9:11 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Genoa goalkeeper Federico Marchetti saw his Ferrari destroyed. Matteo Ciambelli/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Genoa goalkeeper Federico Marchetti had his Ferrari destroyed when he sent it to a car wash. Heavy rain in Liguria had meant the former Italy international wanted to have his car professionally taken care of. –
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1:12 PM ET Napoli have won their appeal against the decision to hand them a 3-0 defeat and deduct one point for failing to play their Serie A match at Juventus in October amid confusion over Italian soccer’s COVID-19 rules. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream Serie A games on ESPN+
11:16 AM ET AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored the fastest goal in Serie A history, hitting the target after six seconds, to set the Serie A leaders on their way to a 2-1 win at Sassuolo on Sunday. In an astonishing start, Hakan Calhanoglu collected the ball straight from the kick off and opened
12:27 PM ET Mario Balotelli has joined Italian Serie B side Monza on a free transfer. The Italian striker has been without a team since leaving relegated Brescia at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Ambitious Monza were promoted as Serie C champions
6:53 AM ET AC Milan have signed former Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic on six-month contract until the end of the season. The Croatian spent four years in Turin, where he won the Serie A title in each season as well as the Coppa Italia three times, before moving to Qatari side Al-Duhail SC in 2019.
6:41 PM ET Danny Lewis The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Real Madrid ready for Alaba arrival According to Marca, David Alaba‘s move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid for next season is a
5:51 PM ET Associated Press Torino sacked coach Marco Giampaolo on Monday after a poor start to the season. Torino has won just two of its 18 Serie A matches this season, losing nine. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream Serie A games on ESPN+ A 0-0 draw at home against
4:48 PM ET AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first Serie A start since returning from injury, helping his side to a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Monday as the league leaders moved three points clear at the top of the standings. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream
11:21 AM ET Inter Miami CF have named Phil Neville as its coach, reuniting the former Manchester United player with David Beckham, who is co-owner of the Major League Soccer club. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more Sources told ESPN Beckham
12:54 PM ET It was another massive weekend in soccer with a string of big results changing the narratives (and the title races) across Europe. In the Premier League, Liverpool and Man United battled to a 0-0 draw that might leave them both on the outside looking in when it comes to the title, while
7:59 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens AC Milan and West Ham United have sounded out a move for out-of-favour Barcelona left-back Junior Firpo, sources have told ESPN. Barca are open to letting Junior leave the club and are looking at possible replacements should he depart this month, although the lack of a president at
4:52 PM ET Internazionale‘s Nicolo Barella scored one goal and set up another to help secure a 2-0 victory over champions Juventus and send his side joint-top of Serie A while putting a major dent in the Turin side’s title hopes. – Stream Serie A matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Former Juve midfielder Arturo Vidal
8:28 AM ET Lorenzo Insigne scored twice and produced a dazzling assist as Napoli stormed into third place in Serie A with a crushing 6-0 victory over Fiorentina on Sunday. Striker Andrea Petagna teed up Insigne to fire home after just five minutes, and Petagna was again the provider when he teed up Diego Demme
12:14 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig‘s face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on
4:57 PM ET Paul Scholes knows all about winning Premier League titles. He won 11 with Manchester United including the club’s 20th, and last, league championship in 2013. Eight years on, he believes they can finally win it again this season if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team clears the psychological hurdle of beating Liverpool at Anfield
3:49 AM ET Manchester United are monitoring West Ham’s Declan Rice — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest: PLUS: Tottenham players are confused over Gareth Bale’s role at the club. Jump to: Spurs players surprised over Mourinho’s Bale stance | USMNT star teams up with Messi’s brother | Botman in demand | Chelsea want Giroud
7:13 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Madrid need attacking options: Aguero or Giroud? Real Madrid are short on attacking cover, and AS has linked them with Sergio Aguero,
6:33 PM ET It would be churlish to suggest Kieran Tierney was Arsenal’s man-of-the-match against Crystal Palace given he wasn’t even out there for the 0-0 draw but the left-back’s importance to Mikel Arteta was underlined in his absence here. Tierney had helped set the tone for the Gunners’ post-Christmas revival which saw them end
5:43 PM ET In a year that was interrupted around the world by the coronavirus pandemic, the United States men’s national team played just four matches in 2020. With so few opportunities for Gregg Berhalter to get his team together, it amounts to a lost year in the program’s evolution as U.S. Soccer prepares to
Jan 11, 2021 It was ugly, cold, wearying, full of incidents and, ultimately, resolved by a piece of individual brilliance, but when referee Kevin Friend blew his whistle after seven minutes of injury time (including three minutes of time added on to the time added on), there was one over-arching takeaway. Manchester United were top