Footballers are playing an 'obscene' amount of games. Will a World Cup every two years make it worse?
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Not long after his transfer from Sporting to Manchester United, it quickly became apparent that Bruno Fernandes was the Premier League club's most influential player.
In a new study on player burnout released by players' union FIFPro, which represents more then 65,000 footballers worldwide, it found that the Portuguese star -- who is also an integral part of his national team -- "became one of the most 'overused' players in world football."
Even United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted in an interview to ESPN that he maybe "overplayed" Fernandes -- who featured 58 times for United as it finished second in the Premier League and reached the Europa League final last season -- but insisted it was because he was "so important for us."
A controversial late missed penalty call overshadowed the Los Angeles Rams’ impressive 30-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football.
When the New York Yankees’ Gleyber Torres faces the first pitch of the 2024 World Series, he will have traveled roughly 2,500 miles to be there. There was a time, though, when facing the Dodgers was a walkable distance.
From record-breaking rookies to never-before-seen viewing figures culminating in a pulsating, back-and-forth finals that went the distance, the 2024 season is one that will shape the future of the sport.
There is just something about Real Madrid and the Champions League. No matter the opposition, no matter the situation, the Spanish giant usually finds a way to win.
The Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most prestigious franchises, have seen their share of historic moments, including 17 championships. But on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, the team produced a first in NBA history when Lakers star LeBron James and his son Bronny became the first father-son duo to appear together in an NBA game.
It wasn’t pretty and at times it wasn’t pleasant, but Arsenal got the job done in the Champions League with a hard fought 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium.
TGL, the high-tech indoor golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, is set to tee off at last on January 7, 2025, after a schedule was released Monday.
After a blockbuster Sunday, Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season concluded with two more high-profile games on Monday night.
Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar she worked in used to tell her she was lying about her achievements.
The long wait for the Liberty is over.
Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy has announced that he has terminal cancer and that doctors have given him two to four years left to live.