The summer 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!
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said on Friday that she hopes the large crowd headed to Stamford Bridge will help her team beat Barcelona in the second leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinal on Saturday. Chelsea announced later on Friday that the game was officially a sellout, marking the first time that the men’s team’s 40-000-capacity stadium will be sold out for a women’s game. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,…
The timing was impeccable. Just 48 hours after Nottingham Forest’s outrageous social media statement called the impartiality and integrity of Premier League referee Stuart Attwell into question, after they were denied three penalty appeals against Everton, UEFA announced that Attwell had been appointed as a VAR for Euro 2024. It perfectly illustrates the disconnect with refereeing today. Fans on social media call for Attwell to never referee again, and he’s…
BRIGHTON & HOVE, England — Manchester City have been here before. No team responds to their rivals’ results in a tight Premier League title run-in like Pep Guardiola’s side, and they ensured that there will be at least one team pushing league leaders Arsenal right to the finish line with a ruthless 4-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium. Erling Haaland may have missed the trip…
Paris St Germain closed in on a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title as Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice in a 4-1 away victory against second-from-bottom Lorient on Wednesday.
Stuart Attwell, the official at the heart of Nottingham Forest’s frustrations with the refereeing body PGMOL following their defeat to Everton on Sunday, has been selected as one of two VARs from England for this summer’s European Championship. “UEFA Euro 2024 is the pinnacle of European national team football with the best teams competing and that’s why we have selected the best referees to officiate these matches,” the governing body…
LONDON — What should embarrass Chelsea most is Arsenal are everything that they are not. Tuesday’s 5-0 thrashing at Emirates Stadium showcased the Gunners’ shrewd spending and stylish structure, a combination which threatens to push Manchester City the distance in the Premier League title race. Mikel Arteta’s side have played two games more but they are now four points clear of third-placed City with Liverpool sandwiched in the middle, at…
Nottingham Forest have written to refereeing body PGMOL to request the release of the VAR audio from Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Everton which saw them have three penalty appeals denied, the club said in a statement on Monday. Forest had slammed PGMOL for ignoring their concern that the VAR for Sunday’s defeat, Stuart Attwell, was a supporter of Luton Town — a club who, alongside Forest, are battling against relegation…
With domestic leagues starting to wind up across Europe and some teams edging closer to landing silverware in cup competitions, the main focus of the weekend was the first legs of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals. – Stream on ESPN+: NWSL, LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Champions League holders and hot favourites to retain their crown this season, Barcelona were stopped in their tracks on Saturday by an impressive Chelsea…