Oct 18, 2024, 06:00 PM ET The winter transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! (Could Nkunku leave Chelsea next summer?)…
U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has a reputation for always thinking ahead, and her first post-Olympics roster announced on Thursday shows why. (USWNT roster reaction) Rather than clinging to the group that won Olympic gold in August, with her first call-ups since, Hayes is taking a clear first step toward…
Life is a funny thing. You organize and scheme with the hope that your preparations will have you ready for whatever lies ahead, but as Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face.” And when you’re a big club dealing with marathon-long seasons, truer words have never been…
Oct 18, 2024, 10:40 AM ET If he didn’t know before, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is finding out just how hard it is to be the man in charge of Manchester United. Three months into his first full season at Old Trafford, results are poor, pressure is mounting on coach Erik ten Hag and now the…
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. On Oct. 16, 2004, in the 82nd minute of a 1-0 win against local rival Espanyol, Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard made a substitution. Off went Deco, the game’s lone scorer, and on came a 17-year-old Argentine…
Oct 18, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Inter Miami is set to be announced as the final Major League Soccer participant for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, sources told ESPN. Official announcement of the team’s involvement in the tournament is expected in the coming week. The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 clubs from…
Oct 18, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams remains on track to make his season debut against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday. “He lacks some game time but that is normal,” Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said at a news conference Friday. “He is feeling very well, doing well, has good sensations…
Jack Wilshere has coached at Arsenal since 2022. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Former England midfielder Jack Wilshere is set to join Norwich City as a first-team coach, sources have told ESPN. The Championship club are in advanced talks with Arsenal in a move which would see him leave his post as their under-18 team…
Oct 18, 2024, 10:35 AM ET The former captain of Fulham’s women’s team, Ronnie Gibbons, says she was sexually assaulted on two occasions by the late Mohamed Al Fayed when he owned the club. Speaking to The Athletic, Gibbons said in a story published Friday that the former Harrods owner tried to “forcefully” kiss her…
Oct 18, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has expressed his sadness at the impending exit of the club’s director of football as speculation grows about the Catalan coach’s own future with the team. Txiki Begiristain’s decision to leave the executive role he has occupied since 2012 was confirmed last weekend, with…