9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has denied that Bruno Fernandes is tired and needs a rest. Fernandes has only failed to start five of United’s 29 games so far this season and Solskjaer insisted he is ready to play again when United travel to Fulham on Wednesday. “His form
12:40 PM ET Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has returned to Bundesliga strugglers Schalke 04 from Ajax. The Dutch striker was a prolific scorer for the German side from 2010-17, helping them win the German Cup in 2011. He scored 126 goals in 240 games before joining Ajax in 2017. – Bundesliga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and
8:00 AM ET What has happened to Liverpool‘s strike force? The team that won the Premier League last season on a seemingly endless wave of goals and attacking moves involving Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are now on a barren run that is threatening to derail their hopes of retaining the title. After
9:44 AM ET The “Assist King” has left the building as Mesut Ozil heads to boyhood club Fenerbahce after agreeing to terminate his Arsenal contract with six months remaining. It wasn’t supposed to be this way; in fact, Arsenal fans once hoped he’d stay forever. Ozil’s £42.4 million arrival from Real Madrid in September 2013
5:51 PM ET Associated Press Torino sacked coach Marco Giampaolo on Monday after a poor start to the season. Torino has won just two of its 18 Serie A matches this season, losing nine. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream Serie A games on ESPN+ A 0-0 draw at home against
5:04 AM ET Arsene Wenger has said Mesut Ozil still possesses “genius” and will thrive in the “warm environment” of Fenerbahce. The 32-year-old is in Istanbul finalising his move to the Turkish club after agreeing to terminate his Arsenal contract six months early. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Who gets Ozil’s
4:49 PM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice and Bukayo Saka added another as Arsenal used a second-half surge to beat Newcastle United 3-0 in Premier League action on Monday. The win gives the Gunners 27 points and moves them back into the top half to the table, leapfrogging Aston Villa into 10th place. Aubameyang broke
2:41 PM ET Liverpool and Manchester United‘s Premier League match on Sunday prompted “hundreds” of complaints from supporters affected by colour blindness, with United’s green change strip proving impossible to distinguish from Liverpool’s traditional red shirts. Despite using a white-and-black change kit for the majority of games this season when their red shirts clash with
11:36 AM ET Inter Miami CF have named Phil Neville as its coach, reuniting the former Manchester United player with David Beckham, who is co-owner of the Major League Soccer club. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more Sources told ESPN Beckham
6:41 PM ET Danny Lewis The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Real Madrid ready for Alaba arrival According to Marca, David Alaba‘s move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid for next season is a
8:46 PM ET We used to have a saying on the national team way back in the day: “Adversity builds character.” So whenever we were staying at a “roach motel,” we’d holler: BUILDING CHARACTER! When we had to fly across the country with 2-3 layovers (to save money): BUILDING CHARACTER! Middle seat, back row, smoking
4:48 PM ET AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first Serie A start since returning from injury, helping his side to a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Monday as the league leaders moved three points clear at the top of the standings. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream
6:10 PM ET Arsenal‘s post-Christmas revival will really gather pace if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s brace in this 3-0 win over Newcastle signals a return to form. For 50 minutes or so, this appeared likely to be another evening spent in the shadow of his former self, bereft of confidence and lacking conviction when chances presented themselves.
12:54 PM ET It was another massive weekend in soccer with a string of big results changing the narratives (and the title races) across Europe. In the Premier League, Liverpool and Man United battled to a 0-0 draw that might leave them both on the outside looking in when it comes to the title, while
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10:16 AM ET D.C. United have named Hernan Losada their new head coach, ending a three-month search for a successor to former manager Ben Olsen, the MLS club announced on Monday. Losada, 38, moves to D.C. from Belgium side Beerschot, where he had been coaching since 2018. He becomes the youngest manager in MLS with
11:51 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has said the club are interested in signing Lionel Messi as his contract with Barcelona comes to an end this summer. The Argentina international has been free to negotiate with clubs outside of Spain since Jan. 1 and sources told ESPN in December that PSG were exploring
7:59 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens AC Milan and West Ham United have sounded out a move for out-of-favour Barcelona left-back Junior Firpo, sources have told ESPN. Barca are open to letting Junior leave the club and are looking at possible replacements should he depart this month, although the lack of a president at
7:00 AM ET After seven-and-a-half years, Mesut Ozil‘s time as an Arsenal player is coming to an end after the exiled midfielder struck a verbal agreement to cancel the remainder of his contract with the north London club in order to sign for Fenerbahce. Ozil is now on the cusp of completing a free transfer
5:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are in a tug-of-war over the Manchester United midfielder’s future, sources have told ESPN. Lingard is desperate to find regular first-team football after making just three appearances so far this season. Solskjaer is sympathetic to the 28-year-old’s situation but is keen to keep him