Even after Odsonne Édouard scored twice on his Crystal Palace debut, including the quickest goal by a Premier League debutant at 28 seconds, it is unlikely he was reading about his record-breaking performance the next day.
“I follow football and all that can be said, but things about me, I avoid as much as possible,” he said in an interview with the French magazine Onze in 2019. “Finally, if I see, I see. But anyway, I’m not someone who researches me.”
Having grown up as the biggest star of his age group in a France youth team that included his near-neighbour Kylian Mbappé, the 23-year-old – who became the first player to score two goals on his Premier League debut as a substitute since Sergio Agüero …
David Brooks has opened up on his recovery from cancer, with the Bournemouth and Wales winger admitting that football paled into insignificance as he fought back from stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma. Brooks, who returned to Premier League action last month, has revealed he put on 15kg (2st 5lb) after six months of chemotherapy and said his household was tearful after learning he would return to playing.
Brooks confirmed he was cancer-free in March 2022 but a hamstring problem delayed his first-team return. The 25-year-old received a warm ovation from both sets of supporters after making his first-team comeback as a second-half substitute at Aston Villa, 536 days on from his previous appearance.
Three days later he scored…
Manchester United are confident there will be no repercussions for the club’s chief executive, Omar Berrada, if his former employers, Manchester City, are found guilty of charges brought against them by the Premier League.
Berrada worked at City from 2011, eventually becoming chief footballing operations officer, before moving to United in the summer, but there is no suggestion of wrongdoing against him during his time while employed by the English champions.
The 130 charges against City include failing to fully cooperate with the Premier League investigation, inflating the value of sponsorship deals to help the owners channel money into the club and failing to fully disclose remuneration of players and managers o…
A great team is only as strong as its weakest link. At least that’s the consensus among every motivational coach I’ve ever heard. But for the sake of this space, it’s true for NBA contenders as well. I’ll examine the weak spots in some of the most iron-clad lineups in the NBA entering the 2023 season from upper-echelon teams stuck with recycled players playing vital roles to cardboard cutout coaches. On Monday, Damian Lillard couldn’t stop cheesing as he, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, and Khris Middleton posed for a Media Day photo shoot. “I ain’t never been in no photo like this man,” Lillard beamed. That Bucks foursome is the first time Dame hasn’t been the underdog, but conspicuously missing from Milwaukee’s Four Horstman was the fifth player who will sta…
Some people are fans of the New York Giants. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New York Giants. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: New York Giants. Your 2016 record: 11-5. I will never feel stupider than buying into the whole “The Giants always upset the Packers in the playoffs!” hype only to watch them get shredded into pulled chicken by Aaron Rodgers. God damn them for making me look like a fool, and god damn them for making BOATGHAZI an eternal thing. If they had just won that stupid game and Odell hadn’t played like shit, you never hear about this boat trip again. Instead, it is now encyclopedic. “Odell Beckham, who once let down his team by hanging out on a boat, died today…�…
Some people are fans of the Buffalo Bills. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Buffalo Bills. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group.
Your team: Buffalo Bills.
Your 2013 record: 6-10. Was it Tuel time last season? You're goddamn right it was. I want there to be an '80s cock rock band named TUEL so badly, I can taste it. Also, this happened:
This was pretty much the next logical step for these fans, given what goes on in the Bills stadium tailgating lot. Unlike other teams, the Bills don't simply hurt you emotionally. You really do get maimed or killed if you enter the stadium. They should have a yellow warning sign in the concourse that says DANGER: FALLING DRUNK PEOPLE.
The other notable thing that happened la…
Troy Aikman's not a bad broadcaster, but he sure makes a lot of weird faces when he talks. Here's a Vine showing 28 different versions of Aikman's face taken from screencaps on broadcasts over the past four years. You can click the Vine at any time to pause it. It's Troy Aikman Face Roulette! (You can also click "expand" in the corner of the top image to see some of our favorites at full resolution.) …
data-mm-id=”_dsy9t2fn0″>Kyle Kuzma is a good young player on a rookie deal who has become expendable with the arrival of Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers' only remaining player asset after acquiring Davis, there should be no shortage of takers for Kuzma. The only problem is his salary is so team-friendly right now, the Lakers will need to package Kantavious Caldwell-Pope and a combination of other players to make a deal work for anyone who isn't on a similar rookie deal. So a LeBron James – Kevin Love reunion is out unless the Lakers were willing to let Danny Green and multiple other players go. So where could Kuzma end up? Anywhere with a GM looking to give up a lottery pick.Memphis GrizzliesKuzma could fit in nicely with Memphis' young core. And Memp…
data-mm-id=”_ohudtzroj”>The Jacksonville Jaguars waved the white flag over the past year, trading away or failing (declining?) to re-sign the top players who led them to within a quarter of the Super Bowl in the 2017 season. That's left Leonard Fournette as one of the last men standing in Jacksonville, and he's not fully satisfied with supporting cast of characters around him. That led him to campaign for the Jags to sign free-agent quarterback Cam Newton last week. The Jags have Gardner Minshew, who flashed potential as a rookie last season, so Fournette advocating for Newton isn't a ringing endorsement. Mark Long, who covers the Jaguars for the Associated Press, was asked about this situation during an interview on ESPN690 and called Fournette out. Besides saying he wo…
data-mm-id=”_m8fj1c2hr”>I have never committed a serious crime, but if I ever do, I really hope that someone I know can keep me out of jail. Or even if I'm falsely convicted of a serious crime or a couple felonies, I hope someone steps in to keep me out of jail. Even the best movies about jail make it look like it sucks there. So if I ever get accused of a serious crime and sentenced to prison, I really hope one of my friends can do something about it.Look, I'm no angel. I've driven at speeds exceeding the posted speed limit. I have jaywalked. I voted seven times for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. But I have never committed a serious crime, much less been convicted of one. If I one day am, I really hope someone else who was involved with the crime has…