9:36 AM ET Minnesota Golden Gophers receiver and potential first-round pick Rashod Bateman is opting out of the upcoming college football season and will begin preparing for the NFL draft, he announced Tuesday. ESPN’s Todd McShay has Bateman as the No. 19 player among his way-too-early top 32 prospects. Bateman becomes the second pro prospect
Month: August 2020
10:37 AM ET TCU coach Gary Patterson apologized Tuesday for repeating a racial slur when instructing a player to stop using the word in team meetings, which led to a group of players to skip practice Monday. Horned Frogs linebacker Dylan Jordan accused Patterson on Twitter of using the slur during an incident Sunday in
6:19 AM ET Manchester United missed out on Borussia Dortmund teenager Jude Bellingham after refusing to match the £56,000-a-week pay deal offered by the German club, sources have told ESPN. Bellingham, 17, left Birmingham City for Dortmund in July in a transfer that could eventually be worth £22.75 million to the EFL Championship side. –
8:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid and Spain legend Iker Casillas announced on Tuesday his retirement at the age of 39. The former goalkeeper has not played since he suffered a heart attack in training with FC Porto in May 2019. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ “This is the most important day and
5:02 AM ET Everton are looking to fend off interest from Manchester United to complete a deal for Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes, sources have told ESPN. Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has made defensive reinforcements a priority this summer, with director of football Marcel Brands tasked with signing a centre-back and right-back ahead of the new
7:19 AM ET Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon is in talks to join Chelsea, with discussions already at an advanced stage, sources have told ESPN. The defender, 23, has attracted interest from a number of top European clubs after impressing in La Liga this season on loan at Sevilla. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+
7:51 AM ET Ellen Fokkema will be the first player to participate in the Dutch FA’s pilot programme. BSR Agency/Getty Images The Dutch Football Association announced a pioneering scheme on Tuesday, allowing a woman to play competitively at a men’s team in the country’s ninth tier in the hope of greater womens’ participation in the men’s
6:26 AM ET Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has said he is “gutted” his loan spell at Roma has ended. Smalling returns to Old Trafford following the end of the Serie A campaign and has not been included in Roma’s Europa League squad for the round-of-16 clash with Sevilla. – Stream Serie A games on
9:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted the club will not be rushed over their summer transfer dealings despite Borussia Dortmund setting a deadline for top target Jadon Sancho to leave the club. Sources have told ESPN that talks with Dortmund are ongoing over a deal that would see
9:23 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.