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Madonna leads 2026 Video Music Award nominees. See the full list.

Updated on: August 18, 2026 / 12:42 PM EDT / AP

Infantino ally insists Fifa president still has backing of most football associations

Fecofa president admits he did not support sell-off plan

Patrick Vieira appointed as head coach of Senegal, the country of his birth

Senegal have appointed France’s 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach, the country’s football federation announced, succeeding Pape Thiaw, who was dismissed in the wake of their World Cup exit.

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Premier League 2026-27 preview No 14: Liverpool

Andoni Iraola has his hands full – replacing Mo Salah and restoring faith at Anfield – and will hope big name investors bring stability not disharmony

All the WNBA's Wounds Are Self-Inflicted

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How Investors Profit from Soccer Even as Premier League Club Losses Skyrocket

While English football clubs are gaining popularity with investors across the globe, teams remain risky and often unprofitable ventures.

Guardiola’s row with Walker at Manchester City revealed in new Amazon documentary

Amazon Prime captures strain of manager’s final season

From Fenerbahce to Drita: six European ties to check out this week

There will be some familiar faces involved in this week’s European qualifiers as a number of smaller clubs have a chance to make their mark

Interviewing José Mourinho: ego, charisma, talent and his ‘rucksack of pain’

Director Joe Pearlman says he expected Real Madrid manager to ‘try to manipulate us’ in making of Netflix series

‘We risked our lives for £250’: how pole dancing exploded out of strip clubs and became serious art

With abs like Olympians and skin like hide, pole dancers are besieging the Edinburgh fringe. We meet four high-flying, physics-defying acts tackling everything from New York’s underbelly to neurodiversity

Jeanie Buss reportedly attempting to halt her siblings’ attempt to sell remaining stake in Lakers

Family were set to sell stake to Bob Iger and Josh Jushner