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Sep 19, 2025, 09:16 AM ETKylian Mbappé may have started in Real Madrid’s opening five games and scored six goals, but coach Xabi Alonso said the forward will also be rotated this season.Alonso has started Rodrygo ahead of Vinícius on the left wing on several occasions this season. Asked if Mbappé was the only undisputed starter at Madrid, Alonso said on Friday: “We have a lot of games and I’m sure that there will be a game where he will not be a starter.”He will have to accept it naturally. Kylian is very important but there will be days that…

Liverpool have confirmed a Football Association investigation into allegations goalkeeper Rafaela Borggrafe used “discriminatory language” has their full support.Borggrafe’s alleged comments, reported to have made reference to skin colour, were overheard by Liverpool team-mates and staff during a squad photo-shoot.Liverpool reported the incident to the FA and have confirmed the governing body has launched an investigation.A club spokesperson said: “Liverpool Football Club is aware of an alleged use of discriminatory language by an LFC Women’s player.”The club has followed its protocols to the fullest extent and the alleged incident has been reported to the FA, which is conducting an investigation…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland is producing the best football of his career, insisting the striker is performing “better than the treble season”.Haaland’s first season at Man City in 2023 will go down as one of the great debut campaigns. He did not just lift the treble, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, but he also swept up almost every individual honour on offer. The Norwegian walked away with the Premier League Golden Boot, the FWA Men’s Footballer of the Year award, both the Player and Young Player of the Season prizes, and a…

As you may have noticed, Liverpool have made a habit of staging big finishes this season having secured dramatic victories in a succession of games with late — and, in some cases, exceptionally late — match-winning goals.In fact, coach Arne Slot’s side have now won five consecutive games right from the start of the 2025-26 campaign with late goals, with four of those goals coming beyond the 90-minute mark. It’s led to the phrase “Slot time” appearing on social media every time the Reds snatch another victory just as the final whistle approaches.All four of the Reds’ four Premier League…

Barcelona’s squad spending limit has dropped to €351 million ($411.8m) — down €112m from last winter — while Real Madrid’s has increased to €761m, LaLiga said on Friday.The league’s squad cost limits, which are made public after each transfer window, denote the maximum amount that each club is permitted to spend on first-team players, as well as coaching staff, reserve and youth teams.In a presentation on Friday, LaLiga said that while Madrid’s limit — the league’s highest — had grown from €754m to €761m, Barça’s had been cut from €463m to €351m.The league cited Barcelona’s auditors refusal to include –…

Emily KeoghSep 19, 2025, 08:30 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLThe UEFA Women’s Champions League is a bit different this year and the new league phase has thrown up a host of interesting games.The 18 clubs were drawn to play six games each and holders Arsenal will take on OL Lyonnes, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Twente, OH Leuven, while Chelsea have been drawn against Barcelona, Wolfsburg, Roma, St. Polten, Paris FC and Twente.Barcelona, who have made the last five finals (winning three) landed a draw that sees them…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump.Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping failed to come to a final agreement on TikTok during a call Friday, but the two made significant progress toward a deal, a White House official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers.Trump and his administration had signaled earlier in the week that a deal was all but clinched.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that negotiators for the two countries had agreed on a “framework” for TikTok, which is under threat of being banned in the U.S.Trump on Tuesday had…

On the rivalry with Everton and how he compares David Moyes’ team this season to last season…When we faced them last season they had a very good spell as well – and it wasn’t a spell because they just kept on going with that and into this season again also. I think they’ve made some good signings and one of them is of course a player on loan who was worth £100m in the past, someone paid £100m for him and he is doing so well for them, Jack Grealish. So, a good team.Indeed, there is rivalry but what I…

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Sep 19, 2025, 07:23 AM ETEnzo Maresca has defended his treatment of Chelsea cast-offs Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi, claiming that being made to train alone is “not hard.”ESPN reported on Thursday that the Professional Footballers’ Association had contacted the club over the conditions the pair are working under this season after they were made surplus to requirements and isolated from the first team.Neither was able to secure a move away from Stamford Bridge during the transfer window despite efforts being made to set up deals.Maresca has not seen or spoken to either player this season and both have been…