1:20 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a sports dispute involving the company of a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, warning FIFA that a prohibition against staging league matches internationally could violate American antitrust laws. Relevent Sports, controlled by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, sued the U.S. Soccer Federation
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3:10 PM ET Minnesota United has signed midfielder Emanuel Reynoso from Boca Juniors, the club announced on Tuesday. Reynoso, 24, will join the club as a Designated Player through to the 2023 season with a club option for an additional season thereafter. “It’s been a long, drawn-out process but we’re finally glad we’ve got it
12:15 PM ET Lionel Messi‘s father will meet Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu for crunch talks aimed at resolving his son’s future on Wednesday afternoon, sources have confirmed to ESPN. • Sources: Messi father in Barca talks• Sources: Arsenal to resign Ceballos• Rakitic rejoins Sevilla for €1.5m• Sources: Man Utd eye Upamecano deal• Mkhitaryan joins
9:00 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has signed a four-year deal with former club Sevilla. The Andalusian team paid €1.5 million up-front plus a potential further €9m in variables for the 32-year-old. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Insider Notebook: Real Madrid stars stunned by Messi exit
11:07 AM ET Arsenal have signed centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. ESPN reported last month that the 22-year-old had agreed a deal that will cost Arsenal €30 million (£27m). “So many fans were sending me messages asking me to join Arsenal, and that played a big part in
5:43 AM ET Real Madrid and Arsenal are close to agreeing another season-long loan for Dani Ceballos, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder, 24, had made no secret of his desire to re-join Mikel Arteta’s team after a successful debut season in north London. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Ceballos has already struck a
9:32 AM ET Napoli have launched a passionate defence on Twitter after their players were pictured receiving cryotherapy during training in garbage bins. Images of players standing in tall, individual bins were published on social media, and Napoli moved to add context, citing anti-coronavirus measures as the reason for the use of the containers. –
11:12 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Editor’s note: Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at AS Monaco. He will write regularly for ESPN on the business of soccer and the process of scouting. In his latest column, he looks at Gabriel, the Lille defender
3:00 AM ET Some of the world’s best players were snapped up for a tiny fee; others cost a small fortune. But which do we think are the top moves, by position, a club has made since 2000? 2 Related In a two-part series we explore some of the best transfers to have happened across
11:31 PM ET Argentina giants Boca Juniors have isolated players and suspended training for 72 hours after coronavirus testing revealed an “outbreak” of COVID-19 in the squad, the club confirmed on Monday in a statement. The squad is currently in a bubble in a hotel complex outside of Buenos Aires preparing for the restart of