Month: August 2023

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 14, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Manchester City are working on a deal to sign forward Jérémy Doku from Rennes, sources have told ESPN. Rennes are looking for a fee of more than £45 million ($49.2m) before letting the 21-year-old leave. Sources have told ESPN that City are ready to bid for the
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Atletico Madrid striker Memphis Depay scored with a stunning long-range strike in the second half to help secure a 3-1 home win over promoted Granada in their LaLiga opener on Monday. Álvaro Morata gave Atletico a first-half lead and Marcos Llorente put the icing on the cake with a late third against last season’s LaLiga2
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Aug 14, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Al Ettifaq opened their campaign with a 2-1 win over last year’s runners-up Al Nassr, who fielded a weakened team and were without Cristiano Ronaldo after he came off injured following his double in Saturday’s Arab Champions Cup final. Two former Liverpool players — Sadio Mane and Jordan Henderson
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 14, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Wolverhampton Wanderers have been issued an apology after a decision not to award a penalty during their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, according to manager Gary O’Neil. André Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic in stoppage time at Old Trafford, but on-field referee Simon Hooper did not award
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Manchester United defender Raphael Varane scored a late winner as the hosts survived several scares to claim a 1-0 Premier League win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday in a performance that largely lacked cohesion and attacking threat. Varane’s header after 76 minutes earned United a scarcely deserved three points as he was picked out in
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Ross Devonport Aug 14, 2023, 02:25 PM ET Inter Miami CF coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino played down a potential Lionel Messi injury after the Argentine superstar appeared to tweak his right ankle during training Monday. “I was only at a part of the session because I had a meeting afterwards and was finishing preparing, so
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Aug 14, 2023, 01:35 PM ET Moisés Caicedo has completed a move from Brighton to Chelsea for a British record transfer fee of £115 million ($146m), the club announced on Monday. The move puts an end to a months-long transfer saga, with Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino having labelled Caicedo as his No. 1 target this
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Aug 14, 2023, 05:05 AM ET West Ham United signed midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton on a four-year deal the clubs confirmed on Monday, ESPN reported last week that West Ham had agreed a £30 million ($38.08m) deal with Southampton, on the same day they agreed a similar fee with Manchester United for defender Harry
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 14, 2023, 05:20 AM ET Real Madrid have signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea, the Spanish club have confirmed. Madrid moved for Kepa, 28, after first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois suffered an ACL tear in training last week. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Courtois is expected
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 14, 2023, 04:40 AM ET Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal have agreed a €90 million ($98.6m) deal with Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Sunday that Brazil’s joint all-time top scorer Neymar was close to agreeing personal terms with Al Hilal as the two clubs negotiated
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Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 07:44 PM ET All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday. Three examining magistrates and two prosecutors questioned the detained
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Aug 13, 2023, 05:05 PM ET Bayern Munich have strongly condemned “inhumane” racist abuse on social media of 18-year-old French striker Mathys Tel after Saturday’s 3-0 German Super Cup defeat by RB Leipzig. “Whoever writes such disgustingly racist things is not an FC Bayern fan. Mathys, we have your back and you have our full
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 13, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Rasmus Højlund won’t be rushed into action by Manchester United, according to manager Erik ten Hag. The striker will miss Wolves’ visit to Old Trafford on Monday because of a back injury suffered before his move from Atalanta. United haven’t revealed a date for Højlund’s debut and
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