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Aston Villa consider John McGinn not for sale after rejecting an £18m offer from Everton.Villa want to keep their captain amid further interest from Newcastle, although they have not contacted Villa. Everton boss David Moyes views the 30-year-old midfielder as a priority target and is keen to add his leadership, experience and versatility to Everton. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at some of John McGinn’s best Premier League goals for Aston Villa. Sky Sports News understands that McGinn is also high on Newcastle’s shortlist as they look to bolster their midfield ahead of a demanding Premier…
Editor’s note: With the 2025 summer transfer window in full swing and just under a month to go before it closes, we have republished this piece from 2023 explaining the nuances of soccer contracts. After all, every major deal these days comes with “add-ons” and other sweeteners: Consider this a handy guide to that language. We’ve also added some new examples of transfer market trends that have emerged since originally published.Elite-level footballers are some of the highest-paid workers on the planet, which means their contracts are likely to be long, confusing and full of legal speak that might be difficult…
Aston Villa consider John McGinn not for sale after rejecting an £18m offer from Everton.Villa want to keep their captain amid further interest from Newcastle, although they have not contacted Villa. Everton boss David Moyes views the 30-year-old midfielder as a priority target and is keen to add his leadership, experience and versatility to Everton. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at some of John McGinn’s best Premier League goals for Aston Villa. Sky Sports News understands that McGinn is also high on Newcastle’s shortlist as they look to bolster their midfield ahead of a demanding Premier…
The British government faces renewed scrutiny over the nature of its military cooperation with Israel after it emerged that it is spending taxpayers’ money to hire American contractors for surveillance flights over Gaza. It was revealed last week that aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) have conducted hundreds of surveillance flights over Gaza throughout Israel’s war on the besieged enclave. Middle East Eye asked the Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Freedom of Information Act whether it holds video footage taken by RAF planes of two Israeli attacks in Gaza on British citizens or volunteers working for British charities. The MoD refused to disclose…
Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle with RB Leipzig to sign Benjamin Sesko, who is set to put pen to paper on a five-year deal.The deal breaks down to an initial £66.3m (€76.5m) and £7.37m (€8.5m) in performance-related add-ons. Sesko is expected to fly to the UK on Thursday night and will have a medical in the next 24 to 48 hours.Newcastle had been working on a deal for Sesko, and on Tuesday made a second bid of £69.7m plus add-ons, which was higher than Manchester United’s – after an initial offer of just under £70m (€80m) plus…
Manchester United have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for striker Benjamin Sesko, sources told ESPN.The Slovenia international is set to move for a fee worth in the region of €85 million ($98.8m), including add-ons. A source told ESPN that Leipzig view the add-ons as achievable and that the deal includes a sell-on clause entitling them to a percentage of any future transfer fee. A friendly match will also be organized between the teams in the future.Sesko, 22, is set to fly to Manchester, England, on Thursday evening before undergoing his medical. Sources have told ESPN that he could be…
Brighton have set an asking price of €120 million ($139.4m) for clubs wanting to pursue a deal for Carlos Baleba, sources have told ESPN.The midfielder has attracted interest from Manchester United and Manchester City. Pep Guardiola has been a longtime admirer of the Cameroon midfielder, while Ruben Amorim is also a fan of the 21-year-old.United have not made contact with Brighton, sources have told ESPN, and any deal would be made more difficult if they complete a move for Benjamin Sesko.ESPN reported on Thursday that United had agreed a deal worth in the region of €85m including add-ons for the…
Emily KeoghAug 7, 2025, 10:45 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLSeven Arsenal players have been nominated for the 2025 Ballon d’Or Féminin, with only two United States women’s national team players’ named among the 30 nominees.Arsenal lifted the Women’s Champions League trophy in May, ending their 18-year wait for a second European title. That triumph played a part in Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Mariona Caldentey, Alessia Russo, Frida Maanum, Steph Catley, and Emily Fox being nominated for the prestigious individual award.Russo, having won both the Champions League and Euro…
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide.The court said that the measure failed to protect the environment and future generations. The rest of the law — known as the “Duplomb law,” after the senator who proposed it — was allowed to stand. The bill, passed in early July, aimed to loosen rules for farmers and fast-track projects like water storage. It was backed by the government and major farming unions, but met fierce opposition from scientists, health experts and green groups.At the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There was a time, not that long ago really, when Joscelyn Roberson would combat the nerves that inevitably popped up before a major gymnastics meet by reminding herself of one very simple fact.“I could be like, ‘Oh no one’s watching me,’” the 19-year-old said with a laugh. “Like they’re watching Simone (Biles). They’re watching Jordan (Chiles). They’re watching Suni (Lee) and Jade (Carey). Like, they are not watching me.”Well, they are now.Biles, Lee, Carey and Carey are all on sabbatical from elite gymnastics, perhaps for good. And when Roberson salutes the judges during the first night…