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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7:19 AM ET Sepp Blatter was FIFA President between 1998 and 2015. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter denied approving fraudulent payments to French football legend Michel Platini, telling a Swiss court on Thursday that a cash transfer followed a “gentleman’s agreement” between the pair. Swiss prosecutors accuse the two men,
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6:07 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will up their offer to keep Gavi at the club as they look to end speculation about the midfielder’s Camp Nou future, sources have told ESPN. Barca will make “a big financial effort,” one club source said, to come to an agreement with Gavi’s agent, former midfielder
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10:23 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN One of the most prominent members of USC’s athletic department is leaving for the NFL. Brandon Sosna, USC’s chief of staff for athletics who oversees the football program, is taking a job with the Detroit Lions, sources told ESPN. Sosna began informing co-workers of his decision earlier this week, sources
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10:21 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — While Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue was winning his title bout against Nonito Donaire, burglars were breaking into his home. Inoue stopped Donaire in the second round Tuesday night, unifying three bantamweight world titles. That same evening, two men broke into his home southwest of Tokyo, knowing Inoue and
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8:30 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Fanatics Collectables and Topps have announced comprehensive agreements to produce collegiate football and basketball trading cards — partnerships that
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