3:48 PM ET MIDDLESBROUGH, England — It took a while for Gareth Southgate to be convinced of Jack Grealish‘s worth in the England national team, but the Aston Villa midfielder now looks primed to get his chance at Euro 2020. England’s two warm-up games have effectively been an exercise in damage limitation, with several players
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10:08 AM ET Mark Ogden James Tyler Close Senior Editor, ESPN FC James Tyler is an ESPN editor for soccer. Liverpool ended a turbulent defence of their first-ever Premier League title by securing Champions League qualification on the final weekend of the season — an achievement that will make a crucial difference to the club’s
10:30 AM ET With most of the major European seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what will be a busy transfer window. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Dortmund lower Sancho transfer price Borussia Dortmund
7:35 AM ET Adriana Garcia UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin still feels betrayed by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli because of his involvement in the European Super League and said that, in his eyes, “he doesn’t exist anymore.” Juventus were one of the 12 founding clubs that announced the breakaway league on April 18 and have yet
8:03 PM ET United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter said that midfielder Tyler Adams is “recovered and ready to go” for Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico after recuperating from a back injury. Adams missed the last three league games of RB Leipzig‘s Bundesliga season, as well as the DFB Pokal final
4:00 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Eric Gomez It has been almost two years since CONCACAF giants U.S. and Mexico met in a competitive fixture, when El Tri triumphed 1-0 in the Gold Cup final, but they renew their rivalry
11:50 AM ET Gareth Southgate has confirmed England will continue to take the knee throughout Euro 2020 despite accepting the move could create an “adverse reaction” towards his own team. England return to Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on Sunday for their final warm-up friendly against Romania, four days after facing Austria in front of around 7,000
6:59 AM ET Manchester City defender Ruben Dias was named the Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday, becoming the second Portuguese to receive the honour after former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo. City boss Pep Guardiola was named Manager of the Season for a third time. Dias was named England‘s Footballer of the
9:23 AM ET Kevin De Bruyne has had minor surgery on the eye socket he injured in the Champions League final and will join the Belgium squad on Monday as they complete their preparations for Euro 2020. There had been fears that key midfielder De Bruyne could miss part or all of the finals, but
4:00 AM ET One of the perks of writing for ESPN is the set of tools you have at your disposal. Our TruMedia soccer dashboard pulls in StatsPerform data from most of the world’s major leagues, plus a lot of club friendlies and basically every international match from the past decade-plus. (It also has World