2:00 PM ET Joleon Lescott won four major trophies during his 20-year playing career in football, but these days, he’s chasing a dream he feels is far more important. As we talk over Zoom, on the wall behind him are the replica Premier League titles from Manchester City’s 2012 and 2014 triumphs, the FA Cup

6:12 AM ET Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has become the second largest shareholder in eco-friendly football club Forest Green Rovers, it was announced on Tuesday. The League Two side have adopted a number of environmentally-friendly measures, from using electric vehicles, to vegan-only meals for players, staff and supporters. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– The

7:45 AM ET It’s fair to say there’s a bit of a buzz about Ansu Fati, and his exploits in a Spain jersey saw him join an illustrious band of footballers to score a record-breaking goal for their country. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest

7:00 AM ET When Liverpool hoisted the Premier League trophy into the firework-lit night sky back in late June, one of their staff was watching on from Denmark. Thomas Grønnemark, their throw-in coach, was drinking from his Liverpool mug — a souvenir he collects from the different clubs he’s worked with — and felt immense

11:52 AM ET Gary Neville readily admits that he does not sit back and wallow in the moment. When a task is completed, it’s time for the Salford City co-owner to move on to the next challenge, and there are plenty of those right now for a League Two club in the midst of the

6:36 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open and close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Inter Milan desperate for Kante Calciomercato is reporting that Inter Milan are willing

4:44 PM ET Germany were still waiting for their first-ever Nations League win after they gave a tired performance and were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday. Ilkay Gundogan gave Joachim Low’s side the perfect start when he scored a clinical goal in the 14th minute, but Silvan Widmer earned their smaller

7:46 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Lionel Messi was late. He was late to formally tell Barcelona he was leaving, which is why in the end he couldn’t — held to the June 10 deadline he’d missed. And now he was late to tell everybody he was staying. Ten days after he had sent a

7:00 AM ET Gio Reyna is terrified. It is June 13. His team, Borussia Dortmund, beat Dusseldorf earlier in the day. On the bus after the game, everyone is ecstatic. But Gio didn’t feel right. His throat is raw and he is tired. Only now, he can’t sleep. It is late, near midnight in Germany.

2:11 PM ET As protests against racial injustice continue to roil the country, MLS finds itself navigating a fraught situation. The league’s players staged a near-complete boycott of the six games scheduled for Wednesday night, with only the match between Orlando City SC and Nashville SC taking place with the fluid nature of events not