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Ryan O’HanlonNov 28, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Liverpool are — how shall I put this? — terrible. They stink. They cannot be trusted. Horrible. Awful. Yuck. Ew.After winning the league and spending more than half a billion dollars on transfers this summer, they’re in 12th place. They’ve conceded 20 goals. They have a negative goal differential. Only four defending champs have ever had fewer points at this stage of the season. They’re 11 points back of first — and seven points…

For more than two years, Israel has carried out a remorseless campaign of erasure in Gaza, reducing the territory to rubble. Many Palestinians in the enclave have been turned into accidental journalists.  Amid Israel’s ban on foreign journalists, the only sources of information have been the citizens living through and live-streaming the genocide. Even so, their courageous efforts were not widely appreciated. “There are no journalists in Gaza,” David Lammy, then the British foreign secretary, asserted late last year. The same sentiment was expressed by prominent CNN presenter Christiane Amanpour.  The implication was that Palestinians could not be trusted to…

A lot of snow, rain and cold weather await travelers for the rest of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with winter storm warnings posted Friday across the northern part of the country and more snow falling over the Great Lakes region. Storm warnings and advisories extended from Montana to New York, the National Weather Service said. Snow was expected to start Friday and last well into the weekend in some areas with Iowa and Illinois getting the brunt of it. Six inches (about 15 centimeters) to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow is expected in much of west-central Illinois Friday night…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday.Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died.U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said the charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War, now include one count of first-degree murder, three counts of possession of a firearm…

Nov 28, 2025, 05:24 AM ETThe Argentine Football Association (AFA) has suspended Estudiantes de La Plata president Juan Sebastián Verón from all football-related activities for six months after his players turned their backs on Rosario Central in a guard of honour on Sunday.All eleven players taking part in the protest before the Clausura tournament round of 16 match have also been banned for two matches, with the ‘reverse’ guard of honour taking place three days after the controversial decision by the Argentine football authorities to award Central a new trophy, created after the regular season had ended.The league traditionally has…

Anísio Cabral scored the winning goal in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Could he one day succeed Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal’s main goal scorer? Chris Ricco – FIFA/FIFA via Getty ImagesOver the past weeks, the world’s elite under-17 national teams have been battling through the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, a tournament that has felt unusually abundant in individual talent.Portugal were ultimately crowned champions, beating Austria 1-0 in a final few predicted when the groups were drawn. With an estimated 100 club scouts in attendance representing Europe’s biggest academies and recruitment departments, this edition has effectively doubled as a live…

The 2035 Women’s World Cup is set to take place in the UK following an unopposed bid to host the competition.A joint bid was submitted ahead of Friday’s deadline, with the UK facing no other competition from other parties. The desire comes off the back of the success of Euro 2022, which broke numerous records in women’s football. It will be the first time a World Cup has been hosted by any UK nation since 1966. Image: Leah Williamson holds the Euro trophy during the England Women’s team victory parade and celebration As part of the bid, 22 stadiums have…

PARIS (AP) — A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said Friday, meaning that the entire gang that carried out the brazen heist is now believed to have been caught. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is heading the investigation, said the 39-year-old man has a criminal record, with six previous convictions, including for receiving stolen goods, for which he was given a 2-month suspended prison sentence in 2010.He has now been handed preliminary charges of robbery…

Whether you prefer something naughty, like the animated movie “Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer” or nice, like classics “The Sound of Music” and “Home Alone,” streamers, cable and broadcast networks offer up festive choices in December. Highlights this year include music specials with Derek Hough and Jimmy Fallon, the Rockefeller Tree lighting hosted by Reba McEntire, Lacey Chabert’s latest Hallmark Channel movie, NFL games and even cozy mysteries with a Christmas theme.Here are some highlights.Dec. 1— “Dancing with the Stars” judge Derek Hough hosts the annual “The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular” on ABC. Popular recording artists…

Nov 28, 2025, 04:39 AM ETLiverpool head coach Arne Slot’s challenge to restore broken confidence is as big as the one to turn around performances, but the Dutchman has been trying to accentuate the few positives to his players.Nine defeats in 12 matches — and six in seven in the league — makes Sunday’s trip to West Ham hugely significant as the defending champions try to arrest their slide.While the negativity surrounding the club grows with every adverse result, Slot is trying to put a positive spin on the brief moments when things do go right.”It would also be nice…