9:00 AM ET Maybe there was something in the air from the beginning. Seeing Mauricio Pochettino and Leonardo, Paris Saint-Germain‘s manager and sporting director, smiling and joking together as the team arrived at the Parc des Princes before their 2-0 Champions League win over with Manchester City; witnessing how relaxed midfielder Marco Verratti was before
Month: September 2021
10:32 AM ET Sometimes, two seemingly conflicting ideas can exist at once. Like how to feel about Sheriff Tiraspol, and whether it’s a “fairy tale” or a sad reflection of what it takes for a smaller, poorer nation to send a team to the Champions League. Let’s start with the good bit to cheer us
6:50 AM ET Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka will be sidelined for three months after suffering a significant injury to his medial knee ligament against Tottenham at the weekend, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Xhaka had to be taken off after 82 minutes in Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Spurs on Sunday following a challenge
7:20 AM ET Ever since Lionel Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in the summer in one of the most monumental transfers of all-time, soccer fans across the world have been waiting for him to light up the Champions League in his new club’s colours. While he certainly did just that in Tuesday’s group match
6:31 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Sheriff Tiraspol captain Frank Castaneda‘s message to his teammates ahead of their Champions League match at Real Madrid was simple: Why not dream? The motivation worked as the Moldovan champions — the first team in the country’s history to feature in the Champions League group stage — shocked the
11:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG in 2017. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON The most recent transfer window was unlike any other, with world-class players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo moving clubs. But that got us thinking … Drawing inspiration from David Schoenfield’s look at the biggest star every MLB team has
4:53 PM ET Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol pulled off a remarkable 2-1 win away to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, snatching a shock victory thanks to a sensational 89th-minute strike from Sebastien Thill. – Real Madrid ratings: Alaba, Courtois 5/10 in Sheriff shock– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t
7:19 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
5:00 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Real Madrid struggled at home and fell to a shock defeat. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Karim Benzema‘s penalty wasn’t enough to prevent Real Madrid suffering an embarrassing Champions League upset on Tuesday as minnows FC Sheriff Tiraspol won 2-1 at the Bernabeu. Madrid had the better first half chances —
6:29 PM ET PARIS — In the grand scheme of things, 263 minutes is the blink of an eye, but not for Lionel Messi. His explosion of relief and joy as he ended his nearly four-hour wait for his first goal in a Paris Saint-Germain shirt — a stunner in a 2-0 Champions League win
8:20 AM ET The CIES Football Observatory’s latest report has looked into the youngest teams playing right across world football, and it makes for good reading for Arsenal and Barcelona fans. Specifically, the Swiss number crunchers’ data ranks teams from 72 top divisions worldwide according to the average age of their lineups fielded in league
10:20 AM ET Jaap Stam struggled to find success with FC Cincinnati. Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati has fired coach Jaap Stam, with the club’s under-19 and U23 coach Tyrone Marshall appointed on an interim basis. Former Manchester United defender Stam leaves with Cincinnati second-bottom of the Eastern Conference having
11:29 AM ET European Championship winners Italy will face Copa America winners Argentina in June 2022, the football governing bodies of Europe and South America said on Tuesday. “The agreement reached by the two organisations currently covers three editions of this match between the respective continental winners,” UEFA said in a statement. No venue or
5:02 PM ET UEFA have nullified legal action against breakaway Super League clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after a Madrid court ruled that European football’s governing body should not sanction the rebel clubs. UEFA had opened a probe against the three clubs but in June it suspended proceedings after being notified by Swiss authorities
9:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed himself to turn around Manchester United‘s form amid increasing pressure surrounding his job at Old Trafford. United have lost three of their last four games and face a crucial Champions League clash with Villarreal on Wednesday. Solskjaer’s team have lost in the Champions League, Carabao
4:10 AM ET Associated Press UEFA on Tuesday took legal action to remove the judge from a Spanish court case thwarting the attempt to punish Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus for their involvement in the ill-fated Super League breakaway. The move could eventually lead to disciplinary action restarting against the rebel clubs after it was
5:00 AM ET The last time a player stood triumphantly towering over a clamour of Camp Nou worshippers it was, of course, Lionel Messi in 2017. Barcelona had just crushed Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in the greatest European comeback in history, and the little Argentine genius ran to the fans behind the goal, leaping up onto
9:49 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has said he wants to see a “reaction” from Liverpool in the Champions League at Porto after his side conceded three goals at Brentford on Saturday. Liverpool were twice pegged back and drew 3-3 to the newly-promoted Premier League side following a number of poor defensive mistakes. –
6:32 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
9:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said he does not know how to stop Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar as he prepares for Manchester City‘s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The teams meet in France on Tuesday, and ahead of the game, Guardiola said it will be almost impossible to contain Mauricio
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