Erling Haaland’s brace in his 50th Champions League match for a competition tally of 52 was not enough as Manchester City had to swallow a last-gasp 2-2 draw at Monaco, while title holders Paris Saint-Germain won a heavyweight duel 2-1 at Barcelona on Wednesday. Haaland scored twice before the break but Monaco stole a point…
Revenge is on the minds of Barcelona players as Matchday 2 of the Champions League wraps up Wednesday with their matchup with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain. It was PSG who knocked Barcelona out of the quarterfinals two seasons ago with a 4-1 victory in the second leg to advance on aggregate 6-4. That defeat has…
A man whose gambling addiction had landed him in prison is taking on the sports-betting industry in Germany. Thomas Melchior goes to German football league matches holding a sign saying “lost a bet” while putting himself at the mercy of the home fans by wearing their hated rivals’ jerseys to get attention. Melchior wore a…
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich is purring in the Bundesliga after a perfect start to the season. Eintracht Frankfurt – arguably the only side that looked capable of challenging the Bavarian powerhouse – lost at Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, leaving a far-from-perfect Borussia Dortmund team and overachieving Cologne and St. Pauli as Bayern’s closest rivals…
The annual UEFA Champions League tournament is one of the most prestigious soccer tournaments of the year, featuring the top club teams throughout Europe as they compete for the championship title. Last season, Paris Saint-Germain hoisted the trophy – for the very first time – and they’re returning for a chance to do it all…
Arsenal winger Max Dowman could become the youngest player in Champions League history if he features at Athletic Bilbao when the new-look format returns on Tuesday. Dowman, who became the second youngest Premier League player last month, is 15 years, 259 days. Advertisement This is the second season of the league phase format with 36…
Three months and change after Paris Saint-Germain lifted their first-ever UEFA Champions League title, the quest to crown a new champion officially begins on Tuesday with the start of the 2025-26 league phase. Matchday 1 will offer a chance for PSG and several other contenders to stake their claim on Europe’s top club prize, even…
Newly-promoted Hamburg travel to Bayern Munich on Saturday as the Bundesliga sees the return of one of its most storied clashes seven years on from the last ‘North-South Summit’. Hamburg visit Bayern as one of Germany’s biggest rivalries returns The last meeting between the two in March 2018 was a testament to the vastly diverging…
Only five Premier League clubs have refused to litter the opposition box with a single long throw-in this season. The kicker? Rory Delap’s son, Liam, plays for one of them. That is Chelsea, joined by Fulham, Manchester City, Sunderland and West Ham United as the quintet of clubs who must have missed the memo circulated…
July 28th ©IMAGO The summer transfer window is officially open with clubs now able to add new signings to their squad. The biggest clubs in European football and clubs across the continent are already making plans for next season. Teams are working tirelessly behind the scenes on identifying targets and figuring out their budgets. Managers…