2:53 PM ET NASHVILLE — The parking lot at Nissan Stadium had long since cleared out, but superfan Clay Trainum was in no hurry to leave. Hours earlier, Nashville SC had made its MLS debut, losing to Atlanta United 2-1. The result wasn’t what Trainum wanted, but defeat did little to take the shine off
3:49 PM ET From a neutral standpoint, it would be absolutely thrilling if Luis Suarez joined Atletico Madrid. From an Atleti point of view, it might — just might — be sufficient to give them the natural, instinctive goal threat they’ve been missing for years. From La Liga’s vista, retaining a world-class superstar and legendary
11:04 AM ET Tottenham‘s Carabao Cup match with Leyton Orient has been postponed after a number of players from the League Two club tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced on Tuesday. Orient said on Monday that the stadium and training ground facilities will be closed until further notice after players returned positive tests. An
3:36 AM ET Patrice Evra has attacked Manchester United and accused people at Old Trafford of being arrogant and lacking respect for the club’s history. Evra, who won five Premier League titles, the Champions League and the Club World Cup in eight-and-a-half seasons at United between 2006 and 2014, made the claims in an extraordinary
3:16 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg It’s “as you were” in the top five of this week’s edition of MLS Power Rankings, with Columbus winning for the third time in its past four contests to maintain its place
8:30 AM ET When you’ve been watching football for as long as we have, it’s easy to get lulled into thinking you’ve seen and heard it all before. However, when an international training session has to be temporarily halted due to a marauding parrot, you quickly realise that the beautiful game still has plenty of
5:17 AM ET Multiple Contributors Barcelona are making a late play to land USMNT right-back Sergino Dest and beat Bayern Munich to the player, sources have told ESPN, and have approached Ajax Amsterdam to name their price. Bayern are still in discussions with Ajax over the transfer of Dest with the two clubs trying to
5:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Luis Suarez is furious with Barcelona after the club backtracked on an agreement to let him leave for free when it emerged he was close to signing for Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN. Suarez is now considering holding a news conference alongside his lawyers if the situation
6:10 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent WOLVERHAMPTON, England — If Manchester City started this season facing questions, they provided some early answers with a 3-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Will they be able to cut out some of sloppy performances that dogged last season? That they battled past Wolves — who beat them twice last season
12:21 AM ET Associated Press Flamengo‘s Copa Libertadores match on Tuesday against Ecuador’s Barcelona will proceed, despite seven players testing positive for the coronavirus. The Brazilian giants have been in Ecuador since Thursday, when the defending Copa champions lost to Independiente del Valle 5-0. The club said on Sunday that six players had the virus,
1:53 PM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson AS Roma are set to have their opening-day 0-0 draw with Verona turned into a 3-0 defeat due to an administration error, sources have told ESPN. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Amadou Diawara, who was replaced in the 89th minute of the
10:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Rodrigo Faez Atletico Madrid are near completion of the signing of Luis Suarez after the striker edged closer to terminating his contract with Barcelona, various sources have confirmed to ESPN. There’s a desire on Atletico’s half to announce the deal as soon a possible, but they must first move on
5:01 PM ET AC Milan‘s veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and also missed an open goal to give his side a 2-0 win over Bologna to get their Serie A campaign off to a winning start on Monday. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Stream ESPN FC Daily
2:16 PM ET The Premier League had its first heavyweight battle as Liverpool handled Chelsea, league play began in the German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A, plus we got a good look at Real Madrid. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week. Jump
6:22 PM ET Danny Lewis The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Plus, check out all the latest major completed transfers across Europe. TOP STORY: Battle to sign
3:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United might need five games to get up to speed. 2 Related The Norwegian watched United slip to a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday as they got their campaign off to the worst possible start. And after a short preseason,
12:05 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured by former club Sporting CP who have renamed their academy after him. The Juventus forward, who also played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, joined Sporting in 1997 at the age of 12 and five years later made his senior team debut. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
6:07 AM ET A Brazil women’s national team training session was paused after a parrot landed onto the head of player Bruna Benites, on Saturday. In a now viral video, the bird can be seen standing on Brazil defender Benites’ head before then flying the length of the pitch and perching on the goal netting.
10:49 AM ET Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte slammed supporters who sing at football stadiums. Photo by Niels Wenstedt/BSR Agency/Getty Images Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has hit out at fans who sing and cheer at football matches and said they were frustrating the fight against the coronavirus amid a surge in infections. Limited crowds have
6:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City‘s game against Wolves will go ahead on Monday despite confirmation that Ilkay Gundogan has tested positive for coronavirus. The midfielder will self-isolate for 10 days after becoming the third City player to return a positive test for COVID-19 following Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte. – Stream ESPN FC