7:45 AM ET Amid all the chaos of transfer deadline day of the 2021 summer window, Barcelona veteran Gerard Pique found time to troll arch-rivals Real Madrid over their failure to sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe. Sources told ESPN’s Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez on Tuesday that Madrid had lodged a renewed offer worth
Month: September 2021
6:25 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
6:47 AM ET Transfer Deadline Day: three words that summon images of chaos; frantic attempts to arrange paperwork, players and managers desperately hoping for a deal to go through, and fans waiting for news of that last-minute confirmation or a hitch that sees their club miss out on a crucial signing. It is all about
12:26 PM ET Aaron Wan-Bissaka was originally disqualified from driving last year for speeding. Getty Images Manchester United right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without a licence and insurance, British media reported on Wednesday. Wan-Bissaka, 23, appeared at the Manchester Magistrates’ Court and entered his guilty pleas during a brief
6:05 PM ET FARO, Portugal — If anyone is still wondering whether Manchester United are getting a Cristiano Ronaldo whose best days are firmly behind him, just ask the shell-shocked Republic of Ireland players who thought they had denied him a goal-scoring world record in Estadio Algarve, only to see the Portugal captain smash it
8:03 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo said former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the “main key” in his return to Manchester United. United announced they had agreed to a deal with Ronaldo on Friday despite the Portugal international having been close to finalising a move to Manchester City, according to ESPN sources. – How Ronaldo outperformed
1:44 PM ET Perez represented the U.S. national team as a player, but he’s now coaching the country of his birth, El Salvador, as they try to qualify for their first World Cup since 1982. Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The dark, grainy video harkens back to a different age for the U.S. men’s national
3:30 AM ET The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the window is
10:15 AM ET The time to exorcise demons — or try to, at least — has finally arrived. Exactly 1,423 days after a loss to Trinidad & Tobago prevented the United States men’s national team from qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, qualification for the 2022 competition finally begins. The USA’s 14-game path to
6:34 AM ET Ansu Fati has been given the No.10 shirt at Barcelona after it was vacated by Lionel Messi‘s move to Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the summer, the club confirmed on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN Barca had considered leaving the number unused for the 2021-22 season but LaLiga rules that first-team players must wear
8:16 AM ET Associated Press Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was refused bail Wednesday and will remain in custody ahead of a trial scheduled to start on Sept. 10 after being charged with four counts of rape and one sexual assault. The 27-year-old Mendy has been in custody at a prison in Liverpool, northwest England,
4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This transfer window has been incredible. Given the challenges of the last 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that has ensued as a result, nobody really thought anything would happen at all. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the English Premier League led the way by spending
To warm you up, how’s this? Cristiano Ronaldo’s last goal for Manchester United was a free kick vs… Manchester City (May 10, 2009 in the PL, United won 2-0). Manchester United 1 Cristiano Ronaldo is 1 of 4 Manchester United players to win the Ballon d’Or while playing for the club. The other three? The
12:53 PM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Eduardo Camavinga, 18, has completed a move to Real Madrid from Rennes, having been on the radar of Europe’s top clubs for a few years. 2 Related The midfielder, who is the youngest player since 1932 to be called up by France, shot to worldwide fame with his performances in
9:22 AM ET The deal was as good as done but now it’s official: Cristiano Ronaldo is a Manchester United player once again after formally completing his return to the club on transfer deadline day. And he returns to United with some astronomical goal-scoring numbers. Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 282 appearances for the Red
3:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid made a new offer worth €200 million to Paris Saint-Germain for the rights to Kylian Mbappe but received no reply and are now resigned to putting their bid to land the star forward on hold, sources close to the LaLiga club have told ESPN. The transfer
3:00 PM ET Harry Kane insists his “conscience is clear” after attempting to force through a move from Tottenham to Manchester City and believes the saga has not damaged his reputation. The 28-year-old asked to leave Spurs before the start of Euro 2020 in the belief he had a gentleman’s agreement with chairman Daniel Levy
6:29 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Nuno Mendes was apart of the Sporting CP side that clinched the Portuguese title last season. Valter Gouveia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain have signed Nuno Mendes on loan from Sporting CP, the clubs have announced. PSG also announced that Pablo Sarabia would go the other
6:46 PM ET Chelsea have completed a deal to sign Saul Niguez from Atletico Madrid on loan for the season, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. Sources have told ESPN the deal contains an option to buy next summer for a set fee. – Transfer Talk LIVE: All done deals, rumours– When does the transfer