7:44 AM ET Bayern Munich are the front-runners to sign Ajax‘s Sergino Dest as Thiago Alcantara looks set to join Liverpool, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN the money generated from that transfer has fast-tracked their interest in Dest if a suitable transfer fee can by agreed between the clubs. – Bundesliga on
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5:23 AM ET German lower-league side SG Ripdorf/Molzen II suffered a 37-0 defeat on Sunday after only fielding seven players in a bid to maintain social distancing against their opponents as they feared contracting the coronavirus. SG Ripdorf/Molzen, from the city of Uelzen in the state of Lower Saxony faced their city rivals SV Holdenstedt
9:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is likely to face a vote of no confidence after a petition secured 20,731 signatures from club members on Thursday. The Mes que una Mocio campaign was launched in July and needed to collect more than 16,521 signatures from club members to force a referendum
12:16 PM ET Associated Press Under investigation in his home country Switzerland, FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with President Donald Trump and made a third trip to the White House since the United States became a 2026 World Cup co-host just over two years ago. Infantino attended a signing ceremony this week for a diplomatic
11:10 AM ET The Bundesliga season opener on Friday between reigning champions Bayern Munich and Schalke (live on ESPN+ in the U.S., 2.30 p.m. ET) will be played without fans, the city of Munich has ordered on Thursday due to a rise in coronavirus infections locally. The seven-day incidence, the average number of infections per
10:04 AM ET Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has flown to Italy to take an exam that would see him granted Italian citizenship ahead of a proposed move to Juventus, multiple sources have told ESPN. The forward left Barcelona’s El Prat airport on Thursday lunchtime, headed for Perugia. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Suarez —
12:10 PM ET Are you ready for some fussball? The 2020-21 German Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday with serial champions (and winners of the last eight titles) Bayern Munich hosting Schalke — watch live in U.S., 2.30 p.m. ET, ESPN — and with that, plenty of anticipation for what promises to be an exceptional
3:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It has been anything but a summer of fun for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Add up captain Harry Maguire getting arrested in Greece, Paul Pogba contracting the coronavirus, Mason Greenwood breaking COVID-19 regulations on England duty and being sent home, the failure to sign Jason Sancho and defeat
12:56 AM ET Santiago Mosquera recorded his first career hat trick and Franco Jara added a goal as FC Dallas defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday. It was FCD’s third victory in their past five matches, lifting them from ninth place to fourth in the tight
3:06 PM ET Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 victory over Girona in their second preseason friendly under Ronald Koeman on Wednesday. Philippe Coutinho struck the crossbar early on before giving Barca the lead midway through the first half, tapping into an empty net after brilliant link play between Messi and