Malcolm scored a late header to give Al Hilal a 4-3 victory over Inter Miami CF and Lionel Messi in a club friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia past Monday. The Saudi Pro League club — loaded with former European pros — raced…
Luis Diaz scored an early goal and Liverpool held on to book their berth in the club’s 14th League Cup final after a 1-1 draw with Fulham in the second leg of their semifinal tie at Craven Cottage on Wednesday.…
England midfielder Jordan Henderson has completed a transfer to Dutch giants Ajax just six months after signing for Saudi Arabia’s Al Ettifaq. Henderson has signed a 2½-year contract with the Eredivisie club. Al Ettifaq revealed they had reached a mutual agreement to…
Karim Benzema is exploring his options in the January transfer window after six underwhelming months at Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad, sources have told ESPN. The 36-year-old striker is not happy with how his stint in Saudi Arabia…
José Mourinho has left Serie A side Roma with immediate effect, the team revealed on Tuesday, hiring club legend Daniele De Rossi as his interim replacement until the end of the season. Mourinho’s contract was up at the end…
Antoine Griezmann became Atletico Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer on Wednesday, scoring with a brilliant finish for his team’s second goal versus Real Madrid to overtake club legend Luis Aragones. Atletico and Real were playing in the semifinals…
Erik ten Hag stated he was warned not to become Manchester United manager before taking over at Old Trafford, with people telling him it was an “impossible” job. The Dutchman joined United from Ajax in the summer of 2022,…
Former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is open to joining Newcastle United as cover for Nick Pope, a source has told ESPN. Pope suffered a dislocated shoulder during the second-half of Newcastle’s 1-0 victory over United on Saturday. The England goalkeeper could be…
Juventus and Inter Milan’s top-of-the-table Serie A encounter ended in a 1-1 draw after the visitors’ Lautaro Martinez cancelled out Dusan Vlahovic’s goal in Turin on Sunday. In the 27th minute, Vlahovic broke the deadlock for Juve, receiving a…
Napoli have hired Walter Mazzarri as their new head coach after firing Rudi García just four months into his tenure, the club revealed on Tuesday. Mazzarri, who previously coached the Italian champions from 2009 to 2013,…
Tottenham Hotspur’s best start to a top-flight season for more 60 years got even better as a 2-0 home victory over Fulham sent them two points clear at the Premier League summit on Monday. Captain Son Heung-Min’s seventh…
Borussia Dortmund are ready to offer Jadon Sancho an escape route from Manchester United in January, a source has told ESPN. Dortmund have publicly denied interest in signing their former player since his fall-out with United manager Erik ten Hag,…
Sevilla have appointed Diego Alonso as their new head coach, the club revealed on Tuesday. The former Inter Miami CF manager has replaced José Luis Mendilibar, who was dismissed on Monday after the team’s poor start to the campaign. Alonso,…
Eden Hazard revealed his retirement from professional football on Tuesday at the age of 32, bringing an end to his 16-year career. The forward enjoyed successful periods at Lille and Chelsea before ending his club career with a disappointing spell…
Jude Bellingham equaled the fantastic scoring numbers at Real Madrid of Cristiano Ronaldo’s start with the club on Saturday. The England international took his tally to 10 in as many games after netting twice to help Madrid rout Osasuna 4-0 and…
Chelsea finally found the net as they won 2-0 at neighbors Fulham in the Premier League on Monday with Mykhailo Mudryk scoring his first goal for the Blues and Armando Broja also on target as he celebrated his full return from injury.…
Al Hilal have signed Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou from Spanish side Sevilla on a three-year contract, the Saudi Pro League club stated on Thursday. “The Atlantic lion is our goalie,” Al Hilal posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.…
Arsenal have agreed a fee close to £30 million ($38.2m) for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, sources have told ESPN. Personal terms are being concluded and the 27-year-old is set to become the Gunners’ fourth summer signing after Declan Rice, Jurriën Timber and Kai…
Bayern Munich are deciding whether to give up on their efforts to sign Harry Kane after Tottenham rejected their latest offer for the England captain, sources told ESPN. Sources with knowledge of the talks have suggested that Bayern’s latest bid exceeded €100…
After missing out on Lionel Messi, Saudi team Al Hilal made a record €300 million ($332m) bid for Kylian Mbappé on Monday, which could see the France striker join Cristiano Ronaldo in the oil-rich kingdom. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the offer for its player…
Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named as the new captain of Manchester United, the Premier League club stated on Thursday. The 28-year-old will replace defender Harry Maguire, who was stripped of the team captaincy by manager Erik ten…
Marcus Rashford has agreed to a new long-term contract with Manchester United, sources told ESPN. The England forward has a verbal agreement with the club for a new five-year contract that would keep him at Old Trafford until 2028.…
Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness is confident that England captain Harry Kane will switch to the club from Tottenham this summer. Hoeness, Bayern’s former president who recently returned for a consulting role, told journalists at the team’s training camp on Saturday…
Christophe Galtier has been released by Paris Saint-Germain after winning the Ligue 1 title, sources have told ESPN. Galtier led PSG to the 2022-23 league title but failed to deliver success in the Champions League, with the French club…
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced that he will retire from football when the Spanish league breaks for the World Cup this month. Pique, 35, says Saturday’s match versus Almeria in LaLiga will be his last at Camp…
Nice are hoping they can persuade Mauricio Pochettino to replace Lucien Favre as manager of the Ligue 1 club, sources have told ESPN. Favre, 64, is under huge pressure after a disappointing start to the campaign…
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to turn down a highly lucrative offer to leave Manchester United for Saudi Arabia, sources have told ESPN. An unnamed Saudi Arabian club have made a €30 million bid to sign Ronaldo from United…
Chelsea have identified outgoing Liverpool transfer supremo Michael Edwards as the leading candidate to become sporting director at Stamford Bridge, following confirmation that senior executive Marina Granovskaia will leave the club later this summer. Edwards, who joined Liverpool from Tottenham to…
Antoine Griezmann has rejoined Atletico Madrid from Barcelona on a season-long loan, the LaLiga clubs announced on Tuesday. The loan deal is worth €10 million ($12 million) with an option from Griezmann to stay permanently for around €40m ($47m), multiple…
Just days after Barcelona revealed Lionel Messi would be leaving the club, new signing Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of action for up to 10 weeks. Aguero suffered a right calf injury in Sunday’s training session, before Messi gave a farewell speech at…
