9:52 AM ET United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen will go into the new season with Manchester City, sources have told ESPN. The 25-year-old spent the 2019-20 season with Fortuna Dusseldorf but missed the second half of the season with a patellar tendon problem. – What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues In
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1:22 PM ET Manchester City will play the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie against Real Madrid at the Etihad after UEFA cleared the game to take place in England, the governing body confirmed on Thursday. UEFA had been concerned about the viability of playing round-of-16 games in different countries, before the winners
3:01 PM ET Relegation-threatened AFC Bournemouth had a late goal disallowed by VAR as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues Callum Wilson thought he had
8:44 AM ET Zinedine Zidane has said Eden Hazard “isn’t afraid” of suffering another serious ankle injury but admitted the €100 million Real Madrid star has been bothered by pain which caused him to miss the club’s last two matches. Hazard, 29, has had a difficult first year in Spain, suffering an ankle fracture in
9:00 AM ET The Premier League is now halfway to completing ‘Project Restart’ after overcoming weeks of uncertainty to get competitive football off the ground again following the COVID-19 shutdown in March. 2 Related It has still not been a case of ‘normal service resumed’ due to games being played behind closed doors, increased substitutions
5:55 AM ET Borussia Dortmund are preparing for life without Jadon Sancho, the club’s sporting director Michael Zorc has said. The Bundesliga club would like Sancho to stay at the club for another season but Manchester United have expressed a keen interest in signing the England international. – FC TV: Stream FC Daily on ESPN+–
6:26 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Paul Pogba has said he is “happy” at Manchester United a day after manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he was hopeful the midfielder will sign a new contract at Old Trafford. Pogba has entered the final year of his deal, although the club hold an option to extend until 2022.
8:00 AM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has told ESPN Brasil he is confident his side can overcome boredom next season when he enters his fifth season at the club. City were unable to win the Premier League trophy for a third consecutive time, losing out to Liverpool who claimed their first league title
7:05 AM ET Former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman got a surprise this week after a picture supposedly bearing his signature was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has
5:22 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: PSG join Barca and Real in race for Arsenal’s Guendouzi Paris Saint-Germain have joined Real Madrid and Barcelona in the pursuit of Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, according to