4:03 PM ET LEICESTER, England — The day before Manchester City moved three points closer to the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Leicester, Pep Guardiola had the rest of football breathing a sigh of relief when he said that his club cannot afford to sign a world-class striker as replacement for the

10:15 AM ET Davide Astori died of a cardiac arrest in March 2018. Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Prosecutors have a requested former doctor Giorgio Galanti receive an 18-month jail sentence for manslaughter following the death of former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori. Astori was found dead in his hotel room following a cardiac arrest

8:30 AM ET The final international break of the season is coming to an end and the European club season is hitting the home stretch. Now’s the time for all the title races (or, more likely, battles for Champions League positions) we’ve been talking about for months to play out. There are plenty of high-consequence

9:38 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is facing a crucial summer as he tries to lift Manchester United back to the top of English football. The club’s board has seen enough progress during Solskjaer’s two years as permanent manager to consider offering the Norwegian a new contract but the time is fast approaching

8:44 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he still has to decide on Manchester United’s best goalkeeper and added that Dean Henderson and David de Gea will both play for the team between now and the end of the season. United face Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday with England keeper Henderson having played

12:18 PM ET If you want to outrun the sunset, head to Bayern Munich. With eight straight Bundesliga titles, the club’s thirst for success is undeniable and while recruitment has been astute over the years, they have also had to adapt, changing on-pitch tactics and transfer window styles to stay ahead of the chasing pack.

8:03 AM ET Erling Haaland‘s father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola held talks in Barcelona on Thursday with Barca president Joan Laporta over a possible transfer for the superstar forward. Sources told ESPN that the two-and-a-half-hour meeting — attended by Raiola, Haaland Sr., Laporta and Barca’s incoming director of football Mateu Alemany — was a

5:00 AM ET World Cup qualifying began in earnest across Europe during the March international break, with plenty of shocks — Luxembourg over Ireland, North Macedonia over Germany — and plenty of powerful performances, too. Take the pair of 8-0 wins for Belgium (vs. Belarus) and Denmark (vs. Moldova) respectively, or Burak Yilmaz‘ hat trick

6:35 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Pogba to finally end transfer speculation Paul

1:32 PM ET Should Brazilian authorities place a stoppage in games amid the coronavirus pandemic? Miguel Schincariol/Getty Images One of football’s great events was due to take place on Tuesday. Brazil were to have played Argentina in World Cup qualification. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) But while international matches are taking