Month: August 2021

11:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens RB Leipzig have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign midfielder Ilaix Moriba for a fee which could reach €20 million ($27.5m), sources have confirmed to ESPN. Ilaix, 18, will fly to Germany to complete a medical ahead of signing a five-year contract with the Bundesliga side before
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12:37 PM ET Associated Press Forward Timothy Weah is hurt and will miss the United States’ opening three World Cup qualifiers. Weah was injured during training with Lille in France on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The U.S. Soccer Federation said Weah will not
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9:56 AM ET Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani‘s Uruguay call-up for next month’s World Cup qualifiers has been cancelled due to quarantine rules, Uruguay’s football association (AUF) said on Monday. Premier League clubs last week unanimously decided not to release players for international duty that required travel to countries on the UK’s COVID-19 red list.
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12:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are in talks with Leeds United over a deal for Daniel James, sources have told ESPN. There have been discussions about both a loan or permanent move for the Wales winger, who has spent the last two seasons at Old Trafford after arriving from Swansea City in 2019.
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9:50 AM ET Liverpool transfer guru Michael Edwards is to leave the club at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN, with the widely-respected sporting director due to be replaced by his deputy, Julian Ward. Edwards, who joined Liverpool from Tottenham to take up the role of head of analytics in 2011, is
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1:48 PM ET Rajon Rondo plans to sign a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers upon clearing waivers Monday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Rondo, who agreed to a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, will still make his full $7.5 million salary this season between the buyout and his
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12:34 PM ET Tennessee will start Joe Milton III at quarterback for its season-opening game against Bowling Green on Thursday night. First-year coach Josh Heupel announced the decision during a news conference Monday, citing Milton’s skills and decision-making. In April, Milton transferred to Tennessee from Michigan, where he began last season as the starter before
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1:09 PM ET Notre Dame junior linebacker Marist Liufau underwent surgery Monday morning for a broken and dislocated ankle and it will likely miss the season, head coach Brian Kelly announced on Monday. Liufau had 22 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss last season and was slated to be a significant contributor again in
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12:51 PM ET Michigan will start junior Cade McNamara at quarterback for Saturday’s season opener against Western Michigan, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. Harbaugh labeled McNamara as the Wolverines’ starter before preseason camp opened, and the junior has only strengthened his position during the past month. McNamara appeared in four games last season and started
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1:12 PM ET The inevitable became official Monday as top-ranked Alabama named Bryce Young its starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against No. 14 Miami. Young, a sophomore and former five-star prospect, spent last season as the back-up to Mac Jones, who was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of this year’s
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