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Continuity Is a Hidden Edge for Jalen Hurts and the Eagles

Looking at the quarterback’s last eight years, it’s no surprise when the big jumps came.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 30, 2023

Rubiales’ speech was embarrassing and shameful. That’s when we said: ‘It’s over’

I spoke up against the Spanish federation in 2015 and never played for the national team again. Now we need real change

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Midnight runners: the athletes up late to beat the scorching heat

In Texas, runners are taking the streets in the dark, football teams are practicing at 7am and racehorses are working nights

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023

Heart, soul and victory: the curious history of college football fight songs

Fight songs are an important part of the pageantry that makes college football such a unique spectacle. The most famous of them all have become embedded in the national psyche

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023

Football transfer rumours: Chelsea to test Brentford’s resolve for Toney?

Eric Dier to leave Tottenham for Bayern? | Wolves to have a busy final week of window? | Manchester United to sign new left-back?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Who is Luis Rubiales? Former Spain FA chief guilty of sexual assault after kissing Jenni Hermoso at World Cup

Rubiales was accused of sexual assault and of trying to coerce Hermoso to publicly support him

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

Lamine Yamal: The teenage sensation who stole the show in FC Barcelona's thrilling victory

NEW DELHI: The 16-year-old Lamine Yamal left an indelible mark with a performance that garnered widespread admiration in a thrilling clash between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona in the LA LIGA EA SPORTS on Sunday. During the 4-3 victory for FC Barcelona, it was Yamal's remarkable contributions that stole the…

The Times of India · Aug 30, 2023

‘The odds were all against me’: Ali al-Hamadi’s odyssey from Iraq to AFC Wimbledon

The 21-year-old Iraq striker whose mother fled with him to Liverpool when he was one faces Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Malala Yousafzai meets exiled Afghanistan women’s football team

Football must fight against gender discrimination, says the Nobel peace prize winner – or future generations of women will suffer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Has a football team ever been top of the table for an entire season?

Plus: a hat-trick of goals and assists in the same game, the fewest wins needed to avoid relegation and more

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023