Arsenal don land inside serious Carabao Cup shock after dem lose to fourth-tier side Fleetwood Town, one result wey ESPN report on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Na the kind defeat wey go pepper Arsenal supporters, because losing to a team from far down the football ladder inside cup competition dey always leave bitter taste.
Same week, ESPN transfer rumours column carry different gist: Juventus dey eye move for Balogun, the United States men’s national team (USMNT) player. The report land on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, and e add to the transfer talk wey dey follow the player.
One day later, ESPN report say Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi to win the ‘Ballon d'Or of All Time’ prize, for story wey dem publish on Thursday, 29 October 2026. The award come as another line inside the long comparison between the two players.
For basketball, ESPN dey live for State Farm Arena in Atlanta as Atlanta Dream host Golden State Valkyries for Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday. Golden State lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and dem dey look to clinch the franchise first WNBA championship for only their second season. Atlanta, wey bin lead 2-1 before dem lose back-to-back games, need win to extend the season. If Dream win, the series go return to Chase Center and Ballhalla in San Francisco for decisive Game 7 on Saturday.
Over for women football, Washington Spirit midfielder Hal Hershfelt tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) for her right knee during Sunday match, and she go miss the rest of the 2026 NWSL season plus the start of 2027. Washington announce on Thursday say dem don place her on season-ending injury list. She comot Sunday 2-1 loss to Kansas City Current for the 20th minute after medical attention on the field.
The injury na big blow for Spirit side wey dey try win NWSL Championship next month, after dem finish runners-up for the last two finals. This year championship go hold for the Spirit home stadium, Audi Field, on 22 November. Washington go enter Sunday final regular-season match for third place, out of contention for the NWSL Shield, and dem fit finish anywhere between second and fifth depending on results. Hershfelt bin make 31 appearances across all competitions this year, with one goal and one assist across 2,400 minutes of league play, and she bin be fifth overall pick for the 2024 NWSL Draft after playing college soccer at Clemson University.
