John Barnes and a banana: The story behind English football’s most notorious photo
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Tag: Soccer
Messi’s bodyguard: Is he a Navy SEAL? An MMA fighter? Our search for the truth
Yassine Cheuko is everywhere these days. Cheuko, who serves as Lionel Messi’s personal bodyguard, is the Argentine’s shadow at Inter ...
USMNT still has room to evolve in Berhalter’s second World Cup cycle
Ahead of Saturday afternoon’s friendly against Germany, U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter said games like this were “not ...
How the sole of the foot sparked a tactical revolution in football
Antonio Vacca can remember the moment well.In truth, the Italian is unlikely to forget it anytime soon, given he not ...
Jeffrey, the dog who went viral at a football match – and the touching story behind him
Jeffrey has been going to Luton Town games for more than six years and has slept through most of them.There ...
Celtic v Lazio: A political powderkeg
In April 1945, in the last months of World War II in Europe, Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy, was ...
USTA accused of downplaying sexual abuse and trying to quiet Pam Shriver
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The Premier League’s invisible games
When Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle United took to the pitch on Saturday, it was the first time ...
Rickie Lambert, conspiracy theories – and why footballers are vulnerable
Just after clocking off time at the edge of Liverpool’s business district on Wednesday afternoon, a small but striking man ...
Why Manchester United did not sign Harry Kane: Ten Hag’s top target but scouts pushed back
There were staff at Manchester United who believed signing Harry Kane would transform their team into title challengers. Erik ten ...
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