We remember when Man Utd began the post-Fergie era by offering peanuts to two Everton stars, and when Arsenal embarrassed themselves by leaving Wilfried Zaha hanging… Prompted by Inter Milan’s £12.4m bid for Emiliano Martinez, it made Villa laugh, here are five other bids that the clubs really shouldn’t have bothered with. Man Utd: £28m … Read more
The money, the numbers have completely lost all meaning at this point. It should be repulsive. Vulgar. Moral beyond the pale. Even if you discount the ethical questions that come with the provenance of the money, the idea of Al Hilal actually paying €1 billion (£861m; $1.1bn) for Kylian Mbappe to play for them for … Read more
Jeff CarlisleAmerican football correspondentJul 25, 2023, 10:07 AM ET9 minutes of reading Morgan: USWNT offense must be patient vs. Netherlands Alex Morgan is looking forward to the USWNT’s World Cup group game against the Netherlands. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When Crystal Dunn walked into her hotel room for the first time when she arrived at … Read more
It has been 50 days since Chelsea pulled out of the race to sign Manuel Ugarte from Sporting CP after Paris Saint-Germain took the initiative and ended up signing the midfielder. At one stage, Chelsea were clear frontrunners for the Uruguay international, but PSG’s financial might proved too much for the Blues, who then ended … Read more
Kyle BonaguraESPN staff writerJul 25, 2023, 11:05 AM ET12 minutes of reading Gomez: USMNT failed BJ Callaghan in Gold Cup loss to Panama Herculez Gomez talks about BJ Callaghan’s squad selection for the USMNT’s Gold Cup semi-final vs. Panama. The summer of football is over The USA Men’s National Team, the Qatar World Cup is … Read more
The forgotten Belgian superstar still has time on his side, but his stock has taken a hit after four disappointing seasons at Real Madrid Eden Hazard’s career appears to be at a crossroads following his departure from Real Madrid as he rejects a chance to join Inter Miami. (Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) Former Chelsea … Read more
Harry Kane has a year left on his Tottenham contract and can leave for free next summer; Bayern had previously rejected a bid of £60m; will Kane still be at Spurs when they play Brentford – live on Sky Sports – on the opening weekend of the season on August 13? 16:31, UK, Tuesday 25 … Read more
For Son Heung-min, last season was a painful one in every respect as he was unable to recreate the form for Tottenham that earned him the Premier League Golden Boot in the previous campaign. It was only after the end of the season that it was discovered that the 31-year-old South Korean star had played … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are in action in a friendly against PSG in Japan Kim Kardashian was spotted in the audience watching the stars in action It comes just four days after she watched Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami Happy mum Kim Kardashian took her avid football fan son Saint to Japan to watch one … Read more
Since Reece James stormed through the Championship in 2018/19 and took the Wigan captaincy as an 18-year-old on loan in his first foray into senior football, only nine other teenagers have hit 3,000 minutes in a 46-game season in the second division. James’ rise at Chelsea came a year later alongside Mason Mount – one … Read more