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Most of the talk about the FIFA Club World Cup has been about fixture congestion and the burden on players, to what degree European clubs are going to take it seriously after a grueling season, and the challenges FIFA have had in attracting sponsors and broadcast partners, with a media rights deal only arriving in early December. Less discussed in mainstream media is what this means for teams outside of Europe and South America.We take it for granted that the World Cup (men’s and women’s) include national sides from around the world. In 2026, more than half of the participants…

Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested he will remain at Saudi club Al Nassr this summer. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been subject to intense speculation surrounding his future following the end of the Saudi Pro League season. In May FIFA president Gianni Infantino revealed “discussions” were in place to ensure the 40-year-old could move to a club competing at this summer’s Club World Cup that begins this Sunday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports reporter James Savundra has the latest on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with the Portuguese star hinting that he intends to stay…

Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested he will remain at Saudi club Al Nassr this summer. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been subject to intense speculation surrounding his future following the end of the Saudi Pro League season. In May FIFA president Gianni Infantino revealed “discussions” were in place to ensure the 40-year-old could move to a club competing at this summer’s Club World Cup that begins this Sunday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports reporter James Savundra has the latest on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with the Portuguese star hinting that he intends to stay…

Manchester City have agreed a £34m deal to sign Lyon attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki.City are aiming to complete a medical and tie up personal terms with the player in time for him to be registered for the Club World Cup. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking on the Transfer Talk Podcast, Sam Tighe explains why Jack Grealish’s career at Manchester City should serve as a warning to Rayan Cherki The midfielder impressed on his France debut off the bench, scoring in the 5-4 Nations League defeat to Spain last Thursday.The Lyon-born 21-year-old contributed 12 goals and 20 assists…

Thomas Tuchel remains convinced England can compete with the world’s best, despite once again criticising the approach of his players against Andorra. The England boss had slammed his players’ “lack of urgency, lack of quality and lack of energy” in the final part of their underwhelming 1-0 World Cup qualifying win against Andorra on Saturday and has followed that up by saying the “physical input” from his side was not enough. That performance was in sharp contrast to the high-quality Nations League games which took place last week, culminating in Portugal’s penalty shoot-out win over Spain in Sunday’s final to…

Tottenham Hotspur are increasingly hopeful of appointing Thomas Frank as their new head coach, sources have told ESPN.Spurs are expected to step up discussions with Brentford over a compensation package for the 51-year-old, who is willing to move across London and wants to take several backroom staff members with him.One source told ESPN there is a release fee within Frank’s Brentford contract which could be worth more than £10 million ($13.5m).Thomas Frank looks increasingly likely to be appointed as Ange Postecoglou’s successor at Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Paston/PA Images via Getty ImagesTalks will center on whether that figure will be met in…

More than 600 days into what many now call a “genocide war” in Gaza, even staunch supporters of Israel are beginning to question its motives. Some have started using the term “genocide” to describe Israel’s actions. Yet focusing solely on Gaza obscures a broader, long-standing strategy – one targeting the Occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Palestinians inside Israel’s pre-1967 borders. To oppose genocide effectively, it is not enough to condemn what is happening in Gaza. We must also reject the systematic dehumanisation, dispossession and legal discrimination that Israel enforces against Palestinians everywhere. Western commentators such as Piers Morgan and former…

Manchester City expect to clinch a deal to sign Lyon forward Rayan Cherki, sources told ESPN.The 21-year-old, who impressed in his international debut for France against Spain on Thursday, is set to arrive in a €40 million ($45.6 million) deal, including bonuses, and sign a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium.A medical has been penciled in for Tuesday, and there’s hope he will be available to join Pep Guardiola’s squad ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.City are set to travel to their training camp in Florida this week ahead of their first game against Moroccan side Wydad AC in…

The British government privately threatened to defund and withdraw from the International Criminal Court if it issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, Middle East Eye can reveal.  David Cameron, then foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government, made the threat last April in a heated phone call with Karim Khan, the British chief prosecutor of the court. Less than a month later, Khan announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his then-defence minister, Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif. In a statement at the…

Bill ConnellyJun 9, 2025, 08:09 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.The biggest move of this summer transfer window might be a prolific Bundesliga attacker going to the Premier League. That never works out, right? (Except for all the times it has.)In their oft-updated book, “Soccernomics,” authors Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski laid out a pretty strong statistical case: Though team wages are extremely predictive of team success, the amount teams spend in the transfer market has almost no correlation to success. It’s a maddening…