Mikel Arteta has said Bukayo Saka will only be sidelined for a “couple of weeks” — but admitted it is a “big concern” that the England star has suffered two hamstring injuries in eight months. Saka was withdrawn in the second half of Arsenal’s win against Leeds at the Emirates last weekend, and he will be absent for his side’s trip to Liverpool on Sunday. However, the injury is not…
José Mourinho’s stint in charge at Fenerbahce has come to an abrupt end with the club announcing on Friday that they had parted company with their manager just two games into the Turkish Super Lig season. The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United boss was first appointed by Fenerbahce last summer, and finished second in the league in his first year in Istanbul, 11 points behind champions and bitter…
Three months after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time in team history with a 5-0 rout of Inter Milan in Munich, the draw for the league phase of the 2025-26 season has now mapped out the path to this edition’s final in Budapest, Hungary. PSG, Real Madrid and Liverpool lead the list of favorites to emerge as Champions League winners in the Puskas Arena on May…
The NWSL’s transfer window is officially closed, and for the second straight time, it involved a world-record deal — this time for an incoming player. Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle moved from Tigres to the Orlando Pride last week and set the new women’s global transfer record at $1.5 million, per ESPN sources. But there have been several other high-profile transfers involving NWSL players and some U.S. women’s national team hopefuls, too.…
London City Lionesses have signed Angel City duo Katie Zelem and Alanna Kennedy ahead of their debut season in the Women’s Super League (WSL), the club have confirmed. The pair have experience in the top-flight of English football having played for the rival Manchester clubs. Zelem captained Manchester United for four years, making over 160 appearances before departing for United States at the end of last season. “I’m really excited…
More than 5,000 miles from Wrexham’s meteoric rise up the English Football League pyramid that has earned global headlines, a new Hollywood script is unfolding for the club’s celebrity owners in the telenovela-like drama of Mexican fútbol. “It is so unbelievably, incredibly exciting and passionate and very different from English football,” Rob Mac, co-owner of Wrexham and now Liga MX’s Necaxa, said to ESPN. “It’s the same sport, but the…
West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen needed to be pulled away by teammates after attempting to approach fans following a 3-2 loss to Wolves in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday that continued the team’s miserable start to the season. Bowen took to Instagram to apologise to West Ham’s traveling fans for his post-match conduct at Molineux, after he and his teammates went over to applaud them. At one stage, he…
United States and AC Milan midfielder Yunus Musah’s target for the next year is as clear as it is ambitious. “The nearest goals and achievement for me are winning trophies here at Milan,” he tells ESPN. “This season we have the possibility to win three trophies [Serie A, Coppa Italia, Italian Supercoppa]. I’d love to win all three of them. And also then go to the national team and win…
Wayne Rooney says Arsenal teenager Max Dowman is the talk of the footballing world and destined for a “massive future” following his impressive Premier League debut. Attacking midfielder Dowman became the second youngest player to represent Arsenal after coming on as a substitute aged 15 years and 234 days during Saturday’s 5-0 win over Leeds. The schoolboy capped an eye-catching 26-minute cameo by earning a late penalty, which was converted…
The wait is finally over. After weeks of negotiations between Borussia Dortmund and other clubs, most notably Serie A side Parma, Gio Reyna is staying in the Bundesliga, having joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday. And the move hasn’t arrived a moment too soon. The 22-year-old is in desperate need of a fresh start, plagued by injuries and inconsistency in the past four seasons, a series of events that has dramatically…