Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world’s highest-paid athlete, according to Sportico’s latest annual rankings, earning an estimated $260 million in 2025 as Saudi-backed contracts and global endorsement deals continue to reshape the economics of elite sport.
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With the Winter Olympics fast approaching, the IOC has addressed growing calls to punish the United States over its foreign policy disputes, insisting that political conflicts should not dictate Olympic participation.
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Bayern Munich are unbeaten at the Bundesliga halfway mark, but it is the volume of goals not the points total — that makes this start unusually significant under Vincent Kompany.
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Marcus Rashford’s future remains uncertain as PSG explore a potential swap deal and Barcelona assess how to keep him amid financial pressure.
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With the season past halfway, expected goals data is helping distinguish genuine contenders from teams benefiting from short-term form, offering insight into the title race and the fight for Champions League places.
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Liam Rosenior’s move to Chelsea places an English manager at the heart of a Premier League anomaly that has lasted since 1992 and raises fresh questions about opportunity, access and tradition at the top of English football.
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Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3–2 to win the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah, as the tournament’s Saudi staging continued to draw debate among fans and players.
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Football’s lawmakers are revisiting Arsene Wenger’s offside proposal as VAR decisions judged by millimetres continue to frustrate. Critics argue the controversy lies less with the law itself than with how technology enforces it.
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Real Madrid were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by second-division Albacete in Alvaro Arbeloa’s first match as head coach, compounding pressure on the newly appointed manager after a turbulent week.
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New Zealand Rugby has dismissed All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson following an internal review, ending his tenure midway through the World Cup cycle.
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