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By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Amy Cassidy, CNN Five Napoli fans and three Eintracht Frankfurt fans have been arrested after violent clashes erupted in Naples ahead of the Champions League match on Wednesday, Alessandro Iuliano of the city’s police headquarters said at a press conference Thursday. Two law enforcement officers were injured in the clashes

By David Close, CNN During a regular appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” Wednesday, longtime Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his intention is to continue playing in the NFL — specifically for the New York Jets. However, Rodgers said “decision day” has yet to arrive. “I think since Friday, I made it clear

By Poppy Harlow, Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Having retired as all-time winningest coach in men’s Division I college basketball and guided the US men’s team to three Olympic gold medals, it’s safe to say that Mike Krzyzewski knows a thing or two about success. But if his 42 illustrious years as head coach

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN A soccer fan who racially abused Brentford FC star Ivan Toney on social media has been banned from every UK stadium for three years, the Premier League club announced in a statement on Tuesday. Antonio Neill, 24, from Blyth in Northumberland, UK, sent racist messages to Toney on October 14, 2022,

By Ben Morse, CNN You might be able to make an educated guess of two of the three idols Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has — basketball star Michael Jordan and golf great Tiger Woods. That makes sense given Guardiola is also a sporting great. The third just might prove a little trickier.

By Kevin Dotson and Wayne Sterling, CNN Morocco is set to join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the FIFA 2030 Men’s World Cup, apparently replacing Ukraine in a three-way alliance with the two European nations. Ukraine said it would team up with Spain and Portugal in a joint bid last October, but

By Matias Grez, CNN Vinícius Jr scored the goal that secured Real Madrid’s 14th European Cup last May, and this season his brilliance has continued to light up the team’s Champions League campaign. The supremely talented 22-year-old — widely considered one of the world’s best players — has six goals in seven matches in Europe

By George Ramsay, CNN The Ireland women’s rugby team has made a permanent switch from white to navy shorts in response to players’ concerns about period anxieties. The navy shorts will be debuted in Ireland’s opening game of the Women’s Six Nations against Wales on March 25, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The story of the underdog is one of life’s favorite fables. David’s rock crashing into Goliath’s head, Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, defeating heavy-favorite Sonny Liston, or Mike Eruzione firing team USA ahead during the Miracle on Ice — it is written into human nature to route for, and then remember,

By Ben Morse, CNN After the NFL scouting combine, the beginning of the free agency period is the next major milestone in the upcoming season’s checklist. While it officially opens at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on March 15 when the new league year begins in earnest, teams are able to negotiate with the agents of

By Jean Casarez and Rob Frehse, CNN Attorneys in two separate complaints involving Tiger Woods are asking a court to compel his ex-girlfriend, Erica Herman, to resolve her complaints through arbitration. The first suit, filed in October 2022 by Herman, alleges a trust owned and created by the golf star violated the Florida Residential Landlord

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Dick Fosbury, legendary Olympic gold high jumper who revolutionized the track and field event, died Sunday of lymphoma, according to his publicist Ray Schulte. Fosbury was 76. “It is with a very heavy heart I have to release the news that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury passed away peacefully in