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On the spot: 50 of the most famous – and infamous – Panenka penalties of all time
The 50th anniversary is the perfect time to remember 50 of the most famous – and infamous – attempts at the Czech’s chip realschule-moosburg.de
It is 50 years since Antonin Panenka won the European Championship for Czechoslovakia with the most audacious penalty ever taken. His signature chip wasn’t instantly eponymous. A search of the British newspaper archives shows that it was barely mentioned until Francesco Totti dusted it off for the internet generation at Euro 2000.
It was at least another decade before Panenka was commonly used as a noun, and it did not have its own Wikipedia page until 2014, but in 2026 every football fan has an idea of what it means. The 50th anniversary is the perfect time to remember 50 of the most famous – and infamous – attempts.
Continue reading...Infantino Abandons FIFA Privatization Plan
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reversed his plan to sell 20% of FIFA's business to private investors after UEFA firmly opposed the project. The European football organization's stance against privatization led to the collapse of Infantino's initiative.
The reversal raises questions about how much power, leadership, and credibility Infantino has lost through this failed attempt to privatize parts of FIFA's operations.
Cubs Acquire RHP Kevin Gausman from Blue Jays
The Chicago Cubs have acquired right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays, adding a veteran arm to their rotation for the postseason push. The Blue Jays received outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene in return.
Gausman, 35, is in the final months of his five-year, $110 million deal with Toronto. This season, he has gone 5-10 with a 4.38 ERA in 22 starts. The right-hander was instrumental in the Blue Jays' AL pennant season in 2025, posting a 10-11 record with 189 strikeouts in 193 innings. He will be a free agent at season's end.
Vía libre para la llegada de Xevi Pujol al Barça
After lost rookie season, Bucs LB David Walker is turning heads again
Last year, Buccaneers rookie linebacker David Walker was making a great impression. But then, in the team's third training-camp practice, he suffered a torn ACL.
This year, Walker is back. And he's back to making a great impression again.
“He’s got his quickness and his speed back,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “So as a pass rusher, he’s looked very good as far as his movements and everything else. I was just excited to see him in pads last year [before the injury], so right now he looks very good. He’s looking fast.”
Walker, a fourth-round pick, is ready to make the impact he didn't get a chance to make in 2025.
“I just want to thank God,” Walker said, per Stroud. “The injury was big and the whole time I knew that He didn’t bring me this far to bring me this far. So I knew I had to attack rehab, I knew I had to do those things and I’m here. I’m back playing the game that I love. It’s exciting. It’s exciting.”
The Bucs will get a better look at what he can do when he practices for the first time in pads, on Monday.
“I think he can do almost everything,” Bowles said. “Height-wise, he’s probably the shortest of the bunch. Everybody forgets he’s 260-something. He plays with great leverage and power. I think he’s played both sides. He’s probably a good inside kicker as well getting off the ball and doing some things like that. So when he gets the pads on, we’ll figure it out.”
”I’m just taking it day by day," Walker said. "I’m not trying to look too far ahead. I’m not trying to look at whether I might be playing or not. I’m trying to do what I can do to compete."
If he does what the Bucs think he can do, they'll go a long way toward boosting their pass rush. Having first-round rookie Reuben Bain Jr. won't hurt.