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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 […]
Getty Images Former Palestinian national team player, Suliman Al-Obeid, was killed on Wednesday by an Israeli strike while waiting for international aid, the Palestine Football Association announced. Known as the “Palestinian Pele,” the 41-year-old scored more than 100 goals for Gaza Sport. Al-Obeid is survived by his wife and five children. He began his career […]
SOUTHAMPTON, England — Welcome to the big leagues, Wrexham. This isn’t what you’ve become accustomed to. As a season opener, this sowed all the seeds that ought to bloom over the coming episodes/games. The stars of the screen were valiant; they gave it their all and made their supporters believe again. This time, though, it […]
The script rather writes itself. A devastating setback at the end of Act One, followed by a rise of historic proportions. After an elongated Act Two, the promised land is in sight and, with it, the most dramatically satisfying end point for this folklore tale. Surely it couldn’t all grind to a halt now, could […]
The script rather writes itself. A devastating setback at the end of Act One, followed by a rise of historic proportions. After an elongated Act Two, the promised land is in sight and, with it, the most dramatically satisfying end point for this folklore tale. Surely it couldn’t all grind to a halt now, could […]
The Championship returns on Friday night, a potential top-of-the-table clash between Birmingham City and Ipswich Town a fitting curtain raiser for what promises to be 10 months of thrilling drama across CBS Sports and the Golazo Network. It is a league that rarely disappoints on the drama stakes, one where storylines you might never have […]
As the Championship season kicks off on Friday with Birmingham City hosting Ipswich Town, it will also mark another consecutive season without a Welsh club in the Premier League. Since Cardiff City’s relegation at the end of the 2018-19 season, there hasn’t been a side from Wales in the top flight, and the road is […]
Getty Images Timothy Weah will join Olympique Marseille after the French club agreed terms with Juventus for the transfer of the American international, who is now set to leave the Italian Serie A after joining Juventus in the summer of 2023, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. OM will pay around €15 million for the […]
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