Chelsea gambled by not agreeing a cheaper shirt sponsor deal – will they reap the reward?
There are two ways to look at Chelsea not signing a front-of-shirt sponsorship deal before the start of the season.You ...
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Manchester City and a refused pass that laid bare their myriad problems
Manchester City attempted 683 passes in their 1-1 draw with Everton, but it was one that Nathan Ake refused that ...
‘I don’t digest food properly now’: The all-consuming pressure of managing a football club
Pep Guardiola’s list of symptoms is long and unsettling. He has trouble sleeping. He can only take light meals in ...
How Merseyside became America’s 51st state
Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the ...
Introducing the most dangerous pass in football
A sharp, anxious intake of breath, followed by a round of applause that carries a mixture of quiet admiration and, ...
Stephen Bradley: ‘They put a gun to my head and stabbed me three times. That’s all I remember’
He was a teenager on the books at Arsenal when Stephen Bradley nearly died in late 2003. “Within a minute of ...
Mykhailo Mudryk doping test ‘a dagger to the heart of Ukrainian football’
It was only six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when, on a balmy September evening in eastern Germany, I ...
Was Emi Martinez’s save against Nottingham Forest the best of the Premier League era?
Emi Martinez’s save from Nottingham Forest’s Nicolas Dominguez was arguably the best we have seen in the Premier League this season.Alan ...
Man City 1 Man Utd 2 – Amad’s genius, Nunes’ errors and Amorim’s set-piece problem
Amad scored a brilliant late winner in the Manchester derby shortly after earning the penalty that had put Ruben Amorim’s ...
Is football in Saudi Arabia getting any better?
We are five minutes into the last big Saudi Pro League match before the competition takes a month off for ...
Mikheil Kavelashvili used to play for Manchester City. Now he’s Georgia’s far-right president-elect
It was an April’s day in an era when Manchester City were still playing at Maine Road and a visit ...
USMNT milestone: Weston McKennie and Tim Weah combine for special Juventus strike
In a week when he lamented a bias against United States men’s national team players in Europe, Weston McKennie did ...
Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi ...
Juventus, Man City and the far-reaching impact of a scandal that resulted in relegation
Fabio Capello didn’t stick around. The Calciopoli trial had not yet delivered a verdict but the writing was on the ...
Watching the Premier League from LA’s futuristic sports bar – and a restricted-view seat
You may have seen the clips going viral on social media. The fans watching sporting events indoors, on a huge ...
Inside Dan Ashworth’s shock Man United exit: What irritated Ratcliffe and how it ended
Seeing Manchester United wait five months to get Dan Ashworth in as sporting director only to usher him to the ...
Trump and Infantino: Club World Cup draw becomes a tale of two presidents
It began with a music video, entitled Fiesta de Campeones (the Champions Party), with lyrics that told us, “Football unites ...
Club World Cup team guide: Inter to Chelsea to Auckland City, all 32 profiled
The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 clubs from across the globe who will go through group stages and ...
Yahoo Sports AM: Crowded at the top
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Premier League Rainbow Laces campaign explained: What is it and what has sparked controversy?
The Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign, an annual show of support for the LGBTQ+ community, has been overshadowed this week.Ipswich ...
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