England captain Leah Williamson has admitted it is “refreshing” to be back with the Lionesses ahead of their two friendlies against Germany and South Africa amid turbulence at Arsenal. Williamson returned to England duty on Monday as part of manager Sarina Wiegman’s 24-player squad following a testing period for Arsenal. Jonas Eidevall resigned as manager last week after the club were humbled 5-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League…
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has admitted feeling burnt out at the end of last season has contributed to his slow start to the new campaign. The midfielder was on the scoresheet in City’s 5-0 win over Sparta Prague on Wednesday. It was only his fourth start of the season and Foden said he is still getting up to speed after last season’s marathon campaign which started in early August…
Vinícius Júnior has made the declaration that he wants to stay at Real Madrid “forever” amid ongoing reports linking him with a move to Saudi Pro League. The Brazil forward, who is the favourite to lift the Ballon d’Or award on Oct. 28, has been the subject of interest from Saudi clubs. Sources told ESPN in August that Vinícius would wait until the end of this season before deciding whether…
UEFA has confirmed that Madrid or Baku will stage the 2027 Champions League final after the capital cities of Spain and Azerbaijan stepped in to replace Milan as host of the showpiece fixture. Having stripped Milan of the hosting rights last month due to the Italian city’s failure to deliver assurances that the San Siro — home stadium of AC Milan and Inter Milan — would be in a fit…
Spain legend Andres Iniesta said he believes Inter Miami is the right fit for former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi. In his first full season at Inter Miami, Messi, 37, has helped the club break the Major League Soccer record for most points in a single season. Miami concluded the MLS regular season with 74 points in 34 games and a 22-4-8 (W-L-D) record, beating the New England Revolution’s 2021 mark…
Roma legend Francesco Totti has claimed that Serie A teams are still calling him to see if he would return to professional football, adding that he thinks it would take two to three months of training to return to playing fitness. Totti, 48, retired from football in 2017 having spent his entire career with Roma, playing 786 times and scoring 307 goals for the Giallorossi. “There were Serie A teams…
A group of over 100 professional women’s footballers on Monday sent an open letter to FIFA urging the world governing body to end its partnership with oil and gas conglomerate Saudi Aramco. In April, FIFA signed a four-year deal which will see Aramco become a worldwide partner, including in major tournaments such as the 2026 World Cup and the Women’s World Cup the following year. Saudi Arabia has invested heavily…
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! Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee is already open to leaving the club in January, according to Calciomercato. It is reported that the 23-year-old, who arrived at Old Trafford…
Ligue 1 has condemned anti-gay chants made by some Paris Saint-Germain fans during the home game against Strasbourg on Saturday. PSG are playing their bitter rivals next Sunday in Marseille, and the offensive slurs were made about the club and their midfielder Adrien Rabiot. The France international is a former PSG player who made more than 200 appearances for the club from 2012-19, and his move to Marseille has been…
Another topsy-turvy weekend of football is in the books and some of Europe’s top clubs are beginning to look ominous. Liverpool and Manchester City both eked out important, closely fought wins to steal a march on title-rivals Arsenal in the Premier League, while Real Madrid and Barcelona both ensured that they head into next week’s Clasico (Saturday, 3 p.m. ET; stream live on ESPN+) off the back of victories. In…