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4:00 AM ET Christian Pulisic could be heading out of Chelsea to boost his World Cup prospects — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: David de Gea is on borrowed time at Man Utd. Jump to: Ten Hag’s De Gea concerns | Xavi tells Dest: Time’s up at Barca | Atletico stand firm over

12:13 PM ET Casemiro is weighing up whether to accept an offer to join Manchester United or to continue his career at Real Madrid, sources have told ESPN. The Brazilian midfielder wants to make a decision before the end of the week. – Dawson: Ten Hag will be under pressure if Man United slide continues–

11:47 AM ET Bayern Munich routinely bring the entertainment in the German Bundesliga, and they have some huge games in September and October that you won’t want to miss. Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The American football season is easy by comparison. Your team has either 12 or 17 games — depending on if you

5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag chose not to walk over to the travelling Manchester United fans tucked into the corner of Brentford‘s Gtech Community Stadium after what had been a humiliating afternoon in west London, but if he had, he would have been spared much of the anger that spilled out onto

7:51 AM ET Manchester United have enquired about a loan move for Chelsea and United States forward Christian Pulisic, sources have told ESPN. United are scrambling for reinforcements after making their worst start to a Premier League season and faltering in their pursuit of several players, including Adrien Rabiot and Frenkie de Jong. – After

4:00 AM 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 Cristiano Ronaldo has said he keeps a notebook of what he says are “lies” from the media about his Manchester United future amid speculation over his potential departure. Ronaldo has made headlines this summer after requesting to leave Old Trafford to play in the Champions League, a year after he returned to

4:19 PM ET Rob Dawson Julien Laurens Manchester United have cooled their interest in Adrien Rabiot over what they believe are excessive wage demands and are instead exploring a move for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro, sources have told ESPN. United have refused to meet Rabiot’s demands despite offering to make the French midfielder one of

5:00 AM ET When looking back over 30 years of the Premier League, it might feel as though transfers between the Big Six — Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur — are a rare occurrence, but they are not quite as rare as you might think. 2 Related Up to and including

3:30 AM ET Our first LaLiga Confidential focused on the players and their off-field pursuits. You’ll enjoy the results. Gabriel Meza The 2022-23 LaLiga season arrived on Friday (Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ in the U.S.), so what better time to see how the players are feeling about soccer in Spain and much, much

1:21 PM ET Alaba, left, was Madrid’s hero on Sunday, though the credit should go to Ancelotti’s son, Davide, who had the perfect gameplan. JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images When Real Madrid‘s second goal went in at Almeria on Sunday night, Davide Ancelotti was up and off the away team bench like an Olympic sprinter erupting

7:00 AM ET There have been hundreds, nay, thousands of kits to grace the Premier League since the league’s inception in 1992-93. Some have been good, some have been bad, some have faded from memory and some have simply been so downright diabolical that they are likely to be forever emblazoned in the mind’s eye.

Aug 12, 2022 Adam Snavely Your team is going to lose the World Cup. Probably. Almost every team is going to lose the World Cup. That’s just the way the World Cup works. One team wins, and most teams lose. The odds are not in your favor. 2 Related But the World Cup is officially

7:32 PM ET With Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A kicking off this weekend, all of Europe’s major football leagues are back in action. And even though the seasons are barely underway in leagues such as England’s Premier League and the Germany’s Bundesliga, there already been plenty of drama and storylines. ESPN correspondents Rob Dawson,

7:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent David de Gea has said Manchester United are struggling to get over last season’s traumatic campaign and added the hangover is contributing to a nightmare start to life under Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag is the first United manager in more than 100 years to lose his first two games

3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LONDON — After a 2-1 loss to Brighton in their opening match, Manchester United lost 4-0 away to Brentford, conceding all four in the first half of the game. Brentford played well, and United’s defensive errors, coupled with a lack of attacking conviction, gave the Bees their first win over

2:25 PM ET Manchester United slumped to the bottom of the early Premier League standings after a 4-0 thrashing at Brentford in what was Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first start of the 2022-23 season on Saturday. United’s calamitous afternoon began in typical fashion with David de Gea allowing Josh Dasilva‘s tame, low effort through his hands and

11:55 AM ET Manchester City eased past newly-promoted Bournemouth to claim a 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden scored in the first half while Jefferson Lerma scored an own goal near the end of the game. – Bernardo Silva speaks to ESPN about his future,