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One of the most storied competitions in English soccer is intensifying as Premier League teams enter the FA Cup for the third round beginning on Thursday. In the 144th edition of the tournament, Manchester United will look to repeat as champions but with a tough first-round fixture against Arsenal, that will be a challenge. Something different from previous editions is …

Getty Images Following Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals over Mallorca on Thursday, the first El Clasico of 2025 is here in quite an occasion. Jude Bellingham netted the winning goal to set up the meeting between the two rivals as Los Blancos will face Barcelona after they took care of Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday by …

Getty Images Six-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta signed a new deal with the Orlando Pride, staying put at the club after their historic NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship-winning season in 2024. Marta inked a two-year deal after going out of contract at the end of last year, keeping her at the club until the end of the …

Even in a world where it is competing for attention with an ever growing panoply of club competitions, where the relative prize money and fixture list sends it careening down manager’s priority list, there is that special something about the FA Cup. No competition in English sport, perhaps even across football, has the notion of a giant-killing as hardwired into …

The FA Cup is known as one of the domestic trophies that has a magical aura about it and that any team can beat anyone regardless of the gulf between them when it comes to this competition. There have been many examples of stunning upsets over the years, famously including Hereford’s Ronnie Radford and Ricky George-inspired heroics against Newcastle United …

Getty Images London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed Wednesday that it has passed a “full file” to the Crown Prosecutor Service on its investigation into a Premier League player who was arrested on suspicion of rape in July 2022. “A full file has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and detectives continue to work with prosecutors,” a Met Police spokesperson …

Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is conscious and will receive medical attention at a hospital after exiting the first leg of the EFL Cup semifinal against Liverpool on Wednesday after a sudden fall, with manager Ange Postecoglou classifying it as a head injury. “We can confirm Rodrigo is conscious, talking and will go to hospital for further checks,” …

LONDON — Hey, look at Tottenham, doing as good a job as anyone in months of shutting down Mohamed Salah. Who would have thought? Not me. After all, this remains so far short of prime Spurs on the defensive end. This ground had seen the damage that Salah and company could wreak on what was four-fifths of the same backline …

Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain’s Randal Kolo Muani is set to play a starring role during this January’s transfer window with the France international wanted by a number of clubs including English Premier League pair Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United who are reportedly exploring loan deals. The 26-year-old is into his second full season with the French champions but has fallen …

Reigning titleholders Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca are seeking a Supercopa de Espana final berth when they meet at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on Thursday. Carlo Ancelotti’s men are defending La Liga champions while the Balearic Islanders earned their berth in Saudi Arabia having finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey. Los Blancos already won the FIFA Intercontinental …