3:38 AM ET The Champions League group stage is underway and Matchday 1 is wrapped up as Real Madrid defend their title and 31 other clubs vie to claim the honor of being Europe’s best team. After a thrilling first round of games, we asked our writers James Olley, Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens to
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2:03 PM ET UEFA has opened an investigation into alleged discriminatory behaviour by Juventus fans in their 2-1 Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, European soccer’s governing body said. Footage on social media appeared to show travelling supporters of the Italian side making Nazi salutes and monkey gestures
10:48 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Second half goals from Facundo Torres and Benji Michel gave Orlando City SC a 3-0 win over Sacramento Republic in Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup final, providing Orlando with their first trophy since their 2015 Major League Soccer debut and a spot in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. – Stream
4:53 PM ET Liverpool were rocked by a dominant Napoli as the Premier League side fell to a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday. The 2021-22 Champions League runners-up have struggled to maintain their usual commanding form in domestic football this season and their struggles continued in Naples, they found themselves
7:10 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he is already running out of praise for the “spectacular” Robert Lewandowski after the striker’s hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win against Viktoria Plzen. Lewandowski, 34, took his tally for Barca to eight in five games since his €45 million move from Bayern Munich, while
10:28 PM ET Facundo Torres broke through with a goal in the 75th minute, then converted on a penalty to give Orlando City SC its first-ever trophy with a 3-0 victory over the Sacramento Republic in the U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday night. Torres’ penalty kick in the 80th all but sealed it for
6:19 PM ET Jurgen Klopp said he needs to “reinvent” his Liverpool team after they suffered a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Napoli in their Champions League Group A opener on Wednesday. Asked what was wrong with his team, Klopp said: “Everything [wrong] is obvious, but why it happened, I cannot answer now, let
5:20 PM ET A goal in the 11th minute of stoppage-time by Antoine Griezmann earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 home win over 10-man Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday after a frantic end to the match with all the goals coming in added time. Atletico, who were without a victory in their last eight
11:44 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have denied rejecting a bid from defender Gerard Pique to buy a stake in Barca Studios. Barca sold just under 50% of the subsidiary company this summer for around €200 million to help fund the signings of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde. – Stream on ESPN+:
3:04 PM ET Miles Robinson has been ruled out of action with a torn Achilles tendon since May. Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta United and U.S. international defender Miles Robinson was arrested last Saturday on one count of misdemeanor theft by taking, according to an incident report from the Cobb County Police Department. Robinson was also given