Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald are one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Brees and Fitzgerald, who are each in their first year of eligibility, were among 52 players who moved forward to the next round of voting for the Class of 2026 as announced Wednesday by the Hall of Fame.

In a small Swedish fishing village, there is a tiny soccer stadium tucked away beside a campsite and the shores of the Baltic Sea. It is the type of place where the land is so flat that the horizon sits just above the trees and the sky stretches so wide it seems possible to touch.

From a freshman quarterback to a game-wrecking Stag, these players have stood out in the first eight weeks of the season.

Though names like Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue to headline the list, new entries to the top 10 include Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior. In total, the top 10 earn close to $1 billion between them.

We’re getting down to crunch time of the 2025 New Jersey boys soccer season and still players all over the state are making an impact. Here’s a look at the Players of the Week in all 15 conferences for games played from Oct.

A new paper finds that retired UK male professional soccer players who reported foot or ankle injuries during their careers were more likely to develop osteoarthritis in retirement. Retired players treated routinely with cortisone injections for their injuries were even more likely to report osteoarthritis.

Eliza Artell, Middletown — Artell has been a top player for the Blue Raiders the last couple of years, but has really broken out in 2025 with 14 goals and 6 assists. Taylor Bard, Shippensburg — Bard has been a consistent versatile piece for Shippensburg, which has taken care of business this year to finish in solid playoff position.

A football manager says it is "empowering" to watch a team of people with Parkinson's disease playing the game. Nigel Osmond manages around 20 walking football players at Portishead Town FC who are getting ready for their first fixture on Saturday.