10:03 AM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Thiago Silva once his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires, sources have told ESPN. The 35-year-old is set to play his final match for PSG in Sunday’s Champions League Final against
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9:54 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea have completed the signing of former Barcelona defender Xavier Mbuyamba, the club announced. Mbuyamba, 18, put pen to paper on a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge on Thursday and will join the Premier League club’s development squad ahead of the new season. – Stream
8:27 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens New Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he hopes to convince “disappointed” Lionel Messi to stay at the club by making sure he feels important. Sources have confirmed to ESPN that Messi interrupted a break in Cerdanya, where he was on holiday with teammates Luis Suarez and Jordi
5:51 AM ET Kosovan soccer club FC Prishtina have taken the unprecedented step of signing players on loan from rival teams for one match in order to contest a Europa League qualifier, the club and the national federation have confirmed. Prishtina’s preliminary-round qualifier away to Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar, scheduled for last Tuesday, was
4:00 AM ET Relegated AFC Bournemouth and Watford have both been handed home games on the first day of the new EFL Championship season as they look to bounce back to the Premier League at the first attempt. – Click here to view the Championship fixtures in full Selected EFL Championship fixtures will be streamed
Aug 14, 2020 Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest on Arsenal and Manchester City scrapping for the signature of Lyon’s Champions League star Houssem Aouar. Plus: Frank Lampard wants Chelsea to get a move on in the Kai
4:13 PM ET Aubameyang has proven his worth to Arsenal, even if he might be approaching the end of his productive years. Simply put, Arsenal need experience like his to get back to the Champions League. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Anyone questioning the wisdom of Arsenal effectively signing two players over the age of 30 is underestimating
9:50 AM ET The 2019-20 European soccer season unofficially began 422 days ago, when Feronikeli and FC Santa Coloma earned 1-0 victories over the Lincoln Red Imps and Tre Penne, respectively, in the preliminary round of Champions League qualifying. In this, the strangest sports year in most of our lifetimes, the season finally ends this
9:28 PM ET Minnesota United‘s long pursuit of Boca Juniors midfielder Emanuel Reynoso has paid off, with sources telling ESPN that the Argentine club has agreed to transfer the player to the Loons. The sources indicated that Minnesota will pay Boca US$5 million for Reynoso’s services, with the payments spread out over the life of
1:06 PM ET Real Madrid legend and former Pumas UNAM head coach Miguel “Michel” Gonzalez believes there are plenty of Mexican players that could play in Europe and that Inter Miami’s Rodolfo Pizarro took a step down in his career by moving from Monterrey to Major League Soccer. Pizarro has stated that he’d like to