12:36 PM ET Alex Kirkland Eder Militao was sent off early as 10-man Real Madrid were beaten 2-1 by Levante on Saturday in another blow to their hopes of retaining the La Liga title. Militao was red-carded with just nine minutes played for bringing down striker Sergio Leon when in on goal. Shortly afterwards, Marco
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6:45 PM ET The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Pretty much any club in the world would want Kylian Mbappe, and with his Paris Saint-Germain contract coming to an end in 2022, the biggest
3:30 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Eric Garcia was “all tied up,” they said, but somehow he escaped. “Garcia: OK,” Barcelona said. “Garcia: now,” they said. “Garcia: done,” they said. A bit like they had said, “Neymar: OK,” “Neymar: now,” and “Neymar: done.” The Brazilian had been coming pretty much every day for months, right
4:39 PM ET Jesse Lingard has moved to West Ham from Manchester United on loan until the end of the season, the Old Trafford club announced on Friday. Sources have told ESPN the deal will cost West Ham £1.5 million and they will also cover Lingard’s wages for the remainder of the campaign. West Ham
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says suggestions his team are favourites for the Premier League title “go in one ear and out the other.” City are top of the table and have won their last 11 games in all competitions. It has prompted bookmakers and pundits to make Guardiola’s team
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Anthony Martial will “come good,” according to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The French striker scored 23 goals in all competitions last season but has managed just five this term with only two coming in the Premier League. – Dawson: Examining Bruno Fernandes’ first year at Miami– Insider Notebook:
7:21 AM ET Adriana Garcia Joao Maleck was transferred on loan from Club Santos. Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Striker Joao Maleck will resume his playing career at Mexican second division club Deportivo Cafessa less than two months after being released from prison on parole. Maleck, 21, spent 18 months behind bars for a car accident
3:52 AM ET Marcus Rashford has been ordered to take extra finishing lessons at Manchester United — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: The extent of Barcelona’s cash crisis. Jump to: Madrid must sell to fund Mbappe, Haaland moves | Barca cash crisis laid bare | Diallo set for Man United debut | Dzeko’s
10:54 AM ET MLS and the MLS Players Association have agreed to extend talks on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by one week, the league announced on Friday. The two sides have also agreed to a regular schedule of meetings during that period. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “Major League
5:37 AM ET Adriana Garcia Former Real Madrid and Italy star Antonio Cassano has revealed he gained 14 kilograms in seven months while at the Bernabeu because he ate Nutella “directly from the jar.” Italian brand Nutella, a sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread, sponsored the Spanish giants at the time when the then 23-year-old Cassano moved