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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

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

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

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

Oct 4, 2023, 05:23 AM ET Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said everyone at the club is sticking “together” following their 3-2 loss to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday. The defeat was United’s sixth in their last 10 games in all competitions — a torrid run of form has left them

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

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

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,

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,

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