2:07 PM ET The CONCACAF Champions League will get a revamped format starting in late 2023, including a bigger, but more regionalized group stage in the fall and a 16-team knockout round in the spring. The expanded group stage in the fall will regionalize clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. North America
Month: February 2021
12:57 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The FIFA Club World Cup opener between Liga MX side Tigres and Ulsan Hyundai was halted on Thursday due to under-inflated balls being used during the match. Shortly after the match — a 2-1 Tigres win — kicked off at Al Rayyan stadium in Qatar, both teams complained to
2:05 PM ET The great-grandson of Italy‘s late fascist dictator Benito Mussolini hopes he will not be judged by his name after being called up for the youth team at Serie A club Lazio. Romano Floriani Mussolini, 18, has been part of the squad for Lazio’s Under-19 ‘Primavera’ team for the past two matches, including
2:21 PM ET Europe’s leading leagues will hold an online meeting on Friday to discuss UEFA’s plans to change the Champions League format, with a major reshaping of the group stage on the agenda. UEFA has been consulting with clubs and leagues about how to liven up the group stage and a switch to a
1:26 PM ET The Champions League match between Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and Premier League champions Liverpool on Feb. 16 will not be played at Leipzig’s stadium, the German Ministry of the Interior confirmed on Wednesday. Last Saturday, flights from the U.K. and other high-risk countries were banned by the German government to stop the
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2:07 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Essential Quality, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and last year’s 2-year-old champion, is among 326 3-year-old thoroughbreds made eligible during the early nomination period to compete in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Other top horses include Fire At Will, Greatest Honor, Keepmeinmind, Life
2:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The average Major League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecedented third straight year, even before the shortened season caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Major League Baseball Players Association said Thursday the 2020 average would have been $3.89 million if a full season had been played. That
2:15 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets placed goaltender Elvis Merzlikins on injured reserve after he was injured during practice. The move came hours before Merzlikins was scheduled to start Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Stars. Joonas Korpisalo likely will start in his place. The Blue Jackets said Merzlikins, who
2:28 PM GMT Franco Smith has named a relatively inexperienced side for Italy’s opening Six Nations game against France on Saturday, with 10 of the starting XV having fewer than 10 caps. Smith has handed Juan Ignacio Brex his first cap for Italy and he will be partnered by Marco Zanon who has just four