8:16 AM ET Associated Press Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was refused bail Wednesday and will remain in custody ahead of a trial scheduled to start on Sept. 10 after being charged with four counts of rape and one sexual assault. The 27-year-old Mendy has been in custody at a prison in Liverpool, northwest England,
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12:26 PM ET Aaron Wan-Bissaka was originally disqualified from driving last year for speeding. Getty Images Manchester United right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without a licence and insurance, British media reported on Wednesday. Wan-Bissaka, 23, appeared at the Manchester Magistrates’ Court and entered his guilty pleas during a brief
10:15 AM ET The time to exorcise demons — or try to, at least — has finally arrived. Exactly 1,423 days after a loss to Trinidad & Tobago prevented the United States men’s national team from qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, qualification for the 2022 competition finally begins. The USA’s 14-game path to
1:44 PM ET Hugo Perez represented the U.S. national team as a player, but he’s now coaching the country of his birth, El Salvador, as they try to qualify for their first World Cup since 1982. Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The dark, grainy video harkens back to a different age for the U.S. men’s
4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This transfer window has been incredible. Given the challenges of the last 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that has ensued as a result, nobody really thought anything would happen at all. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the English Premier League led the way by spending
6:48 AM ET Erling Haaland remains Manchester United‘s priority transfer target next summer, despite the club’s financial outlay to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, sources have told ESPN. Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in Haaland, who can trigger a release clause in Borussia Dortmund contract at the end
6:34 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ansu Fati has been given the No. 10 shirt at Barcelona after it was vacated by Lionel Messi‘s move to Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the summer, the club confirmed Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Barca had considered leaving the number unused for the 2021-22 season, but LaLiga rules
5:06 PM ET Alex Kirkland Julien Laurens Antoine Griezmann has rejoined Atletico Madrid from Barcelona on a season-long loan, the LaLiga clubs announced on Tuesday. The loan deal is worth €10 million ($12 million) with an option from Griezmann to stay permanently for around €40m ($47m), multiple sources have told ESPN. Atletico said that the
3:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid made a new offer worth €200 millon to Paris Saint-Germain for Kylian Mbappe but received no reply and are now resigned to putting their bid to land the star forward on hold, sources close to the LaLiga club have told ESPN. The transfer window in Spain
6:46 PM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea have completed a deal to sign Saul Niguez from Atletico Madrid on loan for the season, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. Sources have told ESPN the deal contains an option to buy next summer for