Mikel Arteta has challenged the Arsenal hierarchy to “do what they have to do” in the summer transfer market to turn the club into Premier League champions. Sunday’s 1-0 win over Newcastle United secured Champions League qualification and second place in the table — barring a dramatic swing with Manchester City in the final week […]
Two people have been killed and at least 19 others injured after a tall Mexican Navy training sailing ship crashed into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge. Police said the Cuauhtémoc, with 277 people on board, lost power on Saturday as the captain was manoeuvring the vessel, forcing it to head for the bridge abutment on […]
May 18, 2025, 01:09 PM ET Prior to Saturday’s FA Cup final, Crystal Palace had gone the entirety of their 120-year existence without winning a major trophy. Ending that century-plus drought, and doing so by beating one of football’s modern dynasties in Manchester City, was cause for a long-overdue celebration in south London. That party […]
Since Barcelona and Spotify agreed to a sponsorship deal in March 2022, the two have collaborated on a few firsts when it comes to kit designs. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Spotify’s logo has appeared as the front-of-kit sponsor for the Spanish giants since that deal. However, the shirts occasionally have sported a more unconventional design. […]
Tom HamiltonMay 18, 2025, 12:24 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 AMSTERDAM — Ajax wanted their 125th year to be memorable. Unfortunately, this campaign will remain tattooed brutally into the team’s […]
Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent Reporting fromTeleorman County, Romania EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A woman walks past a billboard displaying posters of presidential candidates Nicusor Dan (left) and George Simion (right) in Bucharest When Romania’s presidential election was annulled late last year after claims of Russian interference, a far-right conspiracy theorist was blocked from the top job. Many […]
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? In the FA Cup final on Saturday, Manchester City felt Crystal Palace should have been reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Dean Henderson handled outside the area. Did they have a case, or did the VAR make the correct […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 18, 2025, 07:44 AM ET Zakaria Eddahchouri joined Deportivo La Coruña in January. Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/JAR Sport Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images Deportivo La Coruña forward Zakaria Eddahchouri is “under observation” in hospital with “minor injuries,” the club said on Sunday, after falling from the city’s seaside promenade while trying to […]
Immigration and cost of living crisis on voters’ minds as they head to polling booths to elect the next government. Voting is under way in a general election in Portugal – its third vote in as many years – with immigration and the cost of living crisis the biggest talking points during the campaign. Sunday’s […]
LONDON — Pep Guardiola admitted he thought Erling Haaland would take Manchester City’s penalty during their FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace and revealed it was “decided on the pitch” that Omar Marmoush would step up before his miss. Guardiola’s side were beaten 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as Palace lifted the first […]