NEW ORLEANS — One advantage of being the designated home team in the Super Bowl is that you typically get to enjoy better facilities than your opponent. Given the game is played in an NFL city, the designated away team gets to practice at a local college while the “home” team utilizes the host NFL … Read more
Tim McManusFeb 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. PHILADELPHIA — Almost two years to the day, a familiar scene … Read more
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 19, 2024, 05:00 AM ET It’s the biggest moment in Spanish football history, and it started with Jesús Navas. In the 2010 World Cup final, Spain were tied 0-0 with Netherlands in extra time when Navas — on as a substitute — received the ball, deep in Spain’s half. What he … Read more