West Ham United v Lille OSC - Pre-Season Friendly Aston Villa are close to signing West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta on an initial loan with an obligation to buy next summer. WHAT HAPPENED? Villa are on the brink of agreeing a £47 million (€54m/$63m) package for Paqueta which includes a loan fee and add-ons, according to Fabrizio Romano. The report also states the 28-year-ol...Full Story »

[(Nagoya Grampus) Strength]: 1. Nagoya Grampus currently have only 28 points and are near the bottom of the league table. To avoid relegation, they need to earn points. [(Nagoya Grampus) Neutral]: 1. Nagoya Grampus' 7 successive games ended with OVER. [(Nagoya Grampus) Weakness]: 1. Nagoya Grampus lost 2-4 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their last Emperor's Cup game, with poor performance.2. In the...Full Story »

Cody Gakpo Liverpool 2025 Premier League champions Liverpool have confirmed that star attacker Cody Gakpo has put pen to paper on a new long-term contract, which has extended his stay at Anfield beyond 2028. The Dutchman who joined the club in January 2023, during the Jurgen Klopp era, has established himself as a regular starter under new boss Arne Slot and has now committed his future to the ...Full Story »

Real Betis Balompie v Chelsea FC - UEFA Conference League Final 2025 Nicolas Jackson's proposed loan move to Bayern Munich is off after Chelsea told the striker to return to London following an injury to Liam Delap. WHAT HAPPENED? Jackson, 24, had travelled to Germany after Bayern reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign the Senegal international on a season-long loan with an option to buy i...Full Story »

Liverpool v Bournemouth - Premier League Crystal Palace would consider allowing Marc Guehi to join Liverpool if Joe Gomez headed in the opposite direction on a season-long loan. WHAT HAPPENED? The Eagles are considering asking Liverpool to allow Gomez, 28, to join them temporarily should they receive an offer in the region of £30 million from the Reds for Guehi, according to the BBC. Clu...Full Story »

Renowned Formula One figure Flavio Briatore has been seen with two women several years his junior having split from his former partner 45 years younger than him. Briatore, 75, was spotted aboard a yacht in the south of France last week with his 15-year-old son also in tow as they soaked up the summer sun. The Italian, who has recently made a return to F1, was seen conversing in a pair of red...Full Story »

Big transfers often create a domino effect, as one big move can spark more. Think about how if Hugo Ekitike (or Benjamin Sesko, or João Pedro) had moved to Newcastle United, it could have potentially unlocked Alexander Isak to Liverpool; or how Alejandro Garnacho's move to Chelsea relied on exits for Christopher Nkunku or Nicolas Jackson. But perhaps just as crucial in shaping the market i...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has a mountain of problems. He doesn't have a reliable goalkeeper, his £200m strikeforce is struggling to score goals, and missed penalties are becoming a recurring nightmare. But has his best player, and captain, Bruno Fernandes, become the team's biggest problem? As the dust settles on a humiliating Carabao Cup exit against League Two side Grimsby T...Full Story »

The transfer window is only open across Europe until Monday, so with only a few days left, what are ESPN's reporters hearing about possible deals? We bring you the latest updates and insights on the biggest transfer news. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men's grades | Women's grades Liverpool have played the long game with Isak this summer. After their opening offer of £110 million was...Full Story »

The players stand around as the VAR looks at a foul to disallow Fulham's goal. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Chelsea 2-0 win over Fulham relied heavily on the officials being able to watch things back a second time. When Enzo Maresca does the same with this performance, he will surely concede VAR masked a number of issues he has to address over the upcoming international break if the Blues are ...Full Story »