All eyes were cast on The Valley at approximately 4:45PM on Saturday afternoon, as Birmingham City suffered their first defeat under Chris Davies. Birmingham’s ambition and performances this season have, and will continue to be well-documented after such heavy investment. But, after recording seven successive victories for the first time since 1946, Charlton Athletic became…
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon is an even matchup on paper. One intangible would appear to favor the Ducks. The Big Ten is now a coast-to-coast conference with its expansion to 18 teams, and early indicators show travel takes a toll. Teams playing at opponents at least two time zones away are…
Jürgen Klopp could not be more excited. Jürgen Klopp’s passion for football is as strong as it ever was. Jürgen Klopp wants to work with incredible football talent. Jürgen Klopp is joining Red Bull as their head of global soccer. One of these sentences, clearly, is not like the others. Which is not to impugn…
Travis Kelce plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX’s series “Grotesquerie,” landed a cameo in “Happy Gilmore 2”, and hosts a new game show. If Hollywood’s calling, he’ll take the meeting — with one caveat. Football comes first. “I still love coming in to work, getting after it, and chasing championships,” said the Kansas…
The Russian national men’s football team will not play any friendly matches during the October international break, the Russian Football Union (RFU) told reporters Wednesday. Russia had been in negotiations with Pakistan to play a friendly match this month, but Pakistani outlet Geo News reported that the sides could not come to an agreement. Russia reportedly…
A LOAD OF (RED) BULL? Say it ain’t so, Jürgen. Say it ain’t so. Last January, Liverpool’s then manager Jürgen Klopp shocked football by releasing a video in which he announced he’d be headed for the Anfield exit door come season’s end. By way of explanation, Klopp revealed he was “running out of energy”, so…
Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where this past weekend proved that anything is possible. Texas – fresh off a bye and owning one ranked win, which happened to be against a Michigan team that now sits at No. 24 in the most recent AP Top 25 Poll – moved up to No. 1…
Courtesy UVA Media Relations Photo: UVA Athletics With a dramatic finish featuring late-game heroics from Umberto Pelà, the Virginia men’s soccer team broke through in the 90th minute of action to secure a 1-0 victory over No. 8 James Madison on Tuesday night at Klöckner Stadium. HOW IT HAPPENED Virginia (4-4-3) looked threatening 16 minutes…
The Week 7 college football schedule looks like one of the best of the year, with high-profile rivalry games like Texas vs. Oklahoma and critical top-25 matchups like Ohio State vs. Oregon and Ole Miss vs. LSU. The Buckeyes are ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25 while the Oregon Ducks are ranked No….
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My 11-year-old son plays a travel sport that he loves. He’s a fairly talented player for his age, but by no means the best one on his team, which plays at a high level. His…
