2:54 PM ET French prosecutors are investigating allegations that Paul Pogba, seen here with Kylian Mbappe, was the target of extortion by his brother. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images World Cup winner Paul Pogba paid €100,000 ($100,000) to an organised group, including his brother, that was trying to extort him for millions, French officials said Tuesday. French prosecutors
11:14 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund, sources have told ESPN. City are nearing an agreement of around €17.5m for the defender, who has a year left on his contract at Dortmund. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The 27-year-old
7:09 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have signed central midfielder Fabian Ruiz from Italian side Napoli with the Spain international signing a five-year contract, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed but media reports said PSG paid an initial fee off €21.5 million ($21.5m). – Storylines to watch ahead of transfer
2:36 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens United States international Sergino Dest is open to a move to Manchester United but any move away from Barcelona before Thursday’s transfer deadline is dependent on several factors, sources have told ESPN. Dest, 21, has not been named in the squad for any of Barca’s three LaLiga games
5:01 PM ET Leeds United‘s Luis Sinisterra cancelled out Anthony Gordon‘s first-half opener for Everton as the two sides drew 1-1 in a pulsating Premier League clash at Elland Road on Tuesday. Strongly linked with a switch to Chelsea, Gordon started and finished the move that led to the opening goal in the 17th minute,
4:39 PM ET Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the young Premier League season after giving up an early lead to go down 2-1 to Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling put Chelsea in front in the 23rd minute with his third goal in two games but Southampton leveled within five minutes
5:53 PM ET Thomas Tuchel said his Chelsea team were bullied by Southampton on Tuesday and urged them to toughen up for future Premier League away games. The Blues lost 2-1 at St Mary’s despite Raheem Sterling opening the scoring midway through the first half, as Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong struck to give the
6:47 PM ET Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden, for the first time, publicly addressed the email controversy that cost him his job last October. Gruden, who filed a lawsuit against the NFL last year alleging the league singled him out, spoke Tuesday at the Little Rock Touchdown Club in Arkansas. Gruden, 59, said
3:55 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks plan to bring back manager Torey Lovullo next season, exercising the club option on his contract for 2023, it was announced Tuesday. The move comes one day after the biggest comeback win in franchise history: Arizona was trailing 7-0 in the fourth inning against the
4:23 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign recently distributed union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks, paving the way for thousands more players to potentially join the organization. “There was tremendous response,”