2:30 AM ET Benfica have reached an agreement with Liverpool for forward Darwin Nunez for an initial fee of €75 million ($78.59m), the Portuguese club announced on Monday. ESPN reported on Sunday that Liverpool had agreed to break their transfer record to land the 22-year-old striker in a deal that could be worth up to
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3:00 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola thinks Kalvin Phillips of Leeds United would fill the hole left by Fernandinho’s departure. OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings
3:32 AM ET Manchester United stars Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford have not played for England since the Euro 2020 final last summer. Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images England manager Gareth Southgate said the Manchester United players who are out of the national squad have a “lot to do” to get back into the frame
2:04 PM ET Erling Haaland scored two goals and made another as Norway thumped neighbours Sweden 3-2 in their Nations League Group B4 clash at the Ullevaal Stadium on Sunday, taking his total to 20 international goals and four in two games against the Swedes. The 21-year-old stooped to head home Fredrik Bjorkan’s chipped pass
2:55 PM ET Andrea Pirlo will take his second step in management at Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk SK. ALBERTO LINGRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Former Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has been appointed as manager of Turkey’s top-tier side Fatih Karagumruk SK, the club said on Sunday. Juve sacked Pirlo in May 2021 after just one season having
4:59 PM ET A first-minute strike by striker Haris Seferovic earned Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Portugal on Sunday as Murat Yakin’s side grabbed their first win in this year’s Nations League. Seferovic put Switzerland ahead 57 seconds into the clash at Stade de Geneve with a close-range header after defender Silvan Widmer set him
5:34 PM ET Substitute Emmanuel Boateng scored in the 87th minute to lift the visiting New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on a steamy Sunday afternoon. Gustavo Bou added his second goal of the season in the first game for the Revolution (5-5-4, 19 points) since its leading scorer Adam
8:01 AM ET After a 1-0 win over Nigeria in New Jersey and a 0-0 draw with Mexico in Chicago, Ecuador concluded their mini-tour of the United States with another 1-0 victory over African opposition, this time Cape Verde Islands, in Fort Lauderdale. The scorelines are narrow and unremarkable, and outside Ecuador and its U.S.-based
9:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liverpool have completed the signing of Darwin Nunez from Benfica. Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Benfica forward Darwin Nunez in a transfer worth up to €100 million, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Friday that both clubs were in advanced talks over a deal and
9:26 AM ET Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he was “shocked” after finishing in seventh place in the 2021 Ballon D’Or ranking. Despite enjoying a stellar year with club and country, Salah missed out on the top three with Lionel Messi winning the prize for a record seventh time ahead of Bayern Munich‘s Robert