6:15 PM ET Harry Kettle The transfer market has geared up as teams prepare for beginning of their seasons. Here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Arsenal interested in Bayern’s Thiago Arsenal have made a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, the Daily Mail reports. 2 Related For the last

4:00 AM ET When the Champions League returned post-lockdown, the one-legged format and general 2020 uncertainty suggested we were ripe for a string of upsets. And while some heavyweights — Manchester City, Juventus, Atletico Madrid — did fall to less illustrious opposition, we ended up with two super clubs in the final: Paris Saint-Germain and

2:10 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens With additional reporting by Rodrigo Faez BARCELONA, Spain — Ronald Koeman’s first act as Barcelona coach was a working lunch with his new bosses on Wednesday. He dined with president Josep Maria Bartomeu, sporting director Ramon Planes and director Javier Bordas at La Venta in the swanky St.

9:47 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer At the end of the longest season there has ever been, with 2019-20 still going on when others were starting 2020-21, Sevilla FC manager Julen Lopetegui broke down and the tears flowed. And don’t think for a moment that he was the only one. Sevilla, somehow, had gone and

9:50 AM ET The 2019-20 European soccer season unofficially began 422 days ago, when Feronikeli and FC Santa Coloma earned 1-0 victories over the Lincoln Red Imps and Tre Penne, respectively, in the preliminary round of Champions League qualifying. In this, the strangest sports year in most of our lifetimes, the season finally ends this

7:10 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer 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: Messi sees his future away from Barcelona Lionel Messi has told new Barcelona boss

9:28 PM ET Minnesota United‘s long pursuit of Boca Juniors midfielder Emanuel Reynoso has paid off, with sources telling ESPN that the Argentine club has agreed to transfer the player to the Loons. The sources indicated that Minnesota will pay Boca US$5 million for Reynoso’s services, with the payments spread out over the life of

11:41 AM ET Manchester United remain determined to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund this summer, but an inability to agree personal terms with the player and negotiate an agent fee with his representative is holding up any deal with the German club, sources have told ESPN. United have been given the green light by

10:20 AM ET With the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic still reverberating, this summer’s transfer market promises to be far from normal. Most leagues have extended their transfer period, and clubs’ shortfalls means that justifying every expenditure is now more of a priority. But despite the global situation slowing the market, it’s an important summer

6:54 PM ET When it comes to World Cup qualifying draws, opinions vary as to whether it’s better to have your toughest games first, or start out with the less formidable opponents. Four years ago, the U.S. began its ill-fated Hex with a home match against Mexico and an away tilt against Costa Rica. Both