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Aug 19, 2025, 11:05 AM ETIt’s Tuesday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 16 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.Previous ranking: 1Next match: Saturday at Portland Thorns, 10 p.m. ETWhen the Current’s matchup with Orlando finally kicked off after a three-hour delay due to extreme heat, the game sure felt like … both teams had been sitting around for hours, getting stiff…
Be there for every Reds home match in the Barclays Women’s Super League and cup competitions played at St Helens Stadium and Anfield next season with a 2025-26 season ticket.A season ticket guarantees supporters the best seats in the house for the first campaign of the Gareth Taylor era, plus priority access to away games. Added extras with a season ticket include a 10 per cent LFC Retail discount.Season tickets can be purchased here until Friday.Three of Liverpool’s WSL home games in the new season will again be played at Anfield, including an opening-day Merseyside derby against Everton on Sunday…
Michelle Agyemang is returning to Brighton on loan from Arsenal.Agyemang – who was a star for England at Euro 2025 – enjoyed a successful first spell at Brighton last season, scoring five goals in 22 appearances.But Arsenal have fierce competition for forward spots this season with the likes of Alessia Russo, Beth Mead, Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenuis, in their playing ranks – as well as new £1m summer signing Olivia Smith from Liverpool. So Agyemang will spend the next campaign on the south coast for consistent minutes and playing time.Agyemang played a key role in England’s triumph at the…
You have probably heard of the Alexander Isak saga. Newcastle’s standout forward has been holding out — presumably in order to force a move — after his club turned down a £110 million transfer bid from Liverpool. You may be less familiar with the Lassana Diarra verdict and the interim changes to something called Article 17 of FIFA’s Regulations on the Transfer and Status of Players. But maybe you should be familiar with them, because the fact is they potentially loom very large in the Isak case and could determine his future.Quick disclaimer: I have no idea if Isak or…
The Zikim, Netzarim and Morag “aid corridors” have become Israel’s psychological laboratories for collective human experimentation. Within this framework, logic collapses, personal values disintegrate, and human beings are reshaped – but only after being psychologically dismantled. An Israeli tank climbs a sandy ridge overlooking a flat open area. Beyond it lies another sandy mound, used by civilians as a last refuge from the relentless, indiscriminate gunfire that only intensifies as the aid lorries begin to move away from the military vehicles. In that moment, the final thread connecting a person to their own sense of self snaps. Natural human responses…
During his visit to Paris last month to meet President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam came to realise that Lebanon’s situation was far more precarious than many believed. France, long known for mediating Lebanon’s political crises, made it clear to Salam that the country could not survive without implementing reforms – particularly the disarmament of non-state actors, namely Hezbollah – under international supervision. There would be no renewal of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL’s mandate, as France could not bear the full cost without US funding; no donor or reconstruction conference without Saudi participation; and no security stability, given…
Aug 19, 2025, 09:16 AM ETWolves have signed defender Jackson Tchatchoua in a deal that edges the Premier League closer to the all-time summer spending record.The Midlands club completed a move for the right-back on Tuesday for a fee reported to be in the region of €12.5 million ($14.6m) from Hellas Verona, which takes the Premier League’s cumulative spending to a total of £2.31bn ($3.12bn), according to Transfermarkt.The record for a single transfer window is £2.36bn, set in the summer of 2023.Jackson Tchatchoua has joined Wolves from Hellas Verona, the Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday. Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty ImagesCameroon international…
Manchester City forward Claudio Echeverri is set to join Bayer Leverkusen on loan, sources have told ESPN.The 19-year-old will spend the season with the Bundesliga side before returning to City. According to sources, the deal agreed is for a straight loan with no option or obligation to make the move permanent.Bayer Leverkusen, who are managed by former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, have beaten off competition from Borussia Dortmund, Lazio and Girona to sign the highly-rated teenager.Echeverri, signed from River Plate in January 2024, made his City debut at the end of last season and scored his first City…
Published 8 minutes ago By Glenn PriceHugo Ekitike took great pride in hearing Anfield’s appreciation for him during the Premier League opener with AFC Bournemouth.Supporters saluted the summer signing from Eintracht Frankfurt with a chant to the tune of Do the Conga after he opened the scoring in the eventual 4-2 win for the defending champions last Friday.That 37th-minute run and finish followed his brilliant strike on debut at Wembley in the FA Community Shield the previous week.”I heard the song when I was [in the] corner. It was amazing,” the 23-year-old said. “I’m very grateful and I want to…
Ryan O’HanlonAug 19, 2025, 08:43 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.”About 3½ years ago, MLS commissioner Don Garber said 25 words that, uh, well … here’s what he told reporters before the start of the 2022 season:”We don’t need to bring in a big-name player at the end of their career because they decided they want to retire in MLS.”In just this summer alone, 33-year-old Son Heung-Min joined LAFC from Tottenham, 31-year-old Rodrigo De Paul joined Inter Miami from Atletico Madrid and 35-year-old Thomas…