Sports Lionel Messi trading card controversy: Who is signing his autographs?adminMarch 26, 2025 by adminMarch 26, 2025039 “The card looked perfect.” Nick Bruce and his son “freaked out” when they pulled an autographed Lionel Messi card from a pack around the Christmas... Read more
Sports MLS anonymous executive survey, Part 1: 2025 predictions, league superlativesadminMarch 7, 2025 by adminMarch 7, 2025029 For the last four years, The Athletic has polled some of the top soccer executives around the league for their thoughts and predictions ahead of... Read more
Sports MLS and its referees are getting a taste of Messi’s fiery sideadminFebruary 26, 2025 by adminFebruary 26, 2025025 Tuesday night, Lionel Messi did what he usually does. On a Champions League stage, he delivered a sensational highlight and helped his club advance, with... Read more
Sports 2025 MLS new kit superlatives: Our favorites, the most disorienting and moreadminFebruary 22, 2025 by adminFebruary 22, 2025033 The new MLS season is here and so is a new batch of kits for every team in the league. This year, we’re handing out... Read more
Sports MLS preview roundtable: Staff predictions for league’s 30th seasonadminFebruary 21, 2025 by adminFebruary 21, 2025024 MLS’s 30th season kicks off Saturday a few miles away from where the league’s 29th campaign ended. The LA Galaxy won MLS Cup a shade... Read more
Sports How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s sons became pawns in viral betting ploy gone awryadminFebruary 19, 2025 by adminFebruary 19, 2025029 The graphics sprang up across social media, some in the yellow and blue of Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr, others in the flamingo pink of... Read more
Sports Julie Stewart-Binks on a career derailed by alleged sexual assault: ‘What could my life have been?’adminJanuary 31, 2025 by adminJanuary 31, 2025040 Last week, Julie Stewart-Binks sat in an empty lounge on the rooftop of a hotel near her apartment in New York City. She is about... Read more
