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Beth LindopOct 31, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.When Liverpool beat Chelsea in the 2024 Carabao Cup final, manager Jürgen Klopp branded the victory the “most special” of his storied career.He did so not because of the stature of the competition, nor because of the prize money on offer, but because of the nature of his team’s triumph. With Liverpool’s squad decimated by injury, Klopp was forced to field several academy players at Wembley, and his team defied expectations to win 1-0 thanks to an extra-time header…

As global investors grow wary of Donald Trump’s dollar, they’re increasingly taking the Chinese yuan out for a ride. Data from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that fixed-income assets held by banks outside the country more than doubled over the past decade, jumping to $1.5 trillion, with yuan-denominated assets now at US$484 billion (a quadrupling in just the last five years. That includes $360 billion in loans and deposits, up from just $110 billion in 2020. This surge comes as Xi Jinping’s Communist Party leverages China’s status as the world’s top creditor to increase the use of the…

Ryan O’HanlonOct 31, 2025, 04:38 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.”When I ranked the top 50 players before the Premier League season started, the landscape of the league seemed relatively settled. Liverpool and Arsenal would battle it out for the title; Manchester City might do the same if Rodri came back healthy; Chelsea seemed adrift from that top trio, and also everybody else as the surefire fourth-best team in the league.Those teams were the clear four best teams because they had the clear four-best…

The world’s gaze has shifted away from Gaza and it was seemingly relegated in importance. After all, a little over two years after the 7 October attacks, with Israel’s unforgiving campaign of annihilation, a ceasefire was reached.  Brokered by US President Donald Trump, negotiations culminated in a ceremony in Egypt on 13 October that celebrated “peace in the Middle East”. The president hailed the “historic day” and insisted he’d “achieved what everybody said was impossible”. On Tuesday, that arrangement was in serious jeopardy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sanctioned a series of air strikes on Gaza, killing over 100 Palestinians including…

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of China and Canada took a step toward mending the long-fractured ties between their countries on Friday.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, meeting in South Korea during an Asia-Pacific summit, called for improving ties in a pragmatic and constructive manner, according to both sides.“The leaders agreed that their meeting marked a turning point in the bilateral relationship,” a Canadian statement said. Xi was quoted as saying that relations are showing signs of recovery, thanks to the joint efforts of both sides.“We are willing to work together with Canada to…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Rescue operations intensified Friday across central Vietnam as floodwaters receded after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead, 11 missing and tens of thousands displaced. The receding waters allowed rescue teams to reach previously cut-off communities and nearly 26,000 residents have been evacuated from flooded or landslide-prone areas.The government deployed helicopters and troops to deliver food, medicine and other supplies while working to repair homes, clear debris and prevent disease. Roads, power lines and schools are being restored, and emergency rice aid is set for distribution by Saturday.The country’s…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights groups, opposition figures and others say was clouded by a climate of fear in the months leading to election day.The military has been deployed alongside the police to quell riots in major cities since Wednesday’s election. The sight of soldiers patrolling the streets, sporadic gunfire and closed stores is rare in the usually peaceful country that many foreigners visit for its pristine coastal beaches and safari tourism.That’s partly because Tanzania’s first female leader, who has served as president…

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — If there’s agreement on anything in the two states with governor’s races this year, it’s that utility bills are a growing concern among voters.One Virginia voter, Kim Wilson, lamented at a town hall recently that her electricity bill seems to go up every month, no matter how much she tries to mitigate the costs. She was drawn to the event in part by its title: “The energy bills are too damn high.”“It’s way too high,” Wilson readily agreed.In New Jersey, Herb Michitsch of Kenilworth said his electric bill has climbed to nearly $400 a month, or…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said that his refusal to sign a $35 billion gas agreement with Egypt has prompted his U.S. counterpart to cancel a planned trip to Israel.A statement from Cohen’s office on Thursday night said that U.S. officials had been “exerting a great deal of pressure on Israeli officials” to approve the deal, but it said that the minister would refuse to do so “until Israeli interests are secured and a fair price for the Israeli market is agreed upon.” The move, the statement said, prompted U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright to cancel…

Arsenal have a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. They’re frontrunners and according to the numbers, they’re the favourites. But how many points are needed to win the title this season?The Opta supercomputer has given Arsenal a 66-per-cent chance of winning the Premier League – and for good reason. Because opposition teams are really struggling to get close to them. Arsenal have pulled off eight wins in a row in all competitions – winning the last six without conceding a goal. The Gunners have only conceded twice since the September international break – while only Erling…