8:46 PM ET Exactly 4,632 days had passed since the first time Cristiano Ronaldo turned up at the Camp Nou and found that there was an impish little Barca-coloured magician in the opposition ranks. A fly in his ointment. That was Manchester United en route to winning the Champions League in 2008 — the first
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2:15 PM ET Borussia Dortmund forward Youssoufa Moukoko has become the youngest-ever player to feature in the Champions League after coming on against Zenit St Petersburg. Moukoko, 16 years and 24 days, has broken a 26-year-old record previously held by Celestine Babayaro. The former Nigeria international made his Champions League debut for Anderlecht in a
7:14 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe. TOP STORY:
3:55 PM ET Associated Press The Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir was suspended after players walked off the pitch on Tuesday after alleging a fourth official used a racial slur against the Turkish side’s assistant coach. Players from the Turkish team were furious after assistant coach Pierre Webo was shown a red
7:33 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo said he has always got on well with Lionel Messi and never saw him as a rival after scoring twice in Juventus‘ 3-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday. Ronaldo, 35, scored two penalties as the Italian champions ended Barca’s 38-game unbeaten run at home in Europe
4:54 PM ET RB Leipzig sent Manchester United packing from the Champions League with a huge 3-2 win that sees them into the knockout rounds of the Champions League from Group H. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team came into the match needing at least a draw to advance to the round of 16, but were behind
4:54 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Weston McKennie added another as Juventus beat Barcelona 3-0 in a much-anticipated Group G finale on Tuesday. The win saw the Italians top the table on head-to head results with Barca, leaving Lionel Messi & Co. to settle for second place on a disappointing night at the
3:08 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his decision to drop Paul Pogba to the bench for Manchester United’s crucial Champions League clash with RB Leipzig had nothing to do with Mino Raiola’s explosive comments about his future. Pogba was named among the substitutes for the game in Germany — which United need
6:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It could have been a week that proved Manchester United are on the right track under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but instead their season is in danger of derailing. A 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday was enough to cut short United’s return to the Champions League,
2:06 PM ET This past summer, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the USWNT’s 2019 World Cup title, I took a look back at each of the country’s Women’s World Cup squads and ranked them. It was a fun exercise, and it reinforced a pretty simple idea: age balance matters. A country will usually only