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Arsenal or City? PL title race goes to final day

The Premier League title race will be wrapped up this weekend, with Manchester City in pole position to lift a record fourth straight league title and Arsenal ready to pounce should they slip. City head into Sunday’s final matchday with a two-point lead over Arsenal, meaning a victory at home against West Ham will guarantee them the title. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) – Wolves won’t get…

Transfer Talk: Modric, Kroos could stay at Real Madrid

The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for another month, 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! Luka Modric has agreed in principle to stay at Real Madrid for one more season after agreeing to a reduced salary, while a similar deal could now follow for…

Triumphant Hayes ‘reinvigorated’ for USWNT role

Emma Hayes said she is “reinvigorated and re-energised” by the prospect of her new role as head coach of the United States women’s national team after winning the Women’s Super League (WSL) for the seventh time in her final game as Chelsea manager. Chelsea’s emphatic 6-0 victory over Manchester United secured their fifth consecutive WSL trophy and marked the end of Hayes’ 12-year reign at the west London club. –…

Why are Arsenal letting Miedema go and will they regret it?

Vivianne Miedema is rightly regarded as one of the best players in the world. With 172 appearances in the Women’s Super League (WSL) for Arsenal, 125 goals, 50 assists, two Golden Boot awards, one league and three Continental Cup titles, as well as being shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or three times (2019, 2021 and 2022), the stats speak for themselves. But it is the end of an era. After seven…

‘He put us back on our perch’: What Klopp means to Liverpool

LIVERPOOL — Jurgen Klopp knew the Premier League title, and his dream of a glorious farewell as Liverpool manager, was gone. A 2-0 Merseyside derby defeat against Everton at Goodison Park last month left the team still with a mathematical chance of winning the league, but as much as he is a romantic, Klopp is also a realist. Twenty-four hours later, defending champions Manchester City had the opportunity to take…

Transfer Talk: Bayern looking at both Fernandes, De Jong

The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip is swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel is willing to stay at the Allianz Arena if the board prioritise two “specific signings” for his squad this summer, reports the…

Why letting Sørloth join Villarreal could be Real Sociedad’s biggest mistake

Over the next couple of weeks there’ll be many Spanish football pundits and fans puzzling over whether or not to include Villarreal’s brilliant Norwegian striker Alexander Sørloth in their LaLiga team of the year. Whatever choice they make, the consequences will be around €80 million less serious than for the men who couldn’t make their mind up about including the wonderful 28-year-old in their actual team last summer. Those men…

FIFA to clear path for LaLiga, PL games in U.S.

FIFA has moved towards ending decades of football tradition by reviewing the rules that block domestic league games being played in other countries. However, fans are likely to object to their teams’ home matches potentially being moved thousands of miles away. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The United States and Saudi Arabia are expected to be willing to lure competitive games from top European countries, and FIFA…

Xabi Alonso, Ruben Amorim, Thiago Motta: The next wave of managers ready for the spotlight

The manager might arguably be the most important person at any soccer club, but only a handful of them can be considered household names. However, if you take a look at the dugouts around the Champions League, Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga, you’ll see a whole crop of coaches who could one day be the next world-famous figureheads of elite teams. Some have already…