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Dec 28, 2024, 09:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has heaped praise on his “very special” teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly, insisting the youngster can go the very top. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Lewis-Skelly, a midfielder as an Arsenal youth prospect, has broken into the first team as a left-back this season and

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterDec 28, 2024, 05:02 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has definitively changed the Premier League since arriving in 2016, but now he finds himself in the rare position of trying to catch up to the competition. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images

Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa says it has failed in an attempt to have Jhon Durán‘s red card at Newcastle overturned on appeal. The 21-year-old Colombia international was sent off 32 minutes into a 3-0 defeat in the Premier League at St. James’ Park on Thursday after

Danny Lewis Dec 27, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain want Internazionale‘s Marcus Thuram, while Barcelona are considering a move for AC Milan‘s Rafael Leão. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades

Open Extended Reactions Bukayo Saka has undergone surgery on a hamstring injury and is set to be sidelined until March, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday. The 23-year-old sustained a tear to the muscle in his right leg during the first half of last Saturday’s 5-1 win at Crystal Palace. “He had a procedure,

Dec 27, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United‘s problems are not down to new manager Ruben Amorim, and believes he would be able to fix them if he was the club’s owner. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Amorim has lost five of his 10 games in charge of

Dec 27, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has said he believes Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior was unfairly snubbed for this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or award. Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards on Friday, Ronaldo said Vinícius deserved the prize over Manchester City‘s Rodri. Vinícius and his Madrid teammates boycotted the

Field Level Media Dec 27, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FC Dallas acquired United States national team defender Shaq Moore from Nashville SC in exchange for up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money, the team announced Friday. Moore, 28, signed a two-year deal with a club option for 2027. In addition to $50,000

Arsenal moved up to second in the Premier League and within six points of Liverpool after a largely trouble-free, if slightly pedestrian, 1-0 win at home to struggling Ipswich Town on a chilly night in North London on Friday. A first-half goal from Kai Havertz, who pounced on a smart pull-back from Leandro Trossard, proved

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 27, 2024, 07:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona risk having Dani Olmo unavailable for the second half of the season after a court rejected the club’s lawsuit to extend the forward’s registration beyond Dec. 31. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Olmo, a €57 million ($59.5m) summer signing from RB Leipzig,