5:00 AM ET Manchester City have signed centre-back Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal, it was announced on Thursday. Akanji becomes City’s fifth new arrival this summer after they signed Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and Stefan Ortega during this window. He said: “City have been one of the best teams
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Jun 3, 2022 The 2021 summer transfer window will take some beating, with Lionel Messi moving from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain and Cristiano Ronaldo heading back to Manchester United from Juventus. But already there are a host of top players in Europe who have agreed a move on July 1. 2 Related Clubs across the
4:52 PM ET Liverpool snagged a dramatic stoppage-time winner through Fabio Carvalho to beat Newcastle United 2-1 at Anfield on Monday night. The Portuguese attacker celebrated his 20th birthday on Tuesday and came off the bench to complete Liverpool’s comeback from a goal down after they looked to be heading for a point. “It feels
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
4:25 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 to land Leipzig defender Gvardiol? Chelsea want to complete an €90
8:02 AM ET Manchester United have agreed a €95 million transfer fee, plus €5m in add-ons, to sign Ajax winger Antony. He will be the second-most expensive player in the club’s history (behind the €105m they spent to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016), but is he the player to save the club? 2
4:13 AM ET Bournemouth manager Scott Parker was sacked by the newly promoted Premier League club on Tuesday, three days after they were beaten 9-0 by Liverpool at Anfield. The rout was Bournemouth’s third defeat in a row in the league after being beaten 4-0 by Manchester City and 3-0 by Arsenal. – Stream on
4:00 AM ET Tony Mabert Chris Wright Kylian Mbappe scored the fastest goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s history using the kick-off routine inspired by Bournemouth. DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images It’s the latest craze that’s sweeping the soccer world, with Real Madrid trying it repeatedly in the Champions League and Kylian Mbappe using it to score the
7:26 PM ET Danny Lewis 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: PSG monitoring Kante Paris Saint-Germain entered the summer transfer window
6:08 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens The incident involving Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang happened in the early hours of Monday. David Ramos/Getty Images Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was assaulted as an armed gang equipped with iron bars targeted the Barcelona striker’s house on Monday, the club have confirmed. Aubameyang and his wife were handcuffed and tied up for a