10:51 AM ET Antonio Conte said Tottenham are still behind Premier League rivals after transfer window shut. Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur‘s manager Antonio Conte said spending in the transfer window is a step in the right direction to improve their squad but there is still a gap between them and their Premier League
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11:37 AM ET Associated Press Champions League referees must be tougher with players who exaggerate contact trying to get an opponent shown a yellow card, UEFA said Friday. UEFA wants to punish attempts to “dupe” referees with “acts of simulation or by overreacting to light-contact fouls” when European club competition groups start next week. –
6:52 AM ET Premier League clubs have broken their transfer spending record for a season in the summer window alone, spending £1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) during the period, according to analysis from finance company Deloitte. The summer transfer window, which closed on Thursday, beat the previous record of £1.86 billion ($2.5 billion) spent in a
9:25 AM ET Mikel Arteta has said he was frustrated at Arsenal‘s failure to sign a midfielder on deadline day after confirming Mohamed Elneny will be sidelined for several months with a hamstring injury. Sources told ESPN that Arsenal had three bids rejected for Aston Villa‘s Douglas Luiz on Thursday — the last of which
9:30 AM ET New signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not afraid of the supposed curse of the No. 9 shirt at Chelsea, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. Speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday’s league game at home to West Ham, he said expects the Gabon striker to bring a host of qualities to the squad.
9:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City were forced into the transfer market to sign Manuel Akanji over fears about Aymeric Laporte‘s fitness. City completed the €17.5 million signing of Akanji from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) And Guardiola said the decision
4:38 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal says footballers are “an easy target” after he was the victim of an attempted robbery at his home this week. Spanish police are investigating after three men tried to break into the Spain international’s residence in Boadilla del Monte — to the west
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent As Erik ten Hag sat down for his news conference at Manchester United‘s Carrington training ground on Wednesday afternoon, he told reporters he wasn’t in a position to talk much about prospective new €95 million signing Antony until the paperwork was completed. His smile, though, said everything. By that point,
9:21 PM ET One of Nottingham Forest’s summer signings Taiwo Awoniyi celebrates with teammates after scoring against Tottenham on Aug. 14. Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nottingham Forest made their 21st signing of the summer on Thursday, breaking the English record for the most arrivals in one transfer window. Forest, who secured promotion to the
7:25 PM ET The summer transfer window has reached the Sept. 1 deadline, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Chelsea announce Aubameyang, Zakaria As the summer transfer window comes to a close,