9:00 AM ET Back in June, Joe Scally paid a visit to his former club, New York City FC. The reunion allowed him to catch up with old friends and former coaches; after all, it had only been six months since he had completed his move to Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach — who play Bayer
1:35 PM ET The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are expected to formally announce an alliance between the three leagues in the next 7-10 days, according to multiple sources involved in the conversations, but the substance of that agreement remains in flux. A confluence of seismic shifts within the college sports landscape, including name, image
1:45 PM BST South Africa have not let the uncertainty over the future of this year’s Rugby Championship, sparked by New Zealand’s stricter COVID-19 regulations, affect them ahead of Saturday’s second clash against Argentina. The two teams, who meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for a rematch after the Boks won the first Test
9:43 AM ET A federal judge in Florida has granted the PGA Tour’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed instructor Hank Haney’s lawsuit against the tour, in which he alleged that it pressured SiriusXM Radio to suspend him and then terminate him from hosting his radio show after his controversial comments about women’s golf. Haney,
7:31 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has been left “bloody angry” after the All Blacks pulled out of the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth, saying only one country is interested in doing what’s best for the game. The final match of the series, set for the 28th of August in Perth, was officially
6:38 AM ET The United States women’s national team remain in No. 1 position in FIFA’s world rankings despite a difficult Olympic campaign which saw them fail to secure the gold medal. The USWNT were aiming to become the first side to win a World Cup and Olympic gold medal back-to-back but were knocked out
6:11 AM ET Chelsea have loaned United States men’s national team defender Matt Miazga to LaLiga side Alaves, it was announced on Friday. The deal will be a season-long loan with Miazga extending his contract with Chelsea through the 2022-23 season. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily
3:23 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal have completed the signing of midfielder Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid, the club announced on Friday. Odegaard, 22, spent last season on loan with the Premier League club and scored two goals in 20 appearances. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
5:46 AM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has rounded on the club’s critics who “have the intention to bury us” and urged fans to rally around his players when Chelsea visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners were beaten 2-0 by newly promoted Brentford in their Premier League opener, prompting a widespread backlash which
7:31 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said midfielder Philippe Coutinho will get another chance at the Camp Nou in the wake of Lionel Messi‘s departure from the club. ESPN reported last month that Barca were reluctant to let the Brazil international leave unless a big offer arrived. Messi’s move to Paris Saint-Germain has