10:32 AM ET FIFA 21 makes a lot of notable gameplay gains that will keep you playing all season, and all year, long. Courtesy of EA Sports With winter fast approaching, there’s no shortage of soccer on TV these days, but Friday marks another notable event on the soccer calendar: the worldwide release of FIFA 21,

4:18 AM ET Despite the financial downturn across the globe, clubs in Europe’s top five leagues still spent over €4.6 billion in the summer window — a drop of 43% when compared with 2019. And as the economic reality of COVID-19 hits hard in the next few months, free transfers will become even more important.

6:28 AM ET Brazil‘s relationship with the World Cup is entirely binary. They have won five, the others they have lost — and there is nothing in between. On Friday they set out on the road to what they hope will be World Cup win No. 6, and their first in 20 years, with a

11:25 AM ET Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-1 on Sunday in a dramatic game that included two controversial penalties for handballs. Chelsea’s Maren Mjelde and City’s Chloe Kelly both converted penalties for handballs but goals from Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby ensured the London side got the win. – Insider Notebook: Man United transfers special–

7:00 AM ET In his role as FIFA’s Chief of Football Development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is one of the key figures charged with overseeing the process of adapting and improving the laws of the game. Over the past few months, the 70-year-old has been busy drafting up a series of tweaks and changes

10:17 AM ET Premier League supporters in the United Kingdom have reacted angrily after a new pay-per-view fee was introduced for viewers to watch live football on TV. A deal between the Premier League and its UK broadcasting partners Sky Sports and BT Sports was agreed until October to show all matches live given the

12:57 PM ET Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has said Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho was one of the first people to call him after he suffered a heart attack while training with Porto. Casillas suffered the heart attack in May 2019 while at Porto and has not played since. Less than three

4:21 AM ET The messages are still coming through on his phone. Two full days after reaching two milestones in one game against Ukraine — his 100th cap for France, and his 41st and 42nd goals that took him above Michel Platini in the top scorers ranking for the French men’s national team — Olivier

6:45 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made for the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. TOP STORY: Pep Guardiola seeking

5:46 PM ET LONDON — Jack Grealish and Dominic Calvert-Lewin will soon be asking some awkward questions of Gareth Southgate if they continue performing like this. England were meandering through a pedestrian first half at Wembley as Wales grew in confidence and looked more purposeful in the opening 26 minutes before Grealish suddenly produce a