Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner has his say as to whether Marcos Rojo, Hirving Lozano, Christian Eriksen and more could be on the move in Transfer Rater. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around about who will be moving where come January.
Niall Horan got a withering response from Leeds United on Twitter. Leeds United managed to pull off not one, but two victories on Wednesday night thanks to comprehensive wins over both Ipswich Town and, perhaps somewhat unusually, One Direction star Niall Horan. It all began when Irish radio producer Thomas Crosse asked Horan if he’d
ESPN FC’s Mark Donaldson and Stevie Nicol try their hand at predicting the more notable fixtures in the Europa League this week. Arsenal are flying high and have scored some brilliant goals of recent. Can they carry this run of play into title contention? Arsenal’s Unai Emery played down talk of his side’s title credentials
The ESPN FC panel go in depth on Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham in today’s edition of Extra Time. The Champions League saw plenty of excitement this week, but who were the stars? Here’s the best XI from Matchday 3. Goalkeeper: Neto (Valencia) Valencia will be disappointed with their 1-1 draw away at Young
4:18 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Suspended defenseman Nate Schmidt and the Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to a $35.7 million, six-year contract extension that runs through the 2024-25 season. The team announced the move late Wednesday night after losing 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout. Schmidt’s new deal is worth
3:46 AM ET PHOENIX — After an angry Luke Walton held nothing back on his team’s poor defense at the morning team meeting, the Los Angeles Lakers responded to their coach and rode a dominant second quarter to their first victory of the season. “We could feel his anger,” Lance Stephenson told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin
The All Blacks have sprung a major surprise by naming Damian McKenzie to start at fullback in the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Yokohama on Saturday. Coach Steve Hansen has shuffled Ben Smith to the wing to make room for the diminutive but exciting McKenzie, who had been employed primarily as a bench impact player
3:08 AM ET BOSTON — Max Muncy watched Matt Kemp hit a harmless grounder to the left side and began to leave the on-deck circle, the final out evolving into an inevitability. He grabbed the barrel of his bat with his left hand, looked off toward center field and disappeared into a visiting dugout that
2:23 AM ET BOSTON — Building a strong farm system remains as important as ever. A strong analytics department in your front office is increasingly vital. You need to make some astute trades, maybe pick up a couple of key pieces at the trade deadline, and a lottery ticket or two is always nice. But,