1:49 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club this summer, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The club confirmed to ESPN Deportes’ Jordi Blanco on Tuesday that they were notified by Messi of his decision via burofax, a service used in Spain to urgently dispatch

7:24 PM ET Rodrigo Faez Moises Llorens Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi spoke on the phone last week to discuss the possibility of the Barcelona forward making a move to Manchester City this summer, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Messi shocked Barca on Tuesday when he informed them of his intention to leave this summer,

4:41 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof caught a thief who robbed an elderly woman and held the man until police arrived, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported Monday. The incident took place in Lindelof’s home city of Vasteras, which is west of the Swedish capital of Stockholm. –

7:48 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Chelsea agree fee to finally land Havertz Chelsea have been known admirers of Bayer Leverkusen prodigy Kai

10:14 AM ET It’s finally over. As Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer lifted the European Cup following the German club’s Champions League final victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon on Sunday, the 2019-20 season reached its delayed conclusion. Or so it seemed, anyway. Supporters of Spanish club Elche would argue that their 1-0 victory over

7:30 AM ET It is 12.40 a.m. and Thiago Silva is the first Paris Saint-Germain player to get off the bus at the Myriad hotel in Lisbon city centre, for the last time. Unlike in his dreams, though, the captain is not holding the Champions League trophy. Instead, he heads to the entrance of the

6:09 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — and you can find out when the windows open here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Barca want Champions League winner Coutinho back Philippe Coutinho will speak with Ronald Koeman about his future

6:34 PM ET The Champions League that almost was not — the one played against a backdrop of fear and insecurity (but also solidarity and self-scrutiny) — ended with the European Cup trophy returning where it has been before. Bayern Munich’s 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain marks the German club’s sixth time as champions of

1:38 PM ET Tom HamiltonSenior Writer Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal have agreed a €30 million deal to sign defender Gabriel Magalhaes

12:59 PM ET Ashley Cole can remember the exact moment he changed. The former England international defender may have enjoyed a glittering career at Arsenal, Chelsea and Roma, but it was LA Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid who gave him the confidence to move into coaching. “The minute I got the captaincy at LA Galaxy, I