Month: January 2023

5:48 PM ET Chelsea have agreed to sign Enzo Fernandez from Benfica and will meet the midfielder’s €120 million (£105m) release clause, according to ESPN sources. Fernandez will move to Chelsea for a Premier League-record transfer fee with a contract that runs through 2031, the sources added. The 22-year-old impressed for Argentina as they won
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9:05 AM ET A total of 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster. One victim died in July 2021. Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and College of Policing have apologised to survivors and the families of
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3:17 PM ET 2022 NCAA champion Nathan Opoku has signed for Leicester City in the Premier League. Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Leicester City have signed forward Nathan Opoku, most recently of Syracuse University, the club announced on Tuesday. Opoku, 21, has been immediately loaned to Belgian side OH Leuven, the sister club of Leicester
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8:27 AM ET Associated Press Mykhailo Mudryk joined Chelsea in the January transfer window. Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images An apology has been issued on behalf of Chelsea player Mykhailo Mudryk after he appeared to use the N-word in a video posted on social media. The forward, who joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk this month
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9:20 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are considering a deadline day move for Bayern Munich midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, sources have told ESPN. United have been left short in midfield following injuries to Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Scott McTominay. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sources have told ESPN that
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7:17 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United hope Christian Eriksen can play again this season. Naomi Baker/Getty Images Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen is set to be out at least three months with an ankle injury suffered against Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday. Eriksen left Old Trafford on crutches following a challenge from Andy
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6:00 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email With the January transfer window closing today around Europe (11 p.m. GMT / 6 p.m. ET for the Premier League) there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done
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6:24 AM ET Bayern Munich have signed Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo on loan with an option to make the transfer permanent this summer for €70 million. ESPN reported on Monday that Cancelo was keen to leave Premier League champions City after growing frustrated with his lack of playing time. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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5:38 AM ET Jorginho was named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year in 2021. Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Arsenal are set to sign Chelsea midfielder Jorginho in a £12 million deal hours ahead of the January transfer deadline, sources have told ESPN. The club have been chasing a deal for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo,
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5:20 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico international Diego Lainez has joined Tigres on loan from Real Betis, the Liga MX club announced on Monday. According to ESPN MX, the winger will arrive on loan from the LaLiga side, with an option for Tigres to buy his contract for $7 million. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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5:30 PM ET Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for match officials across English football, has admitted Liverpool midfielder Fabinho should have been sent off for his challenge on Brighton & Hove Albion forward Evan Ferguson in Sunday’s FA Cup tie. Fabinho caught Ferguson on the Achilles in a lunging challenge from
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5:03 PM ET Negotiations between Chelsea and Benfica for the transfer of Argentina international Enzo Fernandez intensified on Monday and will continue into deadline day tomorrow, sources have told ESPN. Sources added that Chelsea are nearly ready to offer the release clause of €120 million for the 2022 World Cup winner after tabling an offer
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5:49 PM ET Associated Press Midfielder Sam Mewis underwent a second knee surgery and is unlikely to be available for the United States at the Women’s World Cup this summer. Mewis, who also plays for the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League, first had surgery on her right knee in August 2021.
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9:58 AM ET Weston McKennie is set to complete a loan deal to Leeds United from Juventus. Nicolo Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images Weston McKennie is undergoing a medical at Leeds United ahead of a season-long loan move from Juventus, a source has told ESPN. The United States international has been told he can leave Juventus after
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11:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has expressed regret over his behaviour during and after Argentina‘s quarterfinal win against the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar. Messi and his teammates were criticised for their actions after the win on penalties following their 2-2 draw on Dec. 9. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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