1:43 PM ET Premier League clubs will not release players called up for international duty if they are playing matches in a country on the UK’s red list to prevent them from having to quarantine on their return to England, the league said on Tuesday. “Extensive discussions have taken place with both the FA and
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3:28 PM ET The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a football corruption probe in 2015, with more than 50 defendants criminally charged. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images FIFA will receive over $201 million in forfeited funds seized during a global football corruption probe, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), said on Tuesday. Since the DOJ unveiled the
11:00 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Chelsea are in talks with Atletico Madrid over the signing of Saul Niguez on a season-long loan with an option to buy, sources have told ESPN. Manchester United also asked about the midfielder earlier this month and remain interested, sources said, but have not yet been able to
10:24 AM ET The medical staff who saved Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen‘s life at the Euro 2020 are set to receive the UEFA President’s Award, Europe’s football governing body said on Tuesday. Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s opening defeat by Finland in June and received life-saving treatment on the pitch before he was rushed to hospital.
6:57 AM ET Associated Press Players from Afghanistan women’s national team had an “important victory” on Tuesday when they were among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from Kabul. Global players’ union FIFPRO thanked the Australian government for making the evacuation of players, team officials and family members possible, with
9:18 AM ET Andy Robertson is yet to appear for Liverpool this season due to an ankle injury. Jan Kruger/Getty Images Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has signed a new long-term contract extension at Anfield, the club announced on Tuesday. The Scotland international is yet to appear for Liverpool this season as he looks to recover from
10:13 AM ET Tuesday marks officially one week to go before the summer transfer window closes for 2021, meaning all the big clubs are racing to fill gaps in the squad, find new clubs for fringe players or figure out the financials to make the signing of the season. Where do Man City and Tottenham
4:00 AM ET The sparkling pair of 24-karat goals Vinicius Junior scored on Sunday for Real Madrid at Levante in LaLiga was so shimmeringly beautiful that it would be easy to be distracted by the duo’s majesty. It would be simplicity itself to be focus exclusively on the killer-clinical finishes, or to hail the theatrical
8:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said the league is “really intrigued” by Las Vegas as a possible expansion market, and will continue to focus on the city as it looks to determine MLS’s 30th team. Garber spoke to ESPN at the MLS Works Community Day at Charles R.
12:26 PM ET What a weekend of fun we had across Europe! There were big wins for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League, a big fight in Ligue 1 that will resonate for some time, and some off-field drama involving Cristiano Ronaldo‘s status at Juventus. Also we saw Barcelona, Man United and