10:47 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Xavi Hernandez has backed Frenkie de Jong to be at Barcelona “for many years,” praising the midfielder’s improvement since the coach took over earlier this season. The Netherlands international has been linked with a move away from Camp Nou in recent months, with Barca’s difficult financial situation — and
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5:25 PM ET Minnesota United FC has completed the transfer of Paraguayan forward Luis Amarilla from Argentine side Velez Sarsfield, the team announced on Saturday. The announcement stated that Amarilla’s Designated Player contract is for two years plus two club options. Sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN that the Loons paid a transfer
6:48 PM ET Adam Brown The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: United happy to let Ronaldo walk Manchester United are ready to part
2:29 PM ET Harry Kane scored a last-minute winner as Tottenham Hotspur ended their dismal Premier League form with a 3-2 away win over Manchester City in a pulsating encounter on Saturday. Spurs’ Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring inside five minutes at the Etihad Stadium with his first goal for the club, but City’s Ilkay
6:15 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Real Madrid’s first-half performances have been “a weakness” lately after they needed second-half goals from Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema to beat Alaves 3-0 and bounce back from their midweek Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA
11:57 AM ET Second-half goals from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz helped Liverpool come from behind to claim a 3-1 victory against relegation-battlers Norwich City at Anfield on Saturday. An upset looked to be on the cards when Milot Rashica handed Norwich the lead on 48 minutes as he skipped past Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
11:56 AM ET Chelsea snatched a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday courtesy of an 89th minute strike by Hakim Ziyech as the newly crowned world champions returned to winning ways in the Premier League after nearly a month’s absence. Ziyech kept his eye on a looping cross by substitute Marcos Alonso and calmly
4:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — A title race broke out at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening and although this one won’t involve Harry Kane, the England striker got a glimpse of what might be possible at Tottenham under Antonio Conte. – Report: Kane superb as Spurs topple Man City Kane’s 95th-minute
10:00 AM ET The Chicago Fire has completed the transfer of Atlas midfielder Jairo Torres as a Young Designated Player, the team announced on Saturday. Torres signed a four-year contract, and will join the Fire for $6 million following the end of the Clausura season in May, pending a medical and receipt of his P-1
5:19 AM ET Lille and Canada playmaker Jonathan David is drawing transfer interest from Inter. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: