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Dec 16, 2025, 06:14 AM ETBarcelona are following Aston Villa defender Pau Torres after making the signing of a left-sided centre-back a priority for next summer, various sources have told ESPN.The departure of Iñigo Martínez to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr earlier this year saw coach Hansi Flick lose a key figure from last season’s backline.Barça currently have Pau Cubarsí, Ronald Araújo, Eric García and Andreas Christensen as options to play in the middle of the defence, but Flick has struggled to find a consistent pairing this season.Pau Torres is a key player for Unai Emery at Aston Villa. GettyIn…

LONDON (AP) — Britain on Tuesday launched a review into foreign financial interference in U.K. politics, after a British former member of the European Parliament was jailed for taking Russian bribes.Nathan Gill was sentenced last month to more than 10 years in prison for making statements sympathetic to Russia in exchange for money.Gill sat in the European Union legislature for two hard-right parties led by Nigel Farage, UKIP and the Brexit Party. After Britain’s exit from the EU in 2020 he became the leader in Wales of Farage’s current party, Reform UK. He is no longer a party member.Housing, Communities…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order designating it and another organization as a “ foreign terrorist organization,” saying the directive was unconstitutional.The Council on American-Islamic Relations, known as CAIR, has more than 20 chapters across the United States and its work involves legal actions, advocacy and education outreach.The lawsuit was filed late Monday by the CAIR-Foundation and CAIR-Florida, its affiliate in the state. The suit asked a federal judge in Tallahassee to declare DeSantis’ order unlawful and unconstitutional and prevent it from being enforced.“He…

ROME (AP) — Rome opened two subway stations on Tuesday — one deep beneath the Colosseum — that mix the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era.Commuters and tourists entering the station beside the iconic amphitheater can view displays of ceramic vases and plates, stone wells and suspended buckets, as well as the ruins of a cold plunge pool and thermal bath from a first-century dwelling. Screens show the excavation process — serving both to delight archaeology enthusiasts, and justify why it has taken so long to open the station.The multibillion-euro Metro C subway line has been…

GENEVA (AP) — More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months, the leading international authority on hunger crises and the U.N. food aid agency warned Tuesday.The number at risk is some 3 million more than a year ago.Economic woes, recurrent drought, shrinking international aid and and influx of Afghans returning home from countries like neighboring Iran and Pakistan have strained resources and added to the pressures on food security, reports the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, known as IPC, which tracks hunger crises.“What the IPC tells us is that more…

Manchester United and Manchester City are firmly in the race to sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth.Semenyo, who scored at Old Trafford in Monday night’s thrilling 4-4 draw against United, has a £65m release clause in his contract which becomes active on January 1 and the forward is attracting interest from a number of top Premier League clubs. City are keeping close tabs on developments with the 25-year-old, with Tottenham also keen – and some insiders believe Pep Guardiola’s side are now the strongest contenders for his signature. United are considered serious rivals for both City and Spurs, however, with Liverpool…

It meant I missed the League Cup final, which was a shame because I had played in every game before that in the competition. Gerard showed his class there because I wasn’t in the squad, which meant I didn’t get a medal – but he gave me his on the pitch afterwards.The same happened a few years later when I’d played a few games early in the Champions League run to Istanbul in 2004-05. Everyone remembers that famous comeback against AC Milan, but Scott Carson offered me his medal in the same way, though I didn’t take that one. It…

Presenter Rubi Deschamps and our cameras followed the Frenchman around for unrivalled insight into his life off the pitch and the early phases of his Liverpool career.Ekitike has racked up 10 goals amid an encouraging debut season with the Reds so far, having completed a switch from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer. It’s proving to be another beneficial life experience for the 23-year-old, with England now the fourth country he has called home.”My life changed completely since I signed here,” Ekitike says. “I’m even more famous in my country. Also the level of the games I play. It’s just a…

Dec 16, 2025, 04:12 AM ETManchester United drew 4-4 with Bournemouth on Monday but are scouting two of their midfielders: Alex Scott and USMNT captain Tyler Adams. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur, Man United and Chelsea are among the teams keeping tabs on Lens midfielder Mamadou Sangare. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Amorim: Critical ex-United stars lack ‘information’- Barça’s Flick: Ter Stegen must decide his future- Inter Miami signs former Tottenham defender ReguilónBournemouth duo Tyler Adams and Alex Scott have impressed this season. Harry Murphy/Getty…

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said he disagreed with some of Bruno Guimaraes’ comments after the derby day defeat to Sunderland, calling his outburst only “90 per cent” right. Guimaraes slammed Newcastle’s performance as “embarrassing” and a “mess” but also demanded an instant reaction from his team in their Carabao Cup quarter-final with Fulham on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports. “I think Bruno’s comments, he was 90 per cent right initially,” said Howe. “I don’t think we were a mess. I don’t think the other parts of his original comments were wrong. But we weren’t a mess.”We were very well organised.…