The NFL announced on Tuesday its slate of important dates ahead of the 2026-27 season. Among the notable changes this year is the shortening of the period between the NFL Scouting Combine and the start of free agency in 2027.

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 9 (Reuters) - Europe's top court on Thursday backed the German Football Association (DFB), ruling that its regulations governing football agents are compatible with EU competition law provided they pursue legitimate objectives in the public interest.

Meanwhile, the Eastern Conference-leading Green Bay Blizzard take on the third-place Orlando Pirates on Sunday night. Green Bay is coming off a huge win over Fisher Freight, and RB Kairee Robinson was named one of the IFL players of the week.

Some will disagree with this geographic categorisation, but for the purpose of this article, ‘the North’ begins at Sheffield. Stoke City are included in the Midlands and Watford counts as being in London, as it’s inside the city’s M25 orbital motorway.

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare had no idea that those same words would apply to one of today’s ongoing terminology rivalries stretching across the Atlantic – the debate of association football versus soccer.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Wednesday it “cannot remain silent” after what it believes was unfair and biased officiating in Egypt's 3-2 round of 16 loss against Argentina on Tuesday.