Football

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 21, 2025, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona representatives will watch Bayer Leverkusen duo Jonathan Tah and Florian Wirtz in Tuesday’s Champions League game at Atlético Madrid, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Tah and Wirtz are two players on Barça’s radar for the future and the Catalan club will

Jan 21, 2025, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team midfielder Luca de la Torre on Tuesday joined San Diego FC on loan from LaLiga‘s Celta Vigo on a 12-month loan for the MLS club’s inaugural season. De la Torre, 26, spent the past two seasons with Celta, making 67 appearances,

Jeff CarlisleJan 21, 2025, 10:24 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Diego Luna hasn’t always gotten what he wanted. Professional athletes — especially those who are only 21 years of age, rarely do. But much like the Rolling Stones song, the Real Salt

Rodrigo Faez, Madrid correspondentJan 21, 2025, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he has made his mind up to leave Real Madrid this summer, saying “I won’t decide my departure date from this club.” Spanish radio station Onda Cero had reported on Monday that Ancelotti — whose contract runs until

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 21, 2025, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has admitted he was “thinking a lot” as he struggled to adapt to life at Real Madrid, saying he “couldn’t do any worse” before turning his form around in recent weeks. Mbappé now looks close to peak form, having scored

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 21, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have completed the signing of defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The deal is worth €35 million ($36.2m) for the 19-year-old Brazil youth international. He’s signed a four-and-a-half year contract until 2029. Reis is the second summer signing

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 21, 2025, 05:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso has said he is “very calm” despite being linked to taking charge at Real Madrid, with speculation over the future of Carlo Ancelotti. Alonso, who spent five years as a Real Madrid player and also began his coaching career at

Tim Vickery, South American Football ColumnistJan 21, 2025, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just days after turning 19, Vitor Reis has joined Manchester City from Palmeiras in a reported €35 million deal. In doing so, Reis became the most expensive centre-back ever to be signed from Brazil. So what’s his story, and why has

Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have been here before. The present and fierce debate over whether they should sign a striker in January is similar to the mood around the club three years ago, when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was abruptly transferred to Barcelona and the Gunners pondered signing a replacement. Steadfast in their belief that the ideal

Chelsea won for the first time in six Premier League matches when they beat relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at home on Monday with goals from defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Cucurella and a third from winger Noni Madueke. The win pushed Chelsea — who had been second as recently as last month — above Manchester