4:50 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have threatened legal action against AS Roma after the Italian side pulled out of a preseason friendly at Camp Nou in August. Roma’s men’s and women’s sides were scheduled to play the annual Joan Gamper Trophy in Barcelona on Aug. 6. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
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9:33 PM ET Lorenzo Insigne will be the highest-paid player in MLS after joining Toronto FC. USA Today Images Lorenzo Insigne may be viewed as one of Major League Soccer’s most significant signings but the Italy international shrugged off the notion that he was under any pressure when Toronto FC introduced their prize recruit on Monday.
2:31 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Angel City FC will host the Mexico women’s national team for a Sept. 5 friendly. Getty Images Through a multi-year partnership with SUM (Soccer United Marketing), the NWSL’s Angel City FC and the Mexico women’s national team officially announced a friendly at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium on Sept. 5.
4:32 PM ET While New York City FC fought off an MLS Cup hangover and set its sights on an ultimately futile CONCACAF Champions League run, the Philadelphia Union established themselves as the team to beat in the Eastern Conference and a Supporters’ Shield rival for LAFC. In the past two months, though, everything had
1:52 PM ET Wales forward Gareth Bale has joined LAFC on a 12-month contract, with options through to 2024, after his departure from LaLiga champions Real Madrid, the Major League Soccer side announced on Monday. The 32-year-old, who signed for Spanish giants Real from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-record transfer
5:51 PM ET Fernandinho is returning to his boyhood club Athletico Paranaense after nine seasons with Manchester City. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Former Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has signed for Brazil Serie A side Athletico Paranaense as the 37-year-old makes a return to the club where he began his senior career. “Welcome back, Fernandinho,” Athletico
1:34 PM ET Watford have cancelled a friendly match against the Qatar national team, the English club said on Monday after two supporters’ groups voiced concerns about the country’s human rights record. The two groups — Women of Watford (WOW) and Proud Hornets — had urged the club to display its support for “all human
10:00 AM ET What a year for women’s soccer. It’s hard to look past the achievements of Barcelona. They set the game’s attendance record, drawing 91,648 to the Camp Nou for a European tie against Wolfsburg. They won Spain’s Primera Division Femenina by winning 30 games in the 30-game season. They made it a domestic
4:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have received an offer from Fulham for Andreas Pereira and also expect Dean Henderson to finalise his loan move to Nottingham Forest, sources have told ESPN. Fulham have made a bid of €10 million for Pereira, who is on loan at Brazilian side Flamengo. Sources have told ESPN
7:34 AM ET Arsenal have completed the signing of United States men’s national team goalkeeper Matt Turner, the club announced on Monday. The 28-year-old agreed terms to join the Premier League side from the New England Revolution in February but remained with the Revs for the start of the 2022 MLS regular season. – ESPN+