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Ryan O’HanlonMay 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Liverpool’s captain walked up the makeshift stairs at Anfield.Well, he didn’t really walk. He sauntered, he swaggered, he moved with the loose cool of someone who just accomplished something that no one else had ever done. First, he looked over at his teammates — a collective coiled spring, ready to let it all out.Then, he hugged one of the local club legends before walking over to receive his medal. He slipped it over his…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 13, 2025, 06:53 AM ETCarlo Ancelotti said there’s “no need for drama” as he confirmed his planned departure from Real Madrid, admitting the team needs “fresh impetus.”Ancelotti also confirmed that he would become Brazil’s new head coach, adding that he will take charge on May 26, at the conclusion of Madrid’s LaLiga campaign.Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday ahead of Madrid’s game with Real Mallorca, Ancelotti was reluctant to discuss why the club itself has not yet made his departure official.Editor’s Picks2 Related”Madrid will publish a statement when they want to, there’s no problem there,” Ancelotti…

Alex Greenwood, Georgia Stanway and Lauren Hemp return to the latest England Women squad, while Lauren James misses out on the upcoming Nations League fixtures due to injury.The key trio have returned from long-term injuries in a boost for Sarina Wiegman’s 27-player squad for the Nations League clashes with Portugal at Wembley on Friday May 30, and the trip to Spain on Tuesday June 3. One player England will be without is Chelsea forward Lauren James, who is not included in the squad due to being sidelined by a hamstring injury.Defender Ella Morris is the latest youngster to earn a…

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York CNN  —  Tracking the trade war in 2025 feels a bit like getting repeatedly punched in the gut. We suddenly have a 90-day detente in a manufactured crisis: The US has lowered its 145% tariffs on most Chinese imports to 30%, and China has reduced its 125% tariffs to 10%. In the distorted reality of Trump 2.0, that slightly lighter punch in the gut is what counts as relief. (For the “Arrested Development” fans out there:…

If Manchester City are crowned world champions at this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, this is the kit they’ll be wearing. PUMAHaving been way off the title pace in the Premier League this season, Manchester City are already looking to start afresh by releasing their new home kit for the 2025-26 campaign.Sure, Pep Guardiola’s side can still claim a major trophy in Saturday’s English FA Cup final against Crystal Palace (stream LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+), but after an early exit from the UEFA Champions League and potentially finishing more than 20 points behind champions Liverpool in the Premier…

Graham HunterMay 13, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseGraham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team.Barcelona have just completed arguably the greatest, most thrilling, unpredictable and dramatic sequence of four high-stakes matches across just 15 days that club football has ever seen.If you’ve loved this outrageous spectacle, the bad news is that their coach, Hansi Flick, wants such football to be put to a stop. Immediately. But before you rename him Hansi the Grinch, the bitter, misanthropic green creature who stole expected goals, hear me out.Between April 26 and May 11,…

CNN  —  British police said on Tuesday they had arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of arson after counter-terrorism officers launched an investigation into three fires, including one at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private home. Police were called to reports of a fire in the early hours of Monday morning at the property in Kentish Town in north London, the area that Starmer represents in parliament. Nobody was injured but damage was caused to the property’s entrance, police said. The man was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life in connection…

The first stop was Riyadh. Just a few months into his new administration, the president of the US met the king of Saudi Arabia as part of an effort to push forward relations with the Arab world. From there, it was off to another regional capital, where the leader of the free world gave a speech about a new vision for the Middle East. Conspicuously missing from the itinerary was a stop in Israel. The year was 2009, and the president was Barack Obama. His decision not to visit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had just returned to office, was…

Paris CNN  —  Kim Kardashian, testifying in the trial of the burglars accused of tying her up and robbing her at gunpoint nearly nine years ago, told a Paris court on Tuesday that she “absolutely thought” her assailants would kill her. The billionaire reality TV star detailed how, during the 2016 Paris Fashion Week she was robbed of nearly $10 million in cash and jewelry, including a $4 million engagement ring – gifted to her by her then-husband Kanye West – that was never recovered. The defendants – nine men and one woman whose ages range from 35 to 78…

An Israeli drone strike killed Palestinian journalist Hassan Islayeh while he was receiving treatment in the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Tuesday.  Islayeh, a prominent field reporter and director of the Alam24 news agency, had been recovering from injuries sustained in a previous Israeli air strike last month that targeted a media tent near the same hospital.  That attack killed two journalists and wounded several others. The earlier strike appeared to target Islayeh directly, hitting his mobile phone, but he survived the incident.  Local media described Tuesday’s attack as a “deliberate assassination,” noting that he was struck again while…