8:12 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag insists Cristiano Ronaldo will still be a Manchester United player after the transfer deadline, while also suggesting the club’s spending will come to an end after the completion of deals for Antony and Martin Dubravka. United are finalising moves for Ajax winger Antony and Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka
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10:09 AM ET Associated Press RedBird Capital Partners have purchased a controlling interest in AC Milan for €1.2 billion. Nicola Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images AC Milan announced their latest ownership change on Wednesday, which involves a minority stake for the New York Yankees. RedBird Capital Partners completed the deal to purchase a controlling interest in the
8:34 AM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana on a seven-year contract, the club announced Wednesday. ESPN reported Saturday that Chelsea agreed a fee in the region of £75 million for Fofana after Leicester demanded the same £80m fee they received for defender Harry Maguire when he moved to
7:02 AM ET The 2022 Women’s European Championship was the most watched edition of the tournament with a projected global cumulative live viewership of 365 million, European football governing body UEFA said on Wednesday. The viewership for this year’s tournament, which was won by hosts England after they defeated Germany in the final, was more
5:06 PM ET Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat at Southampton as early season struggles continued for Thomas Tuchel’s side. Despite Raheem Sterling giving the Blues a lead in the 23rd minute, the Saints levelled five minutes later on 18-year-old Romeo Lavia‘s spectacular goal. It was then in first-half stoppage time that the home side took
6:44 PM ET Associated Press A former North Carolina State soccer player sued the school in federal court Tuesday, saying he was sexually abused for years by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine under the guise of treatment. The lawsuit filed by Benjamin Locke accuses Robert Murphy Jr. of improperly touching his genitals during
11:15 PM ET Associated Press A Las Vegas police report compiled a decade after a woman first made a 2009 rape complaint against international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo almost became public Tuesday by mistake, before a Nevada judge backtracked and kept it sealed. Clark County District Court Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells decided to at least temporarily
4:54 PM ET German Cup holders RB Leipzig began their defence of the trophy with a commanding 8-0 victory over fourth division side Teutonia Ottensen after Timo Werner grabbed a first half hat trick on Tuesday. The match was moved to Leipzig’s stadium after the pitch at Dessau’s Paul Greifzu stadium was left unplayable after
7:09 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have signed central midfielder Fabian Ruiz from Italian side Napoli with the Spain international signing a five-year contract, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed but media reports said PSG paid an initial fee off €21.5 million ($21.5m). – Storylines to watch ahead of transfer
11:14 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund, sources have told ESPN. City are nearing an agreement of around €17.5m for the defender, who has a year left on his contract at Dortmund. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The 27-year-old