Month: January 2021

9:57 AM ET Liverpool are facing a Champions League headache after the German government banned all flights from the U.K. until Feb. 17 to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Germany. The Premier League champions are set to face RB Leipzig in Germany on Feb. 16 but may now need to find an alternative solution.

5:53 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie had his house burgled during Juventus‘ Coppa Italia quarterfinal victory over SPAL on Wednesday, the Italian side confirmed to ESPN. The thieves were able to leave with branded shoes and clothes, as well as several other objects of value. Given the timing, the initial outlook

6:45 PM ET The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Pretty much any club in the world would want Kylian Mbappe, and with his Paris Saint-Germain contract coming to an end in 2022, the biggest

4:46 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It was after Bruno Fernandes‘ third game for Manchester United that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knew he had made the right decision in bringing the midfielder to Old Trafford. – Ogden: De Gea’s mistakes dent title challenge– Report: Man United miss chance to go top While the rest of the squad

4:39 PM ET Jesse Lingard has moved to West Ham from Manchester United on loan until the end of the season, the Old Trafford club announced on Friday. Sources have told ESPN the deal will cost West Ham £1.5 million and they will also cover Lingard’s wages for the remainder of the campaign. West Ham

3:30 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Eric Garcia was “all tied up,” they said, but somehow he escaped. “Garcia: OK,” Barcelona said. “Garcia: now,” they said. “Garcia: done,” they said. A bit like they had said, “Neymar: OK,” “Neymar: now,” and “Neymar: done.” The Brazilian had been coming pretty much every day for months, right

10:54 AM ET MLS and the MLS Players Association have agreed to extend talks on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by one week, the league announced on Friday. The two sides have also agreed to a regular schedule of meetings during that period. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “Major League

8:57 AM ET New York Red Bulls defender Aaron Long has caught the attention of English Premier League giants Liverpool with an eye towards taking the defender on loan, multiple sources have told ESPN. Liverpool has been beset by injuries to their backline, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all sidelined. Such

3:00 AM ET What a difference a year makes. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, football clubs have taken some drastic steps to reduce their spending in the January transfer window, and, as a result, the big moves that drive interest in the game at this time of year are nowhere to be seen. At the time

2:25 AM ET Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is under investigation. Giuseppe Cottini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Police are investigating a potential breach of Italy’s COVID-19 regulations by Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo after he allegedly travelled between the regions of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. Valle d’Aosta police confirmed to Reuters that an investigation has been opened into a

2:27 PM ET In a bid to avoid the first work stoppage in league history, the MLS Players Association submitted to MLS its latest proposal for a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The MLSPA offer attempts to find a compromise with what MLS has proposed. In the MLSPA proposal, the terms of the CBA would