For the second time, the draw for the championship phase in the new Champions League format, introduced last year, takes place: a draw that will be held today at 6 PM at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Historic balls almost retired. The old analog draw method, in fact, would have required about 3 to 4…
MONACO (AP) — Now that the 36 teams contesting the Champions League are set, the draw for the most prized title in European club soccer will be made Thursday in Monaco. Each team will face eight opponents in the opening league phase which runs from September through January. Advertisement The list of teams is more…
Rangers’ Champions League campaign ended in disaster as Russell Martin’s side were thrashed 6-0 by Club Brugge, completing a 9-1 aggregate defeat. Nicolò Tresoldi, Hans Vanaken, Joaquin Seys, Aleksandar Stanković and Christos Tzolis all struck as the Belgian champions inflicted Rangers’ joint-heaviest European defeat. The result leaves Rangers out of the Champions League before the…
Liverpool are again in the Champions League this season and Arne Slot’s side are about to find out who they face in the league stage Liverpool head coach Arne Slot(Image: Marc Atkins/Getty Images) The Champions League qualifiers are locked in. And Liverpool will today discover the start of the road they will hope ends with…
The summer transfer window has been one for the ages as clubs have splashed cash on big names domestically and internationally. Total spending by all 20 current Premier League clubs has crossed the €2 billion (£1.72 billion, $2.32 million) threshold for the first time ever. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are the top three spenders, but…
Look your best, feel your best. Several players have been sporting the Y-3 brand by Adidas at this year’s U.S. Open, including Jessica Pegula, Karolina Muchova, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev. Y-3, which is a collaboration between Adidas and Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto, unveiled a U.S. Open collection Aug. 16. The collection features 18 pieces,…
Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest transfer rumors and gossip from around the world. Trent Alexander-Arnold faces competition from Dani Carvajal for a starting job. / IMAGO/NurPhoto In a shock twist of events, Trent Alexander-Arnold has supposedly fallen out of favor at Real Madrid already. With Dani Carvajal expected to remain the club’s undisputed starter, Manchester City…
La Liga are still pushing for the MD17 clash between Villarreal and Barcelona to be moved to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Javier Tebas and co have been aiming to move a fixture to the United States for several years now, but on this occasion, there is a supreme confidence that it can be…
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joao Palhinha has been voted the Premier League Player of the Matchweek for Matchweek 2. The summer loan signing from Bayern Munich follows in the footsteps of his new Spurs team-mate Richarlison who won the honour for Matchweek 1. Palhinha secured 33 per cent of the vote in the official Premier League…
MONACO (AP) — José Mourinho and Fenerbahce fell short of returning to the Champions League on Wednesday, losing 1-0 at Benfica in the qualifying playoffs on Wednesday. Benfica — the first club Mourinho coached — had two goals disallowed on video review in the first half before its Turkish forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored with a…