Just 32-years-old, Margaret Byrne has risen up the ranks of English Premier League side Sunderland to become their chief executive. Byrne has also been voted onto the Council of the Football Association by her peers as a Premier …
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Profitable Albion: France’s Soccer Players Flock to England’s Premier League
Though England’s Premier League has long relied on new blood–and rising stars–from foreign nations, binge buying by English clubs in France’s modest Ligue 1 has made French players the top foreign contingent in Albion.
Didier Drogba Leaves China: Inside a Failed Soccer Experiment
Though the Ivory Coast star didn’t last long in Shanghai, China will keep trying to spend its way to sports supremacy
Top 10 Siblings in Sports
It’s not just about the Harbaughs, you know
Five Reasons the Magic of the FA Cup Is Alive and Kicking
Goliath, meet David
WATCH: Plot Thickens after Soccer Star Eden Hazard Gets Ejected for Kicking a Ball Boy
Have you ever seen a red card like this?
Three Highlights from this Weekend’s English Premier League
Two heavyweight games on Sunday follow on from a reunion at Upton Park on Saturday
Soccer: A Crucial Six Weeks for England’s Premier League — in South Africa
Africa’s celebration of the beautiful game has ugly consequences for club sides in Europe
Ballon d’Or: Lionel Messi Is Player of the Year for the Fourth Time
The odds-on Argentine favorite wins the prestigious accolade for a record-breaking fourth time
Is FIFA Facing a Player Revolt Against Racism?
Kevin-Prince Boateng’s walk-off could change the game
English Soccer’s Premier League Heats Up On and Off the Field
Despite Mario Balotelli’s antics, the Manchester clubs look like being the only two clubs capable of winning the league. But QPR’s shock win at Chelsea is bad news for the clubs battling against relegation
Tenacity Trumps Merriment in English Soccer’s Holiday Season
A slew of games around Christmas and New Year’s could decide the Premier League standings
Zenit’s Nadir: Russian Team’s Fans Call for Whites-Only Policy
Imagine what would happen if a large group of fans of one of America’s most important teams issued a public “manifesto” urging them to never acquire any black or homosexual players. Unthinkable, right? Not in Russia