6:55 AM ET The Premier League have held discussions with Qatar-owned beIN Sports following an anti-gay rant by pundit and former Egypt international Mohamed Aboutrika on one of its shows. Aboutrika spoke for two uninterrupted minutes about the Rainbow Laces initiative in the league, criticising it and LGBTQ+ players several times. – Stream ESPN FC
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10:57 AM ET Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or shouldn’t get you too riled up. It’s an award given to the glamorous players and isn’t intended to serve as a definitive world’s best player prize. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Count the Ballon d’Or as one of those grand old institutions that’s insanely popular. There are several reasons
10:55 PM ET Alexander Callens capped a perfect 5-for-5 shootout for fourth-seeded New York City FC en route to a 5-3 win on penalty kicks over the top-seeded New England Revolution in an MLS Eastern Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday night in Foxborough, Mass. The teams played to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes plus
11:14 PM ET Leeds United CEO Angus Kinnear has compared calls for a transfer levy and an independent regulator to Maoism and the Great Chinese Famine, adding that the recommendations would not make English football any fairer. A transfer levy on top-flight clubs and appointment of an independent regulator for the English game were among
3:53 AM ET The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Juve could be pushed to
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5:16 PM ET Caitlin Murray It finally feels like the new era of the U.S. women’s national team has begun. With the retirement of legend Carli Lloyd out of the way with last month’s games, U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski brought a young squad to Australia for a two-game series that finished up Tuesday, including five
4:04 PM ET Ellen White has broken Kelly Smith’s England record. Getty Images Ellen White has broken the all-time goalscoring record for England with a hat trick in a 20-0 win against Latvia — a record number of goals for an English national team — in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The Manchester City striker
5:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Marcelo Flores has been cleared by Arsenal to play for Mexico in a friendly against Chile. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal have cleared Marcelo Flores to play for Mexico against Chile in a Dec. 8 friendly in Austin, Texas, outside of the FIFA window. The call-up would be the
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has told Jack Grealish that the start to his Manchester City career has been “better than maybe he believes.” Grealish has admitted he has found life at the Etihad Stadium “difficult” after leaving Aston Villa to become English football’s first £100 million player in the summer. He returns