Soccer

Enock Mwepu in action for Brighton against Leicester in September Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football because of a hereditary heart condition. The club said Mwepu, 24, would be at an “extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event” if he continued playing competitive football. Mwepu had recently fallen ill on a trip …

Perhaps this Arsenal really is Manchester City’s most serious challenger for the Premier League title. It returned to the top of the table, a point clear of the champion, with a 3–2 win over Liverpool, but what felt significant was less the result or the performance than the fortitude it showed to keep going in a game in which it …

England and Tottenham striker Harry Kane will make his CBeebies Bedtime Stories debut when he reads The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright to the nation’s children. The story follows a shy mouse who goes on a journey to find his roar. Kane’s reading will be on CBeebies at 18:50 BST on Monday, 10 October and on BBC iPlayer. “One of …

This week, former acting U.S. attorney general Sally Q. Yates released a damning report about systemic abuse and sexual misconduct in the NWSL. Speaking ahead of the U.S. women’s national team’s Friday game against England at Wembley Stadium, Megan Rapinoe spoke at length about the report, calling for the removal of two team owners cited in the report. Portland Thorns …

Jarrod Bowen levelled for West Ham from the penalty spot Gianluca Scamacca scored for a third successive game as West Ham came from behind to beat Fulham. Fulham led after six minutes as Andreas Pereira fired in from a tight angle. But Pereira then fouled Craig Dawson from a corner, Jarrod Bowen scoring the penalty. Scamacca missed a series of …

New reports of alleged sexual misconduct have come to light in the wake of an investigation uncovering systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League, U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone told CNN Friday. Parlow Cone shared in separate interviews with New Day anchor Brianna Keilar and World Sport host Amanda Davies that at least three new cases have been reported to …

Fans with banning orders will have to give their passports to the police More than 1,300 fans with football banning orders in England and Wales are being told to hand in their passports to stop them going to the World Cup. Under new measures coming into force on 14 October, the Home Office says it will also be stopping “any …

After a tepid start to the 2022–23 Premier League campaign, United States men’s national team and Chelsea star Christian Pulisic finally snapped his goal-scoring drought in Saturday’s match against Wolverhampton.  Pulisic, who was back in Graham Potter’s starting lineup for just the second time this season for the weekend’s tilt at Stamford Bridge, created a number of opportunities in the first half …

Eder Militao scored the only goal in the third minute Real Madrid went top of La Liga with a narrow win over local rivals Getafe at Coliseum Alfonso Perez. Eder Militao opened the scoring for the champions, rising highest to head home Luka Modric’s corner in the third minute. The visitors had a second goal ruled out for offside after …

The United States women’s national team joined arms with England for a moment of solidarity in honor of victims of sexual abuse Friday ahead of their international friendly match in London. Players from both countries gathered in the center circle inside the iconic Wembley Stadium before the match wearing teal armbands and carrying a banner that read “PROTECT THE PLAYERS.” The players held the …