The goals behind the 2026 NWSL Golden Boot race
Ashley Sanchez leads Barbra Banda by three goals as the 2026 NWSL Golden Boot race approaches the league’s single-season scoring record.
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Michael Olise’s shortest answers don’t tell the whole story
Michael Olise’s viral DAZN answers revived his nonchalant image, but a fuller UEFA interview and Bayern testimony reveal a more demanding player.
2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings: The Top 10 Contenders
Our 2026 Ballon d’Or ranking counts down Harry Kane, Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé and the strongest candidates from 10 to 1.
How Chivas USA’s collapse helped shape LAFC
Chivas USA disappeared in 2014. LAFC was a new franchise, but supporters, coaches and lessons from the old club helped shape its rise.
The best FIFA soundtracks outlived their games
FIFA 15 gets our vote for the best complete soundtrack, but FIFA 14, FIFA 12 and PES 2011 show why football-game music still matters.
Umbro once supplied half the Premier League. What happened?
When the Premier League began in 1992, Umbro supplied 11 of its 22 clubs. Manchester United wore it. So did
Como’s first Champions League win came with a change of plan
Como beat RB Leipzig 4–1 on their Champions League debut, combining fluent attacking moves with a timely change of shape. Recruitment, stadium work and player retention helped prepare the club for the occasion.
Pochettino wants Chelsea’s 2017 title awarded to Tottenham
Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea’s admitted rule breaches should cost the club its 2016-17 Premier League title, with Tottenham named champion.
Marcos Llorente’s five Anfield goals and the family dog
Marcos Llorente has scored five of his 10 Champions League goals at Anfield, where his family story began with a dog named after Liverpool’s stadium.
Lamine Yamal adds captaincy to his Barcelona milestones
Nine days after becoming Barcelona’s youngest player to score 50 goals, Lamine Yamal became the youngest captain in the club’s first-team history.