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Qatar’s investment vehicles are cooling their interests in France, sources have told ESPN, including the majority owners of Paris Saint-Germain. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) — the country’s sovereign wealth fund, which has an estimated €500 billion of assets — and PSG’s majority ownership group, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), have already slowed down their investments…

LIVERPOOL, England — In the build-up to Goodison Park’s Merseyside derby swan song, Everton manager David Moyes called on his players to create a “spectacle” when they played host to title hopefuls Liverpool. As blue smoke billowed in the air following James Tarkowski’s last-gasp equaliser on Wednesday night, the Scotsman could hardly argue he hadn’t…

Jeff CarlisleApr 1, 2025, 02:38 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Sporting Kansas City’s Peter Vermes era ended on Monday after 15 years and 243 days. It was a reign best remembered by four trophies and one indelible meme. His tenure lasted nearly 20 years if…

Adam Sheldon Close Adam Sheldon is a Brisbane-based sports journalist for ESPN. Apr 14, 2025, 06:59 PM ET Socceroos winger Garang Kuol has told ESPN that he needs to move away from Newcastle United in the next transfer window to secure first-team football. Kuol, who was born in an Egyptian refugee camp to South Sudanese…