2:25 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Having flown in from Europe that day, Gareth Bale‘s internal clock, as he stood in front of more than
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7:57 PM ET Kathleen McNamee SOUTHAMPTON, England — England striker Alessia Russo has said the quarterfinals is “where the pressure hits” after her side completed a perfect group stage with a 5-0 win over Northern Ireland at St. Mary’s Stadium on Friday. Russo, 23, came on at the start of the second half for Ellen
9:00 PM ET Associated Press Bayern Munich and United States international Malik Tillman was loaned Friday to Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers for the 2022-23 season. Rangers said the agreement with Bayern includes a provision allowing it to buy Tillman’s rights. Tillman was born in Germany to a father in the U.S military and a German mother.
6:51 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona and Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for the transfer of Robert Lewandowski, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The final agreement for the Poland striker is for a €45 million fee, with €5m in potential add-ons. Lewandowski will be announced as a new Barca player over the
4:51 PM ET England did not take their foot off the gas in the Women’s Euros as they beat Northern Ireland 5-0 in their final Group A match on Friday despite having already qualified for the quarter-finals as group winners. Sarina Wiegman’s side had secured their place in the last eight with a record 8-0
7:30 PM ET Austria beat Norway 1-0 to advance to the knockout rounds of Euro 2022 as Group A winners, where they will face Group B winners Germany in the quarterfinals. Nicole Billa scored in the 37th minute to give Austria the eventual game-winning goal, and knocking Norway out of the competition. – Women’s Euros:
12:21 PM ET Riyad Mahrez has signed a new two-year contract extension at Manchester City, the club announced on Friday. The 31-year-old joined City from Leicester in 2018 and helped Pep Guardiola’s team to win three Premier League titles in four seasons. – Ogden: How Man City mastered the summer transfer window– Stream ESPN FC
6:11 PM ET Toronto FC has completed the signing of free agent winger Federico Bernardeschi to a Designated Player contract through 2026, the club announced on Friday. Bernardeschi is the third Serie A veteran to join up with TFC in recent months, joining winger Lorenzo Insigne and defender Domenico Criscito. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
12:35 PM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has denied reports that the club will be forced to let Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong go this summer to comply with Financial Fair Play rules. United are interested in signing De Jong for a reported fee of €85 million, but sources have told ESPN
8:41 AM ET United States Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone has told ESPN that achieving equal pay for the men’s and women’s national teams has made “a dark cloud that was hanging over all of our heads move along.” Parlow Cone said last year that the USSF were “committed to equal pay” for national