4:54 AM ET In this week’s ESPN Insider Notebook, Barcelona look to Sergio Aguero should they fail to keep Lionel Messi. PLUS: Chelsea feel ‘vindicated’ over Frank Lampard sacking. Jump to: Chelsea vindicated | Man Utd eye Torres | Haaland’s heir | Gaya on move? | Ilaix in control | Marseille trolled | Pereira’s future
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12:10 PM ET In the summer of 2018, Juventus was enjoying an unprecedented domestic run. The Bianconeri racked up 95 points in Serie A play to win their seventh consecutive league crown, and they destroyed AC Milan, 4-0, to win their fourth consecutive Coppa Italia. Paulo Dybala, 24 years old, was emerging as one of
12:56 PM ET Alex Kirkland Lionel Messi received a surprise house-share offer from Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos on Thursday. The Real defender said that should the Barcelona forward decide to leave the Camp Nou for the Bernabeu when his contract expires this year he could stay with the Ramos family while he went house
4:47 PM ET Arsenal needed a pair of late goals to secure a 3-1 victory over a resilient Olympiakos side in their Europa League round of 16, first-leg tie in Greece. – Ratings: Saka, Odegaard 7/10 for Arsenal– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Arsenal took the lead on 34 minutes when Real
4:54 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur beat Dinamo Zagreb on the back of a Harry Kane brace in their Europa League round of 16 first-leg tie in London. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Kane put Spurs in front on 25 minutes with a close-range finish to record his 25th goal in all
6:12 PM ET The LA Galaxy signed former France youth international Samuel Grandsir from Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, the club announced on Thursday. The 24-year-old winger was signed with Targeted Allocation Money and has agreed to a three-year deal with the club that runs through the 2023 season. – Austin FC to make MLS
4:19 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — In a week that has seen a sharp focus on how Manchester United buy their players, it looks like they have pulled off a coup in signing Amad Diallo. A day after the club appointed John Murtough as football director and Darren Fletcher as technical director in
5:36 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Arsenal head into the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie against Olympiakos with a two-goal advantage and three away goals thanks to a 3-1 win in Piraeus. Two goals in the last 10 minutes earned the Gunners a valuable win. Gabriel Magalhaes scored the decisive goal with
2:00 PM ET United States Under-23 manager Jason Kreis has named his 20-player roster for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship. The players were selected from a 28-man training camp roster that has been practicing in Guadalajara, Mexico since the start of this month. Players can be added to replace an injured player up until March
2:58 PM ET Manchester United allowed a late away goal to draw 1-1 with AC Milan in their Europa League last-16 first-leg tie at Old Trafford. Amad Diallo scored his first goal with the United senior side in the 50th minute but his performance was trumped by a Simon Kjaer header seconds before the final