Month: July 2022

10:11 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have confirmed the signings of Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen on free transfers from AC Milan and Chelsea respectively. Kessie, 25, has joined Barca on a four-year deal after his contract expired with Milan on June 30. – La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays
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4:58 AM ET Manchester City have completed the signing of Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips, it was announced on Monday. ESPN reported earlier in June that Premier League champions City will pay an initial £42 million to sign the midfielder with another £3m due in add-ons. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Transfer
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7:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Christian Eriksen has agreed to join Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder, who is a free agent, is set to sign a three-year deal once a medical is completed. – Eriksen makes emotional return with Brentford– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Eriksen, 30, spent the second half
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6:54 AM ET City Football Group (CFG), the Abu Dhabi company with investments in Manchester City and 10 other football clubs, have purchased a majority stake in Italian second-tier side Palermo, the Sicilian club announced on Monday. The move was confirmed at a news conference in Palermo with City chief executive Ferran Soriano and former
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3:35 AM ET Arsenal have completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, both clubs and the player announced Monday. ESPN reported in June that Arsenal were confident of landing the Brazil international amid rival interest from Tottenham Hotspur. – Preseason schedule: When, where, who Europe’s top clubs will play– Olley: Can Arsenal enjoy
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4:25 PM ET Tom HamiltonSenior Writer Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Leeds United are closing in on the signing of United States midfielder
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7:33 AM ET UEFA is working directly with social media companies to ensure harmful content is removed. Craig Williamson/SNS Group UEFA is to launch a programme to combat online racist abuse of footballers by working with social media companies to remove harmful content from platforms and raising awareness, the organisation said on Sunday. Europe’s soccer governing
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9:50 PM ET Dylan Teves scored his first professional goal six minutes before halftime to help the short-handed Seattle Sounders to a 2-0 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday evening. Fredy Montero added his second goal of the season for the Sounders, who were without several regulars while playing their third match in eight days.
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4:41 PM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted the club have no intention of selling Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong this summer. Sources told ESPN earlier this week that United had agreed an initial €65 million fee with Barca for the Dutch midfielder, though it was said that there were still
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2:47 PM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo has made an official request to leave Manchester United this summer so he can continue to play Champions League football next season, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by The Times. The Portugal captain returned to United a year ago for a second stint
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3:53 PM ET Associated Press United States goalkeeper Ethan Horvath was loaned to Luton Town by Nottingham Forest for the coming season on Saturday. Horvath joined Nottingham Forest a year ago on a free transfer from Club Brugge, where he won three Belgian league titles. – Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas –
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