Football

Feb 4, 2025, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur defender Radu Dragusin will undergo surgery on an ACL injury, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The Romania international has made 28 appearances for Spurs in all competitions since joining from Genoa last summer, although his season now looks to be cut short. Dragusin suffered

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 4, 2025, 04:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo said he is “the most complete player to have existed,” saying he respects fans who prefer Lionel Messi, Pelé or Diego Maradona, but arguing that statistics back up his claim. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 39, has broken a host

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are hoping their conservative approach to the January transfer window will allow them to complete a major rebuild of the playing squad in the summer, a source has told ESPN. United signed left-back Patrick Dorgu from Lecce and youngster Ayden Heaven from Arsenal in January while allowing Marcus Rashford and

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 4, 2025, 05:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Alaba has suffered a thigh injury, Real Madrid said on Tuesday, in the latest worry for the team’s defence ahead of a crucial run of games including the Madrid derby and a Champions League playoff with Manchester City. The centre-back had

Adriana Garcia Feb 4, 2025, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Santos president Marcelo Teixeira is confident Neymar will remain at the club at least until the 2026 World Cup despite his interest in returning to Europe this summer. Neymar returned to his boyhood club on Jan. 31 after 12 years away and was unveiled

Feb 4, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal will move for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and Real Sociedad defensive midfielder Martín Zubimendi in the summer, while the long-term future of Chelsea‘s Christopher Nkunku is still up in the air. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the

Feb 3, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have completed a deadline day deal with FC Porto for midfielder Nicolas González, adding the midfielder in the final hour of the midseason window. ESPN reported earlier on Monday that the two teams were engaged in negotiations over his future, with the Premier League

Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur‘s prospective deal to sign Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel on loan includes an option to make the transfer permanent, sources have told ESPN. The move was initially expected to be a straight loan but in the final hours of the window, Spurs successfully negotiated with Bayern to insert a clause

Adriana Garcia Feb 3, 2025, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 700th career club win by scoring two goals in Al Nassr‘s 4-0 victory over Al Wasl in Monday’s Asian Champions League. The feat comes just two days before the Portugal forward celebrates his 40th birthday. The Al Nassr captain started

Chelsea recovered to beat their former manager Graham Potter’s side West Ham United 2-1 with a second-half strike from substitute Pedro Neto and an own goal by Aaron Wan-Bissaka lifting them to fourth place in the Premier League on Monday. Portugal international João Félix was not in the squad for Chelsea as ESPN sources report that