4:00 AM ET Two quick conclusions can be drawn by the move of teenage striker Talles Magno from Vasco da Gama to New York City FC. One is that Major League Soccer is now a serious force in the market for young Brazilian talent. There has always been a strong South American flavour to MLS.
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1:34 PM ET “There is no complex,” Unai Emery tells ESPN. Villarreal is a town of 50,577 people. Manchester United‘s stadium alone holds 74,140 people. Villarreal are playing in their first ever cup final; Manchester United have won 42 major trophies. Villarreal have never been this far in Europe before, breaking down barriers when they
3:26 PM ET UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their attempts to launch a breakaway Super League, European soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. The clubs are the only three of the original 12 to have not distanced themselves from the project following an outpouring of criticism. – Super
3:25 PM ET Associated Press Buenos Aires firefighters rescued a footballer from Uruguayan club Rentistas who had hung himself from a hotel balcony to escape a fire in his room, local authorities confirmed Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) In a video released by the Buenos Aires City Hall, midfielder Francisco
12:22 PM ET Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, and Alex Morgan have been named to United States women’s national team training camp for three friendlies ahead of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, Chicago Red Stars midfielder Julie Ertz will miss out on the 23-player camp and friendlies as she continues to come back
8:10 AM ET Gareth Southgate has named an expanded 33-man England squad for Euro 2020 including Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson but Nick Pope, Eric Dier and James Maddison all miss out. Southgate will cut seven players next week after assessing various injury situations while also waiting to see if there are any
1:25 PM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Ronald Koeman is meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the club’s Camp Nou offices on Tuesday to decide whether he remains in charge of the club next season, sources have told ESPN. Koeman has one year to run on his contract at Barca but ESPN revealed earlier
11:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent GDANSK, Poland — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Europa League final against Villarreal will define Manchester United‘s season. United made progress to finish second in the Premier League behind champions Manchester City but Solskjaer said only by lifting the Europa League trophy on Wednesday will be able to brand the
9:20 AM ET On the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, MLS’s Black Players for Change (BPC) announced that it is joining forces with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to push for passage of the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives back on
11:41 AM ET Fiorentina have named former Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso as their new head coach following Giuseppe Iachini’s departure, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Gattuso left his role at Napoli after failing to secure Champions League qualification, with the team ending the