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MADRID — José Mourinho praised new Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa ahead of Benfica’s match against his old club in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mourinho coached Arbeloa at Madrid in the early 2010s. He called him “one of my boys” and one of the “special players” that he was in charge of during his…

MADRID — Needing a win and several goals to earn an automatic spot in the top eight of the Champions League, coach Hansi Flick knows Barcelona will have to be at its best against Copenhagen on Wednesday. Barcelona sits ninth ahead of the final round of matches in the league phase, with the same 13…

In a move that promises to fundamentally reshape the landscape of American soccer, the United Soccer League (USL) officially announced today the launch of USL Premier as a new Division One men’s professional league. USL Premier is positioned as a new Division One men’s professional league, USL Premier will anchor a revolutionary three-tier pathway. Most…

However, on Monday, at an event organised by the Madrid Sports Press Association, Spain’s Louzan also referred to the wild scenes at the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) earlier this month. Morocco had talked up the tournament as a test event for 2030 but it ended in chaotic scenes in the capital…

Monaco face Juventus in their final UEFA Champions League league-phase clash at Stade Louis II on Wednesday evening. Monaco suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat at Real Madrid last time out, ending their chances of automatic progression to the round of 16. By contrast, Juventus beat Benfica 2-0 to bolster their hopes of avoiding the play-offs….

MUNICH – Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munich celebrates 1-0 during the Champions League match between FC Bayern Munich and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on January 21, 2026, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. BART STOUTJESDIJK / ANP (Photo by ANP via Getty Images) ANP via Getty Images Harry Kane’s last three seasons in the…

The league phase of this season’s Champions League comes reaches its conclusion this week, with several teams still battling to secure qualification for the knockout phase. For the rest of the 28 clubs with something to play for on the final matchday, the race is on to either secure a place in the top-eight, and…

The final round of league phase fixtures in the 2025-26 Champions League is finally upon us, and it promises to be the most dramatic yet. Only table toppers Arsenal and Bayern Munich have already secured automatic qualification for the round of 16, with the former boasting a 100 percent record through their first seven games,…

Qarabag are one of the stories of this season’s Champions League. The Azerbaijani side are in contention for a play-off spot after a 3-2 win against Eintracht Frankfurt last week. That would mean a historic first appearance in the knockout rounds of Europe’s premier competition — but, before that, they visit Anfield to face six-time…