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The U.S. women’s national team will cap off a year of accomplishments amid transition in Europe, an appropriate venue as they build for the future. Their year-end friendlies at England on Saturday and the Netherlands on Tuesday will be the toughest games on the calendar since winning Olympic gold in August, though the group that made the trip does not …

Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Roma on Thursday in one of the most anticipated matches of Matchday 5 in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides in contrasting form. Spurs lost at Galatasaray on Matchday 4 but are still firmly in the top eight and have a chance to further solidify their standing with a win this week. Roma, meanwhile, sit …

Getty Images With the league phase of the Champions League more than half way over, there are quite a few surprises in the table. RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain wouldn’t make the play-in stage of the tournament if it ended now, but they aren’t the only clubs with concern. Manchester City have allowed seven goals in their last two matches while going …

The fifth round of the Champions League is in the bag, just three rounds remaining before we discover who is through to the last 16, who is going to endure a nervy playoff battle and whose European season is over. This week brought thrilling results: Manchester City blowing a three-goal lead against Feyenoord, Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal running up the …

1 Liverpool — It’s a charmed life for Arne Slot, even Mohamed Salah missing a penalty where he doesn’t hit the target isn’t enough to stop Liverpool from defeating Real Madrid. 2 Barcelona — Barcelona show up, score goals and then they leave with victories. They’re doing enough to show that they’re UCL contenders and Robert Lewandowski joined Cristiano Ronaldo …

Rodri has offered a withering assessment of Real Madrid over their decision to boycott the Ballon d’Or ceremony en masse, saying he “cannot respect” the Spanish giants for staying away from Paris on one of the greatest nights of his career. The Manchester City midfielder was somewhat of a surprise winner of the greatest individual prize in football, one that …

The new-look league phase has officially caused plenty of drama in the UEFA Champions League, leaving several European heavyweights in perilous position with three games left to book a spot in the knockout rounds. Even though the league phase guaranteed stiff competition for teams of all strength levels, few would have anticipated that Real Madrid and Manchester City would be …

Eras never quite tie themselves in as neat a bow as those with an eye on the history books might like. Even a storybook ending like Michael Jordan and a documentary production team wrote for themselves in “The Last Dance” has to brush over those extra two years with the Washington Wizards. For a time, at the start of 2024, …

Two of the best teams in Europe face off in a must-win UEFA Champions League match as Bayern Munich host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday on Paramount+. Both clubs are in first place in their respective leagues but sit 17th and 25th heading into Matchday 5 of the UCL group stage. Bayern have a 2-0-2 record heading into Tuesday’s match, while …

Happy Wednesday! Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League is already off to an entertaining start with 40 goals and a big surprise on Tuesday, and that’s before the headlining act of the week – Liverpool’s clash with Real Madrid. I’m Pardeep Cattry with a midweek update. 📺 Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Wednesday, Nov. 27🇪🇺 UCL: Sturm Graz vs. …