7:49 PM ET Gabriel Tan SINGAPORE — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has defended club record signing Darwin Nunez after he received criticism online for his miss in the 4-0 preseason defeat against Manchester United. For summer signing Nunez, it was an unofficial debut to forget as he spurned a gilt-edged opportunity to find the back
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5:27 AM ET Ousmane Dembele has finally agreed a new contract with Barcelona until 2024 after his previous deal expired on June 30, the Catalan club confirmed on Thursday. Dembele’s decision to extend his five-year stay at Camp Nou brings to an end months of uncertainty surrounding his future. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
11:30 AM ET Mexico legend Rafa Marquez has been named boss of Barcelona‘s B team, Barca Atletic, the club announced on Thursday. In a statement, Barca said Marquez, 43, would coach the B team for the next two seasons until 2024. He will take charge of his first preseason training session on Saturday. – La
9:05 AM ET Mesut Ozil has joined Istanbul Basaksehir after rivals Fenerbahce terminated his contract. Photo by /BSR Agency/Getty Images Mesut Ozil has left Fenerbahce after his contract was terminated by mutual consent and joined Turkish top-flight rivals Istanbul Basaksehir on Thursday. The former Real Madrid and Arsenal player signed a one-year deal at Basaksehir with
7:20 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Rob Dawson Manchester City will join Barcelona in the race for Sevilla‘s Jules Kounde if centre-back Nathan Ake leaves the Etihad this summer, sources have told ESPN. Sources have said that City will also consider a move for Villarreal‘s Pau Torres as a replacement for Ake if the Netherlands international
9:25 AM ET England will switch from their crimson away kit to their white home kit to aid colour blind viewers for Friday’s clash against Northern Ireland in the Women’s European Championship. The Lionesses crimson kit would have proved problematic for colour blind viewers against Northern Ireland’s green home kit — red and green are
1:14 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he is in a “good place” and is ready for a fresh start under new manager Erik ten Hag. Rashford looked a shadow of himself last season as United endured a miserable campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick. He managed just
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United new boy Tyrell Malacia has told Luke Shaw he is ready to challenge him for the role of Erik ten Hag’s first-choice left-back this season. Malacia became United’s first summer signing when he joined from Feyenoord last week, but has arrived to find the squad already well stocked
10:25 PM ET Daniel Gazdag scored on a penalty kick and Cory Burke provided a second-half goal as the visiting Philadelphia Union beat Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Wednesday night. It wasn’t the type of record-setting offensive display that the Union had in its previous game, but it was good enough for a key outcome
8:58 PM ET Kathleen McNamee LEIGH, England — With their fans out in force in the lead up to the game, the Netherlands entered Wednesday’s clash as favourites in Group C. However, it was Portugal who stole the night, despite the final result. Having been tipped for the Women’s European Championship title, and being reigning