San Diego trades draft picks, hints at DP signing
MLS expansion side San Diego FC traded draft picks Hosei Kijima and Thiago Andrade to free up funds for a starting center back and potential Designated Player signing ahead of their 2025 debut.
“I am not here to win the Champions League. I am here to build a team.” These were the words of Luis Enrique, eight months ago at the start of the 2024-25 season. It was the beginning of Year 1 of his Paris Saint-Germain project: a post-Kylian Mbappé era, a policy of no big egos…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 26, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Jude Bellingham has admitted he felt like “a scapegoat” after England’s Euro 2024 final defeat last summer, but said “the smile is back” with the national team. Real Madrid star Bellingham, 21, impressed in England’s Nations League games in October and November under interim head…
Jen Beattie joined Bay FC from Arsenal last year. Getty Bay FC defender Jen Beattie on Tuesday announced her retirement after an 18-year career. The 33-year-old made the decision public after one season with the NWSL expansion side. “I retired from Scotland a couple of years ago, but now I’m hanging up the boots for good,…
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 15, 2024, 06:29 AM ET Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andrés Iniesta has become the co-owner of Danish third-division side Helsingør, the club announced on Thursday. It is Iniesta’s first major off-field venture since he announced his retirement from football last month. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 40-year-old is also undertaking…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 24, 2025, 07:39 AM ET Lamine Yamal has quipped back at Rafael van der Vaart’s “pants down” jibe after helping Spain beat Netherlands in Sunday’s UEFA Nations League quarterfinal. Yamal scored Spain’s third goal in a pulsating 3-3 draw at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, with La Roja going on to win…
Arne Slot admitted his concern at Trent Alexander-Arnold limping out of Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Aston Villa with a suspected hamstring injury after just 25 minutes, saying that it is “always serious if a player goes off in the first-half.” Goals from Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah sealed the win, which moved Liverpool five points…