11:44 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email New Chelsea signing Timo Werner scored less than four minutes into his Blues debut in a preseason friendly against Brighton on Saturday. In a move started by Hakim Ziyech, who was also making his first start for Chelsea, the ball found itself on the head

6:34 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Thiago Silva has signed a one-year deal with Chelsea after leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, the club have announced. The Brazil defender ended his time in the French capital after PSG decided not to offer their captain an extension. – Insider Notebook: Real

6:20 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. AC Milan close in on Diaz AC Milan are finally closing in on the signing

9:00 AM ET Here we go again! Thirty-three days after the 2019-20 season ended, and just six days after the Champions League final, English football returns on Saturday with Premier League champions Liverpool facing FA Cup winners Arsenal in the FA Community Shield at Wembley (stream LIVE on ESPN+ at 11:30 a.m. ET in the

5:01 AM ET Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey is set miss a large part of the club’s preseason after Jamaican authorities imposed a 14-day quarantine on him after he attended Usain Bolt’s birthday party. Bailey, 23, was present at the party last Friday after which eight-time Olympic gold medalist Bolt tested positive for the coronavirus.

6:43 PM ET Shaun Reynolds 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. Mane stalls on new deal in hopes of Barca move Shock reports in Europe today

1:09 PM ET Mark OgdenSenior Writer, ESPN FC Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Dean Henderson has ended speculation over his Manchester United future by signing a new five-year contract at Old Trafford, with the option of a further 12 months to be triggered before June 2025. The 23-year-old, who has been named in the

10:45 AM ET The coronavirus has, as with every other industry and walk of life, had a permanent effect on each sport’s financial infrastructure. Games and seasons were cancelled or postponed, those leagues that returned mostly did so without fans and while a good portion of television revenue was salvaged, the shortfalls from 2020 will

10:19 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus are in talks over the signing of United States international Weston McKennie, sources have told ESPN. McKennie has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League. Southampton and Newcastle United were both keen according to ESPN sources, while Chelsea and

7:53 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Moises Llorens Manchester City are weighing up offering Lionel Messi a long-term contract that would see him move to MLS partner club New York City FC after three years in the Premier League, several sources have told ESPN. They could also offer Messi the chance to become an ambassador for