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Raphael Varane will not be able to make his Manchester United debut this weekend because his move from Real Madrid is not yet complete. United announced they had agreed a £34 million deal with Real Madrid for the defender on July 27 but 17 days
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7:27 AM ET Barcelona defender Sergino Dest has told ESPN that the club feels “weird” without Lionel Messi following his move to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. The United States international spent one season at Barca alongside Messi after joining from Ajax last season. Dest said he enjoyed his time with Barca legend, who is widely
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3:57 PM ET Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman believes the club must “close the book” on the Lionel Messi era after their talisman left to join Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, 34, signed a two-year deal with an option for a third year with Mauricio Pochettino’s side on Tuesday, and Koeman said it had been
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1:02 PM ET Striker Romelu Lukaku has completed his move to Chelsea from Inter Milan, joining the Premier League side for a second time, the club have announced. The deal is thought to be worth €115 million, sources told ESPN last week, after Chelsea had a bid rejected for the Belgium international earlier in the
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3:19 AM ET Marten Thorsby has decided to wear the No. 2 jersey to spread awareness on climate change, Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images Sampdoria midfielder Morten Thorsby will wear the No. 2 shirt this season to raise awareness about climate change, with the digit representing a long-term global temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. Under
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12:05 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez LaLiga’s clubs have voted in favour of a €2.2 billion deal that will see 10% of the league’s business sold to the investment fund CVC Capital Partners, despite opposition from Real Madrid and Barcelona The €2.7bn deal was announced last week and approved by the league’s executive committee
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7:36 PM ET Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa has chosen to represent Mexico over the United States, calling it “a personal, emotional decision” to make the switch. Although he had made appearances for the U.S. at various youth levels, he had yet to be capped for the USMNT. The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) confirmed
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10:54 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are convinced Paul Pogba will remain at Old Trafford beyond the transfer deadline with the club set to continue efforts to convince the midfielder to extend his contract, sources have told ESPN. United were prepared to receive an offer from Paris Saint-Germain for Pogba, who has one year
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10:28 AM ET Gonzalo Pineda has become the new Atlanta United head coach. Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire Former Mexico international Gonzalo Pineda has been appointed as the new Atlanta United head coach, it was announced on Thursday. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that the 38-year-old had agreed personal terms with the Major League Soccer club and Pineda
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2:05 PM ET Destiny is calling for Romelu Lukaku. The 28-year-old has completed a sensational return to Chelsea from Internazionale in a deal that fell just short of breaking the British transfer record for the second time in as many weeks, after Manchester City‘s £100 million signing of Jack Grealish. The financial effects of COVID-19
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5:18 AM ET The United States and Mexico have broken into FIFA’s top 10 ranked teams in world soccer following their recent successes in reaching the finals of the CONCACAF Nations League and the Gold Cup. The U.S. beat Mexico 1-0 in the final of the Gold Cup earlier this month and both teams’ progression
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7:00 AM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said this summer’s transfer window has been the “most difficult” for years but is hopeful of adding to his squad before the deadline passes. Arsenal have so far signed Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares for combined fees totalling around £75 million. However, they remain in
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