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Premier League: club-by-club guide to transfer business so far – and what they still need
This is a club-by-club overview of Premier League transfer activity during a notably busy summer, in which the English transfer record has been broken by moves involving Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers. It outlines each side’s major arrivals and departures, alongside the positions they still need to address before the new season. – Arsenal: signed…
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Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 5
BBC Sport has published the fifth edition of its daily Premier League “Who am I?” football quiz. Players try to identify a featured footballer using as few clues as possible, with further clues unlocked after incorrect guesses. The quiz awards higher scores for earlier correct answers: three is described as a good score, while four…
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Austin FC academy under investigation by police and FBI for allegations of youth-on-youth sexual abuse
Austin FC’s youth academy is being investigated by Austin police and the FBI over allegations of sexual abuse involving academy players. The case matters because it concerns the safeguarding of minors within a professional football club’s development system, and the club and Major League Soccer say they are cooperating with authorities. Austin FC said it…
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Jake Paul claims multiple NFL teams have reached out, says there is a lot of ‘mediocrity’ in football
Jake Paul has claimed that several NFL teams and coaches have contacted him about joining their rosters after his boxing career, arguing that he could make the transition to American football relatively easily. His comments matter chiefly because they set out an ambitious potential career change, though the reported interest has not been independently confirmed…
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Dismissed solicitor is still acting for footballers in brain injury court case
Solicitor Richard Boardman, whose firm has been dismissed by more than 1,000 rugby players pursuing brain injury claims, is still representing 23 former footballers in a similar case. The development matters because a judge is considering whether the rugby claim could be struck out after serious criticism of its handling, potentially ending a six-year legal…
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Major League Soccer Boards Danny Ramirez Soccer Drama ‘Baton’ As Key Partner
Major League Soccer has become a strategic partner for *Baton*, a football drama written, directed by and starring Danny Ramirez. The agreement is MLS’s largest collaboration with a feature film so far, giving the production access to the league’s marketing reach across the United States and Canada as it moves into post-production. The film centres…
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Spain’s World Cup Triumph Gets Prime Video Series
Prime Video will release a four-part documentary series about Spain’s World Cup victory later this year. It will chart the team’s campaign, including Ferran Torres’s extra-time winner against Argentina, and aims to offer behind-the-scenes insight into a tournament described as controversial and politically charged. Produced by the Spanish Football Federation and Telefónica Broadcast Services, the…
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IOC says Infantino complaint outside its scope
The International Olympic Committee has said it will not investigate Fifa president Gianni Infantino over claims that he breached political-neutrality rules, judging the complaint to be outside its ethics commission’s remit. The case has drawn attention because US President Donald Trump said he contacted Infantino during the World Cup about Folarin Balogun’s red card, after…
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Carlton Cuse On How Sports Rights Fights Are Hurting Scripted, Fair Residuals, AI & Netflix Series ‘The Secret Of Secrets’
Carlton Cuse has warned that the escalating cost of sports broadcasting rights is reducing the money available for scripted films and television. He argues that sport, particularly American football, reliably attracts large audiences, but remains optimistic that scripted drama will endure because it offers cultural and emotional insights that sport cannot provide. Cuse cited the…
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Women’s football boss must sell £7million Primrose Hill home to settle divorce bill with Bitcoin millionaire ex-husband
Diane Rosemin-Culligan, the former boss of Women’s Championship football club London City Lionesses, has been ordered by Court of Appeal judges to sell her £7million home in Primrose Hill, London, to help settle a divorce settlement with her ex-husband, Bitcoin millionaire Anthony Culligan. The ruling brings to an end a lavish lifestyle the couple enjoyed,…