Field Level Media Jan 1, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York City FC loaned homegrown midfielder James Sands to the German Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli. The loan announced Wednesday runs through June 30, but can be extended through 2025-26 if certain conditions are met. Editor’s Picks 1 Related NYCFC previously loaned
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Dec 31, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Premier League transfer window opened on Wednesday, giving clubs the opportunity to improve their squads for the remainder of the 2024-25 season and beyond. Teams will be able to sign players until the window closes at 11 p.m. GMT (6 p.m. ET) on Feb. 3,
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 1, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Another year offers another chance to turn over a leaf and hope we’ll be the best versions of ourselves. And that football becomes the best version of itself too. With that in mind, here’s the 12th edition of my wishes for
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 31, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona could lose Dani Olmo for the second half of the season after LaLiga said the Catalan club are not in a position to extend the Spain international’s registration ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Olmo, 26, joined Barça in the summer and was
Dec 31, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The start of the January transfer window means Liverpool trio Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are free to explore moves away from the club ahead of the expiry of their respective contracts in the summer. Editor’s Picks 2 Related As long as they
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have rejected an approach from Real Madrid to sign full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in the January transfer window, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The England international is out of contract at Anfield in June, and sources have told ESPN that he is Madrid’s top defensive target following a long-term injury
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal must “be like a hammer” to hunt down Liverpool in the Premier League title race. Arsenal travel to Brentford on New Year’s Day aiming to move above second-placed Nottingham Forest with a win that would take them within six points of leaders Liverpool. Arne Slot’s side have
Dec 31, 2024, 09:45 AM ET West Ham forward Michail Antonio has been discharged from hospital three weeks after suffering a leg fracture in a road traffic collision. The 34-year-old had surgery on a lower-limb fracture he suffered after his Ferrari was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Epping, Essex on Dec. 7. Editor’s Picks
Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jarrod Bowen suffered the injury during the first half of West Ham’s defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. Richard Pelham/Getty Images West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen will be sidelined for an extended period with a fractured left foot, the club said on Tuesday. The England international
Graham Hunter, Spain writerDec 31, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Forget Rodri and Vinícius and all that Ballon d’Or “brawling” — let’s say goodbye to 2024 by admitting, unequivocally, that it has been