Month: August 2020

11:51 AM ET Former Mexico national team coach Victor Manuel Vucetich has five Liga MX titles to his name. Hector Vivas/LatinContent/Getty Images Veteran coach Victor Manuel Vucetich is close to taking over at struggling Liga MX giant Chivas, according to ESPN Mexico sources. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss?

12:53 PM ET Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thomas Meunier has criticised the culture of former club Paris Saint-Germain and said the party culture is “outrageous.” Meunier, 28, left the Ligue 1 champions to join Dortmund on a free transfer in June after four seasons in the French capital. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– ESPN Insider

12:08 PM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid youngster Takefusa Kubo has joined Villarreal on a season-long loan, the club has announced. The move — reported by ESPN last week — sees Villarreal pay a loan fee of around €2 million for the 19-year-old and does not include an option to buy. – Stream ESPN FC

9:00 AM ET Sam Mewis moved to Manchester City from the North Carolina Courage. Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images Manchester City have signed U.S. women’s national team midfielder and 2019 World Cup champion Sam Mewis on a permanent deal from the North Carolina Courage, the club announced Monday. The length of the deal is undisclosed

7:34 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona will try to re-sign Manchester City defender Eric Garcia this summer but sources have told ESPN the club are unlikely to pay in excess of €15 million for a player who is out of contract next summer. Barca would prefer to bring Garcia in during the transfer

2:12 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have not given up hope of landing Jadon Sancho but are growing frustrated by Borussia Dortmund‘s conduct during negotiations, sources have told ESPN. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Transfer Q&A: How will summer transfers work? – ESPN Insider Notebook: Mbappe, Neymar over Ronaldo for PSG United remain

10:04 AM ET Blaise Matuidi is set to sign for David Beckham’s Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, sources have told ESPN. The France international is in Paris, where he will undergo his medical before signing a three-year contract with the club. Juventus wanted to keep him but Matuidi was keen a new challenge and

1:25 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg The MLS is Back Tournament began 33 days ago, with a field of 26 teams that would soon contract to 24 as FC Dallas and Nashville SC were withdrawn amid a cluster