7:45 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have confirmed that the coronavirus pandemic has cost them around €300 million so far and has forced them to make a number of adjustments to their budget for the new season. Barca had hoped to become the first football club to break €1 billion in annual revenue
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7:58 AM ET Mikel Arteta has admitted on the eve of the new Premier League season that Arsenal‘s squad is imbalanced and the club are still actively looking to strengthen before the window closes next month. Arsenal have more than 33 first-team players on their books and are looking to offload several including Matteo Guendouzi,
12:15 AM ET Raul Ruidiaz and Joevin Jones each had two goals and two assists and the defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders scored four times in the opening 20 minutes en route to a 7-1 victory against the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday night. It was the biggest win for the Sounders in
8:07 AM ET Marco Bielsa has signed a one-year deal with Leeds United, the club announced on Friday. Bielsa led Leeds to their first promotion to the Premier League in 16 years and will now remain at Elland Road for the 2020-21 season. – Insider Notebook: Greenwood, Foden face England axe– Stream FC Daily on
7:12 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are set to sign Manchester City youngster Charlie McNeil in a deal that could end up costing close to £1.5 million, sources have told ESPN. The 17-year-old striker is expected to move to Old Trafford once the transfer goes through the category one academy investigation process, which can
3:44 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest news on Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden’s misdemeanour on England duty. Plus: Arsenal are pushing to sign Lyon’s Houssem Aouar. Jump to: Arsenal push for Aouar | Arteta eager
6:16 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Click here to check out all the latest major completed transfers across Europe. Two-way
10:03 PM ET Lionel Messi can play in Argentina‘s opening World Cup qualifier next month because the statute of limitations has run out on the ban he was given during last year’s Copa America, the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Thursday. Messi was banned for one game after being sent off
7:19 PM ET Mexico striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez will return for LA Galaxy on Sunday against San Jose Earthquakes, following a period of almost two months out with a calf injury. The 32-year-old has had a stop-start beginning to his career at the Galaxy since signing from Sevilla in January, with the break in the
5:30 PM ET Arsenal‘s new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham has defended the club’s restructuring and suggested the Gunners could “afford to miss out” on Champions League football next season. Earlier on Thursday, Mikel Arteta’s job title was changed from “head coach” to “first-team manager,” which was the latest move in a wider overhaul aimed at