Holders Manchester City struck twice in the final minutes through Julián Álvarez and Jeremy Doku to beat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Wednesday and rebound from successive domestic defeats to take control of Champions League Group G with maximum points. Álvarez curled his shot from the edge of the box into the top corner in
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A rampant Newcastle United put in a stellar showing to secure a superb 4-1 victory over French champions Paris Saint-Germain in their first Champions League home match in 20 years on Wednesday. In a red-hot atmosphere in the north east, PSG had no answer to the relentless hosts who raced into a 17th-minute lead through
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Adriana Garcia Oct 4, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales remained defiant over his controversial kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso, describing it as an “anecdote” in a court hearing on Wednesday, Spanish news agency EFE reported. Spanish state prosecutors have accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing
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Oct 4, 2023, 11:14 AM ET Chelsea captain Reece James has been handed a one-match suspension after the right-back admitted to verbally abusing a match official in the tunnel following a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa last month, the English Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. Chelsea were reduced to 10 men when Malo
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Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 11:19 AM ET A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America in a deal to allow the men’s soccer tournament to start with a 100th birthday celebration in Uruguay. FIFA reached an agreement Wednesday between soccer’s continental
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Oct 4, 2023, 08:40 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said his side’s Premier League game against Tottenham should be replayed after VAR incorrectly ruled out a Luis Díaz goal for offside. Díaz thought he had put Liverpool in front in the 34th minute of their 2-1 defeat at Spurs on Saturday, only for
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Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo was alleged to have raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images A U.S. appeals court plans to hear Wednesday from lawyers trying to revive a woman’s bid to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions more than the $375,000 in hush money
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 3, 2023, 02:55 PM ET Xavi warned against comparing Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi after the 16-year-old signed a new long-term contract with Barcelona on Monday. Barça face Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday at the Estádio do Dragão, the stadium where Messi made his non-competitive debut for the
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 3, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Jude Bellingham praised his partnership with Vinícius Júnior — calling the forward the “best in the world” — after the pair were both on the scoresheet in Real Madrid‘s 3-2 Champions League win at Napoli on Tuesday. The England international provided the assist for Vinicius
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted Bukayo Saka‘s latest injury setback is a “worry” but insisted he had no regrets over starting the winger in Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at Lens. The 22-year-old had limped out of the Gunners’ previous two Premier League matches with knocks but was named in the lineup at Stade Bollaert-Delelis,
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Manchester United‘s miserable season continued as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray on Tuesday to leave them bottom of Champions League Group A and in all kinds of disarray. Looking to put a fourth Premier League defeat of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday to the backs of their minds,
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PGMOL has admitted “standards fell short of expectations” after releasing audio of the VAR discussion that led to a Luis Díaz goal for Liverpool being incorrectly ruled out for offside. The audio was released in full on the Premier League website, along with a full account of what went wrong and a lengthy statement from
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