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The Ballon d’Or shortlist arrived on Thursday with a host of the best footballers in the world finding out whether they are in the mix for the sport’s most famous prize. Most of the awards — but not the Kopa Trophy — are decided by a panel of 100 journalists from the best footballing nations […]
Just days after watching Son Heung-Min depart Tottenham for Los Angeles FC, Thomas Frank will have another key player to replace in the squad as midfielder James Maddison will have ACL surgery after suffering an injury while facing Newcastle United on Sunday. The 28-year-old midfielder is set to begin his third season at Tottenham but […]
The second half of the 2025 NWSL regular season is in full swing as teams begin the push toward the postseason. The entire league is chasing the Kansas City Current, who lead the table in first place with a 12-point lead after Week 15 action. There’s still plenty of time for things to shift in […]
Matthew Tkachuk has won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Florida Panthers, but he still has another lifelong dream to accomplish. Tkachuk will be tasked with leading Team USA in the 2026 Olympics as the country hunts its first gold medal since 1980. Last season, Tkachuk and the Americans came close to dethroning Canada at the […]
Trophies may be forever, but the same cannot be said for the teams that win them, especially the ones that punch above their weight to collect winners’ medals. Those are the teams that usually get picked apart by sides that rank higher than them in the proverbial food chain, accentuating the gulf between the superclubs […]
LONDON — Liverpool boss Arne Slot does not believe that Crystal Palace fans were acting maliciously when noise from their end forced referee Chris Kavanagh to swiftly conclude a period of silence in tribute to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva. Liverpool forward Jota and his brother Silva died in a car accident last month and […]
La Liga are reportedly putting plans in motion to stage Barcelona’s away match against Villarreal at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, with a meeting scheduled on Monday with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to seek approval. The match is currently scheduled for Dec. 21 at Villareal’s Estadio de la Ceramica but La liga have […]
LONDON — Liverpool began their new season as you, the neutral, would hope they’ll go on. Full-throated in attack, perfectly prepared to leave gaps behind them, they’ve set the stage for a season where they might score three or four on any occasion. They might need to, too. That much was apparent as the Community […]
Trophies may be forever, but the same cannot be said for the teams that win them, especially the ones that punch above their weight to collect winners’ medals. Those are the teams that usually get picked apart by sides that rank higher than them in the proverbial food chain, accentuating the gulf between the superclubs […]
For Ryan Mason, calling time on a 20-plus year association with Tottenham Hotspur, a journey that included the transition from an academy product to a first team player and the start of a coaching career, required a gut feeling. “It’s hard to explain why the timing felt right, because it’s more of a feeling so […]
