Custom suits. Mink coats. Lots of bling. And an abundance of Louis Vuitton duffle bags. This isn’t the scene of a New York fashion show. Or the red carpet at a Hollywood movie premiere. This is in a musty, concrete basement at your local NFL stadium each week. Even the Washington Commanders’ mascot shows up…
The sight of Kismet, one of the world’s largest yachts, making its way down the River Thames at the beginning of last week was the giveaway. Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars, was in town ahead of Fulham hosting Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday night, followed by the Jaguars…
Player protests across La Liga this weekend were not widely broadcast after the Spanish league asked TV companies not to show them, according to multiple people familiar with the request. La Liga sides did not start play for the opening 15 seconds of matches after the Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) said on Friday the players…
The Premier League creates noise. It provokes comment, analysis, quotes and opinions from fans, journalists, coaches and sometimes even club owners. It’s strange, then, that the quietest community within English football consists of its decision-makers — the sporting directors and transfer gurus, people whose names are well-known but whose voices are less so. More curious…
For most players not on duty with their country, an international break is a chance to recharge during two weeks without any domestic football. But that will not be the case for Atletico Madrid and Inter — who are travelling to Libya in north Africa to play in the friendly Reconstruction Cup-FDRL trophy tonight (Friday)….
We are living in the age of the football prodigy. At Arsenal, Max Dowman is a regular in Premier League and Champions League squads at the age of 15, following on from Ethan Nwaneri who became the youngest player in English top flight history in 2022 aged 15 years 181 days. Rio Ngumoha became the…
On Wednesday afternoon, an email landed from the organizers of the Ryder Cup to those planning to attend the opening day of the golf tournament on Friday, Sept. 26. The news, as has become familiar to those who watch showpiece sporting events in the United States, was that President Donald Trump would be in attendance…
When executives from all 20 clubs gather for the Premier League’s shareholder meeting in London on Tuesday, proceedings will take on a distinctly different feel. Daniel Levy, one of the top flight’s most influential figures over 24 years as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, will be missing after he was removed from his position this month. On…
Some Major League Baseball fans have arrived at ballparks this month to find their digital tickets have not only disappeared, but have been resold on popular platforms such as SeatGeek and StubHub. In a statement acknowledging the problem to The Athletic, the league said that “bad actors” have been able to access fans’ tickets on…
FIFA has been warned it will “set a dangerous precedent” if it sanctions domestic league matches being played abroad. Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A are attempting to export regular-season matches abroad this season. La Liga is hopeful of staging December’s fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami, Florida, while the Italian top-flight is…