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May 27, 2023, 08:55 AM ET Erling Haaland was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season on Saturday after a record-breaking debut campaign in which he has scored 36 goals and helped Manchester City seal a third straight league title. The 22-year-old was also voted the league’s best young player, becoming the first person

May 25, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Borussia Dortmund players celebrated with their large contingent of traveling fans after going top of the Bundesliga table on the penultimate matchday of the season. Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images It’s often said the German language has a compound word for absolutely everything, and of course that maxim applies

Moises Llorens Julien Laurens May 26, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Real Madrid attacker Marco Asensio is in advanced talks to join Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent, sources have told ESPN. The Spain international, whose contract expires in the summer, received a proposal to renew with Madrid that convinced him financially but he has decided

Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 26, 2023, 07:40 AM ET After a slow start to the season, Luton Town have been superb in 2023 and their form vaulted them to within 90 minutes of joining the Premier League. Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images LUTON, England — Oak Road has become an unusual tourist

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United are back in the Champions League after a 4-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford on Thursday night secured a top-four finish in the Premier League. Needing only a point to be sure of a return to Europe’s top club competition with a game to spare, Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno

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May 25, 2023, 07:26 AM ET The summer transfer window may not be open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Man Utd want Kane deal

May 24, 2023, 02:31 PM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Wednesday apologised for a tweet he said was misinterpreted about Vinícius Júnior and said that the Spanish federation ought to be doing more to combat racism, because the league does not currently have that authority. “I always tell this to my entire work team.

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 24, 2023, 01:48 PM ET Where do we start? We’re approaching another summer and another crucial set of choices for Paris Saint-Germain to make. We’ve been here before of course — it happens after pretty much every bad season and the 2022-23 campaign is no exception, a tough ride both on and

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 04:50 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. When it comes to sports, this is the circle of life. The biggest clubs spend big on other teams’ burgeoning stars so they can win trophies, or at least signal to their fans that they’re trying

Graham Hunter, Spain writerMay 23, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Unless your overwhelming position is unqualified support for, and outrage on behalf of, Vinicius Junior after what happened to him in Valencia on Sunday, then you

May 23, 2023, 02:07 PM ET U.S. women’s national team forward Catarina Macario has announced that she will not recover in time from an ACL injury to play in this summer’s Women’s World Cup. Macario, 23, has not played since suffering the injury in French club Lyon‘s final game of last season almost a year

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 23, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Seven people have been arrested in connection with two separate racist incidents involving the Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, Spanish police said on Tuesday. Three of the arrests — in Valencia — were related to racist abuse aimed at Vinicius during Madrid’s LaLiga defeat at

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 22, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Man City’s accomplishments through the work of Guardiola, the players and the club are worth celebrating even while off-field issues work through the proper channels. Michael Regan/Getty Images The weekend in European soccer was full of title celebrations in some leagues and champagne kept on

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 03:06 PM ET Juventus were hit with a fresh 10-point penalty on Monday by an Italian court — hampering their chances of qualifying for next year’s Champions League — Italy’s Football Association said. The latest punishment for false accounting in the club’s transfer dealings dropped Juventus from second spot in

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 both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions affected every

Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 21, 2023, 05:34 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — They already had the huge “Three in a Row” celebratory banner hanging over the main entrance at the Etihad Stadium prior to Manchester City‘s latest coronation as Premier League champions. They don’t waste any time updating the list of achievements at

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 21, 2023, 01:39 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday with a comfortable 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. With the trophy already in the bag thanks to Arsenal‘s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Pep Guardiola took the opportunity to rest