5:15 PM ET Atletico Madrid missed a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, which ended their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage. Diego Simeone’s side spurned the chance to win the match when Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky saved Yannick Carrasco‘s spot kick before Saul Niguez’s follow
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3:37 PM ET Australia has become the first participating nation at next month’s FIFA World Cup to collectively protest for specific changes from the Qatar government in relation to the treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQI+ community. Members of the Socceroos have called for Qatar to establish a migrant resource centre and remedy-seeking mechanisms
4:52 PM ET Liverpool confirmed a place in the Champions League knockout stages following a commanding 3-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring to notch his sixth Champions League goal of the season before Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott scored in quick succession early in the second half to ensure the
6:25 PM ET Antonio Conte is shown a red card following his protests over Harry Kane’s late goal being disallowed. Clive Rose/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said VAR is doing “a lot of damage” to football after seeing a last-gasp Harry Kane goal controversially ruled out in the 1-1 Champions League Group D draw
2:32 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage for the second season running after Inter Milan beat Viktoria Plzen 4-0 on Wednesday. Barca, therefore, will play in the Europa League in the new year regardless of their results against Bayern Munich at Camp
7:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will be part of the squad to face FC Sheriff on Thursday but also said Raphael Varane‘s injury means he is in doubt for the World Cup. Ronaldo returned to training with the first-team squad on Tuesday after being dropped
12:38 PM ET Associated Press Qatar has said that World Cup visitors should respect the country’s conservative culture. KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly faced criticism on Wednesday after telling gay football fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar that they should show some “compromise” and be “respectful of the host
2:00 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer is in discussions to modify its playoff structure to have as many as 30 games with a World Cup-style format, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The source cautioned that nothing has been approved, but the playoff format will be a topic for discussion at the league’s
1:25 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The Mexico men’s national team have released their preliminary 31-man roster for the 2022 World Cup, including currently injured stars Raul Jimenez and Jesus “Tecatito” Corona, while officially excluding Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez. Announced by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) ahead of two final World Cup tune-ups against Iraq on Nov.
7:11 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have stepped up their search for a Sergio Busquets replacement with the objective of signing a new midfielder in January, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Barca, as previously revealed by ESPN, sounded out deals for Real Sociedad‘s Martin Zubimendi and Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ Ruben Neves in the summer