Soccer

10/24/2025 |  Historic soccer club Sheffield Wednesday taken over by administrators and hit by 12-point deduction (Associated Press (AP)) MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Historic English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday’s future was thrown into doubt Friday after it was taken over by administrators amid financial concerns.
The English Football League confirmed that the club, which was founded in 1867, will be hit with a 12-point deduction after entering administration. A notice was filed at the Insolvency and Companies Court - a specialist court within the High Court - on Friday. 

10/24/2025 |  Chelsea’s US private equity owners were once ridiculed. Now opinions are changing (Associated Press (AP)) MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Against the geopolitical backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, a consortium led by American private equity titans took the opportunity to acquire one of soccer’s crown jewels.
What followed at Chelsea was torrid and, at times, bewildering.
Unprecedented spending. A carousel of coaches. Dramatic on-field collapses and the deployment of financial mechanisms that looked more at home on Wall Street than in sport.

10/24/2025 |  Champions League Power Rankings: Arsenal remain close to PSG, Real Madrid; Newcastle make big jump (CBS Sports) While this record should come with an astrisk, matchday 3 wa a record setting affair for the higherst scoring Champions League matchday with a whopping 71 goals. It was wall to wall action with Paris Saint-Germain leading the way with seven goals, while Barcelona and PSV both scored six, while multiple clubs scored five. PSV's may be among the most impressive of the bunch, doing so against the reigning champions of Italy, Napoli. With that many goals, it caused some seismic shifts in the Champions League power rankings for this matchday, so let's get to it:

10/24/2025 |  USWNT honor Alex Morgan as team's new reality embodies legacy she left behind (CBS Sports) As Abby Wambach nodded the ball downwards in the penalty area at Subaru Park 15 years ago, Alex Morgan – in her trademark pink, DIY pre-wrap headband – made a well-timed run and came through with a simple finish, a perfect set-up for her first international goal. In retrospect, Morgan described it as "the start of something great," almost an understatement for what came next.

10/24/2025 |  Sheffield Wednesday files for administration: what we know so far (Insider Sport) Sheffield Wednesday has filed for administration at the High Court. A case in the Insolvency and Companies Court was opened on the morning of October 24 for Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited.
The court record shows case number CR-2025-007467, filed at 10:01, with Wiggin LLP listed as the club’s representative. The case status is open.