7:53 AM ET Mikel Arteta believes the competitiveness of this summer’s transfer window is unlike anything he has experienced before, but remains hopeful Arsenal can bring in a winger to replace Nicolas Pepe before Thursday’s deadline. Premier League spending surpassed £1.5 billion on Thursday, exceeding the record for a single window of £1.43bn from 2017,
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5:26 AM ET Arkadiusz Milik will return to Serie A after 18 months in Ligue 1 with Marseille. John Berry/Getty Images Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has joined Juventus on a one-year loan from Ligue 1 side Marseille, the Serie A club announced on Friday. Juventus said the deal includes a €2 million loan fee, as well
4:00 AM ET Sir Jim Ratcliffe has heard nothing from Manchester United since declaring an interest in buying the club — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Barcelona are worried about Antoine Griezmann’s future at Atletico Madrid. Jump to: Barca and Atletico in Griezmann row | Leicester’s financial fears | Ten Hag wants to
6:53 PM ET The NWSL Players Association has filed a grievance over the league’s denial of free agency to 22 players, the union said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the NWSL announced that at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 26, the free agency window will open for the first time. The mechanism for free agency
5:36 PM ET New Manchester United signing Casemiro said he hopes that Cristiano Ronaldo stays at Old Trafford, despite the Portugal star being linked with a move away for much of the summer. Casemiro joined United in a potential £70 million deal last week from Real Madrid, where he was previously a teammate of Ronaldo’s
5:42 PM ET The 2022-23 Champions League final will be held in Prague on June 7, 2023. Photo by Tullio Puglia – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Arsenal and Manchester United are among the top seeds for Friday’s Europa League group stage draw, which takes place at midday UK time, 7 a.m. ET. – Stream on ESPN+:
3:43 PM ET Finally, it’s time for the UEFA Champions League group stage! The road to the final began back in June with the first qualifying round, and now, the field of 78 teams has been whittled down to 32 and the groups have been drawn. Now we know where the narratives are, and there
1:10 PM ET Barcelona have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the group stages of the 2022-23 Champions League, which sees Robert Lewandowski facing an early return to his former club while Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland will reunite with his ex-club, Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski ended his eight-year spell at Bayern acrimoniously in July to join
1:32 PM ET U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter will announce his 26-player roster for the 2022 World Cup on Nov. 9 at an event in New York City, the U.S. Soccer Federation revealed on Thursday. Speaking to the USSF’s Board of Directors, USSF VP of marketing Kay Bradley said that Berhalter will be
2:00 PM ET Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas won the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year award on Thursday, beating England‘s Beth Mead and Germany’s Lena Oberdorf to the top prize, while England head coach Sarina Wiegman was crowned coach of the year. Putellas, who won award last year along with the Ballon d’Or Feminin, netted