Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 9, 2023, 03:55 AM ET Manchester City are interested in signing West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta, sources have told ESPN. City are yet to launch a formal bid for the Brazil midfielder but he is high up on the club’s list of potential targets. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
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Aug 9, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Wolves have appointed former Bournemouth coach Gary O’Neil as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday, a day after Julen Lopetegui abruptly left the role. Spanish manager Lopetegui left Wolves after less than a year in charge following differences of opinion, three
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 9, 2023, 04:00 AM ET The 2023-24 Premier League season brings with it a whole host of new kits from all 20 teams for fans to run the rule over. Home, away and (for most clubs, but not all) third alternate jerseys have been unleashed upon expectant fans who are
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 8, 2023, 04:00 AM ET The devil’s in the details: Manchester United’s fiery former captain Roy Keane models the club’s new third kit, complete with Red Devil emblem. Adidas As if providing the antidote to their grimy green away kit that answered the question, “how many stripes is too many?,” Manchester
Cesar Hernandez Aug 8, 2023, 08:26 PM ET Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano will keep his job as coach of the Mexico national team after helping clinch the 2023 Gold Cup in an interim role, sources have told ESPN, with an official announcement coming as soon as this week. Lozano, who stepped in as interim coach just
Aug 9, 2023, 12:00 AM ET France midfielder Kenza Dali says Les Bleues are ready for the anticipated hostile reception in Brisbane on Saturday when they face off against Australia in their Women’s World Cup quarterfinal clash. After dispatching Morocco 4-0 in the round of 16 in Adelaide on Tuesday, Dali is under no illusions
Cesar Hernandez Aug 8, 2023, 07:10 PM ET USL Championship side Sacramento Republic signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough on Tuesday and made U.S. soccer history in the process. At 13 years, 5 months and 13 days old, Kimbrough is the youngest player to become a soccer professional in the U.S. and is believed to be the
Aug 9, 2023, 01:22 AM ET SYDNEY — Arsenal legend Ian Wright hopes that new Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou will bring the Gunners’ cross-town rivals “the success that they desperately need.” Postecoglou, 57, became the first Australian to be appointed to a head coaching role in the Premier League when he was announced as
Aug 8, 2023, 07:01 PM ET New York City FC welcomed midfielder Maxi Morález back to the team on Tuesday. The 36-year-old free agent is signed through the 2024 season. Terms were not disclosed. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Morález had 26 goals and 69 assists in 162 MLS matches (149 starts)
Arsenal have agreed a fee close to £30 million ($38.2m) for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, sources have told ESPN. Personal terms are being finalised and the 27-year-old is set to become the Gunners’ fourth summer signing after Declan Rice, Jurriën Timber and Kai Havertz. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)– Full Premier League