7:37 PM ET LONDON — Antonio Conte has admitted he is “scared” he does not have enough time to work with his Tottenham Hotspur squad and pleaded for patience as he aims to turn it into a team with a killer instinct. The 52-year-old’s first match in charge ended in a dramatic 3-2 win over

7:07 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Newcastle set

10:51 AM ET Antonio Conte is betting on himself. He’s betting that he can restore star-crossed players to greatness (or, at least, a level of output equal to their salaries/transfer fees). Betting that he can jolt Tottenham Hotspur to life. Betting that his “intensity/winning mentality schtick” — which has generally been around as long as

4:00 AM ET Toni Kroos, 31, appears to be on his way out of the Bernabeu, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City circling. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut

8:03 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will have to stop “one the greatest players in history” in Cristiano Ronaldo if they hope to win the Manchester derby. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– Ogden: Ronaldo the hero, but Solskjaer’s Man Utd are

7:18 AM ET Lionel Messi was not included in the Paris St-Germain squad that will face RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday but forward Kylian Mbappe made the team. Messi had limped off during their 2-1 win over Lille in Ligue 1 on Friday and was not included in the 21-member squad named

11:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Zinedine Zidane has been busy since he ended his second stint as Real Madrid coach in May this year. Instagram @zidane Any fans of Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain or any other club hoping that Zinedine Zidane will be their new manager in the near future are likely to be disappointed

10:10 AM ET Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been indicted by Swiss prosecutors. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Sepp Blatter, the former FIFA president, and Michel Platini, ex-president at UEFA, were charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation of a controversial $2 million payment. Blatter, 85, and Platini, 65,

5:00 AM ET When the general criticism of Vinicius Junior was at its most misplaced, most impatient, the main theme was about his decision making. It turns out that not only were those myopic opinions completely wrong about what this clever, explosive Brazilian was capable of on the pitch, they’d completely ignored what a fantastic

8:43 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Spurs to