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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Transfer Talk: Liverpool open to Philippe Coutinho return

With Philippe Coutinho still struggling to adjust to life at Barcelona, compatriot Dani Alves feels says he needs to change his mentality if he wants to succeed. ESPN FC's Craig Burley believes Barcelona won't be so hasty to get rid of Coutinho and will give him one more season to turn it around. The Premier League transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the latest gossip below. When does the window open in Europe? | QUIZ: Which club should you join? Coutinho to return to Anfield? Philippe Coutinho could make a remarkable return to Liverpool this summer, if the Mirror is to be believed. The paper, citing reports in France, has confirmed that the Champions League winners have "opened the door" on negotiations to bring the Brazil...

Can Barcelona really sign Neymar AND Griezmann? If so, should they?

Imagine the stadium announcer on La Liga's first weekend. Imagine the impact on the crowd and opposition when he's finished reading out the first seven names on Barcelona's team sheet: "Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Dani Alves (which may get a roar in itself), Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba: Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong ..." Then comes the shock and awe. "Numero siete (7): Neymar! ... Numero diez (10) Lionel Messi! ... Numero catorce (14) Antoine Griezmann! ... y numero nueve (9) Luis Suarez!" In...

Saturday, June 29, 2019

The Moyes Legacy: Ex-Man United manager's long-term contract finally expires

ESPN FC's Mark Ogden examines the state of Manchester United, including how transfer spending has continued to lessen under the Glazer family. You're forgiven for not recalling, but June 30, 2019, marks a significant date in the diaries of all Manchester United fans. For that momentous date sees -- finally -- the expiration of the six-year contract signed by David Moyes when he took over as Old Trafford manager in 2013. - Ogden: United heading for more transfer misery - When does the transfer window close? Moyes was supposed to be the man to carry the torch passed to him by Sir Alex Ferguson after being hand-picked as his successor. A...

Friday, June 28, 2019

Transfer To-Do Lists: What Man United, Liverpool, Barca, every top club in Europe must do this summer

There are several weeks left in the 2019 summer transfer window, but all of Europe's top clubs have a lot of shopping and selling left to do before they can consider themselves ready for the new campaign. With that in mind, we asked ESPN FC's experts to canvass the big teams and get a sense of their to-do lists over the next two months. What's the biggest thing they need to tackle? Which one player could make the difference? And which players should be sold in order to make room? Jump to:...

Transfer To-Do Lists: What Man United, Liverpool, Barca, every top club in Europe must do this summer

There are several weeks left in the 2019 summer transfer window, but all of Europe's top clubs have a lot of shopping and selling left to do before they can consider themselves ready for the new campaign. With that in mind, we asked ESPN FC's experts to canvas the big teams and get a sense of their to-do lists over the next two months. What's the biggest thing they need to tackle? Which one player could make the difference? And which players should be sold in order to make room? Jump to: Man...

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Toe Poke Daily: Luis Suarez appeals for handball inside penalty area... by goalkeeper

To watch the 2019 Copa America, sign up for ESPN+. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. Jump to: There's only two Adama Traores It's fair to say that Luis Suarez had an eventful night as Uruguay faced Chile in the Copa America on Monday (watch the tournament live on ESPN+). The Group C match at Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Maracana stadium was played on the five-year anniversary of Suarez's equally iconic nibble on Italy...

Monday, June 24, 2019

Toe Poke Daily: When GOAT meets GOAT -- Ronaldo-Jordan latest encounter of sport icons

Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Jordan is the latest occasion that GOAT met GOAT. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. Jump to: Puyol proves he's a legend in his own back garden Cristiano Ronaldo had the pleasure of meeting with a fellow sporting icon recently when he bumped into none other than Michael Jordan. The Juventus star, who is currently enjoying his summer break after a long season, met the NBA legend and recorded the meeting for posterity...