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West Ham have confirmed the signing of Mateus Fernandes from Southampton.The Hammers will pay an initial fee of £38m plus £4m in add-ons for the 21-year-old. Fernandes has signed a five-year deal at the club.Speaking in a statement released by the club, Fernandes said: “I’m very happy to be here. I’m very excited to play for West Ham. I think it’s a big step for me.”It’s a big club, a massive club. The project, the stadium, the city, everything. “I want to try to play football, enjoy football, not just run and try to score, but try to play good football. I…
Hamza Igamane has left Rangers to join Lille in a £10.4m deal.The 22-year-old’s departure comes just days after he refused to play for the club in a Scottish Premiership match at St Mirren, claiming he was injured. Following that game, Rangers head coach Russell Martin told Sky Sports: “We had a bid this week for Hamza, we rejected it. All was fine. Trained fine yesterday [Saturday], warmed up fine. I turned around to him at 60 minutes because I wanted two strikers on the pitch. Hamza told me he was injured.” Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video…
José Mourinho’s stint in charge at Fenerbahce has come to an abrupt end with the club announcing on Friday that they had parted company with their manager just two games into the Turkish Super Lig season.The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United boss was first appointed by Fenerbahce last summer, and finished second in the league in his first year in Istanbul, 11 points behind champions and bitter city rivals Galatasaray. But a failure to qualify for the Champions League following a playoff elimination at the hands of Benfica has led to the 62-year-old leaving his post at the…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani seemed at ease as he made his way from a high-rise apartment building to a street festival in the historic Black neighborhood of Harlem on a recent Sunday.His reason for being there was clear: While he won the Democratic primary in June and secured the party’s nomination for the November general election, Mamdani underperformed in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Now he’s trying to better connect with their skeptical older generation.Black New Yorkers make up about 22% of the city’s 8.8 million people and stand as one of its most influential…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the agreement could undermine years of progress in cutting deforestation in the Amazon.A federal judge has temporarily paused the regulator’s order while the case is reviewed, keeping the moratorium in effect for now as the dispute plays out at Brazil’s competition regulator, CADE, and in court. What the moratorium is and how it worksThe moratorium is a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in 2006 after pressure from environmental groups and international buyers, and made indefinite in 2016. It is not a law,…
On the importance he places on ‘losing ground’ on a title rival at this stage of the season…[It’s] not so much to do with losing ground – yes, it has to do with losing ground, but not that we are playing Arsenal. It is more in the beginning of the season normally teams don’t play their best game unless you keep the same squad completely and you add three, four, five, six or seven players, then you can maybe expect the team is growing even further. If you look at our situation, we have lost a few and we have…
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs serve as beaches for large swaths of central and northwestern Florida far from the ocean, with teenagers backflipping from docks and snorkelers peering into the crystalline depths.But these treasures are under threat from agricultural pollution, rapid development and climate change. A father encourages his young son to jump into the deep pool in Royal Spring on Tuesday, July…
Beth LindopAug 29, 2025, 05:04 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said the club will “always” try to improve the squad but refused to be drawn on whether they will move to sign Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak before next week’s transfer deadline.Isak was the subject of a rejected £110m bid from Liverpool earlier this month and, should Newcastle manage to complete the signing of a new striker in the coming days, the Premier League champions are expected to return with an improved offer for…
Eberechi Eze’s journey to becoming an Arsenal player was one that began with the tears of a 13-year-old and one that culminated in an on-pitch unveiling at the Emirates. For a sum of £67.5m, Arsenal signed a player they let go from their academy over a decade ago. When he found out he would be released by Arsenal as a youngster, Eze recalls having to train while crying throughout the session as his dream of representing the Gunners was crushed. Having sat down with Eze in May, after his FA Cup heroics clinched Crystal Palace’s first major honour, it was…
Aug 29, 2025, 05:00 AM ETThe transfer window is only open across Europe until Monday, so with only a few days left, what are ESPN’s reporters hearing about possible deals?We bring you the latest updates and insights on the biggest transfer news.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesWill Liverpool land a striker (Alexander Isak) and defender (Marc Guéhi) before the deadline?Liverpool have played the long game with Isak this summer. After their opening offer of £110 million was emphatically rejected earlier this month, the Premier League champions maintained a respectful distance to allow for Newcastle United…