7:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club’s previous board are facing criminal charges for the misappropriation of funds and false accounting. Laporta said a third-party forensic investigation into the club’s finances revealed that the previous regime, presided over by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, made unjustified payments
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8:32 AM ET Players in the Women’s Super League and Championship will be entitled to the changes. Naomi Baker/Getty Images The Professional Footballers’ Association has said that they will continue to push for “absolute parity” for female players and that a “piecemeal adoption” of new changes announced on Tuesday will only further hurt the women’s game.
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Joao Cancelo has signed a new contract at Manchester City, the club have confirmed. Cancelo, who moved to City from Juventus in 2019, will stay at the Etihad Stadium until 2027 after penning a long-term extension. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie
4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Given the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the January transfer window was surprisingly busy as clubs made mid-season moves to try and strengthen their sides. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the Premier League (€335 million) spending was actually the second-highest in history, with Liverpool‘s move for FC Porto winger
12:21 PM ET Juventus ended the last transfer window with a frown and a sense of uncertainty. Cristiano Ronaldo had just left, and while it was just a question of whether he’d be moving on for a fee in the summer of 2021 or as a free agent the following August, the fact that his
10:33 PM ET Caitlin Murray The National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association agreed to their first-ever collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on Monday night. The landmark deal introduces player free agency, higher salaries with annual increases, and other health and wellness benefits through to 2026. “This is a historic moment for women’s soccer
7:45 PM ET Everton have signed Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli just hours after naming Frank Lampard as their new head coach. Negotiations accelerated quickly after Lampard’s arrival was confirmed on Monday afternoon with a deal between the two clubs understood to see Alli arrive on a free transfer with Everton required to pay £10 million
6:51 PM ET The U.S. men’s team will be without midfielder Tyler Adams and defender Chris Richards for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier game against Honduras in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Adams has a hamstring injury, while Richards is nursing an ankle injury, with both players withdrawn from the USMNT roster. No replacements have been named. It
11:43 AM ET The 2022 January transfer window has firmly shut, but what a Deadline Day it brought. All eyes were on Barcelona, as they worked to bring in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal in addition to attempting to send Ousmane Dembele to the Premier League. Aaron Ramsey left Juventus for Rangers on loan. Everton were
2:35 PM ET Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a free transfer, sources have told ESPN. The clubs have been locked in talks since the weekend with the 32-year-old flying into Catalonia this morning in an attempt to push through a deal. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+