4:21 AM ET ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae provides a weekly column with an inside view of the German game. This week, Derek has an exclusive one-on-one interview with VfB Stuttgart manager Pellegrino Matarazzo. As he embarks on his second Bundesliga season as a head coach, Matarazzo is making fans, particularly in his country
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10:31 PM ET John Tolkin scored his first career goal and Carlos Miguel Coronel made four saves when the New York Red Bulls defeated the Columbus Crew 1-0 in Harrison, N.J., on Wednesday to end a seven-game winless streak. Tolkin, the 19-year-old homegrown product in his 16th MLS game, put the Red Bulls (6-9-4, 22
6:20 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Bayern keen on
9:30 AM ET Bruce Schoenfeld There can be only one table. Just one, in the shape of a square, and it must be big enough to accommodate all 24 players who have made the trip. Please put six chairs on each side, so everyone can see everyone else, and no place is better than another.
12:15 PM ET The United States women’s national team will play four matches this fall following winning the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The USWNT will take on Paraguay in September in two matches in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the first on Sept. 16 at FirstEnergy Stadium and then Sept. 21 at TQL
12:57 PM ET Juventus have completed the signing of midfielder Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo. Locatelli, who had been the subject of a bid from Arsenal following Euro 2020 according to Sassuolo’s CEO, had his Juve medical on Wednesday, with the Bianconeri posting pictures of his arrival on their Twitter page. – Don’t have ESPN? Get
2:34 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has lashed out over the transfer rumours regarding his future, accusing people of being “disrespectful” yet stopping short of committing his future to Serie A giants Juventus. The former Real Madrid forward, who scored a record 451 goals during his nine years at the club from 2009-18, was linked with
4:57 AM ET Arsenal are closing in on a deal worth around €40 million for Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard, sources have told ESPN. Personal terms are yet to be finalised but no issues are expected and Arsenal are now confident of sealing an agreement once the finer details of the fee are determined. –
5:08 PM ET Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Salzburg and Sheriff Tiraspol edged closer to the lucrative Champions League group stage after beating their respective opponents in the first legs of their playoff-round ties on Tuesday. A Pedrinho goal gave Shakhtar a 1-0 win at Monaco while Salzburg fought back from a goal down to beat Brondby
12:59 AM ET Andre Shinyashiki scored a 73rd-minute goal, one minute after he came on as a substitute, and lifted the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday night in Carson, Calif. Shinyashiki nudged a header into the net off a corner kick that first came to the Rapids’