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Spain great Busquets to retire after MLS season

Inter Miami CF midfielder Sergio Busquets announced he will retire at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season. The Spaniard revealed his decision by publishing a video to his Instagram account, detailing his experience after an almost 20-year career with Barcelona, Miami and Spain. “I feel like it’s time to say goodbye to my career as a professional soccer player. It has been almost 20 years of enjoying…

Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool look to Bayern’s Upamecano

Barcelona have added Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy to their shortlist, while Liverpool are looking to strengthen their defense with a move for Bayern Munich center back Dayot Upamecano. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Sources: Real Madrid ponder Liverpool’s Konaté after Saliba blow – Sources: Man City close to agreeing…

Ex-Arsenal youth player dies from brain injury

Former Arsenal youth player Billy Vigar has died from a significant brain injury suffered during an incident in an English non-league match, his club Chichester City has confirmed. It has been reported Vigar, 21, collided with a concrete wall in Saturday’s game at Wingate and Finchley in the seventh tier of English football when he was trying to keep the ball from going off the pitch. After being taken to…

How Xabi Alonso is transforming Kylian Mbappé’s game at Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé stood off to one side, smiling and waiting as Xabi Alonso sang his praises. Mbappé had scored twice — and been named player of the match — as Real Madrid beat Marseille 2-1 in the Champions League. In the flash interview zone at the Santiago Bernabéu, the coach had a somewhat awkward task: publicly assessing his star forward’s contribution, within earshot of the man himself. “He wasn’t bad,”…

From Ryan Reynolds to FSG, are U.S. owners taking over English football?

What do you get if you put Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg, Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds in a room, and then Joel Glazer, Stan Kroenke and John W Henry walk in? In less than 12 months’ time, the scene could be played out at a Premier League board meeting. The landscape of English football is changing, and it could be more seismic than you think. The home of Manchester United,…

CONMEBOL pitches 64-team 2030 WC to Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino met on Tuesday in New York with CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez and leaders of three South American soccer federations to discuss the expansion of the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams. CONMEBOL’s proposal for expansion was first introduced in March by a delegate from Uruguay during an online meeting of the ruling council of world soccer’s governing body. On Tuesday, however, Dominguez met with Infantino…

What makes Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or winners Bonmati and Lopez so special?

The Ballon d’Or is one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, given to the best men’s and women’s player of the last year. And for 2025, Barcelona’s women had a great day at the Théâtre du Châtelet, winning the Ballon d’Or, the inaugural Kopa Trophy for Best under-21 player, and Gerd Muller prize for top goal scorer. Midfielder Aitana Bonmati beat Arsenal duo Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo…

Sources: Villa chief Monchi exits after poor start

Aston Villa’s president of football operations Monchi has left the club after their winless start to the season, multiple sources have told ESPN. The 57-year-old has been at Villa since June 2023, where he reunited with Unai Emery after the pair had combined so successfully at Sevilla. In his two seasons at Villa, they finished fourth and sixth in the Premier League, as well as advancing to the quarterfinals of…

Eriksen: Ex-player pundits don’t help Man Utd squad

Former Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has said ex-player pundits commenting on the club are detrimental to the squad. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, Eriksen said United are expected to challenge for the Premier League title every season, with domestic cups not given the importantance they would at other clubs. He said it’s time to be more “realistic.” “It probably depends who you ask. If you ask a fan,…

Transfer rumors, news: Chelsea back in for Maignan to replace Sánchez

Vinícius Júnior’s future is still up in the air at Real Madrid, while Chelsea are ready to make a fresh move for AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Liverpool’s Van Dijk hails form of ‘unbelievable’ Gravenberch – Dowman, 15, breaks Arsenal record with goal for U21…