Ken Ballen was staff counsel to the House Iran-Contra committee. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)US District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled on Monday that former White House counsel Don McGahn m…

(CNN)History signals that the public’s final verdict on President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment won’t be delivered until the 2020 election — whatever happens next in the House and Senate, and however Americans react to it. The public reactions to impe…

Arsene Wenger saluted the Arsenal fans after his final game in charge, away at Huddersfiled on 14 May, 2018Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is returning to football after he agreed to become Fifa’s new chief of global football development.The move ends speculation linking the Frenchman, 70, with a return to management as Bayern Munich boss.Wenger…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe protest delayed the game by about half an hourHundreds of students have disrupted the annual Harvard-Yale football game in a climate change protest.They invaded the field in New Haven, Connecticut, at half-time, demanding that the two elite US universities stop investing in fossil fuels.As officials appealed…

Robbie Savage last played for Derby County before retiring in 2011This could be the most surprising signing of the season. Former Wales international Robbie Savage is set to return to playing after signing for non-league side Stockport Town in the 10th tier of English football.The 45-year-old last played for Derby in the Championship, retiring after…

Troy Deeney has played for Watford since 2010Racist abuse must be tackled with a “one-strike” policy rather than Uefa’s three-step protocol, says Watford captain Troy Deeney.The European governing body’s rules state that a game can only be abandoned if fans have been warned twice before.”We’re teaching kids now that you’re getting three strikes and you’re…

Image copyright Reuters Clashes broke out in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as police battled football fans who had been celebrating their team’s victory in South America’s biggest regional tournament.Huge crowds had thronged the city centre on Sunday to welcome back players from the Flamengo team after their victory in the Copa Libertadores.But…

Spiksley (bottom left) played just seven times for England but made a huge impact in those gamesA record-breaking goalscorer for club and country, an innovative coach who worked on three continents, a theatre co-star of Charlie Chaplin and an escapee from Germany during World War One. Fred Spiksley may well be the most interesting footballer…

Shakhtar said Taison was in tears after the abuseThe Ukrainian FA has been accused of “playing into the hands” of racists after midfielder Taison was given a one-match ban following a red card he received for reacting to racist abuse.Shakhtar Donetsk’s Taison, 31, made a gesture towards Dynamo Kiev fans and kicked the ball at…

Excelsior’s Ahmad Mendes Moreira (right) walks off the pitch after allegedly being subjected to racist abuse from the start of Sunday’s gameFootballers in the Netherlands’ top two divisions will not play during the first minute of their matches this weekend to draw attention to racism.It comes after the racial abuse of Excelsior’s Ahmad Mendes Moreira…

Freddie Ljungberg scored in a man of the match performance as Arsenal beat Chelsea to win the FA Cup in 2002The shy Swede with vibrant pink hair. The surprisingly private underwear model. Arsenal’s new caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg is a paradox, a far more reserved man than the bolder image many have of him may…

Media playback is not supported on this device VAR working much better than headlines would have you believe – WengerEx-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants the Premier League to end its resistance to the use of pitchside VAR monitors.Premier League referees’ chief Mike Riley has cautioned against their use by on-field officials because of the additional…

Shakhtar said Taison was in tears after the alleged abuseBrazilian midfielder Taison says he was crying “tears of helplessness” after being sent off for reacting to alleged racist abuse during Shakhtar Donetsk’s 1-0 home win against Dynamo Kyiv.Taison, 31, made a gesture towards the Dynamo fans and kicked the ball at them before the referee…

Morgan shared an image of her with husband Servando Carrasco in announcing she was pregnantUnited States striker Alex Morgan says she wants to play at the Olympics – three months after she is due to give birth.Morgan, 30, finished joint-top scorer at the 2019 Women’s World Cup and is viewed as one of the world’s…