8:53 AM ET The Ballon d’Or award will go through a number of reforms ahead of the next ceremony, it was announced on Friday. Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi received the award for a record-extending seventh time in November while Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas claimed the Ballon d’Or Feminin. – Notebook: The inside stories in football
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3:17 PM ET Shock waves reverberated across the soccer world over the weekend when images of horrifying violence emerged from a Liga MX match between Queretaro and Atlas. In the second half of Saturday’s game at Queretaro’s Estadio Corregidora, play was stopped when fans began to pour onto the pitch after fights between barras supporters’
7:00 AM ET Connor O’Halloran On Sunday, Feb. 27, the day after Leeds United were drubbed 4-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, Ashleigh Ross asked her nine-year-old son Riley to sit down in the living room for an important conversation. She had been dreading it all day. Riley has a very
2:52 AM ET Michael Fuller, the attorney for the estranged wife of Andy Polo, said the Portland Timbers pressured his client not to press domestic violence charges against her husband. Fuller released an audio recording that he says is of a Timbers representative attempting to convince Genessis Alarcon not to file the charges against Polo.
9:14 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick is expecting to have both Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani available for Manchester United‘s clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Ronaldo missed the 4-1 derby defeat to Manchester City with a hip problem but resumed training on Thursday and is set to be available for the visit of
6:38 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has called for patience regarding Mohamed Salah‘s future at Liverpool with the forward yet to sign a contract extension at the club. Salah’s existing deal at Anfield expires in June 2023 and he previously said he wants to extend his stay at Liverpool but claimed his future “is not in
7:00 AM ET Conor Gallagher has said he is yet to decide his future next season and remains focus on a strong end to his loan spell at Crystal Palace. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a fine campaign away from his parent club Chelsea, scoring eight goals and registering five assists to win Premier League Young
4:00 AM ET Turmoil at Manchester United spells concern for managerial candidates. PLUS: Chelsea rivals eye free agents amid ownership crisis. Jump to: Rival clubs swarm Chelsea free agents | U.S. investors eye LaLiga’s Espanyol | Argentina look to lure Utd youngster from Spain | Mother hands son to police after Liga MX incident |
5:19 AM ET Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has said he will not sleep after his team suffered back-to-back defeats since he took charge at Elland Road. Leeds fell to a disappointing 3-0 loss at home to Aston Villa on Thursday which followed a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester City in Marsch’s first
6:13 PM ET Luke Thrower The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Pulisic could land in Serie A Amid uncertainty surrounding the future of