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Adam Brown Jan 29, 2025, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa‘s Jhon Durán is closing in on completing a switch to Al Nassr, while Real Madrid‘s Rodrygo is on the radar of Al Hilal. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals

Jan 29, 2025, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City scraped through to the playoff knockout round of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The result means Pep Guardiola maintains his record of progressing from the opening stage of the competition in every year of

Tom HamiltonJan 29, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he does not want Ollie Watkins to leave the club amid

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot backed teenager Amara Nallo to bounce back from his disappointing senior debut in which he was shown a red card just four minutes after entering the pitch. Substitute Nallo was dismissed for a last man challenge on Johan Bakayoko in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 29, 2025, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thibaut Courtois said Real Madrid “aren’t afraid of anyone” as they await Friday’s Champions League playoff draw, which will see them face Manchester City or Celtic for a place in the round of 16. Madrid beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday — forward

Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Wednesday that Nigerian striker Victor Boniface is set to stay at the club following reports of a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia. Boniface had been left out of the squad in Leverkusen’s preparations for their 2-0 win over

Jan 29, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo might be the “GOAT” to many fans across the football world, but not everyone in his household agrees, with the Portugal star admitting that his own son prefers Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé. Ronaldo scored twice in Al Nassr‘s comfortable Saudi Pro League win

Europa League champions Atalanta missed out on an automatic place in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-2 draw at Barcelona on Wednesday, with Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araujo scoring for the already-qualified hosts. Atalanta, who were missing one of their top strikers Ademola Lookman because of a knee injury, slipped down to ninth

Jan 29, 2025, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has again called out Marcus Rashford, telling reporters that the forward “has to change” if he is to force his way back into the matchday squad. Amorim has excluded Rashford from the team for 11 games in a row since

Multiple contributors Jan 29, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Well, what a dramatic final day that was! Manchester City snuck into the playoff round with a come-from-behind win over Club Brugge, Paris Saint-Germain thrashed VfB Stuttgart to keep themselves in the competition, Liverpool lost at PSV Eindhoven with a second-string team but still