10:55 AM ET Gabriel Tan SINGAPORE — At the second time of asking, Liverpool are up and running in their preparations for the upcoming campaign as they cruised to a 2-0 friendly victory over Crystal Palace at Singapore’s National Stadium on Friday evening. Three days after opening their preseason with a 4-0 loss to Manchester
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9:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has told Anthony Martial he must “focus” if he wants to get back to his best at Manchester United. Martial has returned from a disappointing loan spell at Sevilla and scored twice in preseason games against Liverpool and Melbourne Victory so far this summer. – Transfer report
8:05 AM ET Rob Dawson MELBOURNE, Australia — Erik ten Hag continued his winning start as Manchester United manager with a 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory at the MCG. United went behind against the A-League side, who brought on new signing Nani in the second half, but fought back to win thanks to goals from
10:56 AM ET Oleksandr Zinchenko has two years left on his deal at Manchester City and started just 18 matches across all competitions last season. Visionhaus/Getty Images Arsenal are hopeful of reaching an agreement to sign Manchester City‘s Oleksandr Zinchenko, sources have told ESPN. Mikel Arteta’s side have reignited their interest in Zinchenko, 25, after missing
6:55 AM ET Associated Press Russia remains barred from Europe’s leading football competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected appeals by the national football federation and four clubs on Friday. CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of
8:55 AM ET Tottenham have agreed a £19 million deal with Middlesbrough to sign defender Djed Spence, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old will undergo a medical on Friday and is understood to have finalised terms on a long-term contract. – Big Six transfer report cards: Rating Spurs’ busy transfer window– Stream ESPN FC Daily
9:06 AM ET England women’s head coach Sarina Wiegman has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Friday’s Women’s European Championship group match against Northern Ireland, the team have said. Assistant coach Arjan Veurink will be in charge of the team in Wiegman’s absence. – Euro 2022: News and features | Fixtures | Standings |
10:00 AM ET Christian Eriksen has completed his move to Manchester United on a three-year contract, the club announced on Friday. Eriksen, 30, was a free agent after leaving Brentford at the end of last season. The Denmark international signed for Brentford in January 2022 and made 11 appearances for the newly promoted side, scoring
8:55 PM ET USWNT players celebrate after scoring a goal against Costa Rica in the CONCACAF W Championship semifinals. Getty Images The United States women’s national team beat Costa Rica 3-0 on Thursday to advance to the finals of the CONCACAF W Championship in Monterrey, Mexico. Having already clinched a spot in the 2023 Women’s World
9:57 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are hoping Lisandro Martinez will be able to join up with the squad in Australia after completing a move for the Ajax defender, sources have told ESPN. United are set to sign the Argentina international after agreeing a fee of around €55 million. Martinez, who has stopped training