Tournament Enigma: A New Favorite Emerges From the Bench The 2025 Club World Cup shattered every prediction, turning the traditional Mbappé–Haaland–Kane duel into a true tournament detective show. The main protagonist unexpectedly became 20-year-old Real Madrid academy graduate Gonzalo García. T...
Court Icon in the Advertising Vanguard Five-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova is back in the spotlight — this time beyond the baseline. The athlete has starred in a campaign timed for the next edition of the world’s most prestigious grass-court tournament. G...
Centre Court's No. 1 Fan Wimbledon's Centre Court erupted in applause when the cameras caught a smiling Emma Raducanu — the Briton had come to support Carlos Alcaraz in person during his clash with Andrey Rublev. Her genuine emotions and approving gestures quickly spread across social media, fue...
Secret Negotiations With the Media Giant In the second half of last season, behind the scenes at Old Trafford, a flurry of activity was under way that even the most well-informed insiders had no inkling of. Manchester United was quietly negotiating terms with Amazon Prime Video, which aimed to s...
The Federers Return to the All England Club On the first Monday of The Wimbledon Championships, the legendary couple once again sparkled in the Royal Box. Eight-time champion Roger Federer, who has not missed a single edition of the tournament since retiring, came to support the players together...
Adult Life Begins on Yachts With only a few days left until his 18th birthday—Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was born on 13 July 2007—the club’s absence from this year’s FIFA Club World Cup meant the coaching staff granted the players extra time off, and the wonderkid is making full use of the brea...
Blokcore: Vintage Jerseys Still in the Starting XI Just a few years ago, seeing favourite club kits in the streets of fashion capitals felt like a cheeky flash-mob; by the Spring–Summer 2026 season blokcore has firmly secured its place in the top tier of street style. Across Paris locations, Hyp...
The Tragedy That Ended a Career A scorching May evening in Spain dealt a heavy blow to the football community: 28-year-old Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was killed in a road accident. The club, supporters and team-mates, still reeling from the shock, immediately spoke of the need to honour his co...
Ibiza Incognito: Party Location Under Lock and Key Spain’s brightest teenage footballer is about to swap a passport stamped “minor” for an adult document. On 13 July, Lamine Yamal will enter his second decade and, according to the programme Tiempo de Juego, will mark the milestone in grand fas...
Contract of the Century: What Lies Behind the Record 285 Million The new agreement between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder is a four-year super-max worth 285 million dollars. In terms of percentage of the salary cap it is an ordinary “super-max,” but the league’s explosive re...
