1:25 PM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo‘s pursuit of the all-time goalscoring record in international football will not influence Portugal‘s play, says national team coach Fernando Santos. Portugal take on Croatia in Tuesday’s Nations League game in Split with their hopes of defending the title over after their 1-0 home loss to France at the
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France duty gives Paul Pogba a break, Liverpool’s list of absentees grows, Spain captain Sergio Ramos won’t be rattled, Italy and Belgium are on an upward curve at the right time, Leroy Sane shows he can among world’s best, and Norway have gotten creative in a bid to overcome their COVID-19 woes. It’s Monday, and
5:01 AM ET When Spain welcome Germany at an empty Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville on Tuesday in their final Nations League match, it offers the chance to see where they are in their evolution. When Spain won back-to-back European Championships and a World Cup in their dominant spell from 2008 to 2012, they
4:55 AM ET Adriana Garcia Boca Juniors captain Carlos Tevez has said he cries during games as he is struggling to cope with his father’s deteriorating health. Tevez’s father, Raimundo Tevez, spent 45 days in intensive care in a private hospital in Buenos Aires fighting the coronavirus before being discharged on Sept. 4. – ESPN
6:39 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the
6:35 PM ET Moving to a three-man defence at the 2018 World Cup was widely acclaimed as a masterstroke by Gareth Southgate. The jury is still out, however, on whether returning to a similar shape will prove equally effective when it matters most. As a disciple of former Three Lions boss Terry Venables, Southgate is
10:34 PM ET England midfielder Jordan Henderson was withdrawn at half-time against Belgium due to tightness in his leg, manager Gareth Southgate said, casting doubt on his availability for injury-hit Liverpool this weekend. Harry Winks replaced Henderson in the second half of England’s 2-0 loss in their Nations League group stage match on Sunday which
7:19 PM ET Paul Pogba has said that his time away from Manchester United when he is playing with France is a “breath of fresh air.” In an interview on Sunday the midfielder admitted he was going through the toughest period of his career at the moment at United and that joining the French national
7:42 PM ET Argentina‘s most capped player Javier Mascherano has announced his retirement from football, aged 36. Mascherano, a combative midfielder at River Plate, Corinthians, Liverpool, and Barcelona amongst other clubs, made his surprise announcement after his side Estudiantes lost 1-0 to Argentinos Juniors in a league match on Sunday. – Messi or Maradona? VOTE
4:36 PM ET Belgium rode two first-half goals to a 2-0 UEFA Nations League win over England on Sunday night. Youri Tielemans fired the hosts in front inside of 10 minutes with a low line drive that took a slight deflection to beat Jordan Pickford in the England goal. – UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: