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Tom ChambersSep 12, 2025, 07:36 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe international break is over and it’s finally time for the Premier League to make its long-awaited return.There’s plenty for fans to dig their teeth into with Friday marking the first time managers have had to face the press since the transfer window slammed shut on Sept. 1.The likes of Alexander Isak, Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons are set to wear their new colours for the first time but how long their supporters’ goodwill lasts is dependent on results.Manchester United newboy Senne Lammens cannot afford to make an early mistake given the…

Egypt has discovered Israeli plots to target Hamas leaders in Cairo and has warned Israel that any attack will be responded to with force, senior Egyptian officials told Middle East Eye. “Intelligence reports suggest that Israel has been plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders in Cairo for some time, as Egypt had already foiled an earlier attempt during ceasefire negotiations in the city over the past two years,” a high-level security source told MEE. On Tuesday, around 12 air strikes struck residential buildings in the Qatari capital, Doha, about 4pm local time (1pm GMT), targeting Hamas leadership, an attack that has…

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia, at the London Tech Week exposition in London, UK, on Monday, June 9, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia and OpenAI are in discussions about backing a major investment in Britain focused on boosting artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country.The two tech firms are discussing a sizable deal to support data center development in the country which could ultimately be worth billions of dollars, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC, confirming earlier reporting from the Financial Times.The companies are still working through various processes at the moment with Nvidia…

Four games into the new LaLiga season and Barcelona remain homeless as the wait to return to Camp Nou, which is still undergoing a €1.5 billion refurbishment, drags on.They announced this week, with five days’ notice, that Valencia’s visit on Sunday (stream LIVE at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+), their first home game of the new campaign after three away matches, will take place at the 6,000-capacity Estadi Johan Cruyff next to the club’s training ground on the outskirts of the Catalan city in Sant Joan Despí.The Estadi Johan Cruyff is the venue where Barça’s women’s team and the men’s…

Ryan O’HanlonSep 12, 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.”How are things going at Manchester United?Here’s the first sentence of a piece written by ESPN’s Rob Dawson two weeks ago: “Ruben Amorim says he is planning to remain as Manchester United manager, but he has admitted he cannot guarantee he will still be in the job after the international break.”He’s still in the job — thanks, perhaps, to a 97th-minute penalty from Bruno Fernandes to secure a 3-2 win … over Burnley ……

Sep 12, 2025, 06:45 AM ETManchester City captain Bernardo Silva has become entangled in an election battle at Portuguese giants Benfica, with a potential club president claiming a “contract is waiting” for the midfielder — while manager Bruno Lage believes he will “soon” return to his former club.Silva, 31, was named City captain by Pep Guardiola in the summer but is into the final year of his contract.João Noronha Lopes, a candidate to become Benfica’s club president in the elections on Oct. 25, told Portuguese outlet A Bola that he wants to sign Silva, who came through Benfica’s youth setup…

Sep 12, 2025, 06:26 AM ETNewcastle United boss Eddie Howe has admitted his relationship with Alexander Isak became “difficult” after he went on strike in an attempt to force through his move to Liverpool.The 25-year-old Sweden international missed the club’s preseason tour to Singapore and South Korea and was left training by himself on the squad’s return before eventually getting his wish with a deadline day move to Anfield which netted the Magpies £130 million ($176m).Asked about his relationship with the man he signed from Real Sociedad for £63m during the summer of 2022, head coach Howe said: “Alex and…

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed Liam Delap is set to be sidelined for up to 12 weeks with a hamstring injury.The £30 million ($41m) summer signing from Ipswich Town sustained the problem during the Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Fulham prior to the international break, triggering a late scramble in the transfer market which ended with the return of Marc Guiu whose loan move to Sunderland was cancelled.Chelsea attempted to call off Nicolas Jackson’s proposed transfer to Bayern Munich but the striker stayed in Germany, attempting to push through a move which was eventually revived and completed on deadline day.”Liam…

New arrivals and major errors have led to goalkeeping dilemmas on both sides of Manchester ahead of the derby at the Etihad Stadium this Sunday, live on Sky Sports.In the blue corner, Champions League winner and Euro 2020 hero Gianluigi Donnarumma has joined Pep Guardiola’s squad, throwing James Trafford’s spot in the starting line-up into question despite only signing from Burnley in July. In the red corner, Senne Lammens’ £18.2m arrival from Royal Antwerp on Deadline Day sealed the immediate future of Andre Onana after a catalogue of high-profile mistakes, with a move to Trabzonspor now confirmed for the Cameroon…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel next week in a show of support for the country before the UN meets for what is expected to be a contentious debate on the creation of a Palestinian state, the State Department said Friday.Despite tensions between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, notably over Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Rubio will arrive in Israel on Sunday for a two-day visit. He is expected to travel to a controversial archeological site in East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim for the capital of an eventual…