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Open Extended Reactions The fretting over Arsenal‘s squad depth was supposed to end when the Premier League‘s summer transfer window closed on Friday. Raheem Sterling‘s last-gasp arrival on loan from Chelsea had many Gunners supporters pitching up at Emirates Stadium on Saturday enthused by the options manager Mikel Arteta has at his disposal. Yet they

Brighton ended Arsenal‘s winning start to the new Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday, with the home side holding on for a point after Declan Rice‘s controversial second-half sending off. Arsenal dominated the first half and deservedly lead at the interval after Kai Havertz finished brilliantly in the 38th

Aug 30, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For Europe’s biggest clubs and leagues, the time for transfers in 2024 has come and gone. The transfer window closed at 11 p.m. BST (6 p.m. ET) in England and Spain, an hour earlier in France and even earlier in Italy and Germany. It remains open

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 30, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United and Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal for Jadon Sancho, a source has told ESPN. Chelsea are set to take Sancho on loan for the season with an obligation to make the move permanent next summer for a fee of around

Aug 30, 2024, 06:00 PM ET The 2024 summer transfer window will close on Aug. 30 across Europe (at 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET for the Premier League; find out when the rest of the leagues shut here), and there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk

Aug 29, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Well, the draw for the league phase of the 2024-24 UEFA Champions League is complete after some fun with computers, big UEFA-branded buttons (ably pushed by Cristiano Ronaldo) and a ton of fixtures, let’s take a breath and break things down! Which elite teams got an

Aug 29, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have been drawn to face Real Madrid as part of the Champions League’s revamped 36-team league format, while Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick will return to Germany to face his former employers Bayern Munich. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Bayern will face Barça in the competition

Open Extended Reactions The UEFA Champions League is back, but not how we’ve ever seen it before. Some changes are simple, others are more complicated, and a few might seem a bit of a mystery until we get to the knockout rounds in February. So, what is the new format? How could the draw play

Open Extended Reactions New head Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre has left out veteran players such as Guillermo Ochoa, Raúl Jiménez and Hirving “Chucky” Lozano out of his first 26-man call-up for the Mexican national team. Revealed on Thursday for upcoming friendlies against New Zealand on Sept. 7 (at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 28, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are in talks to hijack Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajčetić‘s move to RB Salzburg, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Bajčetić, 19, has emerged as a loan target for Barça after Marc Bernal was ruled out for months with a ruptured anterior cruciate

Jun 14, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League clubs spent £100 million in the 2024 January transfer window — the lowest single-window expenditure in the men’s game since 2012 (£60m) and a significant drop from the record £815m splashed out in 2023, according to Deloitte. Editor’s Picks 2 Related After record-breaking spending

Aug 27, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Nacional defender Juan Izquierdo, who collapsed on the pitch after suffering an irregular heartbeat last week, has died, his Uruguayan club said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old had been undergoing medical treatment since collapsing during a CONMEBOL Libertadores game against Sao Paulo on Aug. 22 in Brazil. “It is with

Aug 27, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has said that he has heard nothing about a desire on United States national team on Gio Reyna‘s part to leave the Bundesliga club in this transfer window, adding that “he could become important for us” this season. Reyna made

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 27, 2024, 04:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have agreed a deal with Paris Saint-Germain for midfielder Manuel Ugarte, a source has told ESPN. United have reached an agreement on a deal worth an initial £42 million ($55.5m) with another £8m in potential add-ons. Ugarte is set to travel to

Ryan Rosenblatt Aug 26, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCAug 26, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend saw the German Bundesliga kick into gear for 2024-25 to join the English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 in action, and with plenty to talk about. For a start, it’s Week 2, so

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 25, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Real Madrid‘s much-hyped summer signing collected the ball just outside the box. One touch took the ball away from the nearest defender, and another fired a low, effortless shot past the goalkeeper. The goal extended Madrid’s lead over Real Valladolid to