12:05 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured by former club Sporting CP who have renamed their academy after him. The Juventus forward, who also played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, joined Sporting in 1997 at the age of 12 and five years later made his senior team debut. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
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12:17 PM ET San Jose Earthquakes head coach Matias Almeyda has admitted that there is a gulf in quality between his team and recent opponents following a string of bad losses. The Earthquakes fell 6-1 to Portland Timbers on Saturday and also lost 7-1 to the Seattle Sounders on Sept. 10. – MLS on ESPN+:
1:53 PM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson AS Roma are set to have their opening-day 0-0 draw with Verona turned into a 3-0 defeat due to an administration error, sources have told ESPN. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Amadou Diawara, who was replaced in the 89th minute of the
10:49 AM ET Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte slammed supporters who sing at football stadiums. Photo by Niels Wenstedt/BSR Agency/Getty Images Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has hit out at fans who sing and cheer at football matches and said they were frustrating the fight against the coronavirus amid a surge in infections. Limited crowds have
2:16 PM ET The Premier League had its first heavyweight battle as Liverpool handled Chelsea, league play began in the German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A, plus we got a good look at Real Madrid. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week. Jump
10:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Rodrigo Faez Atletico Madrid are near completion of the signing of Luis Suarez after the striker edged closer to terminating his contract with Barcelona, various sources have confirmed to ESPN. There’s a desire on Atletico’s half to announce the deal as soon a possible, but they must first move on
9:40 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Moises Llorens Real Madrid are weighing up the option of signing Edinson Cavani in a bid to solve their crisis in front of goal but Juventus lead the chase for the striker, sources have told ESPN. Cavani, 33, is available for free after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired in
9:14 AM ET Queens Park Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand has said the “message has been lost” regarding footballers taking the knee at the start of matches. Both sets of players failed to take the knee in the Championship match between QPR and Coventry City on Friday which led to criticism. – Stream ESPN
1:15 PM ET Shaka Hislop Shaka Hislop is a founding member and honorary president of Show Racism the Red Card, a UK-based anti-racism education charity founded in 1995. A graduate of Howard University, Hislop played professionally as a goalkeeper for Reading, Newcastle, West Ham, Portsmouth and FC Dallas. He played internationally for Trinidad and Tobago
6:07 AM ET A Brazil women’s national team training session was paused after a parrot landed onto the head of player Bruna Benites, on Saturday. In a now viral video, the bird can be seen standing on Brazil defender Benites’ head before then flying the length of the pitch and perching on the goal netting.