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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The term ‘greatest of all time’ is bandied about a lot in sport these days. The phrase is used extensively online and in everyday life now to refer to an individual who has achieved a level of greatness in their field that comes around once in a generation. The

By Matias Grez and Rosanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — Goalkeeper Lars Jansen scored an incredible long-range goal from inside his own half to help his Noordwijk team to a 3-1 victory over Amsterdamsche FC in the Dutch third division – and, remarkably, didn’t even realize he’d scored. With the score tied at 1-1, Jansen came

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs are already in rarefied territory. With two Super Bowl titles to their name and playing in their fourth in five seasons, they have become the newest NFL juggernaut. Their appearance in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday in Las Vegas is their second in as many

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — On Feb. 3, 2008, Mike Carey made history just by walking onto a football field. On that day in Glendale, Arizona, Carey became the first Black referee in a Super Bowl – and it happened to one of the most iconic games in NFL history. In Super Bowl XLII,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After almost five months of NFL action, the Super Bowl is finally upon us. The Kansas City Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 12. The winner will be anointed football’s best team and lift the

By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold says his goal is to “win the quadruple” this season, as the European giant looks to give its much loved manager Jürgen Klopp the perfect send-off. Speaking to CNN Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis at the launch of his After Academy, Alexander-Arnold

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese authorities have canceled two football matches featuring Argentina’s national team amid a growing backlash in the country against star player Lionel Messi. Messi has faced an outpouring of criticism after he remained on the bench during an exhibition game featuring his Major League Soccer team Inter Miami

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The International Skating Union (ISU) released a statement Friday giving its explanation on why Canada did not move up to the bronze medal position in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team event following the suspension of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, saying it implemented its rules correctly.

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Are you feeling lucky? This Sunday, millions of viewers will be glued to the Super Bowl, but they won’t just be watching for the football. They’ll have money — sometimes thousands of dollars — on the line. Americans wager billions of dollars on the Super Bowl, the year’s biggest

By Caroline Faraj and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Twelve Middle Eastern football associations have called for Israel’s national team to be banned over the war on Hamas in Gaza, in a letter seen by CNN. The letter was sent on January 31 to FIFA, all 211 national member associations and the six regional confederations,

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Some say that football runs in their family. For San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, it quite emphatically does. Serving in his seventh year in the top job in San Francisco, Shanahan is now widely regarded as one of the finest offensive minds in the National Football League

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN Three of the stars playing in this weekend’s Super Bowl — San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, quarterback Brock Purdy and Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes — have dominated jersey sales throughout the NFL season. Now that the campaign is down to those final two teams, 49ers and