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Viktor Gyokeres’ first Arsenal start ended in defeat as Villarreal ran out 3-2 winners at the Emirates Stadium despite 15-year-old Max Dowman wowing the crowd again.After a brief cameo in the north London derby defeat to Spurs in Hong Kong, Gyokeres was given an hour by Mikel Arteta, but his Arsenal homecoming was upstaged by another big-money Gunners signing, who was wearing a Villarreal shirt. Nicolas Pepe, the once-£72m Arsenal record signing, gave the LaLiga side the lead from close range after Pape Gueye’s header came off the post. And more questionable defending saw The Yellow Submarine double their advantage.…

Jeff KassoufAug 6, 2025, 12:00 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Nick Cushing is Denver Summit FC’s first coach. Justin Tafoya/Clarkson Creative PhotographyDenver Summit FC officially announced Nick Cushing as its first head coach Wednesday.It was a hiring made thanks to aligned “commitment to wanting to create a world-class soccer organization,” Cushing said.Cushing spent nearly two decades with the City Football Group, including stints as head coach of Manchester City Women…

Everton have approached Manchester City over a possible deal to sign Jack Grealish.Talks will focus on the possibility of a season-long loan, though negotiations are at an early stage. He is a player much admired by David Moyes. Grealish is desperate for more game time as he looks to force his way into England boss Thomas Tuchel’s thinking for next summer’s World Cup.It is expected that if a deal is to materialise, it is likely to be later in the window.He has been working with a personal trainer in a bid to ensure he is in the best possible condition…

‘Cheers, Son’s crying’ was the meme that constantly followed Heung-Min Son’s Tottenham career. Instead, it was those around the South Korean who were in tears last week.As the full-time whistle went in Seoul on Sunday, the emotions spilled out as Tottenham’s captain appeared for the final time in Spurs colours. Ben Davies, who named Son as the godfather of his child Ralph, was crying at the departure of his friend. Other team-mates showed their emotions – but even the Spurs media staff cried on the field, ahead of the 33-year-old starting his new adventure at LAFC.Except Son was not just…

NEW YORK (AP) — Mall-based teen accessories retailer Claire’s, known for helping to usher in millions of teens into an important rite of passage — ear piercing — but now struggling with a big debt load and changing consumer tastes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Claire’s Holdings LLC and certain of its U.S. and Gibraltar-based subsidiaries — collectively Claire’s U.S., the operator of Claire’s and Icing stores across the United States, made the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on Wednesday. That marked the second time since 2018 and for a similar reason: high debt load and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is auctioning off the $325 million yacht Amadea, its first sale of a seized Russian luxury ship since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.The auction, which closes Sept. 10, comes as President Donald Trump seeks to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. The U.S. has said it’s working with allies to put pressure on Russian oligarchs, some of whom are close to Putin and have had their yachts seized, to try to compel him to stop the war.The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) yacht, seized three years ago and currently docked…

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 300 migrants walked out of this southern Mexican city Wednesday, hoping to move north, even as the activist who helped organize them remained in police custody over allegations of human trafficking.Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Luis García Villagrán, the leader of a local nongovernmental organization arrested Tuesday in Tapachula, “is not an activist.” She said he was tied to trafficking people, “that is the crime.”Sheinbaum said Wednesday during her daily news briefing that there had been an arrest order pending for García Villagrán for years. It was unknown why the outspoken and very public…

A Palestinian abducted from Gaza died in Israeli custody after falling from a height while handcuffed, according to Haaretz. The Israeli daily newspaper reported on Tuesday that the 40-year-old man died in January 2024 at a facility run by Shin Bet, Israel’s notorious internal security agency. His body was transferred from the facility without any identifying details, leaving him officially unidentified. Shin Bet knows his identity but declined to comment. Israeli forces have abducted thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip but have not disclosed any information about their fate or whereabouts. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels killed at least 319 people over the past month in eastern Congo, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday, describing the toll as one of the largest documented in such attacks since the M23 rebels resurfaced in 2022.Citing firsthand accounts, U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement that the rebels, backed by members of the Rwandan Defense Force, targeted four villages in North Kivu province’s Rutshuru territory between July 9 and July 21.The continuing violence could threaten Qatar-led efforts to get Congo and the rebels to sign a permanent peace deal…

CREWE, England (AP) — A police force in northwest England will use a “DNA tagging spray” to try to curb disorderly behavior from soccer fans this season.Cheshire police said Wednesday they will equip officers with the spray at all fourth-tier matches in the region, including for Crewe Alexandra’s game against Accrington Stanley on Saturday.The spray marks equipment, clothing and skin with an invisible uniquely-coded synthetic DNA solution that can be used for forensic evidence. It “clings to skin and clothing for months,” police said. The spray shows up under ultraviolet light.“We know that the vast majority of football fans are…