12:11 PM ET Pierluigi Collina is confident that FIFA’s bid to get more effective playing time into games will be successful, stressing that no fan wants to watch games that last 43 minutes. FIFA introduced measures to increase lost time at the World Cup, which led to many games running over 10 minutes of additional
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5:45 PM ET Lionel Messi and PSG were eliminated in the Champions League last 16 for the second straight season on Wednesday. Alex Grimm/Getty Images MUNICH — Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League quarterfinals as second-half goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry sealed a 2-0 win and ended Paris Saint-Germain‘s latest
5:57 PM ET LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur crashed out at the Champions League last-16 stage on Wednesday as defender Cristian Romero was sent off in a 0-0 draw with AC Milan. Spurs needed to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit but lost by that score on aggregate after an insipid display at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in
4:57 AM ET Adriana Garcia Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison has criticised manager Antonio Conte over his lack of regular game time following their elimination from the Champions League. Richarlison started in wins against West Ham United and Chelsea but was dropped to the bench for a third consecutive game in Wednesday’s goalless draw against AC
7:01 AM ET Raphael Varane’s decision to end his career with France last month at the age of 29 was a warning sign that a winter World Cup is too taxing for players, FIFPRO said. Photo by ANP via Getty Images Global players union FIFPRO said that the World Cup should never again be squeezed into
5:12 AM ET 135 people were killed in a stadium stampede at a football match in Indonesia in October 2022. Bayu Novanta/Xinhua via Getty Images An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two football match officials on Thursday after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world’s deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby
5:58 PM ET Arsenal‘s Gabriel Jesus will not be rushed back into action, manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday, after the striker returned to training with the team. Jesus, who has scored five goals and chipped in seven assists for Arsenal following his £45 million move from Manchester City in July, has been sidelined since
5:46 PM ET Cesar Hernandez CONCACAF has announced the qualifying format and schedule for the inaugural W Gold Cup tournament, a women’s competition that will kick off in the United States in 2024. Unveiled on International Women’s Day, the tournament will begin with a preliminary round on Feb. 17 that will decide the final three
7:13 PM ET Kylian Mbappe refused to discuss his Paris Saint-Germain future following their Champions League round-of-16 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Mbappe was kept in check by the Bayern defence in the 2-0 second-leg loss that saw PSG lose the tie 3-0 on aggregate and exit at the round of
4:53 PM ET Bayern Munich held serve at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to send Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain out of the Champions League at the round of 16. A second-half goal from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and a late strike from Serge Gnabry secured a 2-0 second-leg win for Julian Naglesmann’s side to put