Dec 2, 2021 Derbies, rivalry matches and clasicos serve as useful mile markers over the course of a long soccer season. They give us an excuse to check in on two key teams, see how everything is going and see what has happened since the last time said teams met. With the Bundesliga’s Der Klassiker
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8:36 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s vital Champions League game at Bayern Munich next week will be played without fans as new restrictions are introduced in Bavaria aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. The German government has reacted to rising infection rates by imposing a 50% capacity limit on sporting stadia,
6:01 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have written to fellow LaLiga clubs proposing a €2 billion investment plan, which they claim is a superior alternative to the league’s own deal with CVC Capital Partners. The CVC deal — which has the support of the other 39 clubs in
5:23 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick said he has not ruled out staying on as Manchester United manager beyond the end of the season. Rangnick was unveiled as interim manager at a news conference at Old Trafford on Friday before taking the reins until the end of the season. The German is then set
5:29 AM ET Julie Ertz is a decorated USWNT international. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images NWSL expansion side Angel City FC announced it has signed Julie Ertz and Sarah Gorden from the Chicago Red Stars on Thursday ahead of the trade deadline. The announcement also revealed that Angel City will receive an international slot from Chicago in
11:00 AM ET Of the 26 players called in by Gregg Berhalter, five play outside of MLS. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter has named a 26-man, MLS-heavy roster to a training camp ahead of a Dec. 18 friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina. Players will begin reporting to camp in Carson,
5:28 AM ET A damning independent review into the English Football Association’s handling of July’s Euro 2020 final showed the organisation was lucky to avoid the death of supporters and called for a national effort to drive out hooliganism from the sport. Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock was commissioned by the FA to investigate the
5:04 AM ET New Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick said he has never seen a player as physically fit as Cristiano Ronaldo following his two-goal display in the 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premier League. Rangnick was unveiled as United’s interim manager at a news conference on Friday, with the German appointed until the
12:29 PM ET Caitlin Murray There have been underdog teams in the 2021 MLS Cup playoffs, and then there is Real Salt Lake. You’d be forgiven if you didn’t predict they’d get this far — please forgive us, Utahans. To call RSL’s path to the MLS Western Conference final on Saturday a bumpy one would
5:32 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Interim Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has left the club with immediate effect, it was announced on Thursday. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Michael Carrick has decided to leave Manchester United following his stint as caretaker manager, the club have announced. United released a statement within minutes