9:38 AM ET The Champions League is anything but predictable. The past four seasons have given us four different winners, while nine different teams have contested the most recent six finals. But as European football continues to shake on its axis through a combination of financial mismanagement and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, that
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1:50 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BERN, Switzerland — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it’s down to his star-studded squad to show Paul Pogba that Manchester United is the place to win trophies. Pogba has stalled on signing a new contract at Old Trafford and could leave for free at the end of the season. Solskjaer insists
12:43 PM ET The European soccer weekend was full of highs and lows, ups and downs — as per usual. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United and looked great, Antoine Griezmann returned to Atletico Madrid and didn’t. The Bundesliga’s best team, Bayern Munich, humiliated their closest rivals, RB Leipzig, while Serie A’s previous force, Juventus,
10:19 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid‘s Champions League game at Inter Milan on Wednesday after suffering a hamstring injury and sources have told ESPN that no date has been set for his return. Bale missed Madrid’s 5-2 LaLiga win over Celta Vigo on Sunday after picking up the
11:28 AM ET The league clash between Nice and Marseille which was abandoned last month due to crowd trouble will be replayed on Oct. 27, France’s Ligue 1 said on Monday. The match was abandoned in the 75th minute when Nice supporters threw water bottles as Marseille were about to take a corner. – ESPN+
6:51 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said LaLiga chief Javier Tebas has a “sick obsession” with the club and blames him for Lionel Messi‘s departure this summer. Barca were unable to register a new contract for Messi when his previous deal expired under LaLiga’s strict financial salary limits, leading to him
7:30 AM ET Barcelona will start their Champions League defence in the first-ever group stage in the women’s tournament against Arsenal, Hoffenheim and HB Koge in Group C while finalists Chelsea will play Wolfsburg, Juventus and Servette FCCF in Group A. Last season’s semifinalists Paris Saint-Germain come up against Breidablik, Real Madrid and Kharkhiv in
9:42 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It was another weekend of thrills in Major League Soccer, as the New England Revolution (Eastern Conference)
3:37 AM ET With the Premier League back in action for the first time since the summer transfer window closed, this feels like a good time to take stock. The clubs who have finished in the top four in each of the past two seasons — Chelsea, Liverpool, defending champions Manchester City and Manchester United
4:48 AM ET Barcelona could be plotting a move for Leiecester’s Youri Tielemans in the summer of 2022. Matt Childs – Pool/Getty Images 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