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MILAN — Adrien Rabiot completed his move to AC Milan on Monday and may immediately face the player he clashed with in a locker room bust-up that forced them both out of Marseille.Rabiot was one of the best Marseille players last season, helping the 1993 Champions League winner return to Europe’s top club competition. But the France midfielder was put on the transfer list last month following a fight with a teammate, England Under-21 forward Jonathan Rowe.The pair argued and fought in the locker room after losing to Rennes 1-0 in their Ligue 1 season opener. Rowe has since joined…

Beth LindopSep 1, 2025, 04:37 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Liverpool have completed the signing of striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United in a British-record deal.The Premier League champions had a £125 million ($170 million) bid accepted for the Sweden international in the early hours of Monday morning, and he has put pen to paper on a six-year deal at Anfield.He will wear the No. 9 shirt.”It’s been a long journey to get here,” Isak said in a statement. “But I’m super-happy to be a part of this team,…

“It’s a mixture of what the club is building, but what they’re building on top of what the club already is. The history of the club,” Isak told Liverpoolfc.com, when asked why Anfield is the place for him.“Me getting the chance to be a part of this, I want to create history. I want to win trophies.“That’s ultimately the biggest motivation for me and I feel like this is the perfect place for me to grow even further and to take my game to the next level and help the team as well.“I feel like this is the next step…

Tottenham have completed the Deadline Day loan signing of Paris Saint-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani. The 26-year-old France international joins on a straight loan with no obligation or option to buy. Spurs were looking to boost their attack following the departure of captain Heung-Min Son, with James Maddison also out injured due to an ACL injury.Kolo Muani will wear the No 39 shirt at the club and joins Dutch attacking midfielder Xavi Simons as a late recruit in the summer transfer window.Mohammed Kudus, Mathys Tel, Kevin Danso, Luka Vuskovic, Kota Takai and Joao Palhinha make up the other names from…

Manchester City have agreed to deals to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain and to allow Éderson to move to Fenerbahce, sources told ESPN.City are set to pay PSG £26 million ($35 million) for Donnarumma, who will sign a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium. Ederson will join Fenerbahce for £12.1 million ($16 million).The deal is done, but won’t be announced until Tuesday.Donnarumma will fight for the No. 1 spot with 22-year-old James Trafford, who rejoined City from Burnley earlier in the summer. Trafford has started City’s first three Premier League games, but was criticized for his role in their…

Sam TigheSep 1, 2025, 03:45 PM ETCloseSam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers.For Europe’s biggest clubs and leagues, the time for transfers in 2025 has come and gone, and they won’t be able to do any more business until January. Which is probably a good thing given the overall spending record in the Premier League has been broken again.Having had two transfer windows this summer — as FIFA allowed an additional registration period, which ran from June 1 to 10, due to the Club World Cup — the…

A post-war Gaza plan circulating in Washington seeks to turn the enclave into a Dubai-like revenue-generating hub using mass surveillance, population displacement, and land appropriation.  The proposal would bring US President Donald Trump’s purported “Gaza Riviera” plans to life, complete with world-class resorts and artificial islands, while Palestinians are paid $5,000 per person to leave their land. A 38-page slide deck of the plan, first reported by the Financial Times, was published in full by The Washington Post on Sunday.  The proposal was reportedly led by Michael Eisenberg, an Israeli-American venture capitalist, and Liran Tancman, an Israeli tech entrepreneur and former…

KUWAIT: The education ministry announced on Monday that the last week of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will be a public holiday for students, teachers and administrative staff. This will be done without reducing the number of school days, under a new five-year academic calendar approved by Education Minister Jalal Al-Tabtabaei.The ministry said the calendar will save KD 51 million by addressing previously wasted school days. It also aims to curb widespread absenteeism between official holidays. The new framework sets precise dates for the start and end of the school year, exam periods, official holidays and regular breaks. (See…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea’s state media reported. The event could potentially demonstrate their three-way unity against the United States.Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who’ll join Chinese President Xi Jinping to watch Wednesday’s massive military parade in Beijing that commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China’s fight against Japan’s wartime aggressions.While the event would mark Kim’s first attendance of a…

KUWAIT: The 165th GCC Ministerial Meeting and the second GCC-Japan Strategic Dialogue in Kuwait on Monday highlighted efforts to strengthen Gulf cooperation and deepen ties with Japan. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya praised Gulf unity, while GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi said discussions focused on political, security, economic and humanitarian issues, including strong condemnation of Zionist actions in Gaza. He noted the GCC urged Japan to join the coalition recognizing Palestine, receiving positive feedback.The meetings approved a Joint Action Plan (2024–2028) covering energy, trade, investment, culture and academics, alongside calls to expedite a GCC-Japan free trade agreement. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi…