Ilkay Gundogan is back at Manchester City for a sequel few could have expected. A year after leaving for Barcelona, the former Germany midfielder completed his return to City on Friday on a free transfer and a season-long deal. The 33-year-old Gundogan, who has the option of a further season at City, was the captain … Read more
In the years to come, the experiment unfolding at Chelsea under their American investors will be a fascinating case study in how to run a soccer club. Because no one in England has ever seen anything like what has been happening at Stamford Bridge over the last two years. Just take this in: Chelsea has … Read more
Team GB’s Olympic women’s 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has ended her 2024 season early, announcing on her Instagram account that she had picked up an injury, preventing her from competing in September’s Diamond League meetings. By Ros Satar Last Updated: 22/08/24 8:12am Keely Hodgkinson won gold in the women’s 800m final at the Paris Olympics … Read more
LEICESTER, England — Jamie Vardy still knows how to score in the Premier League. The 37-year-old striker rescued a point for Leicester in its return to the Premier League on Monday by heading home a second-half equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham, which had largely dominated the first half. Tottenham had plenty of opportunities … Read more
Liverpool’s new era under Arne Slot began with a 2-0 victory over promoted Ipswich on Saturday, with Mohamed Salah netting the second goal to break a Premier League scoring record. Salah poked home a finish from close range in the 65th minute to take his tally of goals in the opening round of a Premier … Read more
Liverpool’s new era under Arne Slot began with a 2-0 victory over promoted Ipswich on Saturday, with Mohamed Salah netting the second goal to break a Premier League scoring record. Salah poked home a finish from close range in the 65th minute to take his tally of goals in the opening round of a Premier … Read more
One of them delivered an underdog story for the ages, winning the title at preseason odds of 5,000-1 in 2016. Another was a mainstay in the league for 11 years on the back of its famous conveyor belt of young talent. The other’s back story in England’s top division is from pretty much a generation … Read more
The Premier League rarely stands still. For the 2024-25 season starting on Friday, there are five newly hired managers, around $1.6 billion worth of new players (and counting), new offside technology, updated financial regulations and a tweaked match schedule. COACHING CHANGES A quarter of the coaches will be taking charge of a Premier League game … Read more
One of them delivered an underdog story for the ages, winning the title at preseason odds of 5,000-1 in 2016. Another was a mainstay in the league for 11 years on the back of its famous conveyor belt of young talent. The other’s back story in England’s top division is from pretty much a generation … Read more
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games medals are displayed inside a custom-designed trunk manufactured by Louis Vuitton, an LVMH brand partner of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a gathering at LVMH in Paris on July 22, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Stephane De Sakutin | AFP | Getty … Read more
