4:53 PM ET The pressure continues to mount for Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman. AP Photo/Armando Franca Barcelona‘s fortunes took another downward turn after Benfica beat the beleaguered Catalan club 3-0 in Champions League group stage action on Wednesday. It was the second straight loss in the competition by a three-goal margin for Ronald Koeman’s side, following
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6:15 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United can still do late drama. A game they should have lost ended in a 2-1 victory over Villarreal thanks to a winner deep into stoppage time from Cristiano Ronaldo. It was one of those nights when United’s No.7 seemed so much on the periphery that
6:14 PM ET TURIN, Italy — Thomas Tuchel probably didn’t need a reminder of the difficulty in competing on two fronts this season, but Manchester City and now Juventus have given him just that in the space of five days. The chaotic circumstances surrounding his arrival at Stamford Bridge in January — replacing fan favourite
6:18 PM ET Adam Brown The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
6:50 AM ET Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka will be sidelined for three months after suffering a significant injury to his medial knee ligament against Tottenham at the weekend, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Xhaka had to be taken off after 82 minutes in Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Spurs on Sunday following a challenge
11:00 AM ET Chelsea‘s Christian Pulisic and Borussia Dortmund‘s Gio Reyna have been left off the United States men’s national team roster for three upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to injury, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Wednesday. Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has earned a recall after being suspended for two qualifiers last month by
8:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s financial crisis has been laid bare after LaLiga cut another €300 million from their spending limit, with six clubs in the Spanish top-flight now permitted to spend more than them. The bar for operating costs for Barca for the 2021-22 season has been reduced to €97m, which
10:32 AM ET Sometimes, two seemingly conflicting ideas can exist at once. Like how to feel about Sheriff Tiraspol, and whether it’s a “fairy tale” or a sad reflection of what it takes for a smaller, poorer nation to send a team to the Champions League. Let’s start with the good bit to cheer us
9:00 AM ET Maybe there was something in the air from the beginning. Seeing Mauricio Pochettino and Leonardo, Paris Saint-Germain‘s manager and sporting director, smiling and joking together as the team arrived at the Parc des Princes before their 2-0 Champions League win over with Manchester City; witnessing how relaxed midfielder Marco Verratti was before
6:31 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Sheriff Tiraspol captain Frank Castaneda‘s message to his teammates ahead of their Champions League match at Real Madrid was simple: Why not dream? The motivation worked as the Moldovan champions — the first team in the country’s history to feature in the Champions League group stage — shocked the