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Popular North Korean footballer Han Kwang Song has returned to international football after a three-year hiatus. He has made appearances in two recent World Cup qualifiers, including scoring in a match against Myanmar. What Happened: Han made his first reappearance in a match against Syria on Nov....

Jim Harbaugh accepted the Big 10’s three-game suspension Thursday following allegations of a sign-stealing scandal orchestrated by graduate assistant Connor Stalions. The University of Michigan head football coach will not be on the sideline for the team’s final games of the regular...

Streaming companies have increased their attention on the sports media market with several of the companies landing rights to major sporting events like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) being the home of “Thursday Night Football.” Along with airing live games, streaming companies are...

Heading into the 2023 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins were one of the favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII with odds of +2,500. After three games of the 2023 NFL season, the Dolphins now find themselves an even bigger favorite that’s attracting some big bets. What Happened: While many NFL fans...

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG) has partnered with Crypto.com for a project of developing AI-generated non-fungible token (NFT) match posters. The agreement comes three years after the football club inked a licensing deal with NFT fantasy sports game Sorare. Find out more about partnerships with...

The New York Jets entered the 2023 NFL season with as much hype, if not more, than any other team in the league. Between the team’s strong defensive play last year, an explosive run game and bringing in future Hall-of-fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers, fans had a myriad of reasons to be...

The 2023 NFL season is nearing kickoff and will see the top two teams fight it out in February 2024 to be crowned Super Bowl champion. Beginning on Thursday, Sept. 7, the NFL season will have teams play 17 games each with the goal of reaching the NFL playoffs and winning the Super Bowl. While...

In 2020, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joined forces with a team of investors to purchase the XFL for $15 million. With its first season in the past, it's time to look at the financials and consider what the future may bring. According to recent reports, the startup professional football league lost...

There's another proposed "super league" in soccer poised to net a sizable financial boost — this time in Africa, courtesy of Saudi Arabia. The Guardian reports the Confederation of African Football is in talks with Saudi Arabia on a $200 million deal to support the new African...

DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) shares are set up for an upswing in prices driven by execution, results, and the analyst. The company has been working relentlessly to expand into newly legalized territories, enhance offerings in maturing states and control costs. The results of those efforts are nearing...

The 2023 NFL schedule was released on Thursday night and has bettors looking at how the games play out when examining how many wins each team could get. Here’s a look at the betting odds for wins for each team and which oned are expected to post the best turnaround from 2022. What Happened:...

Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, tweeted Friday, asking Colts fans if they would take Will Levis with the second pick of the second round in the NFL draft. The Colts already selected a quarterback on Thursday, drafting Anthony Richardson with the fourth overall pick.  Irsay says...

Reports earlier this week indicated that the Glazer family is close to securing minority investment in Manchester United — thus maintaining majority control of the club. Nevertheless, one of the finalists to buy the team outright is still confident he'll succeed. Sheikh ­Jassim bin...

By Adriaan Brits   Following its $7,500,000 IPO and Nasdaq Closing Bell Ceremony in February, Brera Holdings (Nasdaq: BREA) are making a series of announcements. American investors are getting “football fever” as  Europeans pivot away from Oligarchs of the east to a...

Matchday, a Web3 company focused on creating casual soccer video games, announced it raised $21 million in a seed funding round. The funds will be used to develop games that will appeal to the massive fan base of the sport. One of Matchday's investors is Play Time, an investment...