Month: August 2021

4:18 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of Lionel Messi after the Argentina captain’s contract at Barcelona expired earlier this summer. Messi has signed a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 side, with the option of extending for a further year. – Messi’s tearful farewell on Barcelona’s day like no other– The definitive
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12:41 PM ET ESPN staff Lionel Messi‘s move to Paris Saint-Germain is all but complete and it is happening in a style befitting of Messi’s status as the world’s best player. Private jets. Crowded streets. Fans massing at the stadium. It’s all happening. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream
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9:09 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid have announced they will take legal action against LaLiga president Javier Tebas, CVC Capital Partners and its director Javier de Jaime Guijarro after the Spanish league agreed to sell 10% of its business to the investment fund for €2.7 billion. The league’s executive committee unanimously approved the sale
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8:07 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s imminent move to Paris Saint-Germain has no bearing on whether Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Juventus, according to the Portugal forward’s teammate Leonardo Bonucci. Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from Juve throughout the summer after entering the final year of his contract, and PSG were among the
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6:30 AM ET Manchester City centre back John Stones has signed a new five-year contract with the club, the Premier League side announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old made 22 league appearances last season as City won the title. He was also part of the England team that finished runners-up to Italy at Euro 2020. –
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6:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Julien Laurens Lionel Messi is flying to Paris on Tuesday to finalise his move to Paris Saint-Germain, sources have told ESPN. The Argentina international is travelling to the French capital following Sunday’s emotional farewell to Barcelona at a news conference. Sources added that Messi has signed a two-year contract at
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12:51 AM ET Fans attending Premier League games are set to face random spot checks of their COVID-19 status at some stadiums in the opening weeks of the new season. Ticket holders should be prepared to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative lateral flow test result within 48 hours before the game via
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4:18 PM ET A heavily rotated Liverpool side beat Osasuna 3-1 in a preseason friendly at Anfield on Monday night ahead of the start of the Premier League season. A first-half own goal from Osasuna’s Jesus Areso gifted Liverpool an early lead before Roberto Firmino added a pair of strikes before the break to give
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1:45 PM ET American midfielder Gianluca Busio has completed his move to Venezia in Serie A. Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Venezia have completed the signings of United States midfielder Gianluca Busio from Sporting Kansas City and Italian defender Mattia Caldara on loan from AC Milan, the Serie A club said on Monday. –
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4:10 PM ET Josh Sargent has joined Norwich City from Werder Bremen. Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images United States striker Josh Sargent has signed for Norwich City from Werder Bremen, the newly-promoted Premier League side announced on Monday. “It feels great. I’ve always wanted to play in the Premier League so it’s a very exciting opportunity for me,”
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1:37 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent New Manchester City signing Jack Grealish says that rather than feeling the pressure of being British football’s first £100 million player, he “likes” the tag. City agreed to pay Grealish’s release clause to facilitate the move from his boyhood club Aston Villa. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA
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9:25 AM ET A Barcelona member has filed complaints with a French court and with the European Union Commission with the aim of blocking any move by Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain, according to documents seen by Reuters on Monday. In the complaints, shared by the fan’s lawyer Juan Branco, the Barca member claims that
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6:57 AM ET Just days after Barcelona announced Lionel Messi would be leaving the club, new signing Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of action for at least 10 weeks. Aguero sustained a right calf injury in Sunday’s training session, before Messi gave a farewell speech at the Camp Nou after Barca were unable to
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