8:11 AM ET Mesut Ozil‘s agent Dr Erkut Sogut has told ESPN that the player’s future is expected to be finalised in the next 10 days with the midfielder undecided over his next move. The 32-year-old is free to talk directly to overseas clubs after entering the final six months of his £350,000-a-week contract with
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7:04 AM ET Antwerp’s Didier Lamkel Ze has issued a public apology after he turned up to training in an Anderlecht shirt. Photo by Jef Matthee/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Antwerp forward Didier Lamkel Ze has apologised after he arrived to training wearing the shirt of the club’s fiercest rivals Anderlecht. Lamkel Ze was denied entry
5:17 PM ET AC Milan take on Juventus on Wednesday — 2:30 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN2 — from their perch at the top of the Serie A table, a spot they’ve held since the start of the campaign, or 15 matchdays. The last time they were top for this long was 10 years,
6:26 PM ET Jose Mourinho has form for using the EFL Cup as a catalyst for bigger successes. It was the first silverware he won in each of his two spells with Chelsea in 2005 and 2015, and his maiden trophy with Manchester United a year later. Both clubs went on to better things, and
5:55 PM ET Harry Kettle The transfer window is now open in most leagues across the world, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official moves here. Liverpool join race for Bayern’s Alaba Liverpool are one of five clubs — including Real Madrid — who
4:59 AM ET January shapes up as an absolutely colossal month for Barcelona given that: Their greatest-ever player is suddenly free to commit to a rival club for no fee, and they could kiss goodbye to three trophy chances (Supercup, Copa and League) by the time February dawns. Plus, please don’t forget there are Camp
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he “doesn’t have many players” for the Carabao Cup semifinal with Manchester United. The City squad have been hit with an outbreak of COVID-19 that forced the club’s training base to temporarily close. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Ogden: Carabao win can give
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has accused rival managers of trying to influence referees after Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp referenced Manchester United‘s penalty record following his side’s 1-0 defeat to Southampton. Klopp said after the game that Liverpool should have been awarded two penalties and suggested United may have been more likely
6:15 PM ET Major League Soccer submitted a verbal proposal to the MLS Players Association on Tuesday in which it won’t insist on salary cuts for the upcoming season in exchange for extending the current collective bargaining agreement for two years. Multiple sources told ESPN that the proposal would freeze compensation growth between 2021 and
3:48 PM ET USWNT forward Alex Morgan said she has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of upcoming call-ups for the national team’s January training camp. – Alex Morgan to leave Tottenham, return to U.S.– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “Unfortunately, my family and I closed out 2020 learning that we had contracted