3:07 AM ET It would have been strange indeed had the transfer window in Germany concluded just like any other. That football is not immune to the effects of a pandemic was illustrated by a greater emphasis than ever among Bundesliga clubs when it came to loan deals, many of them secured at the eleventh
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3:00 AM ET Aston Villa 7, Liverpool 2. Leicester City 5, Manchester City 2. Tottenham Hotspur 6, Manchester United 1. Hoffenheim 4, Bayern Munich 1. The early weeks of the 2020-21 European soccer season have produced more than their fair share of “Wait, WHAT?” results. With the transfer window closed and clubs on an international
6:09 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made for the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. Liverpool, Man Utd to go after
4:34 PM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni believes “it was positive” that Lionel Messi remained at Barcelona this summer instead of joining a new team. Messi had grown increasingly unhappy at how the club was being run and announced in August his wish to leave the outfit. The Argentina captain, was, however, forced
6:39 PM ET Associated Press Brazil striker Neymar left Wednesday’s training session early with back pains, which could force the Paris Saint-Germain star to miss Friday’s opening World Cup qualifier against Bolivia. Brazil’s team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar told journalists at the training ground in Teresopolis that Neymar had already started getting treatment but that it
2:25 PM ET Gareth Southgate has warned his players that off-field issues could “derail” England at major tournaments. England will be without Jadon Sancho, Tammy Abraham and Ben Chilwell for Thursday’s friendly against Wales at Wembley after the trio breached government guidelines relating to COVID-19. The three players in question attended a party organised to
5:42 PM ET Wednesday’s game between the Colorado Rapids and LAFC has been postponed following another confirmed positive test for COVID-19 within the Rapids organization. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) A source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN that the
11:12 AM ET Football had a plan. Qualification for the 2022 World Cup would wrap up by March of that year, with the draw a month later and the tournament itself kicking off on Nov. 21, 2022, in Qatar. Then came the global pandemic and, with it, the scrambling, adjusting and, above all, negotiating between
9:50 AM ET Manchester United failed to sign any of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s priority targets during the summer transfer window, sources have told ESPN. United completed their transfer business on deadline day on Monday by sealing deals for Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Amad Traore and Facundo Pellistri, having secured the £40 million signing of
1:27 PM ET Czech footballer Antonin Panenka is in intensive care at a hospital after contracting COVID-19, his former club Bohemians 1905 said on Wednesday. Panenka, 71, scored a unique winning penalty against Germany in the 1976 European Championship, which has been copied by some of the game’s greatest players, to win the tournament for