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Multiple Contributors Jan 26, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been coming for some time, but the women’s game finally has its first $1 million transfer. United States defender Naomi Girma is now the most expensive player in women’s soccer history as her $1.1m move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave,

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 25, 2025, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé said he’s more concerned about Real Madrid winning the league than finishing as LaLiga’s top scorer after grabbing his first hat trick for the club in their 3-0 win at Real Valladolid on Saturday. Mbappé opened the scoring in the

Jan 25, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City moved back into the top four of the Premier League with an impressive 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side issued the perfect response to the demoralising Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain to come from behind against

Riccardo Calafiori‘s goal earned Arsenal a 1-0 win away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday after a contest which ended with both sides down to 10 men, and the visitors keep their Premier League title hopes alive with a hard-fought victory. Arsenal had Myles Lewis-Skelly controversially sent off just before the break and Wolves João Gomes

Jan 25, 2025, 03:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham are “playing with fire” if they do not sign new recruits during the January transfer window, manager Ange Postecoglou has said as the injury-hit squad continues to struggle in the Premier League. Spurs are a lowly 15th in the table, closer to the relegation zone

Jan 24, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca praised Cole Palmer for his resolve in Chelsea’s win over Wolves. Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has compared forward Cole Palmer‘s influence on the team to that of Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah‘s on Liverpool. Palmer joined the west London club

Rob Dawson Moises Llorens Jan 24, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have asked to be kept informed of developments regarding Christopher Nkunku‘s future, a source has told ESPN, while Chelsea continue to weigh-up a formal move for Alejandro Garnacho. Garnacho’s future at Old Trafford is in doubt amid interest from Chelsea

Multiple contributors Jan 24, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The transfer window is open across Europe as clubs look to do some midseason business. But what are ESPN’s reporters hearing about some of the deals that could be done, and which clubs are hoping to make moves? Every Friday during January we’ll bring

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United said on Thursday that they are “in danger” of breaching the Premier League‘s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). The club made the admission in a letter sent to fans groups in response to concerns over rising ticket prices. United have reported losses before tax of £312.9 million over the last

Jeff CarlisleJan 23, 2025, 09:51 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The annual January camp for the U.S. men’s national team has reached its conclusion, and while the full scope of its success or failure won’t be known for some time, the initial

Jan 22, 2025, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain pulled off a stunning comeback to overturn a 2-0 deficit and seal a 4-2 win against Manchester City that revived their UEFA Champions League qualification hopes and left Pep Guardiola’s team facing a humiliating exit. Two goals in three minutes from Jack

Open Extended Reactions It’s been a journey into the unknown, but the new-look 36-team Champions League is finally reaching the climax of the league phase. While we’re starting to get some kind of idea of who’s going to go through, a lot can happen in the last two rounds. We don’t yet (officially) know the

Open Extended Reactions Are we witnessing the end of Manchester City‘s incredible period of dominance, and have recent weeks exposed the first cracks in the winning empire built by Pep Guardiola? When the Champions League fixture list for the new 36-team league phase was released in September, nobody could have seriously predicted that Wednesday’s clash

Jan 22, 2025, 03:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nuri Sahin has been sacked by Borussia Dortmund. Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images Borussia Dortmund have sacked head coach Nuri Sahin with the team out of the German Cup and struggling in the Bundesliga. “Unfortunately, we have not managed to live up to Borussia Dortmund’s sporting ambitions this season,”

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — It took Mohamed Salah just 34 minutes to weigh in on a debate that had been raging for days in the build-up to Liverpool‘s UEFA Champions League clash with Lille. After the Egyptian’s teammate Curtis Jones, during a grilling by former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, admitted that he

Rodrigo Faez, Madrid correspondentJan 21, 2025, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he has made his mind up to leave Real Madrid this summer, saying “I won’t decide my departure date from this club.” Spanish radio station Onda Cero had reported on Monday that Ancelotti — whose contract runs until

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 20, 2025, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Another European soccer weekend is in the books, and as always, we have plenty to unpack. Manchester United turned in another brutal home performance in defeat to Brighton, a result that prompted Ruben Amorim to take the criticism for a team

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR