8:15 AM ET Real Madrid and Everton are in talks over a fee for James Rodriguez, sources have confirmed to ESPN, with the midfielder having already agreed a three-year contract at Goodison Park. Madrid are asking for at least €25 million for the Colombia international, while Everton want to pay less, believing a lower fee
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8:30 AM ET It is the transfer story that won’t go away, but of all the summer sagas, Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich to Liverpool is the one that is least likely to happen… for now. Within that league table of “will they / will won’t they?” deals you can include Lionel Messi from Barcelona
1:30 AM ET Jordan Morris scored twice 61 seconds apart early in the second half as the host Seattle Sounders pulled away to defeat LAFC 3-1 on Sunday night. Raul Ruidiaz scored at the 11-minute mark before being replaced because of a heel contusion at halftime for the defending MLS Cup champion Sounders, who moved
6:22 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Chelsea close in on Havertz Bild are reporting that Chelsea are close to announcing
12:45 PM ET Major League Soccer announced on Sunday that Dell Loy Hansen intends to sell Real Salt Lake FC, National Women’s Soccer League side Utah Royals FC and the United Soccer League Championship’s Real Monarchs. Hansen has been under pressure since a report from The Athletic detailed his repeated use of racist language to
3:01 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have agreed on a fee with Ajax Amsterdam for midfielder Donny van de Beek, sources have told ESPN. An agreement is in place for the 23-year-old to move to Old Trafford for around £40 million. United are set to discuss personal terms with Van de Beek before the
4:30 PM ET Lyon beat Wolfsburg to win their fifth straight and seventh overall UEFA Women’s Champions League final. GABRIEL BOUYS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Striker Eugenie Le Sommer scored one goal and made another as Lyon beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League for an unprecedented fifth time in a row. Called
4:40 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi has followed through on his threat and not turned up for the start of preseason as he continues to push for a move away from Barcelona. The Barca players were due in for coronavirus tests on Sunday ahead of Monday’s first training session since Ronald Koeman
11:58 AM ET Former England captain Wayne Rooney has described the Football Association’s handling of Harry Maguire as “a mess” after the Manchester United captain was found guilty of various charges in Mykonos. Defender Maguire was initially named by England manager Gareth Southgate in the squad for next month’s Nations League games against Denmark and
4:41 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer The bloke in the crowd said it best, until Pep Guardiola said it better. In the midst of the noise around the Romareda, a collective murmur of incredulity, came a short and simple phrase that was just about audible and elicited the highest eulogy. It was March, a decade