9:56 AM ET Premier League clubs have broken their spending record in a summer transfer window, with the deadline still a week away, according to analysis from finance company Deloitte. According to Deloitte, top-flight clubs have spent £1.5 billion this summer which exceeds the previous record of £1.4bn in 2017. – Transfer window Q&A: Everything
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1:19 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Karim Benzema has been named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year — solidifying his status as favourite to win the Ballon d’Or — after scoring a personal best 15 goals as Real Madrid won the 2021-22 Champions League. Benzema, 34, helped fire Madrid to a LaLiga and Champions
2:03 PM ET Arsenal‘s record signing Nicolas Pepe has joined Nice on loan for the rest of the season, the clubs announced Thursday. The deal does not include an obligation or option to make the transfer permanent. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Pepe has struggled since joining Arsenal from Lille for
12:32 PM ET Everton midfielder Dele Alli has joined Turkish side Besiktas on loan for the rest of the season, both clubs announced on Thursday. Alli, 26, only joined Everton on Jan. 31, arriving from Tottenham Hotspur just hours after Frank Lampard was appointed manager at Goodison Park. – Transfer window Q&A: Everything you’ve always
8:21 AM ET The summer transfer window is racing toward 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 turn to Tapsoba after Fofana bids rejected Chelsea are looking for
5:43 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona have agreed to loan defender Samuel Umtiti to Lecce for the remainder of the season, the club announced on Thursday. The Serie A club secured the arrival of the experienced centre-back, which does not include an option to keep Umtiti permanently at the end of the season. – Transfer
6:14 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are focused on signing Antony from Ajax before the transfer window closes, sources have told ESPN. The club also remain interested in bringing in a goalkeeper and a right-back ahead of the deadline. Ajax have been informed that United have not ended their pursuit of Antony despite seeing
5:37 PM ET The pots for the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw have been confirmed after Dinamo Zagreb, FC Copenhagen and Rangers secured the final three places on Wednesday evening. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The draw will take place in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday at 4 p.m. GMT, midday
5:30 PM ET Manchester City will take on Chelsea in the pick of the Carabao Cup third round matchups drawn on Wednesday, as the Premier League’s elite make their entrance into the competition. In another eagerly anticipated matchup, Manchester United will face off with Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa. There will also be a rematch between
7:13 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico has released a 21-man roster comprised of all Liga MX players for a friendly against Paraguay next week at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. With the August 31 match landing on a non-FIFA date, manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino has left out many of the country’s most recognizable stars as Raul Jimenez,