12:44 PM ET Alisson has become the latest Liverpool player to sign a long-term contract at the club, it was announced on Wednesday. The goalkeeper is the third player to sign a contract extension at Liverpool this summer after Trent Alexander-Arnold and Fabinho committed their long-term futures to the club. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
Month: August 2021
1:00 PM ET Mexico superstars Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Carlos Vela headline Major League Soccer‘s 28-man roster selected on Wednesday to represent the league at its All-Star Game on Aug. 25 in Los Angeles, where they will take on Liga MX‘s All-Star selections. Seattle Sounders have contested four of the past five MLS Cups, winning
7:16 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s bid to register Lionel Messi‘s new contract with LaLiga has been handed a boost after the league announced a cash injection of €2.7 billion ($3.2B) on Wednesday. LaLiga has agreed in principle to sell 10% of a newly formed company housing most of its business to private
5:16 AM ET United States women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has said his side will “do anything possible” to win a medal at the Olympics as they prepare to face Australia in the bronze medal match. The USWNT were knocked out of the competition for the gold medal by Canada, ending their bid to
5:30 AM ET The transfer window has been open since the start of July and ends on Aug. 31, with Europe’s top clubs already busy spending money to enhance their squads. Man United splashed over €120m on Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Arsenal handed over £50m to sign Brighton defender Ben White, Liverpool picked up
7:13 AM ET Manchester City are attempting to seal the £100m signing of Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish ahead of Saturday’s Community Shield clash against Leicester City at Wembley, sources have told ESPN. As reported by ESPN on June 7, City manager Pep Guardiola had identified Grealish as a key summer target on a par
3:21 AM ET Aston Villa have announced the signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen on a deal until 2025 for a reported £30 million fee. Jamaica international Bailey, 23, arrives in the Premier League having scored 33 goals and set up a further 22 in three-and-a-half years at Leverkusen. “Leon is a hugely exciting
3:50 AM ET Sweden have objected to the start time for the women’s gold-medal match. Photo by Pete Dovgan/Speed Media Sweden and Canada have asked Olympic organisers to move what is expected to be a hotly contested women’s gold-medal match on Friday at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium to later in the day to avoid the sweltering heat
6:44 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Chelsea make new
3:31 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are hopeful of having Aaron Wan-Bissaka available for the start of the new season despite the defender picking up an injury, sources have told ESPN. Wan-Bissaka was passed fit to travel to United’s preseason camp in St. Andrews, Scotland but has been given an individual training programme as
9:30 AM ET Marco Asensio celebrates his late winning goal. Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images Marco Asensio struck in an extra-time winner as Spain ended Japan‘s hopes of Olympic gold in men’s football with a 1-0 (aet) victory, setting up a clash with Brazil in Saturday’s final. Defending champions Brazil also had to struggle to make
5:53 AM ET Arsenal have been dealt a significant blow on the eve of the new Premier League season with Thomas Partey set to miss the opening weeks with an ankle injury, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old is expected to see a specialist later this week after limping off during the first half of
11:26 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens It’s been another summer of drama at Barcelona. There’s still uncertainty over the coach’s future, their star player left (and still hasn’t technically returned), LaLiga further reduced their spending limit for the upcoming season and they’ve been unable to move on a handful of unwanted big-earning players inherited
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