The workday of Getafe pro Allan Nyom had barely begun on Sunday evening during the floodlit match in the Madrid suburb before it was already over.Utterly bewildered, the defender looked at referee Jos... ... Read full Story
West Ham have lost three out of three at home - the same as Brentford have done away - so something has got to give here. This could be 0-0 on the basis that both teams will just sit in their own half - I don't think either team will want the ball and both managers prefer to play on the counter-attack. Nuno Espirito Santo has been brought in to keep the Hammers up, so he is not going to change the style of play that has brought him success. ... Read full Story
Liverpool are closing in on signing an exciting teenage star after he narrowed down his options. Richard Hughes is continuing to make moves even while the transfer window is closed. This time last yea... ... Read full Story
Jose Mourinho's Benfica face Newcastle in the Champions League on Tuesday - but why does the Portuguese boss consider himself "a little Magpie"? ... Read full Story
Liverpool are struggling defensively and it is costing them points. After eight league games last term, they had only conceded three goals - none from set-pieces - and had kept five clean sheets. "It's a little bit disjointed," said ex-Premier League striker Troy Deeney, who agreed with fellow Match of the Day pundit Shay Given that the Reds' summer recruitment was top heavy. ... Read full Story
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has offered an update on the fitness of Nico O’Reilly following his injury sustained against Everton at the weekend.The 20-year-old has been one of the standout... ... Read full Story
Harry Maguire's late header secured Manchester United's first win at Anfield in nearly a decade and inflicted Liverpool's fourth successive defeat. It was a statement victory for Ruben Amorim's side against their biggest rivals and the manager described it as "the biggest win in my time at Manchester United". Monday's newspaper back pages convey the magnitude of the result, which also gave United their first consecutive Premier League wins under the Portuguese. ... Read full Story
Two late red cards for Getafe helped Real Madrid secure a 1-0 win at Coliseum Alfonso Perez last night in a game that quite easily could have ended in a draw.Los Blancos struggled to break through the... ... Read full Story
For a lot of Liverpool fans right now, it's difficult to make sense of how the team is performing.Prior to the season starting, you felt as though a lot of the weakness in the squad had been addressed... ... Read full Story
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British-record signing Alexander Isak is doing enough to justify starting ahead of Hugo Ekitike for Liverpool, says former England striker Wayne Rooney. ... Read full Story
Lloris’ Big Mistake 🥶This weekend, Hugo Lloris brought back memories of the 2018 World Cup final, but not in the best way.🚨 First Rapids goal for Paxten Aaronson! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/d1PjWnej... ... Read full Story
Morocco shocked six-time champions Argentina 2-0 to win the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile for the first time in their history. It is also their first-ever World Cup title at any level.The youn... ... Read full Story
Liverpool Eye Argentine Talent as Slot Weighs Options on Summer SigningLiverpool are exploring fresh possibilities to bolster the squad ahead of the January transfer window, with reports linking the P... ... Read full Story
The Clásico Joven was painted sky blue, as Cruz Azul took the three points against América, a match in which Erik Lira stood out. With his great performance, he reminded us of his most controversial... ... Read full Story
Another five games continued matchday 29 of the 2025 Brasileirão this Sunday (19).The round ends this Monday (20), with three more games:Juventude vs RB Bragantino - 7:00 p.m. (Brazil time)Vasco vs F... ... Read full Story
On the field, Flamengo beat Palmeiras 3–2 this Sunday (19).However, after the Brasileirão “final,” tempers remained high inside the Maracanã.After all, José Boto, Flamengo’s executive footb... ... Read full Story
Real Madrid returned to the top of the La Liga standings on Sunday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Getafe at the Coliseum, with Kylian Mbappe’s late goal proving to be the difference.As per Diar... ... Read full Story
In Maião, São Paulo lost to Mirassol by 3 x 0, this Sunday (19), in the 29th round of the Brasileirão.The match clearly showed the technical and tactical differences between the teams.So much so th... ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 2, 2025 is:
arbitrary \AHR-buh-trair-ee\ adjective
Arbitrary describes something that is not planned or chosen for a particular reason, is not based on reason or evidence, or is done without concern for what is fair or right.
// Because the committee wasn’t transparent about the selection process, the results of the process appeared to be wholly arbitrary.
// An arbitrary number will be assigned to each participant.
“The authority of the crown, contemporaries believed, was instituted by God to rule the kingdom and its people. England’s sovereign was required to be both a warrior and a judge, to protect the realm from external attack and internal anarchy. To depose the king, therefore, was to risk everything—worldly security and immortal soul—by challenging the order of God’s creation. Such devastatingly radical action could never be justified unless kingship became tyranny: rule by arbitrary will rather than law, threatening the interests of kingdom and people instead of defending them.” — Helen Castor, The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV, 2024
Did you know?
Donning black robes and a powdered wig to learn about arbitrary might seem to be an arbitrary—that is, random or capricious—choice, but it would in fact jibe with the word’s etymology. Arbitrary comes from the Latin noun arbiter, which means “judge” and is the source of the English word arbiter, also meaning “judge.” In English, arbitrary first meant “depending upon choice or discretion” and was specifically used to indicate the sort of decision (as for punishment) left up to the expert determination of a judge rather than defined by law. Today, it can also be used for anything determined by or as if by chance or whim.