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
Month: August 2021
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
8:00 AM ET United States star Christian Pulisic will be flying the stars and stripes this week when Premier League giants Chelsea take on LaLiga side Villarreal in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
12:58 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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
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
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. –
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
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
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
12:52 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Austin Lindberg Another game week, another opportunity to pile on the points for Bruce Arena’s New England Revolution. And they did just that, consolidating their place on top of the Eastern Conference, the Supporters’ Shield
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. –
7:35 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Lyon approach
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,”
4:26 PM ET Euro 2020 ended barely five weeks ago, Copa America barely four. Hell, the Olympics ended last week, and now the new European club season is already here. Ligue 1 is already underway, and the rest of Europe’s Big Five leagues (German Bundesliga, English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A) will begin
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
3:51 PM ET There has never, in the chequered history of Spanish football, been a prologue to a season like this one. Whether the next nine months of LaLiga — watch LIVE all season long on ESPN+ (U.S. only) — can produce drama that lives up to the last handful of weeks, I swear I
7:30 AM ET Fans wearing Barcelona and Argentina jerseys with Lionel Messi’s name and number on the back congregated outside Camp Nou to say farewell. Thiago Prudancio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images While Paris Saint-Germain look set to be the beneficiaries of Lionel Messi‘s emotional break-up with Barcelona, there is at least one other club out there
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
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
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- …
- 21
- Next Page »