Chelsea are ready to break the British transfer record for the second time this year after proposing a £115 million ($146m) deal to sign Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo, sources have told ESPN. The precise structure of an agreement is still being discussed but Chelsea have indicated they would improve upon the £111m fee Liverpool offered
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Tottenham Hotspur gave new manager Ange Postecoglou a rollercoaster Premier League debut when they started life after Harry Kane with a 2-2 draw in their opening game at Brentford on Sunday. New signing James Maddison, taking on departed captain Kane’s No. 10 shirt, pulled the strings in midfield and provided two assists as Spurs took
Aug 13, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Eder Militao became the second Real Madrid player to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury this week, after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and the LaLiga club said on Sunday that the defender would require surgery. Militao was injured when he hyperextended his knee early in the second half of
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 12, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Italian Serie A side Bologna has made a revised offer for United States and San Jose Earthquakes attacker Cade Cowell, multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN. The latest offer
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 07:26 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Former United States men’s national team player Julian Green was the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game on Saturday. Green, who is Black, was playing for Greuther Fürth against host Hallescher FC in the first round of the competition. On the
Star striker Kylian Mbappé watched from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain began their Ligue 1 title defense with a drab 0-0 home draw against Lorient on Saturday. Mbappé, Neymar and Marco Verratti were all left out by new PSG coach Luis Enrique at the Parc des Princes. Mbappé topped last season’s scoring charts with 29 league
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 12, 2023, 06:19 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. New England Revolution and United States international defender DeJuan Jones is once again drawing interest from European clubs, as various transfer windows come to a close over the next month, sources have
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali netted on his league debut and striker Alexander Isak added two more goals as the Magpies beat Aston Villa 5-1 in their first game of the new Premier League season at St. James’ Park on Saturday. Tonali, who signed for Newcastle from AC Milan in July, needed only six minutes
Harry Kane was denied a long-awaited first trophy in his first game with Bayern Munich after his new team lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup on Saturday. England captain Kane had signed a four-year deal amid a media frenzy only hours earlier and made a substitute appearance in the second half
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 12, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti praised Jude Bellingham as “outstanding” after the England midfielder scored and delivered a man-of-the-match performance on his competitive debut for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win away at Athletic Club on Saturday. Rodrygo put Madrid ahead in the 28th minute in Bilbao before