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Oct 14, 2026 - Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo’s dispute with Portugal coach Jorge Jesus has now spilled into the media, with the coach’s lawyer delivering a stinging assessment of the football icon before ending his association with a newspaper partly owned by the Al-Nassr star. “Cristiano Ronaldo, with his actions, his behaviors, and the obsession with certain metrics, is succeeding in […] The post Portugal Coach’s Lawyer Snaps at Cristiano Ronaldo Before Ending Weekly Columns Stint appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Oct 14, 2026 - Sports

Plus: the earliest trophyless seasons, scoring off one’s backside (part II) and the origins of ‘shithousery’Mail us with all of your questions and answers“How many professional players have ended their senior careers with more own goals than goals for their own team?” wonders Peter Clark.In the past we’ve looked at the players with the most own goals, but we haven’t looked at those who ended their professional career in debit. “Southampton cult hero Francis Benali scored only one ‘positive’ goal in his career and was legendary for banging in goal-of-the-month contenders at his own end, most notably a bullet header against Oldham in the 1993-94 season,” writes Daz Pearce. We could only find a couple of OGs for Benali, the other being against Manchester United in 1999-2000. But we were unable to find a comprehensive Southampton database, so there’s a chance we’ve missed some beauties. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - Sports

With no ‘home’ games in Ukraine, Arda Turan’s side hit the road again, with Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge hosting their Champions League campaignThe morning has thinned out into low, wispy cloud. Beneath it, Shakhtar Donetsk’s players are going through their paces. It is a light session for those who did not start against Veres Rivne the previous day; that means Arda Turan observes from the side, watching with the director of football, Darijo Srna. A stray ball zips towards them and Srna, after juggling it up, bends it into the goal with a familiar right-footed arc. “Modric!” exclaims Turan. But the two men are football legends in their own right and, as they continue to joke before Srna dashes away to take another phone call, the thought occurs that this happy scene could be played out almost anywhere else. Nearby, just beyond the team’s accommodation, a lake shimmers under the emerging sun.It masks the fact that, around dawn, air raid sirens disrupted the peace for everyone in view. Even here, in Shakhtar’s bucolic spa hotel base 15 minutes outside Lviv, nobody is safe from the threat of Russian rockets and drones. In Rivne, three hours’ drive to the north-east, another alarm had sent the players and staff down to the stadium’s shelter. The second half was delayed by 20 minutes and that, no matter the corner of the country or the vividness of the autumn colours, is a weekly reality. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - Sports

Bruce Buffer has seen plenty of trash talk in his UFC days, but Josh Hokit’s antics? That’s not his cup of tea. The legendary announcer isn’t buying what the heavyweight is selling after his controversial remarks about Michelle Obama at UFC Freedom 250, and he didn’t hold back when sharing his thoughts. Buffer gave ‘The […] The post “I Didn’t Appreciate That”: Bruce Buffer Criticizes Josh Hokit’s Michelle Obama Comments at UFC White House appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Oct 14, 2026 - Sports

Freddy Peralta pitches six scoreless innings in 3-1 winJosé Ramírez error opens door to three-run fourthALCS heads to Cleveland at 1-1 for Thursday’s Game 3Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Liam Hicks lined a two-run single after a fielding error by José Ramírez and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night to level the American League Championship Series at 1-1.Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night in Cleveland. Continue reading...