7:37 PM ET Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the club’s pursuit of Kylian Mbappe has been “forgotten” after their 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday. Vinicius Junior’s 59th minute goal was enough to help Madrid to a record-equalling 14th European Cup — their eighth in the
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4:56 PM ET Ajax have been confirmed as the last of the eight seeded teams for the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw following Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in this season’s final on Saturday. Pot 1 contains the titleholders of the Champions League and the Europa League (Eintracht Frankfurt), plus the champions of
7:47 PM ET PARIS — And now it’s 14, which is more than the next two most successful clubs in Europe — Milan have seven, Liverpool six — combined. And now Carlo Ancelotti has four as a manager, which is more than anybody else. (“I am a record man!” he said, equal measures disbelieving and
5:38 PM ET Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 to win the UEFA Champions League, the 14th European title for the Spanish club. Here are main talking points from the end of the match. – Liverpool fans pepper-sprayed ahead of Champions League final– Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Champions League: As it happened– Stream ESPN FC
5:32 PM ET Vinicius Junior scored in the second half to help Real Madrid clinch the 2021-22 Champions League title. Friedemann Vogal/EPA A Vinicius Junior strike helped Real Madrid to a record 14th European Cup — their eighth in the Champions League era — with a 1-0 win over Liverpool on Saturday in the final at
2:48 PM ET Fans inside the Stade de France are informed of a delay to the Champions League final. UEFA via Getty Images The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris was delayed on Saturday with UEFA citing the “late arrival of fans at the stadium” for the decision to postpone the 9
7:58 PM ET PARIS — Thibaut Courtois has revealed a lack of respect for his success in England inspired him to produce a match-winning performance as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in Saturday’s Champions League final. The 30-year-old produced nine saves — the most by a goalkeeper in a European Cup final since records began
9:18 AM ET Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney watch Wrexham vs. Grimsby Town. Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney watched their side lose 5-4 to Grimsby in an nine-goal thriller on Saturday with promotion to League Two on the line. The National League sides met in a one-legged playoff semifinal
4:30 AM ET A consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly has completed its takeover of Premier League club Chelsea in a deal worth up to £4.25 billion. The deal was formally announced on Saturday, bringing Roman Abramovich’s 19-year tenure to an end and freeing Chelsea from restrictions relating to sanctions imposed on
5:07 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has raised concerns about the playing surface at the Stade de France ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, saying it was an “interesting idea” to lay a new pitch less than 72 hours before kick-off in Paris. The entire grass surface at the stadium, which