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Lyon SOCCER
Lyon's quiet winter mercato: Endrick and Abdelli are nice, but Munetsi is the real test

12/22/2025

After signing Endrick on loan from Real Madrid and Himad Abdelli from Angers, Lyon is targeting Marshall Munetsi from Wolverhampton. It's smart opport...

AFCON 2025 Real money machine SOCCER
AFCON 2025 is about to become African football's first real money machine

12/22/2025

AFCON 2025 in Morocco is projected to generate $192.6 million in revenue and $113 million in profit—the most financially successful edition in tournam...

Real Madrid SOCCER
Mbappé ties Ronaldo's untouchable Real Madrid record: 59 goals in a calendar year is absolutely brutal

12/21/2025

Kylian Mbappé scored his 59th goal of the calendar year against Sevilla, matching Cristiano Ronaldo's 2013 Real Madrid record. On his 27th birthday, t...

Chelsea SOCCER
Chelsea's 2-2 comeback at Newcastle masks a performance that should terrify Maresca

12/20/2025

The Blues rescued a point after trailing 2-0 to 12th-place Newcastle, but this wasn't character—it was chaos that only ended level because Woltemade m...

SOCCER
Thiago Silva returns to Porto at 41, this is about legacy, not performance

12/20/2025

The Brazilian legend is back at FC Porto 20 years after playing for their B team. This isn't a sporting move, it's a farewell tour for one of the game...

Illustration SOCCER
Haaland matched Ronaldo's Premier League total in half the games—that's not comparable eras, that's dominance

12/20/2025

Erling Haaland hit 103 Premier League goals in 122 matches, equaling what took Cristiano Ronaldo 236 games. This isn't disrespecting Ronaldo—it's ackn...

Illustration SOCCER
Kobbie Mainoo needs to prove Amorim wrong, not demand a transfer at 20

12/19/2025

Manchester United won't sell Mainoo unless someone makes an exceptional offer, and Roy Keane is right—the midfielder needs to fight for his place inst...

FIFA Arab Cup SOCCER
Morocco wins Arab Cup after nearly gifting the final to Jordan

12/18/2025

Morocco beat Jordan in extra time to win the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. The real story? The Atlas Lions nearly threw it away through complacency before remem...

BBC Sports Personality of the Year SOCCER
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025: Rory McIlroy leads the pack as football stars seek fifth straight women's win

12/18/2025

The SPOTY ceremony is underway in Salford with six nominees battling for British sport's biggest individual prize. Can Hannah Hampton or Chloe Kelly e...

Press room SOCCER
Real Madrid's dodgy penalty against third-tier Talavera exposes Florentino Pérez's referee hypocrisy

12/18/2025

Madrid scraped past 19th-place Talavera 3-2 with a phantom handball penalty after months of Pérez crying about Barcelona and referees. The irony is sp...

Real Madrid SOCCER
Xabi Alonso plays Mbappé 90 minutes against third-tier opposition because Real Madrid are that broken

12/18/2025

Xabi Alonso's explanation for starting Kylian Mbappé against third-division Talavera reveals everything wrong with Real Madrid right now—they can't sc...

SOCCER
FIFA's $655M World Cup prize pot can't hide the 48-team format disaster

12/17/2025

The 2026 World Cup will hand out record prize money to 48 teams, but throwing cash at a bloated tournament doesn't fix the fundamental problem: too ma...

SOCCER
Safonov saves PSG's blushes after Marquinhos gifts Flamengo a lifeline

12/17/2025

The Russian keeper stopped four penalties to deliver PSG's first continental trophy, but this performance exposed serious finishing problems that Luis...

Manchster United SOCCER
Bruno Fernandes eyes Spain or Italy move after Manchester United

12/17/2025

The United captain revealed he'd like to experience La Liga and return to Italy, while not ruling out a eventual move back to Portugal.

AFCON 2026 SOCCER
AFCON 2025: which Premier League clubs lose the most players?

12/17/2025

Sunderland lead with six call-ups as the Africa Cup of Nations threatens to derail several teams' seasons, while Arsenal avoid losing any players to t...

SOCCER
Nigeria appeals Congo DR's World Cup playoff spot over eligibility

12/17/2025

The Super Eagles filed a complaint alleging irregular player registration involving nine nationality-switched players who featured in the African play...

Mohamed Salah SOCCER
Mohamed Salah travels to Saudi Arabia before joining Egypt for AFCON

12/17/2025

The Liverpool forward is reportedly making a stop in Jeddah for the Umrah pilgrimage before linking up with his national team in Morocco.

SOCCER
PSG vs Flamengo: how to watch FIFA Intercontinental Cup final live

12/17/2025

The Champions League winners face Brazil's Flamengo in Qatar at 9 am PT/12 pm ET, with streaming available on DAZN, Fubo, beIN Sports, and FIFA+.

Fifa The Best SOCCER
FIFA The Best 2025: Mbappé and Raphinha snubbed from team of the year

12/16/2025

Despite strong seasons with Real Madrid and Barcelona, neither forward made the XI as PSG's Ousmane Dembélé claimed top individual honors in Doha.

Kobbie Mainoo's brother SOCCER
Kobbie Mainoo's brother protests lack of game time with 'Free Kobbie' shirt

12/16/2025

Love Island star Jordan Mainoo-Hames wore a controversial T-shirt at Old Trafford during Manchester United's 4-4 draw with Bournemouth as tension grow...

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