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Beth LindopSep 1, 2025, 05:18 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Marc Guéhi’s proposed transfer to Liverpool has collapsed after Crystal Palace withdrew from the deal, sources told ESPN.Palace chairman Steve Parish accepted Liverpool’s £35 million ($47.4 million) offer on Monday afternoon, with the player having been granted permission to have a medical. However, Palace withdrew from the deal at the 11th hour after being unable to secure their preferred replacement.It is a blow for Arne Slot’s side, though the club have already bolstered their defence this summer with the…

Manchester City are pushing ahead with a deal for Gianluigi Donnarumma, sources have told ESPN, but will only give the move the final green light once Ederson’s potential transfer to Fenerbahce is complete.City have lined up Donnarumma, who is free to leave Paris Saint-Germain, to replace Ederson.The Brazil international is in talks with Fenerbahce over a move which would bring his eight-year stay at the Etihad Stadium to an end.City, according to sources, will hold off completing their move for Donnarumma until Ederson is officially a Fenerbahce player.Ederson has been given permission to talk to the Turkish side and the…

‌Published 47 minutes ago By Glenn PriceDominik Szoboszlai’s stunner against Arsenal is the best free-kick Ryan Gravenberch has ever seen.Szoboszlai’s moment of brilliance from 32 yards out secured a 1-0 victory for Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The 83rd-minute decider from the Hungarian will live long in the memory of Gravenberch.The No.38 told Liverpoolfc.com post-match: “I think I never saw a free-kick this beautiful in life. It was really amazing. I think it was minute 83, if you score like this and saw the fans, the atmosphere was really crazy.”I’m really happy with the three points. Arsenal have a really…

Editor’s note: This profile was first published in May 2024. On 31 August 2025, Israel said it had killed  Abu Obeida. One of Hamas’s most important public figures, Abu Obeida, has been the spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Palestinian group’s military wing, for nearly two decades. His profile has increased dramatically since the Hamas-led surprise attack on Israel in October 2023, and the subsequent Israeli war in the Gaza Strip. Abu Obeida is best known for his speeches, during which he provides battlefield updates, boasting about Hamas’s military achievements, and taunting Israel, which has made several attempts to…

Manchester United and Real Betis have agreed a permanent deal worth €25 million ($29.3m) for Antony, sources have told ESPN.After the move briefly stalled on Friday, an agreement was reached on deadline day with Betis set to pay a fixed fee of €22m with another €3m in potential bonuses. United will also get 50% of any future transfer.Antony still had two years left on the five-year contract he signed when he arrived from Ajax in 2022, but United have avoided having to make a separate payment to the Brazil forward.Antony finally looks set to join Real Betis from Manchester United. Giuseppe…

A protester walks with an Indonesian flag in front of a police headquarters that was set on fire and looted during demonstrations in Surabaya on August 31, 2025.Juni Kriswanto | Afp | Getty Images Indonesia is facing a tough political climate, as it grapples with protests over rising living costs, lawmakers’ pay and police violence, hurting investor sentiment in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.The Jakarta Composite Index fell as much as 3.6% on Monday, while the Indonesian rupiah depreciated to 16,500 against the U.S. dollar — its weakest intra-day level since Aug. 1 — according to LSEG data.While the violence and…

Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlibaba’s Hong Kong listed shares surged more than 19% on Monday as the Chinese tech giant’s cloud computing unit drove strong quarterly results, while details emerged over its new AI chip development.It’s the highest level for the stock since March. Investors have backed the company’s improving performance in its key cloud unit and are content with the the tech giant’s investment into new areas — particularly in the so-called “instant commerce,” which has become incredibly competitive in China.The…

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Hutton starts every White House portrait with an egg-shaped frame.He adds a nose, mouth, eyes and eyebrows, then outlines the face, guided by a series of horizontal and vertical lines through the oval. Hair comes next, followed by the neck and shoulders to add definition and make his paper renderings look like President George Washington or first lady Jacqueline Kennedy — or any of the other presidents and first ladies, including Donald Trump and Melania Trump.Hutton, a North Carolina art history professor who draws in his spare time, outlined his four-step technique in a new book,…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The wave of violent protests that have swept across Indonesia and left six people dead is being seen as a major test for President Prabowo Subianto ’s presidency.Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing protesters that began in Jakarta last week quickly spread beyond the capital. Angry protesters in several cities set fire to regional parliament buildings, police headquarters and damaged infrastructures in the unrest that soon led crowds to looting and burning vehicles.Subianto on Sunday ordered the security forces to take firm action against the protests.“There are signs of unlawful acts, even leading to treason and…

Israel announced on Sunday that it had killed Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for Hamas.  Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X that Abu Obeida – a nom de guerre – was assassinated in an air strike on a house in Gaza on Saturday. There has been no immediate comment from Hamas. Abu Obeida was one of Hamas’ most prominent public figures and served as the spokesperson for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Palestinian group’s military wing, for nearly two decades. His profile rose sharply after the Hamas-led attack on Israel in October 2023 and the subsequent Israeli…