Adriana Garcia Jan 31, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil forward Neymar has hit back at critics who suggested he is fat, saying any added mass is “beauty weight.” Neymar, 31, is out of the rest of the season having sustained a serious knee injury in October while on international duty. – Stream
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 31, 2024, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema will finish the season at Al Ittihad despite the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner wanting to leave Saudi Arabia this month, sources have confirmed to ESPN. As ESPN reported earlier in January, Benzema had been exploring his options in the transfer window after
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 31, 2024, 03:37 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Giovanni Reyna is to arrive at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday with a view to completing
Jan 31, 2024, 06:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Robbie Williams has been a long-time fan of Port Vale. Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images British singer Robbie Williams has not lodged a bid to buy League One side Port Vale, the club said in a statement on Wednesday. Reports suggested that Williams, 49, is keen to
Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM — Tuesday’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest underlined the fine margins Arsenal will live and die by in this Premier League title race. The Gunners are almost certain to end the January transfer window without the attacking addition many called for at its outset, a judgement call informed heavily by financial
Rajan Hothi Jan 30, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window is now open in Europe, and 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! TOP STORY: Blues, United in
Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Saudi Arabia head coach Roberto Mancini has apologised after he mistakenly walked off before the end of his team’s penalty shootout defeat against South Korea in the Asian Cup on Tuesday. The Italian had seen his team dramatically relinquish a 1-0 lead in the
Newcastle United consigned Aston Villa to a first home loss in the Premier League for almost a year with a stunning 3-1 win on Tuesday. Two goals in four first-half minutes from Fabian Schär put the Magpies in control before Alex Moreno’s own-goal after the break. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Ollie
Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored second-half goals as South Africa shocked Morocco with a 2-0 victory to dump the World Cup semi-finalists out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the last-16 stage in San Pedro on Tuesday. Morocco, who had Sofyan Amrabat sent off late on, were among the favourites at the tournament
Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has insisted he “loved” the row between teammates Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ben White at the end of Tuesday’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest. The pair had to be separated by set-piece coach Nicolas Jover and Arteta after the final whistle as the Gunners narrowly avoided allowing a two-goal