Reporter John Ourand, a two-decade veteran of Sports activities Enterprise Journal and the main sports activities TV trade insider in the US, means that Apple TV’s MLS viewership for the 2024 ultimate was as little as 65,000 viewers on MLS Season Go. Ourand, who now writes for the sports activities trade publication Puck, added that the sport didn’t fare a …

December 13 – An investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault which Swedish media stated focused Actual Madrid’s French famous person Kylian Mbappe has been closed on account of inadequate proof. Mbappe, one of many highest-profile gamers in world soccer, visited the Swedish capital October Sep 11 with a bunch of individuals after he was ignored of his nation’s squad …

Mohamed Salah was named Premier League Participant of the Month for a sixth time as we speak after a powerful November that helped Liverpool keep their blistering begin to the season. The Egypt ahead scored or assisted 5 of the Reds’ seven targets as they received all three of their league video games final month to stay high of the …

December 13 – The Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) has taken the subsequent step into the digital world with the conclusion of its first-ever AFC Soccer eSports Discussion board in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. Constructing on the profitable launch of the AFC eAsian Cup earlier this yr, operating parallel with the Asian Cup in Qatar, the two-day discussion board introduced …

The World Cup 2026 qualifying draw has taken place with Thomas Tuchel’s England up in opposition to Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra of their group. Tuchel, the previous Chelsea supervisor, formally takes over as head coach on January 1 and can take coronary heart from the actual fact England have by no means misplaced to any of the groups they’ll face …

December 13 – UEFA has introduced Swiss on-line banking supplier Swissquote as an Official Nationwide Companion for Girls’s Euro 2025 subsequent summer season. The partnership additionally consists of Swissquote’s three way partnership, Yuh, additional strengthening the corporate’s dedication to fostering equality in sport. Already a sponsor of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Convention League, Swissquote is increasing its soccer presence …

Manchester United supervisor Ruben Amorim says he by no means spoke to rivals Manchester Metropolis about turning into Pep Guardiola’s alternative forward of his his first derby in cost. The 39-year-old left Sporting to exchange Erik ten Hag in late October, when he had been linked to Metropolis amid uncertainty over Guardiola’s future. The actual fact Sporting director of soccer …

December 13 – UEFA has introduced Lidl as an Official Companion for UEFA Ladies’s Euro 2025, the most important girls’s Euro in historical past, set to happen in Switzerland throughout eight host cities in July 2025.   The 2 entities have steadily partnered up for related occasions, with the German retailer concerned in final summer time’s European Championships on high …

Wolves have stripped midfielder Mario Lemina of the captaincy after his altercation on the pitch on the finish of Monday evening’s defeat at West Ham. Lemina, 31, clashed with Jarrod Bowen when the pair went to shake fingers as tempers boiled over after West Ham’s 2-1 win on the London Stadium. Lemina apologised earlier within the week however boss Gary …