Mino Raiola's tragic death leaves legacy and void in modern soccer

Raiola, who represented stars like Pogba, Haaland, and Ibrahimovic, transformed the role agents play in modern football with his unique skill set.

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Thibodeaux focusing on football, ready to 'grind'

New York Giants top draft pick Kayvon Thibodeaux says he got advice from his mentor, Giants legend Michael Strahan, on how to handle the football side of life first before worrying about what might come next.

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Soccer superagent Raiola, 54, dies after illness

Mino Raiola, one of the most high profile agents in world football, has died following illness.

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UGA's Dean lands with Eagles after draft slide

Georgia LB Nakobe Dean, one of the best players in college football last season, slid to the third round of the 2022 NFL draft before being selected with the 83rd overall pick by the Eagles.

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Mohamed Salah wins Footballer of the Year, but who did our writers pick?

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has landed the Football Writers' award, but what do ESPN's writers make of that decision? And who would they pick?

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Man City's lapses against Real Madrid could lead to more Champions League disappointment

Manchester City have become football's most exciting team, but their cavalier ways could cost them after failing to put away Real Madrid.

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Afghanistan women play first competitive match in exile

Eight months after being forced to flee for their lives, the Afghanistan women's national team returned to competitive football on Sunday.

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SCOTUS hears high school coach's prayer case

The justices seemed divided along ideological lines in the case of Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach who lost his job after praying on-field after games.

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Ohio State's Haskell Garrett wants to do more than survive

Nearly two years after he was shot trying to intervene in a fight, the Ohio State standout enters the draft as one of the Big Ten's most disruptive interior linemen. This is his journey, from the brink of disaster to the brink of football's biggest stage.

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How an unknown high school football coach landed in the center of a Supreme Court religious liberty case

Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach in Bremerton, Washington, was fired by the school district for praying on-field after games. The Supreme Court is expected to rule in his favor.

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The Brent and Baker Show: Oklahoma football's past and future collide at spring game

After an offseason filled with change -- and plenty of hard feelings -- Oklahoma turned to optimism as it honored a legend while kicking off the Brent Venables era.

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Barca women break own record with 91,648 fans

Barcelona broke the attendance record in women's football for the second time in a month as 91,648 supporters watched them beat Wolfsburg 5-1.

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Man United's Ten Hag: The 'tactically brilliant' coach who became a winner at Ajax

Erik ten Hag comes to Man United with a record of success, quality football and developing youth, but still there's an air of the unknown about him.

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Tom Brady and Josh Allen trade online smack talk ahead of The Match golf event

Allen has never beaten Brady on the football field. Maybe he'll have better luck on the golf course.

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How college football's transfer portal is changing spring practice

This year, there are already more than 3,600 FBS players in the portal, and the biggest question on many coaches' minds as spring practices wrap up is how many more might soon join them.

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How tragedy and fate led George Karlaftis to football and the NFL draft

Growing up in Athens, Greece, George Karlaftis played everything but football.

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Roundtable: Biggest takeaways, underrated CFP contenders and more

Our college football experts take a look at what FPI got right and wrong, and everything in between.

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Orgeron, at ND with sons, says Irish to 'win it all'

Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron is at Notre Dame this week with two of his sons who are interested in coaching careers, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman told ESPN on Wednesday.

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Neymar tests Djokovic's soccer skills in Monte Carlo

It wasn't long before a football -- or more accurately, an oversized tennis ball -- appeared.

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Buckeyes to honor Haskins at spring game

Ohio State will honor former quarterback Dwayne Haskins at Saturday's spring game, as the football program grieves the loss of a record-setting player who coach Ryan Day said brought compassion and excellence to the locker room.

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College football roundtable: Games and matchups we can't wait to see

Weeks 0 and 1 can't get here fast enough. Our reporters break down the must-see games and players for 2022.

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Declan McMahon, son of Shane McMahon and grandson of Vince McMahon, will play college football at Indiana

McMahon, a high school running back and quarterback, will attend Indiana as a preferred walk-on.

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Ten most impactful moves of the fantasy football offseason

Field Yates lists the transactions that shook up the fantasy football world during the past month.

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Gronk: 'Not ready to commit' to another season

Free-agent tight end Rob Gronkowski said he's "not ready to commit to the game of football right now," adding that's he's not going to sign a contract if he's not fully ready to play.

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Fantasy football: Whose value declined most this offseason?

Our ESPN Fantasy analysts discuss the players most negatively affected by offseason signings or trades.

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After string of losses, 'Mattress Mack' bets $3.3 million on Jayhawks to win it all

Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale lost $9.5 million on the Super Bowl and $6.15 million on the College Football Playoff. He's back with another big bet, this time on the Jayhawks.

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