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London City have signed 16 players this summer, including seasoned professionals and serial winners in Nikita Parris, Danielle van de Donk and Elena Linari to name just three. Grace Geyoro also joined the club from Paris Saint-Germain just before the transfer deadline in a blockbuster world record deal worth £1.43m ($1.65m).Jana Fernandez was another eye-catching signing, with the 23-year-old joining from Barcelona.As she did last summer, Kang is stating her intent before a ball has even been kicked. A post on X announcing Parris’ signing stated: “We didn’t come to play”.It gives Precheur an impressive squad with which to compete…

Grace Geyoro has signed for London City Lionesses from Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record deal worth £1.43m ($1.65m).The fee is a new world record, but it could be narrowly beaten if Chelsea pay all of the bonuses as part of the Alyssa Thompson deal from Angel City. Thompson’s fee of around £1m could rise with bonuses and add-ons to just below £1.5m, according to reports from the US.Geyoro’s deal reflects the fact PSG did not want to sell her, but the 28-year-old was open to a move to the WSL this summer.She has spent her entire career at the Premiere…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Council of Europe delegation on Friday denounced the arrest of a Turkish human rights and LGBTQ+ activist who was detained after delivering a speech critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government at a session of Europe’s leading human rights body.Enes Hocaogullari, who took part in a March meeting of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, as one of Turkey’s youth delegates, was arrested last month after he criticized the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and other opposition figures. The 23-year-old activist also spoke out against alleged police violence during protests that erupted following…

Alessia Russo has signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal.Last season’s Golden Boot winner made the switch from Manchester United to the Gunners in July 2023. She has since scored 36 goals in 72 appearances, winning the League Cup in 2024 and the Champions League last season. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at Alessia Russo’s best goals from the Women’s Super League 24/25 season! “Arsenal feels like home,” said Russo. “This is such a special club and it has felt that way to me from the moment I joined two years ago.…

Key PointsYields on UK, German and Japanese 30-year government debt are up by about 45 basis points, 74 basis points and 100 basis points this year.This is in stark contrast to Singapore, whose 30-year bond yields have declined by about 75 basis points so far this year, indicating strong investor interest.Analysts tell CNBC that Singapore bonds are seen as high-quality, safe haven assets, backed by a prudent fiscal policy.Investors have dumped long-dated bonds across markets this year on mounting worries over expanding fiscal deficits and rising inflation. Singapore has defied that trend. Yields on U.K., German and Japanese 30-year government…

The current main pitch at the Reds’ youth base will be built over with a dome – attached to the existing Academy building – that is set to provide a first ever full-size indoor pitch for use.A new grass pitch will be created in the outdoor area and feature a stand capable of holding up to 500 spectators, becoming the new external centrepiece for matches played there.The forthcoming redevelopments will also include revamped and improved medical and sports science functions to aid in the progress of the club’s younger age groups.LFC will submit a planning application in due course, with…

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Kent, who famously broke royal protocol to hug a Wimbledon runner-up and stepped away from family duties to teach music in a public school, has died, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. She was 92.Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, the duchess was married to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II. She died Thursday at her home in Kensington Palace. The royal presented trophies at Wimbledon for many years and was known for consoling runners-up, most notably when she embraced a tearful Jana Novotna after the Czech tennis player’s defeat…

It’s been the summer of strikers striking. No picket lines, of course, but plenty of not available to be picked.Yoane Wissa forced his will at Brentford, Viktor Gyokeres played hard ball at Sporting, but the shop steward of disruption was without doubt Alexander Isak. To force his move from Newcastle to Liverpool he withdrew his labour for 14 weeks. Three months of training alone and not playing. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below…

Emily KeoghCloseEmily KeoghCorrespondentBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLJulien LaurensSep 5, 2025, 03:58 AM ETLondon City Lionesses have completed the signing of Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record transfer that sources have told ESPN is worth £1.43 million ($1.9m).The France international becomes London City’s 16th signing of the summer after making the deadline day move.Geyoro’s move to the Women’s Super League (WSL) is the third time this window the women’s world transfer record has been broken after Olivia Smith’s £1m ($1.16m) move to Arsenal and the £1.1m ($1.28m) deal…

GENEVA (AP) — Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed crimes including gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo over the last year, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. It said the governments of both countries bear responsibility.A new report by a fact-finding team of experts that visited the region between March and August warned of the prospect of war crimes and crimes against humanity that may have been committed since late 2024 and since the decades-long conflict in the central African nation escalated in January, when M23 fighters…