4:41 AM ET Amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy saw off competition from Tottenham Hotspur‘s Richarlison and Marseille‘s Dimitri Payet to win the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal on Monday. Oleksy, 36, scored a stunning overhead kick for Warta Poznan in November against Stal Rzeszow, planting one of his crutches into the ground while turning mid-air
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3:38 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid defender David Alaba explained why he did not vote for teammate Karim Benzema ahead of Lionel Messi in the 2022 Best FIFA Men’s Player award after receiving abuse on social media, including racist tweets. Awards are voted for by national team captains and coaches, journalists from across the
5:50 PM ET Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis resigned on Monday amid an ongoing labor dispute with the women’s team. Getty Images Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis announced his resignation on Monday, effective immediately, amid an ongoing labour dispute between the national governing body and the country’s men’s and women’s national teams. Bontis, who was elected
3:21 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt MLS is back! And not in the “we really named a tournament this” way. Just in the “first weekend of the season, everyone is really excited and every team is still dreaming of glory” way. With the start of every season comes the dreaded question for the all-important power rankings:
4:50 PM ET Lionel Messi was named Best FIFA Men’s Player at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, beating Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid‘s Karim Benzema. Messi won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina in December — the country’s first in 36 years — ending his wait for the only major honour
4:41 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Alexia Putellas saw off competition from Beth Mead and Alex Morgan to win FIFA’s The Best Women’s Player award. (Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images) Barcelona‘s Alexia Putellas has been crowned FIFA’s The Best Women’s Player for the second year running, seeing off competition from Beth Mead and Alex Morgan
4:44 PM ET Associated Press French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into a rape accusation against Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, a judicial official said Monday. The investigation is being led by the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, the official said. The official would not provide details about the accusation or
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Harry Maguire says he has the backing of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, but admits he “wants to play games.” Maguire has made just nine starts this season and was only introduced for the final two minutes of Sunday’s 2-0 Carabao Cup final win over Newcastle. – Ogden: From
1:04 PM ET Lionel Scaloni led Argentina to a third title in the country’s history at the 2022 World Cup. Julian Finney/Getty Images Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has extended his contract until 2026, the country’s FA said on Monday after he led the team to their World Cup triumph in Qatar last year. Scaloni, who took
9:50 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR