October 7 – FIFA has announced it will propose expanding the women’s Olympic soccer tournament from 12 teams to 16, as well as the addition of futsal and beach soccer to the games in a mission to further elevate women’s football and diversify the sport’s Olympic offerings.  As part of its ‘Strategic Objectives for 2023-2027’, the global governing body outlined …

Robert Lewandowski has been by far the biggest beneficiary of Hansi Flick’s arrival at Barcelona. After a tumultuous 2023/24 campaign under Xavi Hernandez, the Pole is back to his best form this season, racking up ten La Liga goals in just nine matches. Lewandowski’s hat-trick in the recent win over Deportivo Alaves helped him widen the gap in the race …

While the word has been spreading over the past few days, the CAS has now handed its decision in Paul Pogba’s doping case. The Frenchman failed an anti-doping test in August 2023 and was then slapped with a four-year suspension in February 2024. Nevertheless, the player’s legal team challenged the verdict through an appeal to the CAS that has now …

Football pundit Gary Neville has claimed Manchester United do not want to sack manager Erik ten Hag. The former Man United defender made that claim on Sky Sports while discussing the future of the Dutch manager after a poor start to the season. The Red Devils have won just eight points in their first seven matches of the season, their …

The October international break commences this midweek as club soccer takes a backseat to games with the national teams. For example, fans can watch qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Yet, while those World Cup qualifiers are not consistent among all teams, each of the FIFA confederations has games available. Here, we picked the 10 most interesting fixtures to keep …

The Padres kept their World Series hopes alive on Sunday, with an eventful win in game 2 against the Dodgers tying up the NL Division series. Padres Tie Dodgers Series Although the series wouldn’t have been over if the Dodgers won game 2 on Sunday, the Padres would’ve faced an uphill battle if they went 0-2 after the first two …

Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images. Pep Guardiola is in the final year of his Manchester City contract. The 53-year-old’s deal at the Etihad is due to expire at the end of June next year and has yet to give any indication he wants to renew. City, of course, wants their star manager to commit his future to the club though. …

Manchester City and the Premier League have both claimed victory in their legal case over associated party transaction (APT) rules. A tribunal has reached a verdict over the dispute, which is related to sponsorship regulations around clubs and other companies which may be linked to them. The panel found that the exclusion of shareholder loans from APT calculations and the …

Manchester City’s court case, which was brought against the Premier League’s hastily written Associated Party Transaction (APT) sponsorship rules, has resulted in both sides claiming a victory. A slew of articles and features released on Monday 7 October issued varying degrees of victory for each side, with the Twitter/X accounts of sports journalists across the land doing the same. The …

Arsenal are optimistic about Martin Odegaard’s return from injury and hope that the midfielder will be able to return at the end of the month. According to journalist Ben Jacobs, the Gunners are hoping that the Arsenal captain can play some part for them in their big Premier League clash against Liverpool on October 27th. The midfielder suffered a long …