4:27 PM ET Erling Haaland continued the blistering start to his Manchester City career by scoring a perfect hat trick inside 38 minutes as the Premier League champions smashed promoted Nottingham Forest 6-0 on Wednesday. Haaland has scored nine goals in five league games since joining City from Borussia Dortmund and has back-to-back hat tricks
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4:55 PM ET Mexico international Edson Alvarez has two assists in three league matches this season for Eredivise champions Ajax. Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images Chelsea have made a €50million bid for Ajax and Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez, sources have told ESPN. Blues head coach Thomas Tuchel is thought to be concerned about the club’s midfield options in
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has defended Manchester United‘s record summer transfer spend by insisting it was the only way they could compete for a place in the top four this season. The Dutchman has overseen a outlay of more than £220 million — the most the club have ever spent in
4:14 PM ET Associated Press Swiss side Sion announced the signing of former Italy star Mario Balotelli on Wednesday. Omer Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli signed for Swiss club Sion on Wednesday, joining his ninth club in five different countries over the past decade. “Sion has the huge honor of
3:40 PM ET U.S. men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi has joined Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen on a season-long loan deal from Augsburg, the clubs confirmed Wednesday. There was not expected to be an option to make the transfer permanent included in the deal. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Pepi, 19,
6:34 PM ET Adam Brown Will Chelsea make a Deadline Day swoop to bring in Rafael Leao after eyeing a move for PSG star Neymar? Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images WINDOW SHUTS: Premier League: 11 p.m. BST/ 6 p.m. ET | LaLiga: 11 p.m. BST/ 6 p.m. ET | Ligue 1: 10 p.m. BST/ 5 p.m. ET
7:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland has the talent to break the records set by Manchester City‘s all-time goalscorer Sergio Aguero following his hat trick in a 6-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. Haaland became the first player to score nine goals in his first five Premier League appearances after
3:09 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens AC Milan are set to beat Villarreal to the signing of United States international Sergino Dest on loan from Barcelona, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Dest was reconsidering an offer from LaLiga side Villarreal after a phone call from coach Unai Emery, but sources say the 21-year-old is
5:00 AM ET It is an immense quirk that we get about 10% of the way through the soccer season before the rosters are actually locked into place. It’s difficult for an American sports fan to grasp, I’m sure. In college football, rosters are mostly set three months before the season starts. In professional sports,
6:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sources have told ESPN the injury will keep Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out for around three weeks. David Ramos/Getty Images Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suffered a broken jaw during a robbery at his house earlier in the week, sources confirmed to ESPN. Aubameyang was assaulted in the early hours of Monday