"I'm not sure I would've played in the NBA if it wasn't for my football background." Former NBA MVP and Mallorca co-owner Steve Nash on how playing football helped him become one of all-time great point guards in the league 🏀

Aston Villa showed their supporters on social media what the away section at Fenerbahçe looked like for their Europa League tie on Thursday. The wheelchair section is caged and the entire away area is covered with protective netting.

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has promised cash rewards of more than $130,000 and land plots to each player from the Africa Cup of Nations winning football team. The 28 players will receive 1,500 square-metre coastal plots of land. Not bad 😏🇸🇳🏝️

RCD Mallorca minority owner and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr on the pressure of social media on athletes and how his fight with Michael Jordan wasn't discovered until a year later 😂

There are currently eight teams in the Champions League with 13 points 😮 With one round left to play, there is a lot at stake to get that crucial top eight spot🍿

Hugo Ekitike and Dominik Szoboszlai mirrored a celebration previously done by Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé after Ekitike scored against Marseille 🪞 Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed 😬

Barcelona's Pedri will be out for a month with a hamstring injury, the club confirmed on Thursday.

Real Madrid's English X account leaning into the Franco Mastantuono and Eminem comparisons 😆

RT @ESPNAfrica: Are these Black Stars players Ballers? Stonebwoy gives his verdict 🇬🇭

RT @ESPNUK: Would a prime Andy Cole start for these current clubs? 👀

With this win over Slavia Prague, Barcelona have now made eight comebacks this season in all competitions 🤯 That's the most among teams from Europe's top 5 leagues 👀

TOP BINS FROM DANI OLMO JUST TWO MINUTES AFTER COMING ON FOR THE INJURED PEDRI! Huge goal for a team striving for a top eight berth!

Hansi Flick's reaction to Pedri grabbing his hamstring as he subbed off 💔

Fermín Lopez's brace gave Barca the lead and then an own goal from Lewandowski equalized the match again minutes later 😬

DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI WITH ANOTHER FREE KICK BANGER! THIS TIME UNDER THE WALL 🧠🔥

SLAVIA PRAGUE SHOCK BARCELONA INSIDE THE OPENING TEN MINUTES 😱 Slavia Prague haven't played competitive football in over a month and are up on the Catalan giants!

Ona Batlle scored a golazo from outside the box for Barcelona in the Super Cup Femení semifinal 🔥 👏

Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias, Erling Haaland and Rodri announced they will refund the cost of tickets for nearly 400 supporters who made the trip to Norway for the 3-1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League.

Marc-André ter Stegen began his football career at Borussia Mönchengladbach playing alongside Venezuelan football legend Juan Arango in 2010. 16 years later, Ter Stegen got a loan move to Girona where now he will wear the same shirt as Arango's son, 19-year-old Juan Arango Jr.

Endrick didn't hesitate to speak English, French and Spanish in a post game interview 😎 🗣️

Hansi Flick wasn't playing when he was training as center back 😯 😅

Pedri had a new look to face the cold weather in Czech Republic 🥶😂

Kylian Mbappe ran over to Vinicius Jr. after the game to congratulate him on his POTM award 👏

Real Madrid players hyping Jude Bellingham's goal celebration on IG 😂🍻 Bellingham said after the match that the gesture had been aimed at inaccurate reports about his private life 👀 He said: "A lot of people say a lot of things. There's two ways you can take it: you can

Wayne Rooney is not scared about this Arsenal team 😭

The World Cup is less than 150 days away and the USMNT squad is coming into focus 🇺🇸👀 spr.ly/6013Cfuj

European champions PSG have been STUNNED in stoppage time by Sporting 😳

Vini Jr. was booed by Real Madrid fans every time he touched the ball on Saturday. Today, in front of those same fans, he dropped a one goal and two assist performance in the Champions League. What a response 💪

The flick by Camavinga. The ball from Güler. The trivela assist by Vini Jr. and the finish by Mbappe. One of the team goals of the season by Real Madrid 😱

Mbappe opens the scoring for Madrid and asks for forgiveness to the fans at the Bernabeu 🙏

MAN CITY SUFFER A SHOCK LOSS TO BODO/GLIMT. THEIR SECOND HUGE DEFEAT IN FOUR DAYS 😱😱😱 What has happened to Pep Guardiola's men 😳

Sergio Ramos shared a message of support for Brahim Diaz after his missed penalty in the AFCON final ❤️

Fenebahce manager Domenico Tedesco used water bottles to show Marco Asensio his tactics during a stoppage in play 🧠 Moments later, Asensio assisted the winning goal to Anderson Talisca 🔥

Kylian Mbappé is the second fastest player to reach 50 LALIGA goals in the 21st century 😮 ‣ 51 games - Cristiano Ronaldo ‣ 53 games - Kylian Mbappé Next up: 100 goals 👀

RT @ESPNUK: Would a prime Phil Jones start for these current clubs? 👀

RT @ESPNUK: Patrick Dorgu knows his Manchester United teammates well 😂

A reminder that it was Sadio Mané that told the Senegal players to return to the pitch after they left when Morocco were awarded a late penalty. Who knows if Senegal would have gone onto win if it weren't for this leadership 👏

Koulibaly, the captain of Senegal, was given the AFCON trophy to lift, but he gave it to Sadio Mané to lift instead ❤️

Sadio Mané: -2x AFCON champion -Champions League winner -Premier League champion -FA Cup winner -Carabao Cup winner -Bundesliga champion What a resume. What a player 👏

Barcelona dropped three points at Real Sociedad, bringing their 11-game winning streak to an end 😳

SENEGAL DEFEAT HOST NATION MOROCCO AND HAVE WON THE AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 🎉🏆

Marcus Rashford equalizes for Barca and just one minute later Real Sociedad scores to restore their lead 😮

AFTER ALL THAT, SENEGAL HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD IN EXTRA TIME OF THE AFCON FINAL! ONE OF THE CRAZIEST FINALS YOU'LL SEE 😱

MADNESS IN THE AFCON FINAL: -VAR awards Morocco a penalty in stoppage time -Senegal manager Pape Thiaw tells his team to walk off the field -Minutes later they eventually return -Brahim Diaz's Panenka to win AFCON is saved Headed to extra time now 🤯

Senegal's manager Pape Thiaw told his players to walk off the field in the AFCON final after VAR awarded a penalty to Morocco in stoppage time.

Mikel Oyarzabal puts Real Sociedad in the lead over Barcelona 🤯

Hansi Flick had a message for all Barcelona players during his press conference 👀

Real Madrid players wished their Morocco teammate Brahim Díaz good luck ahead of today’s AFCON final 🍀 👏

Olise subbed on in the 57th minute when the match was tied 1-1. He then had a hat trick of assists and a goal and Bayern won 5-1 😳

Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points 🔝 Mikel Arteta remains undefeated since the start of the year 🔥