NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes received an historic contract on Monday, signing a 10-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs worth up to $503 million. The half-a-billion dollar contract is the largest in North American sports history and absolutely dwarfs most contracts in the soccer world.
Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi woke up Wednesday morning with two holes in his face after receiving a Jamie Vardy boot to the side of his head during Tuesday’s match. The match between Arsenal and Leicester City ended 1-1 after Vardy scored the Foxes’ equalizer in the final moments of the match. Some argue the Leicester striker shouldn’t have been on the field after the incident with Mustafi before halftime.
Here is the controversial moment between Vardy and Mustafi in the 45th minute:
Somersault throw-ins in soccer are as rare as they are successful. The idea isn’t terrible per se — a launched throw that has the potential to be as effective as a corner kick sounds great. More often than not though, the end result is the thrower embarrassing themselves in front of everyone.
Iranian international Milad Mohammadi’s awful attempt at the World Cup stands as a grave reminder for how it can go wrong.
The Washington NFL team announced it would undergo a review of the team’s racist name on Friday. Some sources have said it is likely the team will change its name from the racist “Redskins” moniker it has used for decades. This got us thinking, are there racist soccer team names worse than the Washington team’s mascot?
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played out a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. Diego Costa opened up the scoring in the 11th minute with an unfortunate own goal.
A tennis player showed his allegiance to Liverpool FC during a charity tennis tournament on Friday.
A day after Liverpool was crowned champion of England for the first time in 30 years, Kyle Edmund was not shy about his love for the Reds. During a Battle of the Brits match against Liam Broady, Edmund filled his bench with Liverpool jerseys to celebrate the Premier League title.
Red Bull Salzburg is a living cheating code in the Austrian Bundesliga. Led by American coach Jesse Marsch, the energy drink powerhouse club is on track to win its seventh straight league title and is doing it in style.
A heated Turkish Super Lig match between title contender Trabzonspor and sixth-place Alanyaspor ended in blows between the clubs’ staffs after the final whistle.
It was an intense and important match. A win for Trabzonspor would have put the club tied on points for first in the league with İstanbul Başakşehir. Two red cards were shown during the match — one for each side — and Trabzonspor took the lead twice, but Alanyaspor leveled the score both times. Former Newcastle United striker Papiss Cissé scored Alanyaspor’s first goal and gave a powerful celebration.
Tottenham manager José Mourinho was less than pleased when asked about Sky Sports pundit and former Arsenal player Paul Merson’s comments on Harry Kane not being able to score 25-30 goals a season under Mourinho's style of play. Rather than talking about Kane’s ability, Mourinho took a trip down memory lane to remind everyone of the strikers he's managed in the past.
Brace yourself for a tidal wave of numbers and averages, and pay close attention to Didier Drogba’s stats.
Controversy is the key ingredient for a well-seasoned, spicy football match. Flops, red cards and VAR are all ingredients for a debatable match. But the crème de la crème — as Thierry Henry’s hand would say — are controversial goals. Here are the top five most controversial goals ever scored.