2:57 AM ET Alexandre Lacazette has returned to former club Lyon after leaving Arsenal. Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Alexandre Lacazette has returned to Lyon on a free transfer after leaving Arsenal, the club announced. The striker has ended his five-year spell at the Emirates after his contract expired and joins the Ligue
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12:56 PM ET The summer transfer window is about to open, so let’s look at the 10 most expensive transfers by position — goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards — through 2021. I awarded a (highly subjective) grade out of five based on what we know now. In other words, with the benefit of hindsight and
5:37 PM ET Ukraine overcame their World Cup qualification heartbreak by winning their Nations League opener with a nervy 1-0 victory vs. Ireland on Wednesday. Ukraine, beaten by Wales in the World Cup qualifying playoff final on Sunday, were the better side in Dublin and a set-piece goal from midfielder Viktor Tsygankov sealed the three
12:58 PM ET Associated Press Lyon lifted the Women’s Champions League title last month with a dominant 3-1 win over Barcelona. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The 2022 Women’s International Champions Cup will feature Champions League winners Lyon and Women’s Super League champions Chelsea, organisers announced on Wednesday. Hosts Portland Thorns and Mexico’s Monterrey will also
1:00 PM ET In the end, it was the goalkeeper who got him. During a postmatch TV interview, Milan Borjan snuck up and doused Canada manager John Herdman with champagne. That he’d stayed dry for so long was a minor miracle considering the occasion. With a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on March 27 in the
8:43 AM ET The English Football Association (FA) have submitted a formal request to the Premier League asking for matches between the “Big Six” not to be scheduled on the weekend before the World Cup starts, sources have told ESPN. England manager Gareth Southgate is concerned about the eight-day turnaround between the pause in the
9:25 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are prepared to rival Liverpool for the signing of Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, sources have told ESPN. United are looking for a young forward this summer and 22-year-old Nunez is high up on their list of players. Liverpool have also registered their interest and sources have told ESPN
8:07 AM ET Liverpool have firmly rejected a second offer from Bayern Munich for Sadio Mane, with sources telling ESPN the Premier League runners-up are bemused by the approach. Bayern’s initial approach for Mane, who is into the final year of his contract at Liverpool, was rejected and a second bid, which saw the figures
9:05 AM ET Eve Perisset joined Chelsea from Bordeaux. Photo by Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC Chelsea made their first signing under the new ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital after their women’s team brought in France defender Eve Perisset from Bordeaux on Wednesday. Perisset, who has signed a three-year deal, will join Chelsea on July
4:38 AM ET Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter were two of the most powerful figures in world football. Martin Rose/Getty Images The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began in Switzerland on Wednesday with both defendants in a confident mood. Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair,