3:57 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Edinson Cavani says he’s ready for the “responsibility” of wearing Manchester United‘s No. 7 shirt. The striker, who signed a two-year contract at Old Trafford on Monday, will follow in the footsteps of Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo by inheriting United’s No.7 and the 33-year-old is determined to
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Oct 5, 2020 Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg The reign of the youth-oriented Philadelphia Union atop the MLS Power Rankings lasted just one week, with a veteran-laden Toronto FC taking the reins at the top of the league — a
10:49 AM ET Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has offered to pay the salary of Gunnersaurus in an attempt to avoid the club mascot’s redundancy. Jerry Quy, the man who wore the dinosaur costume since the character’s creation in 1993, has been told his job no longer exists as a result of the absence of fans
11:45 AM ET Kathleen McNamee Sales of jerseys with the names of United States stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press outsold any of Manchester United‘s men’s players for the first three days after their signing, a club spokesperson has confirmed to ESPN. Heath and Press joined United in September on one-year deals from the Portland
1:01 PM ET Atletico Madrid are angry with Thomas Partey for the way his last-minute deadline day move to Arsenal was conducted, sources have told ESPN. Partey, 27, joined the Premier League club on Monday night after they paid his €50 million buyout clause. – Deadline Day: All the winners and losers– Stream FC Daily
10:54 AM ET The latest transfer window in history has finally closed and as you’d expect, some clubs and players have done better than others. Some teams did their business early, while others left it to the last minute after scrambling around for deadline-day bargains — although time will tell whether they are canny transfers
9:28 AM ET France national team boss Didier Deschamps has claimed that Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann is unhappy at the club. Griezmann, 29, endured a difficult debut campaign at Camp Nou last season, only scoring nine goals in 35 La Liga appearances. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Deadline Day: Every move, as it happened–
9:59 AM ET Alex Kirkland Kepa Arrizabalaga has said he’s “calm and confident” that he can turn his Chelsea nightmare around. The £71 million goalkeeper has come under fire after a string of high-profile blunders and has now lost his place to Edouard Mendy, who signed from Rennes last month. Kepa, 26, hasn’t started for
5:21 AM ET Adriana Garcia Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez has said that Neymar is not worthy of his respect after an investigation into the Brazil international’s accusation he was racially abused ended with no action being taken. Gonzalez was accused by the Paris Saint-Germain forward of directing a racist slur at him during Marseille’s 1-0
5:03 AM ET Luka Modric has defended Gareth Bale‘s record at Real Madrid and described criticism of his friend and former teammate as “unfair.” The midfielder spent four years playing alongside Bale at Tottenham, and seven in Madrid, forming part of a team that won four Champions Leagues and two La Liga titles before Bale