Nike has signed 13-year-old soccer phenom McKenna “Mak” Whitham to a name, image and likeness deal. Whitham becomes the youngest women’s soccer player and youngest athlete in any sport to sign an NIL deal with Nike.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said the club have a bright future with or without him in charge after Wednesday’s 4-2 Copa del Rey quarterfinal loss to Athletic Bilbao.
Brazilian authorities said a bus carrying fans of the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians has crashed following a match against Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte, killing at least seven people and injuring 36 others.