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Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said Arsenal “don’t expect” to make another big-money signing like Declan Rice this summer, after the Gunners broke their transfer record last July with a £105 million deal to land the England international. Arsenal made their first significant move of the current transfer window on Monday after Riccardo Calafiori completed

Jul 29, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have signed Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna for a £42 million transfer fee, the club announced on Monday, ending a month-long chase for his signature. The 22-year-old defender had an excellent campaign with Bologna to help the club into the Champions League for the first time

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 29, 2024, 03:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are hoping to build a 100,000-capacity stadium within the next six years, a source has told ESPN. The club are expecting to make a final decision on whether to build a new stadium or redevelop Old Trafford before the end of the

Jeff Kassouf Jul 28, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There was an air of inevitability to the U.S. women’s national team at the height of its most recent run of success, one that evaporated over the past few years as the team struggled to keep up with emerging world powers. It returned with

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 28, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona will be without 10 players for their tour of the United States as injuries and international commitments ravage their preparations for the new season. Ronald Araújo, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Ansu Fati are all injured and have been left out

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 28, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jonny Evans made his debut for Manchester United at 19. Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images LOS ANGELES, California — Jonny Evans said it has been “hard” to see Manchester United staff lose their jobs as part of the INEOS-led cuts. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 27, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — When news first broke of Canada’s Olympic soccer team being caught using a drone to spy on an opponent’s training session, there was significant shock and surprise among many athletes

Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 27, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended from coaching for one year and the Canadian team has been penalized six points during these Olympics, FIFA announced Saturday, after

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 27, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil teenager Endrick has been unveiled as Real Madrid‘s latest transfer at the Bernabéu, days after he signed his contract with the Champions League holders. Madrid agreed a deal to sign forward Endrick from Palmeiras in December 2022, but the prospect could

Tom Fenton Jul 26, 2024, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window is open! Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: If Man United offload Wan-Bissaka, then Mazraoui, De Ligt or Dumfries could arrive Manchester United and Inter Milan have

Open Extended Reactions SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two members of Stanford University’s American football team tried to talk their way past security and into Chelsea‘s first training session on this summer’s preseason tour of the United States. “We just need to get something from our lockers … but don’t tell the coach,” one said to

Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NICE, France — Trinity Rodman was nervous on the bus ride into the stadium here Thursday night. It was her first Olympic game for the United States women’s national team, and Rodman knew

Jeff Kassouf Jul 25, 2024, 06:00 PM ET As fans questioned whether the U.S. women’s national team was ready for the 2024 Olympics after a disastrous World Cup campaign last year, head coach Emma Hayes asked for patience as the team worked through growing pains. The answers came quickly in the USWNT’s opener of the

Adriana Garcia Jul 25, 2024, 05:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Argentina Football Association (AFA) have made a formal complaint to FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee following the incidents during Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Morocco in their opening match of the Olympics. A pitch invasion by Moroccan fans after Argentina‘s Cristian Medina had scored deep in

Lesley Ugochukwu‘s 82nd-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Chelsea against Wrexham on Wednesday in Enzo Maresca’s first game as the Blues new head coach. League One side Wrexham threatened to cause an upset when recovering from falling behind to Christopher Nkunku‘s 35th-minute strike to lead midway through the second half through goals from Luke

France beat the United States 3-0 thanks to a second-half barrage as the teams began group play in the men’s Olympic tournament in Marseille on Wednesday. After a scoreless first half, the floodgates opened when Alexandre Lacazette, one of France’s senior players in the squad, lashed a shot past U.S. keeper Patrick Schulte to make it

Jul 24, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar are just some of the names who come up in the debate over the best soccer players in the 21st century. Then there are upcoming stars such as Kylian Mbappé and players of a different era such as Ronaldinho. Where do they stand? The conversation can be