Sometimes a single phrase reveals the essence of an entire career. Ousmane Dembélé makes no secret of it: the No. 1 individual award in football attracts him as strongly as the big team nights. After a year in which PSG lifted trophies one after another, and the winger regularly influenced results —...
Blitz Double by the Turkish Talent The Turin side continued their winning march in the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup, sending four unanswered goals into the net of Morocco’s Wydad and allowing the visitors to respond only at the death. The main hero of the night was once again 19-year-o...
Golden State is surveying the market for creators and, according to insider Jake Fischer, is taking a close look at Chicago guard Josh Giddey. In San Francisco, they are ready to consider a sign-and-trade arrangement featuring forward Jonathan Kuminga. For now, this is only scenario work: the deal’s...
While Manchester United is still trying to find stability on the pitch, the club is also undergoing restructuring off it. This time it is not about transfers or a change of head coach, but about how the management treats the people who keep this huge football machine running every single day. After...
In Spanish football, money is back on the agenda — and not just transfer fees, but their meaning. La Liga president Javier Tebas explained why comparing Spain only to England is a mistake, where the “extra” market inflation comes from, and why financial sustainability matters more to him than flashy...
Former Scotland international and Manchester City defender Colin Hendry faced legal consequences after persistently harassing a woman he had previously been in a relationship with. The court handed him a 12-month community service sentence and issued a restraining order prohibiting contact with the...
Coach’s Debut: First Strokes of a New Era Xabi Alonso stepped to the touchline for the first time as Real Madrid’s head coach and immediately plunged into the atmosphere of the FIFA Club World Cup. His side opened the group phase against Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal and took control of the ball from...
The US Open ended with Carlos Alcaraz's victory — in the final he defeated Jannik Sinner in four sets. But as the conversations about break points and winners barely subsided, the premier hard-court major received an unexpected offstage epilogue. At the center of the social intrigue was Sports Illus...
Terence Crawford once again confirmed his status as a rare universal: after a sparkling victory over Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, he topped the updated pound-for-pound rankings of the authoritative magazine The Ring. For the boxing world, this is more than a simple reshuffle — it marks the era of a fighte...
In the UFC world, there are rivalries that do not fade even after years. One of the loudest and most memorable conflicts in mixed martial arts history remains the feud between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Recently, former two-division UFC champion and current Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier...
