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Premier League Dominates Ranking Of World's Richest Soccer Clubs
Everyone knows that the Premier League is the money-gettingest league in the world, but it’s always helpful to see that laid out in stark detail. Thankfully, we have the new Deloitte Football Money League report, which ranks the world’s clubs by revenue, to do that for us. Sure enough, the EPL is he...
Leaked Memo: ESPN Urges Talent To Avoid Political Comments (UPDATED)
The following memo was just sent to ESPN talent—a designation that covers on-air personalities as well as certain contract employees—regarding how the network wishes to approach political coverage....
The Catch, The "Divine" Photo, And The Photographer Who Was Rooting For The Cowboys
Dwight Clark’s “The Catch” is one of the most famous plays in NFL history, and made for one of the most iconic photos ever taken by longtime Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr., one of the industry’s biggest names. Yet for all the immortality conferred in the back of Candlestick Park’s ...
Jaguars Beat Writer And Chris Clemons Finish The Season With An Argument
The Jacksonville Jaguars got walloped by the Houston Texans today to end their season at 5-11. The team lost their playoff chances a few weeks ago, and understandably, people are going to be frustrated. Apparently, some tensions were aired out today. What follows is a six-tweet exchange between Ryan...
Well, We Know Who Manchester United Fans Want Managing Their Team
Be careful what you wish for ......
Pete Morelli's Season Has Been A Referee's Worst Nightmare
Everyone in the NFL likes Pete Morelli. The 19-year veteran is consistently one of the league’s highest-graded, most-respected officials. Last year he won the Art McNally award, the NFL’s highest honor for an official, for his career body of work. Yet Morelli and his crew are having the single worst...
Wow, Chelsea's Players Really Hated Mourinho, Didn't They?
An ESPN FC postmortem published shortly after José Mourinho finally paid for Chelsea’s debacle of a season with his job included a telling anecdote about the manager’s suspicions of a silent mutiny on the part of his players. In the locker room after the 1-0 loss to Bournemouth, an exasperated Mouri...
Chelsea Conveniently Pile Blame For Their Disastrous Season All On Mourinho
While no one could seriously argue that José Mourinho didn’t earn today’s firing because of his team’s god-awful performances this season, it would be similarly disingenuous to paint the coach himself as the sole cause of this inexplicable confluence of events. The club’s technical director, natural...
Goodbye To José Mourinho, Who Gave Us So Many Hilarious Memories
It wasn’t long enough, Mourinho. Sure, some could’ve maybe predicted your third season with Chelsea would go the way of your previous third seasons and end in acrimony and disillusionment, but no one could’ve foreseen this....
Report: Chelsea Have Fired José Mourinho
It actually happened. According to the BBC’s Dan Roan, Chelsea have told manager José Mourinho that he has been fired:...
José Mourinho Brash, Brutally Honest In Interview After Yet Another Chelsea Loss
All José Mourinho knows about Chelsea’s completely baffling, stunningly terrible season is that it’s not his fault. The bad times rolled on today when league-leading (!!!!!) Leicester City came in and smashed up on the reigning champions, who currently sit one point above the relegation zone (!!!!!)...
Bournemouth Score On Manchester United Directly From A Corner Kick
Manchester United is starting a bunch of inexperienced youngsters against Bournemouth today due to a series of injuries and suspensions. The mighty Cherries took advantage and scored just two minutes in thanks to a wonderful Junior Stanislas Olimpico and a helpful gust of wind....
New York Giants Cut Damontre Moore After He Fought Cullen Jenkins Over Headphones
Damontre Moore is no longer a New York Giant after getting cut yesterday. Now why would the Giants cut a third-round pick in the middle of a *stifles laughter* playoff push? Well:...
Chelsea Are Just About Dead
So much of being a coach is managing expectations. The best ones consistently set goals that are a finger length or two higher than what can be realistically reached. That demands commitment to the cause. It reminds players that no matter what they’ve achieved so far, there’s always another level th...
Scrappy Underdogs Chelsea Show Heart, But Can't Beat Bournemouth
15th place Chelsea almost scored an upset against fellow lower table side Bournemouth today, but they couldn’t handle Glenn Murray on this corner. They are a mere three points out of the relegation zone, but this ramshackle band of underdogs looks like they’ll be able to stay up and ensure safety. W...
75 Voters In Argentine Soccer Federation Election Somehow Produce 76 Votes
All Alfredo Dagna could do upon taking in the results of the Argentina soccer federation’s presidential election last night was collapse into his chair, propping his head up with his hand, probably so that he didn’t start banging it against the table. Those results? 38 votes for the challenger, 38 f...
NFL Demotes Officiating Crew After Screwups In Cardinals-Niners Game
Sunday’s Cardinals-49ers game was a disaster for the officials, one that stood out even against the backdrop of an especially woeful season for the zebras. How bad was it? The crew responsible has been demoted from primetime....
Bournemouth And Everton Just Combined For the Best Finish Of The Premier League Season
Bournemouth and Everton just finished up a 3-3 barnburner that featured a Ross Barkley goal in the 95th minute, a mob of Everton fans rushing the pitch, then a Bournemouth equalizer after that in the 98th. Bournemouth’s first came in the 80th from Adam Smith, the English right back and noted economi...
Arsenal Fan Idris Elba Loves Laughing At Sorry-Ass Chelsea As Much As We Do
Idris Elba is from London. Thus, he’s an Arsenal fan. Because his team has been cast over the past decade as The Big Engine That Can’t, he’s had to endure repeated humiliations and ridicule at the hands of the Gunners’ rivals. Now that the shoe’s on the other foot with regards to Chelsea’s God-forsa...
Why Chelsea Should Stick With José Mourinho
This Chelsea season is beginning to feel like that “Sideshow Bob Steps On Rakes For 10 Minutes” video. The first couple self-inflicted thwacks in the face were funny; the next few established the pattern; and when it continued repeating from there it became even more hysterical than ever, leaving yo...