6:00 PM ET Harry Kettle 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. Blues enter Upamecano race Chelsea are getting ready to enter the race to try and sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, the Daily

8:12 AM ET Liverpool and Everton have helped FA Cup minnows Marine avert a preparation crisis ahead of Sunday’s third round tie against Tottenham by allowing the Non-League club to use their training grounds in the build-up to the David against Goliath clash (Stream live on ESPN+ at noon ET in the U.S.). Marine, based

4:37 PM ET Sadio Mane scored twice as Liverpool eased past a youthful Aston Villa side 4-1 in their FA Cup third-round tie at Villa Park on Friday night. Aston Villa fielded a heavily rotated XI due in part to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club — with manager Dean Smith not on the sidelines

6:28 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer 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. TOP STORY: Pochettino exploring Aguero, Dybala moves Mauricio Pochettino is plotting ways to strengthen his Paris Saint-Germain squad now and in the

1:31 PM ET Three of English football’s minor leagues said on Friday they wanted their season halted and declared null and void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Southern, Northern Premier and Isthmian Leagues — whose clubs form the seventh and eight tiers of the football system — issued a joint statement reviewing the implications

6:04 AM ET The transfer window opens in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Trippier wanted at Old Trafford Manchester United could make a move for Kieran Trippier in the summer if the Atletico Madrid right-back’s ban

4:11 PM ET Premier League teams should be vaccinated against COVID-19 so the money saved from twice-weekly testing can be invested in the country’s National Health Service (NHS) instead, Burnley manager Sean Dyche said on Thursday. Top-flight clubs’ players and staff are being tested twice a week after a highly infectious variant of the virus

5:00 AM ET The Bundesliga’s Friday fixture is an eye catcher, as Borussia Monchengladbach host champions Bayern Munich (2:20 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+). ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae believes Gladbach’s return to prominence in recent years represents a true feelgood story in German football. People familiar with this commentator will know that

6:09 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said before the Carabao Cup semifinal with Manchester City there could be “no excuses” if Manchester United did not reach the first final of his reign, and he is right. The 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford will feel a huge missed opportunity for the

6:45 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opens in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Villa value Grealish at £90m Manchester United will have to fork out £90 million if they want to steal Jack