4:22 AM ET 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: Chelsea on verge of sealing
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8:00 AM ET United States star Christian Pulisic will be flying the stars and stripes this week when Premier League giants Chelsea take on LaLiga side Villarreal in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
9:09 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid have announced they will take legal action against LaLiga president Javier Tebas, CVC Capital Partners and its director Javier de Jaime Guijarro after the Spanish league agreed to sell 10% of its business to the investment fund for €2.7 billion. The league’s executive committee unanimously approved the sale
8:07 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s imminent move to Paris Saint-Germain has no bearing on whether Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Juventus, according to the Portugal forward’s teammate Leonardo Bonucci. Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from Juve throughout the summer after entering the final year of his contract, and PSG were among the
10:44 AM ET The Premier League has introduced new measures to tackle discrimination in the game ahead of the new season, including permanent stadium bans for supporters, it said on Tuesday. All 20 clubs have agreed to enforce league-wide punishments, including bans, for individuals found to have behaved in an abusive manner towards any club
6:30 AM ET Manchester City centre back John Stones has signed a new five-year contract with the club, the Premier League side announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old made 22 league appearances last season as City won the title. He was also part of the England team that finished runners-up to Italy at Euro 2020. –
12:51 AM ET Fans attending Premier League games are set to face random spot checks of their COVID-19 status at some stadiums in the opening weeks of the new season. Ticket holders should be prepared to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative lateral flow test result within 48 hours before the game via
3:51 PM ET There has never, in the chequered history of Spanish football, been a prologue to a season like this one. Whether the next nine months of LaLiga — watch LIVE all season long on ESPN+ (U.S. only) — can produce drama that lives up to the last handful of weeks, I swear I
1:37 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent New Manchester City signing Jack Grealish says that rather than feeling the pressure of being British football’s first £100 million player, he “likes” the tag. City agreed to pay Grealish’s release clause to facilitate the move from his boyhood club Aston Villa. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA
4:26 PM ET Euro 2020 ended barely five weeks ago, Copa America barely four. Hell, the Olympics ended last week, and now the new European club season is already here. Ligue 1 is already underway, and the rest of Europe’s Big Five leagues (German Bundesliga, English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A) will begin