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A new international competition will officially join the women’s soccer calendar on Aug. 15, when the very first edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup begins. The tournament is modeled after the men’s equivalent and designed to capitalize on the increasing attention and investment in the women’s game around the world. The Concacaf W Champions Cup will allow NWSL teams …

Getty Images After a strong first season under Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur aim to take another step in the right direction when they kick off a new Premier League campaign at Leicester City on Monday. Spurs made a few additions to their roster over the summer, chief among them Dominic Solanke, but will otherwise stick to the squad that delivered …

Getty Images Kylian Mbappe was denied and opening double victory with Real Madrid in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with RCD Mallorca in La Liga. The French superstar opened his account with the Spanish giants with a goal in their UEFA Super Cup victory over Atalanta BC midweek. Los Blancos were unable to register three points as they launched their domestic title …

Tottenham Hotspur begin their 2024-25 English Premier League season on the road when they visit Leicester City on Monday afternoon. Spurs finished fifth in the EPL last campaign with a 20-6-12 record and went 7-6-6 away from home, losing three straight road matches before ending the skid at Sheffield United in their season finale. Leicester City return to the Premier …

Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo’s season is off to a less-than-ideal start with Al-Nassr, losing the Saudi Super Cup to Al-Hilal on Saturday despite scoring his side’s lone goal in an unimpressive 4-1 loss days before the Saudi Pro League campaign begins.  The Portugal international actually opened the scoring with a goal in the 44th minute but Al-Hilal responded with four …

LONDON — Most of the faithful making their way to Stamford Bridge on this restive Sunday afternoon would not have needed the 90 minutes that lay ahead of them to learn just how great the gap was between their side and the one their owners aspire to match on and off the pitch. Three years ago Chelsea and Manchester City …

The Premier League is back and while Matchday 1 hasn’t provided many surprises, there were some matches to watch as Brighton are top of the table for now following a 3-0 victory over Everton, while Manchester City and Arsenal are off to a winning start. Two of the three promoted clubs played a failed to pick up wins but with it …

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City begin defense of their title on Sunday when they face Chelsea in the teams’ 2024-25 Premier League season opener at Stamford Bridge in London. Last season the Citizens edged out Arsenal by two points to lift the trophy. The Champions League title was the fourth in a row — and the sixth in the …

Bolton are set to host Wrexham A.F.C. in EFL League One action Sunday on Paramount+. The Wanderers won their first match of the season 2-1 against Leyton Orient and are coming off of a EFL Cup victory against Mansfield Town. Meanwhile, the Red Dragons returned to League One with a 3-2 victory against Wycombe but stumbled in their own EFL …

The new Italian Serie A season kicks off as Genoa CFC host reigning league champions Inter Milan Saturday on Paramount+. The home team finished middle of the pack last season, losing just one match in their last five as they sat 11th in the table. They start the new season at home against an Inter Milan side that went 29-7-2 …