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Who exactly is Victor Valdepenas? FourFourTwo's two-minute scout report

Real Madrid's Victor Valdepenas looks like the club's next breakthrough defender - but who is the young Spaniard?

FourFourTwo · Jan 28

City confident of bouncing back despite Socceroo's move

Star defender Kai Trewin has departed for the MLS, but Melbourne City are confident they can bounce back from a horror 6-2 defeat to Macarthur FC.

AAP · Jan 28

Bill Belichick Hall of Fame Snub Leaves NFL World Reeling

The NFL world can’t believe Bill Belichick was snubbed for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame during his first chance on the ballot.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 27

US cash, sponsored shirts and TV deals: how money took over English football

It’s almost too easy to make the case that men’s football in England has become overly commercial. At the start of this season, one Premier League striker cost £125 million. And with an annual TV broadcasting deal worth £1.25 billion, more money is flying around the top level of the…

The Conversation · Jan 27

Saipan: Roy Keane World Cup drama is a highly entertaining slice of Irish football history

In the summer of 2002, a dispute inside the Republic of Ireland’s football camp spiralled into a national controversy. Few sporting rows have lodged themselves in the Irish imagination as stubbornly as Keane v McCarthy in Saipan, culminating in Keane’s departure from the Irish World Cup squad.

The Conversation · Jan 27

It's OK To Use Sports as an Escape From Politics

We don’t have to treat everything as political, even if politics has a meddlesome hand in everything.

Reason · Jan 27

Fab's 2025 All-Sleeper Fantasy Football Team Led By Daniel Jones, Javonte Williams

Let’s start off with the players who helped fantasy fans reach the postseason and maybe even win their league championship.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 27

Fab's Way-Too-Early 2026 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings

The position was a complete dumpster fire this past season, at least as it pertained to the top players.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 27

Spain insist they will host 2030 World Cup final despite 115,000-seater Morocco stadium

Madrid and Barcelona are in the running to host the showpiece match but Casablanca is also an option

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Harry Kane and the trolls that take aim at his staggering success

In today’s Football Daily: Why does the brilliant striker get a kicking online?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27