Sepp Blatter, the former head of football’s global governing body FIFA, is looking forward to clearing his name at a new court hearing into allegations he made corrupt payments to French footballing great Michel Platini.
Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier confronted angry supporters of his own team following their surprise 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.
It was another action-packed weekend of women’s football across Europe as Spurs eliminated Man City from the FA Cup and Bayern continued their push in Germany. Sophie Lawson recaps the fun.
The midfielder is a prominent face of the MLS, once a victory lap league for aging global stars that has now grown into a bona fide European factory line. His journey is a harbinger of where the league is headed.