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Ruben Amorim has promised Manchester United fans that his team will improve this season, but warned that he’s not been able to make all the changes he wants in one summer.United kick off their campaign with Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford on Sunday.Amorim said the team is already better than the one which finished 15th last season, but the Portuguese coach has also tried to temper expectations by insisting United remain a work in progress.”We cannot change everything in four weeks but we are better,” Amorim said at a news conference on Friday.”I know we are training harder, so we…
Germany is open about its uninhibited support for Israel’s war of extermination and genocide in Palestine, and wants to make sure the entire world sees it. Recognition for its Zionist zeal enables Germany to rehabilitate its exceptionalism, or Sonderweg, with catastrophic consequences for Palestinians and international law. Germany is not uniquely evil among liberal democracies in offering Israel unconditional support in killing starving Palestinians. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is no more morally bereft than British Prime Minister Keir Starmer or French President Emmanuel Macron. But Germany exalts Zionist radical evil to assert its uniqueness. Germany remains as hungry for national identity…
In Extractive Capitalism, Laleh Khalili writes the kind of non-fiction that alters your sense of what counts as “the economy”. The University of Exeter academic does not just describe oil rigs, shipping lanes, or investment funds; she reveals the networks of power that braid them together, and shows, with rare clarity and warmth, how those networks shape ordinary lives. The result is a smart, propulsive and often thrilling book that belongs on the shelf next to the best narrative investigations of global capitalism. Khalili’s core claim is simple enough to state and startling to watch unfold: modern prosperity is built…
Jeff CarlisleAug 15, 2025, 07:52 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.The start of the European league season is upon us.This past weekend, the English Championship and 2. Bundesliga got underway, with the Premier League, LaLiga and Ligue 1 kicking off this weekend. Serie A and the Bundesliga will begin the week after that. That means the U.S. men’s national team diaspora will begin getting games under their belt with their respective club teams, if they haven’t already, while their brethren in MLS are in the thick of their respective 2025 campaigns.As such, ESPN…
Aug 15, 2025, 07:44 AM ETBarcelona have been following Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic’s situation closely, while Manchester United have an offer prepared for Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Transfer window weekly: Liverpool still after Guéhi, more signings- Sources: Ederson on three-man Gala shortlistBarcelona are considering Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic to be Robert Lewandowski’s long-term replacement. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)TRENDING RUMORS- Barcelona could be a late landing spot for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic,…
The Scottish Premiership’s longest-serving manager David Martindale has signed a new deal at Livingston until 2027, with the option for another year.The 51-year-old, who initially joined the club as a volunteer in 2014, is in his sixth season in charge of the West Lothian club. Livingston beat Ross County in the play-offs to secure promotion after just one season in the second tier. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Falkirk The club is now under new ownership, with Calvin Ford taking over as chairman and majority shareholder…
Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensAug 15, 2025, 07:36 AM ETBarcelona coach Hansi Flick has said he is not happy as the wait to register new signings Joan García and Marcus Rashford drags on ahead of Saturday’s LaLiga opener against Mallorca.García should be registered after the league granted Barça permission to allocate 80% of injured goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen’s salary on a replacement as the Germany international will be out for more than four months following back surgery.A source told ESPN Barça’s board of directors are also prepared to put up a €7 million ($8.1m) bank guarantee against future earnings to create space…
When Michelle Yeoh first saw “Ne Zha 2” in Hong Kong, she walked away dreaming about a dubbed version. The Chinese blockbuster, which this year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time with over $2.2 billion in ticket sales, had seemed to her like an ideal movie for a global, all-ages audience. But even she, who had the benefit of knowing Mandarin, was having trouble keeping up with the subtitles and all the spectacular things happening on screen. How would a kid stand a chance?The Oscar winner, who is fluent in English, Malay and Cantonese, wasn’t alone in thinking…
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The campaign billboards adorning the streets of Bolivia for Sunday’s presidential election make grand promises: A solution to the dire economic crisis within 100 days, an end to fuel shortages and bread lines, unity for a divided nation. One vice presidential candidate pledges to “Make Bolivia Sexy Again.”In their efforts to draw votes, all eight candidates — two right-wing front-runners, a conservative centrist and splintered factions of Bolivia’s long-dominant left-wing — are vowing drastic change, launching searing attacks on the status quo and selling a message of hope.But for many Bolivians, hope has already hardened…
Fans of LaLiga in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch clips and highlights from Spain’s top division for the forthcoming season on the Sky Sports app, skysports.com, Sky Sports News and on Sky Sports’ social media channels.From this weekend’s opening round of matches, Sky Sports will show match highlights from each round of matches as well as live in-game action and the best moments from each match round. With Marcus Rashford joining champions Barcelona and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s transfer to team up with England team-mate Jude Bellingham strengthening Real Madrid’s challenge to regain the title, it promises to…