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EA Sports has announced plans to launch its FC Futures scheme, which will see the company invest £8million ($10million) in grassroots football projects across the world. That £8million will be invested across a three-year span. Yesterday (April 11), EA unveiled the first recipient of the fund: the Rocky and Wrighty Arena at Turnham Academy, London. Along with EA Sports, the arena was created alongside the Football Foundation, The FA and UK government; and was opened by former England player and Turnham Academy student…

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs the ball in for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium, Oct. 2, 2022.Kim Klement | USA Today Sports | ReutersAre you ready for some "Sunday Ticket" football — with or without a pay TV subscription?For the first time this season, the NFL's package of out-of-market games will be offered as part of Google's YouTube TV, an internet-TV bundle of channels, as well as to those who don't want to subscribe to a bundle of any…

PHOENIX—The NFL’s owners admitted something unusual was afoot when they gathered here this week for their annual meeting. They’re in the dark about the biggest business decision hanging over the sport they run: the sale of the Washington Commanders. “You may know as much as the league knows, and that’s very rarely the case,” Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said this week. “It’s very minimal communication.”  Dan Snyder, the Commanders’ embattled owner who remains under investigation by the…

You really don’t have to give two hoots about football to get a kick out of this documentary about grassroots referees. It’s an entertaining and affectionate tribute to the men and women who show up week in, week out for 40 quid (plus petrol for a big game). Chasing players around for 90 minutes in the rain isn’t the half of it: verbal abuse comes with the job, as well as spitting and assault from players and spectators, not to mention picking up dog poo off the pitch.Director Greg Cruttwell does a terrific job assembling…

Apple is considering bidding for the streaming rights to a range of English football games, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that would step up its sports ambitions and increase competition with Amazon's Prime Video.The rights under consideration would allow Apple to show Premier League games in the UK, as well as lower league matches run by the English Football League, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.Such a move would build on Apple's…

The current flood of football documentaries shows no sign of abating; the recognition certain teams and individuals enjoy means that it’s not likely to any time soon. Geoff Hurst, the hat-trick hero of the 1966 World Cup final, is no doubt a natural subject for the “legacy” strand of these things: along with the likes of Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore and Bobby Robson, Hurst stands for a misty-eyed idea of Proper Football, when men were gods on the pitch and ordinary semi-dwelling blokes off it.Hurst was all this and more,…

The PAC-12 has been struggling as of late. Not only are they losing two of their biggest draws in USC and UCLA to the Big Ten, but they’ve also been struggling to get a new TV deal. However, according to a report out of Forbes, it looks like Amazon, Apple and ESPN are in the running for the rights to PAC-12 football games starting this Fall.Another report is citing that Amazon and Apple TV+ could split the streaming rights for games this fall, even if ESPN wins the rights. Basically, ESPN would air games on its family of…

David Baddiel was six years old when his mother told him death was like a long sleep from which you never wake up. “I think from that point,” he says, “I never really wanted to go to sleep again.” That night, he lay on the top bunk of his bed, fervently praying – “probably” the first and last time he has prayed with any sincerity – that “my life as it was in Dollis Hill in 1971 would still somehow continue after death”.More than half a century later Baddiel is still an insomniac, and he’s still terrified by the prospect…

Nike has released an official AFC Richmond collection to celebrate season 3 of Ted Lasso, giving football fans the chance to own some incredible memorabilia in the form of t-shirts, scarves, hoodies, and even an official AFC Richmond Stadium Jersey. Nike's Ted Lasso Collaboration celebrates the launch of the final season of Ted Lasso on March 15. With the strapline "Nothing's a long shot when you believe," 16 different items now adorn the Nike website. Ted Lasso is Apple's critically acclaimed comedy starring Jason…