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6:17 AM ET The players were at an outdoor gathering. Photo by Devin Manky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Three Vancouver Whitecaps academy players were assaulted at an outdoor gathering, in what the Major League Soccer club believes was “a racially motivated attack.” One player was taken to hospital but their injuries are said to be “non-life

6:34 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are pushing ahead with their bid to sign Harry Kane despite continued denials from Tottenham that they are prepared to listen to offers for the striker, sources have told ESPN. City have just over two weeks to complete the deal before the transfer window shuts on Aug. 31

12:37 AM ET Raul Ruidiaz and Fredy Montero each scored twice, with Ruidiaz netting his Major League Soccer-leading 13th goal of the season, as the Seattle Sounders defeated the host Portland Timbers 6-2 Sunday night. Jimmy Medranda and Nicolas Benezet also scored, and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland made seven saves for the Sounders (10-3-6, 36 points),

5:16 PM ET It seems like only yesterday that we were in the thick of an unprecedented Summer of Soccer, with Euro 2020, the CONCACAF Nations League and CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa America and the Olympics making up for lost time, and now we’re into what should be an equally unforgettable club season. The

11:50 AM ET Christian Pulisic and Marcos Alonso both scored. Getty Christian Pulisic fired Chelsea to a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday against Crystal Palace. Marcos Alonso opened the scoring for Thomas Tuchel’s side and it was a memorable Premier League debut for Trevor Chalobah who scored in front of the home crowd. –

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6:57 PM ET LONDON — The start of a new Premier League season brings with it a sense of regeneration and hope, everywhere that is except Arsenal. Nowhere was that optimism and anticipation greater than Brentford, an enclave of west London deprived of top-flight football for 74 years and desperate to fill their new stadium

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Aug 9, 2021 With the 2021-22 Premier League campaign upon us, it’s time to dive into the most exciting thing about the new season: the kits each club will be wearing for the next year. 2 Related After Euro 2020, the Copa America and the Olympic football tournaments have stolen the focus over the past

10:41 AM ET Sam Marsden Sid Lowe Is everyone excited for the new LaLiga season? While there have been a few notable exits in the summer transfer window — some guy named Lionel Messi swapped Barcelona for Paris, we hear, and his longtime rival at Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, joined him in the French capital

12:58 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.

4:42 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s transfer to Paris St Germain included a payment in cryptocurrency fan tokens, a source close to the matter said, providing another big name endorsement for new digital assets. Messi, 34, left Spanish side Barcelona and signed a two-year contract with PSG, with an option for a third year, on Tuesday.

2:45 PM ET PARIS, France — Seb and Ben had been waiting since 5 a.m. They were the first ones to arrive, and the two hardcore Paris Saint-Germain fans, who have had season tickets for years, had an idea to kill two birds with one stone on the greatest day of their lives, as they

12:28 PM ET Sam Marsden Julien Laurens On Monday, Lionel Messi sat at his home in Castelldefels, a beach town in the Barcelona suburbs, waiting for his move to Paris Saint-Germain to develop. It was revealed last Thursday that he could not return to Barcelona — negotiations had been ongoing with the French club since

4:49 PM ET ESPN staff Lionel Messi‘s move to Paris Saint-Germain is complete, and it happened in a style befitting of his status as the world’s best player. Private jets. Crowded streets. Fans massing at the stadium. An elaborate reveal. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on

4:18 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of Lionel Messi after the Argentina captain left Barcelona on a free transfer. Messi has signed a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 side, with the option of extending for a further year. – Messi’s tearful farewell on Barcelona’s day like no other– The definitive timeline

6:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Julien Laurens Lionel Messi is flying to Paris on Tuesday to finalise his move to Paris Saint-Germain, sources have told ESPN. The Argentina international is travelling to the French capital following Sunday’s emotional farewell to Barcelona at a news conference. Sources added that Messi has signed a two-year contract at

3:51 PM ET There has never, in the chequered history of Spanish football, been a prologue to a season like this one. Whether the next nine months of LaLiga — watch LIVE all season long on ESPN+ (U.S. only) — can produce drama that lives up to the last handful of weeks, I swear I