5:23 PM ET Associated Press The scene during a match between Serbian rivals Red Star and Partizan. Getty Images Serbian police raided the stadiums of the country’s two biggest football clubs on Thursday after arresting 17 people linked to fan groups accused of organized crime, drug trafficking and murder. Heavily armed riot police ordered all those
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3:13 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Mexico’s head of refereeing has vigorously denied the accusations made by a fired Liga MX referee who claims his dismissal was racially motivated. Arturo Brizio, head of Mexican Football Federation’s (FMF) refereeing committee, denied there was any discrimination involved in the firing of Adalid Maganda on Tuesday. A statement
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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
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
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
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
2:07 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
11:35 AM ET Artificial Intelligence can drive a car, curate the films and documentaries that you watch, develop chess programmes capable of beating grandmasters and use your face to access your phone. And, one company claims, it can also predict when footballers are about to suffer an injury. Off the field, football has gone through
9:19 AM ET The full-back position has typically been one of sturdy competence for the United States men’s national team. At right-back, you’ve been witness to the Steve Cherundolos and Timmy Chandlers of the world; the pickings have been a bit slimmer at times on the left, but players like DaMarcus Beasley and Fabian Johnson