4:30 AM ET When Kylian Mbappe announced he was staying at Paris Saint-Germain by signing a new three-year contract last week, there was one club in Europe impacted more than others. Real Madrid had pinned all their transfer hopes on persuading the 23-year-old striker to move on a free transfer this summer, so much so
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2:35 AM ET Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from the French sports minister after she said British fans with fake tickets and the club’s handling of their supporters were responsible for the trouble that marred Saturday’s Champions League final. The match at the Stade de France, which Real Madrid won 1-0, was
5:00 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Thibaut Courtois‘ plaque on Atletico Madrid‘s “walk of legends” outside the Wanda Metropolitano stadium has been removed after fans reacted angrily to the goalkeeper’s comments ahead of the Champions League final. Courtois, 30, spent three seasons on loan at Atletico from 2011 to 2014, winning LaLiga but losing
10:46 PM ET Djordje Mihailovic will miss the United States‘ four World Cup prep matches in June because of an ankle injury, a blow to the 23-year-old who was hoping to make his first national team appearance in two years. Mihailovic was hurt while playing for Montreal in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday
6:52 PM ET Norway striker Erling Haaland smiled broadly but remained tight-lipped about his move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City as he joined up with the national squad for their four Nations League matches in June. The 21-year-old, who scored 22 goals in 24 Bundesliga games in the past season will become a City
3:28 PM ET UEFA has commissioned an independent inquiry into the events which led to the delayed kickoff at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris, including supporters being sprayed with tear gas by riot police outside the Stade de France. Senior French politicians said on Monday that between “30,000-40,000 fake
9:00 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Atlas celebrate their success in the 2022 Clausura season. Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images If Atlas winning the Liga MX championship last season was a sporting miracle, then how do you even begin to describe back-to-back titles? When the club lifted the trophy in late 2021, 70 years had passed since the last
6:51 PM ET United States winger Brenden Aaronson called watching Leeds United‘s final day push to stay in the Premier League an “awful” viewing experience, but added it was amazing to see his new team stay up. Aaronson completed a $30 million move to the Premier League side from FC Salzburg shortly after that final
2:14 PM ET Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d’Or this year after helping to guide his team to the Champions League title, said seven-times winner of the prestigious award Lionel Messi on Monday. Benzema had the best season of his 13-year career at Real, scoring 44 goals with
10:05 AM ET Striker Robert Lewandowski said on Monday that his story with Bayern Munich was over and that he could not imagine staying on with the German champions. “One thing is certain today — my story with Bayern is over. After everything that has happened in recent months, I cannot imagine further good cooperation,”