Noon kickoffs are the worst, but we can make that all better by winning this latest edition of the West London Derby. Friendly neighbors Fulham have made the short trek up the road to the Bridge; if we can send them back with a grand total of zero points, that would be just peachy. Enzo Maresca has not messed with …
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Aug 30, 2025, 06:29 AM ET It’s the final weekend before the international break, and across Europe, several intriguing matchups are set to unfold. In the Premier League, Saturday kicks off with Chelsea hosting Fulham in a London derby. At Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United look to put their humiliating Carabao Cup exit against Grimsby Town behind them when …
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Estimated reading time: 30 minutes Each season, ESPN produces a list of players who were most represented on fantasy football playoff teams and championship teams. This article highlights 10 players with the potential to be true league winners in 2025. Each offers excellent value at their current ADP, as I have each ranked at least one round earlier than ADP. …
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The beginning of the Champions League 2025–26 league phase is drawing nearer and excitement is building for the return of Europe’s premier competition. Thirty-six teams will duke it out during the league phase to earn a coveted position in the knockout round of the Champions League, an arena in which the characteristic chaos of the competition reaches even dizzier heights. …
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The Champions League league phase draw is set, and some massive encounters are just around the corner. All 36 teams found out their eight-game schedules that will carry into the new year as they all pursue European supremacy. Signature fixtures include Real Madrid going to Liverpool, Barcelona hosting reigning champions PSG, Manchester City welcoming Kevin de Bruyne’s Napoli, Bayern Munich …
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It’s only just starting to look, smell and feel like fall outside, which can mean only one thing: The always anticipated draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage league phase is finally here. MORE — Premier League transfers: Ins & outs this summer There will be six Premier League clubs in this season’s Champions League — Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester …
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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature After a pretty cringe-worthy dramatised video, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is handed the Uefa president’s award by Ceferin. “My top 10 goals is not that bad,” he says. “The England goal was nice because it was against England …” Zlatan starts to head off stage before being reminded …
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The recent conclusion of the final qualifying round for the 2025–26 Champions League means the stage is now set for the league phase draw. All 36 participants will be desperate to discover their eight opponents in the second season of the Champions League’s new-look format, with some mouthwatering clashes on the horizon due to the competition’s restructuring. All four pots …
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Tottenham Hotspur have been confirmed in Pot 3 ahead of Thursday’s Champions League group stage draw. Thanks to the reformatting of the Champions League from a series of four-team groups to the so-called “Swiss Model,” being placed in pots no longer really matters that much as they’ll be drawn against two teams from each group, one home and one away. …
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Chinese Taipei won its first Little League World Series title in nearly 30 years over the weekend in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, but you might have had a hard time telling depending on where you read the news. At ESPN, The Athletic and most other local and national sports news outlets, the victorious group was referred to as Chinese Taipei. That is …
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