7:00 AM ET Every team needs a piece of silverware to celebrate with after winning a title; it’s an unwritten rule in sports. But what does the team captain lift if there isn’t one? Where’s the photo op? Is there to be no enduring image of their achievement? Those were the questions concerning the Philadelphia
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5:23 AM ET Kai Havertz has said he chose to join Chelsea this summer because winning titles with them is “worth more” than any other clubs. The midfielder joined from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen for a fee that could rise to £71 million. Havertz was linked with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich but said
4:00 AM ET Penalty taking has never been more important than it is in 2020. The introduction of VAR across Europe’s top leagues, combined with revisions to the handball law, have contributed to a dramatic increase in the number of spot kicks awarded throughout the game. 2 Related There have been 41 penalties in 78
4:57 PM ET United States men’s national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen feels he’s already grown on the field with club side Manchester City, even though he’s only been with the first team for a little over two months. Steffen, 25, signed with Man City back in July of 2019, but spent the 2019-20 season on
2:15 PM ET Orlando’s Exploria Stadium will host the remaining games in the CONCACAF Champions League, with the quarterfinals through to the final to take place between Dec. 15 and 22. The competition was suspended midway through the quarterfinal stage back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 Related The rescheduled quarterfinals will take
4:35 PM ET The Premier League will scrap its controversial pay-per-view scheme imminently, chief executive Richard Masters confirmed on Tuesday to a government committee. Fans, who are currently prevented from attending stadiums because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been asked to pay out 14.95 pounds ($19.80) to watch games not already selected for broadcast by
11:05 AM ET Sergino Dest flew into Barcelona on a Tuesday and finally signed for the Catalan club that Thursday. Between landing at El Prat airport and penning a five-year deal at Camp Nou, Bayern Munich were on the phone trying to resurrect a deal they had been working on since January. The German giants
12:36 PM ET England Football Association chairperson Greg Clarke has resigned from his role following the use of a racist term during a press briefing. When asked why there isn’t an openly gay men’s footballer at the elite level in England, Clarke said, “The answer is I don’t know, right, because I’ve spent a lot
10:12 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have opened talks with Neymar over extending his contract, sources have told ESPN. The Brazil international is happy to remain on his existing terms — he earns €32 million gross per year — and sign for another five years, but has asked PSG sporting director Leonardo for assurances about the
9:00 AM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters is “confident” a rescue package for the English Football League will be agreed soon and revealed a long-term structural review of the game is to be completed by the end of March, 2021. Masters, EFL chairman Rick Parry and England Football Association chairman Greg Clarke gave