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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 10, 2025, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are closing in on the signing of defender Abdukodir Khusanov after reaching an agreement with Lens for his transfer, sources have told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related City are on the verge of sealing a deal worth more than £40 million for

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 10, 2025, 06:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mallorca have criticised security measures in Jeddah after players’ family members complained of being harassed by fans after their Spanish Supercopa semifinal defeat to Real Madrid. Mallorca were beaten 3-0 at the Al-Jawhara Stadium on Thursday — with second-half strikes from Jude

Jan 10, 2025, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a concussion during the team’s Carabao Cup semifinal win over Liverpool on Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Bentancur collapsed on the pitch in the sixth minute of the contest before being taken off

Jan 10, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are tracking Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo, while Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior remains on the radar of the Saudi Pro League. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades

Adam Brown Jan 9, 2025, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are interested in Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres while Liverpool are ready to join the race for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s

Jan 9, 2025, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo midway through his trademark celebration after scoring against Al Okhdood. FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo opened his account for 2025 at the first attempt on Thursday, marking the 24th year in a row that he has scored in professional football. The 39-year-old converted

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 9, 2025, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona vice president Juli Guiu has stepped down over discrepancies relating to the club’s new deal with Nike, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Barça confirmed Guiu’s resignation in a short statement on Thursday. “Barcelona inform that Guiu has

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 9, 2025, 03:57 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The MLS website wrongly showed that Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi had joined Atlanta United as a designated player. Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images Major League Soccer apologized on Thursday for posting an erroneous

Jan 9, 2025, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amad Diallo has signed a new contract at Manchester United until 2030, the club confirmed on Thursday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The deal — previously reported by ESPN — sees the Ivory Coast winger commit his long-term future to the club after breaking through as a

Jan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton are due to host Peterborough United in the FA Cup on Thursday. MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Icy conditions have put Everton‘s FA Cup third-round match against Peterborough on Thursday at Goodison Park in doubt. Snow has battered large parts of Merseyside in recent days and

Adriana Garcia Jan 9, 2025, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are facing criticism from Athletic Club after Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor were granted temporary playing registrations by the country’s top sports court. The players had been denied registration by both LaLiga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after the Catalan club

Jan 8, 2025, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal and Juventus could compete to sign Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araújo, while Liverpool are keeping tabs on the situation of Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s

Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said VAR has changed football more than anything in the last 50 years and English football should protect the sport better as “custodians of the game.” The 59-year-old was speaking after Wednesday’s 1-0 Carabao Cup semifinal, first leg win over Liverpool, secured through Lucas Bergvall‘s 86th-minute winner.

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 03:43 PM ET Rodrigo Bentancur was stretchered off during Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semifinal. Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was carried off on a stretcher in the 14th minute of his team’s Carabao Cup semifinal against Liverpool on Wednesday after falling to the ground at a

Lucas Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur to give his side a 1-0 victory over holders Liverpool in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Swede rifled a superb finish past Liverpool keeper Alisson in the 86th minute to reward the injury-hit hosts who shortly before had seen

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 8, 2025, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor have been granted temporary playing registrations as Spain’s top sports court continues to analyse Barcelona‘s case against LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation [RFEF]. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Consejo Superior de Deportes [CSD] has ruled that

Jan 6, 2025, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as manager of West Ham just eight months after replacing David Moyes Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by West Ham United, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN that Graham Potter is

Jan 8, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United would consider offers to sign star trio Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Højlund, while Marcus Rashford‘s representatives have arrived in Italy for talks with AC Milan. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage |

Open Extended Reactions Former Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall has said that he felt the “easiest and quickest way” to help the club bounce back from their sluggish start to the season was to resign, believing the relationship with the fans had become irreconcilable and was affecting the team on the pitch. The Swede resigned in

ESPN News Services Jan 7, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former United States defender and Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos was named the new president of soccer operations and general manager for the Portland Thorns on Tuesday. Agoos replaces Karina LeBlanc, who moved on to an executive position with the Bhathal family’s RAJ