5:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid hero Rodrygo has revealed he lost a bet with his father as he believed he would score a hat trick against Manchester City in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg. With Madrid trailing 1-0, and 5-3 on aggregate, heading into the 90th minute of the encounter at the
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4:53 AM ET SEATTLE — Seattle Sounders manager Brian Schmetzer hailed attacking duo Nico Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz as being instrumental in his side’s historic CONCACAF Champions League triumph over Pumas. The Sounders stormed a 3-0 win in Wednesday’s second-leg at Lumen Field to claim a 5-2 aggregate victory and become the first Major League
8:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid fans that left the Bernabeu stadium early thinking their team were crashing out of the Champions League were left to regret their decision as Carlo Ancelotti’s side pulled off a remarkable comeback in Wednesday’s semifinal second-leg victory over Manchester City. With Madrid trailing 1-0 on the night and
12:02 AM ET Raul Ruidiaz scored a brace to help Seattle Sounders FC make their mark on CONCACAF Champions League history on Wednesday night, beating Liga MX side Pumas UNAM 3-0 in the second leg and 5-2 on aggregate to win the title. The Sounders become the first Major League Soccer side to win the
7:02 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City players will need “time to process” what happened in the final minutes against Real Madrid after they were dumped out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion. City led 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate as the tie entered the 90th minute
8:12 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti admitted there’s been “something strange” about Real Madrid‘s progression to the Champions League final after overseeing yet another comeback in their 3-1 semifinal second leg win over Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez scored in the 73rd minute to put City 5-3 up in the tie, before Rodrygo
8:35 PM ET Austin FC forward Cecilio Dominguez has been reinstated by MLS following a suspension and investigation into possible off-field misconduct, the league announced on Wednesday. Dominguez is now free to participate in all team activities, though his reinstatement is contingent on participation in “ongoing counseling,” the league said in a statement. Dominguez will
9:16 PM ET Last weekend’s slate of season opening National Women’s Soccer League matches smashed previous attendance records and Commissioner Jessica Berman says it’s part of a surge in interest in the women’s game. Average attendance for the kickoff of the 10th NWSL season was over 10,000 fans per game, boosted by expansion team Angel
6:57 PM ET MADRID — Pep Guardiola might just be starting to believe that he will never win the Champions League with Manchester City. Leading by two goals on aggregate against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu and just a matter of stoppage time away from facing Liverpool in the final, City imploded to commit
11:49 AM ET Chelsea‘s sale may be edging closer to completion, but the most turbulent period in the club’s 117-year history is far from over as fans, staff, and players face an uncertain future. Although British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe attempted to gatecrash the process with a last-ditch offer of his own, the consortium led