Hinted at in 2021, it has now come to pass in 2022: EA Sports and FIFA have consciously uncoupled. On the surface, the divorce is amicable. There will be one more game together (FIFA 23) and then the two parties will go their separate ways. EA Sports will keep the game, FIFA will keep the […]
The FIFA soccer video game that gamers have enjoyed for years will disappear after its maker failed to strike a new licensing deal with world soccer’s governing body. Electronic Arts Sports will instead introduce a new game — EA Sports FC — for 2023. The EA partnership with FIFA ends later this year. FIFA said […]
Rebekah Vardy has confirmed she attempted to leak a story about the arrest of drink-driving Premier League footballer Danny Drinkwater to a journalist at the Sun – but insisted it was a one-off. As part of the ongoing “Wagatha Christie” libel trial, the footballer’s wife said she sent the information on Drinkwater’s night in the […]
All the top stories and transfer rumors from Wednesday’s national newspapers… DAILY MAIL Erik ten Hag has reportedly ordered Manchester United’s flops to report back for pre-season training two weeks earlier than originally planned. Liverpool are reportedly ‘unlikely’ to be able to agree new deals with all three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto […]
hamtramck — Darkness had towered over Keyworth Stadium for some time. Thirty minutes of extra time wasn’t enough. And the Round of 32 US Open Cup match between Detroit City FC and Louisville City FC? Well, it still needed a hero. But on this night, amidst a run where late-game heroics always seemed to favor […]
Welcome to Moving the Goalposts, the Guardian’s new (and free) women’s football newsletter. Here’s an extract from this week’s edition. To receive the full version once a week, just pop your email in below. You can’t ever prepare for it. It’s the one day every athlete knows is coming. In my mind, I had prepared […]
Arsenal have held talks over a summer move for Gabriel Jesus and the Manchester City forward is giving serious consideration to the transfer, his agent has said. Jesus has another year on his contract at City but refused last month to commit his future to the club and the impending arrival of Erling Haaland from […]
“Since my arrival, I don’t think many people imagined Tottenham could fight for a place in the Champions League.” When Antonio Conte took charge at Tottenham in November 2021, with the club languishing in ninth position in the Premier League after their early-season malaise, securing Champions League football was, as he says, unimaginable. But surrendering […]
Jose Mourinho speaks exclusively to Sky Sports about Manchester United, his relationship with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and improving Chris Smalling, plans for his second year at Roma and his future following links with Newcastle. Roma will face Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League showpiece on May 25 after knocking out Leicester in the semi-final. Roma have […]
B.Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten, from the Battery to the top of Manhattan, New York City FC has long sought for a permanent home within the five boroughs, but has so far struggled to make it happen. Since joining Major League Soccer in 2015, NYC FC has played the majority of its home games in […]