6:33 PM ET For the past month, much of the talk at the MLS is Back Tournament has been about the players and staff living in the bubble, the self-contained, Truman Show-like environment designed to keep out COVID-19. But Charlie Lyon isn’t just living in the bubble, he’s also existing in a pool. This is
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11:47 AM ET Liverpool made one of the easiest title runs in the history of the Premier League, clinching the title with seven of 38 matches remaining. They finished the season with 99 points in league play, second-most ever, and fully 33 points above third-place Manchester United. Does that level of dominance portend a run
2:50 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC And then there were eight. Both of last season’s MLS Cup finalists, Toronto FC and winners Seattle Sounders, were knocked out in the MLS is Back Tournament’s round of 16, leaving a diverse field of quarterfinalists comprised of clubs vying for the Supporters’ Shield, along with one or two
11:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are close to agreeing a fee with Valencia for winger Ferran Torres, sources have told ESPN. City are set to pay €23 million plus add-ons for the Spain Under-21 international. Negotiations are ongoing but City are hopeful of concluding a deal. Torres, 20, was made a prime target
11:27 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens A group of Barcelona members have announced plans to launch a vote of no confidence against president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board of directors because of the “unacceptable management” of the club. Cor Blaugrana, the collective of Barca fans from various supporters’ groups behind the action, say
12:52 PM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga club Sevilla became the fifth club in Spain to confirm that a member of its squad has been infected with coronavirus. Earlier on Wednesday, Spanish second division sides Almeria and Real Zaragoza each announced that one member of each of their teams had tested positive for coronavirus during
5:33 PM ET Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng plans to use the Champions League knockout stages to continue sending messages of equality and anti-racism by taking a knee. Bundesliga clubs used their platform to send various messages of support for the Black Lives Matter movement and pay their respects to George Floyd — who died
2:48 PM ET Chivas striker Oribe Peralta has tested positive for the coronavirus and is showing symptoms, despite having originally having had two negative results, Liga MX and the club have confirmed. Peralta missed the club’s 0-0 Liga MX season opener last Saturday against Leon through what was reported as sinusitis. – Stream ESPN FC
2:49 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Any trial on the remaining claims in the lawsuit brought against U.S. Soccer by members of the United States women’s national team may not take place until next year. A federal district
8:34 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Alexis Sanchez will have to take a pay cut if he wants to sign for Inter Milan permanently, sources have told ESPN. United agreed a short extension to Sanchez’s loan at Inter to cover the end of the Serie A season after it was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.