Soccer

The New England Revolution will host the Montreal Impact in a play-in game as the MLS Cup Playoffs begin on Friday. (Image: Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today Sports)

MLS Cup Playoffs: New England, Nashville Favored at Home for Play-In Round

The single-elimination MLS Cup Playoffs will kick off on Friday as the bottom-four qualifiers in the Eastern Conference will face off in a play-in round to get into the main knockout bracket. The New England Revolution will play host to the Montreal Impact, while Nashville SC will take on expansion […]

Valencia is one of several La Liga clubs currently featuring a gambling firm as the main sponsor on its shirts. (Image: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty)

Clubs, Operators Scramble After Spain Bans Soccer Team Gambling Sponsorships

Today, 17 of the 20 clubs in La Liga – Spain’s top-flight soccer league – enjoy some sort of sponsorship deal with one or more gaming firms. By next season, the Spanish government says that number will be zero. Last week, the Spanish government approved the Royal Decree on Commercial […]

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the Wednesday Champions League match between Juventus and Barcelona due to his earlier COVID-19 diagnosis. (Image: Getty)

Turbulent Barcelona Side Heads to Juventus for Champions League Showdown

Barcelona will travel to Italy to take on Juventus in Champions League play after a hectic Tuesday on which the club’s entire executive board resigned. President Josep Maria Bartomeu and the entire board of directors stepped down rather than await the result of a vote of confidence from Barcelona supporters. […]

Manchester City will travel to Marseille on Tuesday for its second Champions League group stage match. (Image: Reuters)

Champions League: Manchester City Visits Marseille in Group C Showdown

Manchester City will try to assert itself as the class of Group C on Tuesday when it plays away at Marseille in the second round of Champions League group stage games. City started its Champions League campaign with a 3-1 home win over Porto last week, while Marseille dropped a […]

Manchester United and Chelsea will face off for a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday. (Image: Getty)

Premier League Weekend: Manchester United Hosts Chelsea at Old Trafford

Fresh off of a huge win at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday, Manchester United will now try to get its Premier League campaign on track when it hosts Chelsea on Saturday. Man United comes into the game as a slight favorite, with PointsBet listing the hosts as […]

Defending Champions League winner Bayern Munich begins its quest for back-to-back titles on Wednesday vs. Atletico Madrid. (Image: Getty)

Bayern Munich Begins Champions League Title Defense vs. Atletico Madrid

Bayern Munich begins its quest to win a seventh Champions League title on Wednesday when the German club takes on Atletico Madrid to begin the group stage. While Bayern should advance through to the knockout stages without much issue, they have drawn a fairly competitive group with Atletico, Red Bull […]

Red Sox and Liverpool Could Go Public in SPAC Acquisition

Red Sox and Liverpool Could Go Public in SPAC Acquisition

Billy Beane’s SPAC could acquire both the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool Football Club. RedBall, a blank-check investment company, has been looking to buy a professional sports team. Instead of one team, however, the SPAC could end up with two world-class franchises — if it can raise more cash […]

Lionel Messi (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (center) will meet up in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time this season. (Image: Harold Cunningham/UEFA/Getty)

Champions League Draw: Juventus vs. Barcelona, Man Utd. vs. PSG in Group Stage

The Champions League draw almost always results in at least one group where two of Europe’s biggest powerhouses are thrown together. Thursday’s draw kept that tradition alive, giving soccer fans at least three different matchups worthy of a European final. Thursday’s Champions League draw placed the final 32 teams into […]

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SPACs: How to Own a Sports Team Without Being a Billionaire

Steve Cohen needed $2.45 billion to buy the NY Mets. But with a SPAC, you don’t need to be a billionaire to own a professional sports team. Special purpose acquisition companies are a hot stock market trend, and they offer individuals an opportunity to own everything from a European football […]

Liverpool faces Chelsea in an early clash between two Premier League favorites on Sunday. (Image: Clive Mason/Getty)

Premier League Weekend: Liverpool Heads to Chelsea for Early Season Showdown

Two of the Premier League’s favorites will face off at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Chelsea plays host to defending champion Liverpool in an early test for both contenders. Chelsea comes into the match as a +220 underdog to Liverpool (+116), according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Chelsea, Liverpool Aiming for Premier […]

Leeds United will make its first appearance in the Premier League in 16 years when it takes on Liverpool on Saturday. (Image: George Wood/Getty)

Liverpool Opens Premier League Title Defense Against Newly Promoted Leeds

Defending Premier League champion Liverpool will face off against Championship winner Leeds United in an intriguing debut match when the 2020-2021 EPL season begins on Saturday. Leeds will play in the Premier League for the first time in 16 years, and will jump right into the fire against one of […]