West Ham United chairman David Sullivan expects that Declan Rice has played his last game for the club and says the captain “wants to go”. The 24-year-old helped his side record a famous 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday evening, ending the club’s 43-year European trophy drought. After the …
Liverpool have completed the signing of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton for an undisclosed fee. The Argentina international, who will wear Liverpool’s No 10 shirt, penned a five-year deal after being given permission to undergo a medical on Tuesday. Mac Allister told Liverpoolfc.com: “It feels amazing. It’s a dream come true, it’s amazing to be here …
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A prize as big as Jude Bellingham has understandably had Europe’s major clubs on high alert for most of the season. In the end, it is Real Madrid who have won the race. As exclusively revealed by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Madrid have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign one of the most …
“United, Liverpool or Arsenal?” For the first half of the Premier League’s existence, it was a straightforward task to filter through the allegiances of American soccer fans. With Chelsea’s emergence under Roman Abramovich in the early 2000s, sprinklings of the royal blue corner of London made their way to the United States. Still, the big …
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A previous version of this piece was published in November 2022. We have updated it here in light of Lionel Messi’s announcement that he will sign for Inter Miami of MLS. By Pablo Maurer, Jeff Rueter and Felipe Cárdenas After David Beckham and his Inter Miami partners were awarded MLS’s 25th franchise in late January …
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Lionel Messi has confirmed he is joining MLS side Inter Miami. Messi revealed news of his move to the United States in an interview with Barcelona-based publications Mundo Deportivo and Sport. He said: “I’ve made the decision that I’m going to Miami. It’s still not a done deal 100 per cent. I’m missing a few …
Qatari royal Sheikh Jassim has submitted a fifth bid for Manchester United. Sheikh Jassim and rival bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe lodged revised offers for the club at the end of April with Raine Group, the US bank instructed to oversee any sale, looking to secure a valuation closer to the Glazer family’s £6billion ($7.54bn). Both parties …
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Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign Jude Bellingham. Madrid are set to pay Dortmund in excess of €100million (£86m; $107m) in what will be one of the highest-value transfers in the history of both clubs. The deal is not yet signed but that is among the formalities that will follow. …
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The impending merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf series has brought Saudi sports washing efforts to an American pro sport. The alliance between the century-old PGA Tour and the upstart series, backed by the Saudi Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, is their boldest foothold into the American market yet. In recent years, Saudi’s PIF …
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Ange Postecoglou has signed a four-year deal to become Tottenham Hotspur’s new head coach. Postecoglou, 57, joins from Celtic after two years with the Scottish side, with the club confirming his appointment on Tuesday morning. The Athletic reported at the weekend that Spurs were close to appointing Postecoglou as their new head coach, with the …
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