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Benfica and Monaco meet again in the UEFA Champions League knockout round playoffs on Tuesday with the home side 1-0 up from the first leg at Stade Louis II last week. The winner at Estadio da Luz will meet either Barcelona or Liverpool in the round of 16 and the Portuguese giants will be the favorites thanks to their success …

Bayern Munich and Celtic meet again in the UEFA Champions League knockout round playoffs on Tuesday after last week’s meeting finished 2-1 to the Germans. Vincent Kompany’s men welcome Brendan Rodgers’ side to Allianz Arena knowing that they are unbeaten in Bavaria over 20 games, with just four of those ending in a draw. Bayern tied Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 in …

LONDON — When Manchester United conclude their next round of redundancies, the second of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s brief tenure as a majority shareholder plus human shield for the Glazers, you will not see Casemiro’s name among the soon-to-be unemployed. The scouting department might be scoured, the back offices bulldozed in the name of cost savings.  If the return is anything …

Getty Images La Liga’s title race could swing in Barcelona’s favor on Monday when Hansi Flick’s side have a chance to go top of the table with a win against Rayo Vallecano. The 2022-23 champions head into the game in third place, but only three points behind league leaders Real Madrid after they drew Osasuna on Saturday. Barcelona enter Monday’s …

Getty Images La Liga’s title race could swing in Barcelona’s favor on Monday when Hansi Flick’s side have a chance to go top of the table with a win against Rayo Vallecano. The 2022-23 champions head into the game in third place, but only three points behind league leaders Real Madrid after they drew Osasuna on Saturday. Barcelona enter Monday’s …

A spot in the round of 16 is on the line in the UEFA Champions League this week when the knockout round playoffs come to a close with several ties still hanging in the balance. There was a winner in each of last week’s eight games, but six teams carry just a one-goal advantage into the second leg. The list …

Getty Images Playing in the Campeonato Paulista group stage, Santos will have a chance to move up in Group B if they’re able to defeat Serie D side Agua Santa. Despite Neymar’s return to his boyhood club, Santos has failed to win in their last three matches even with Neymar starting two of them. Returning home could give head coach …

Getty Images Liverpool notched yet another win as their quest to win the Premier League continues, though Sunday’s 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers was surprisingly close for comfort. The Reds went up 2-0 before halftime thanks to Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, with the Egypt international scoring his 28th goal of the season via a penalty. Liverpool ended up playing …

After a successful January camp, expectations are high for Mauricio Pochettino and the United States men’s national team, but according to former coach Bruce Arena, it may be worth withholding judgment on the USMNT until they’re able to face top opposition around the world.  The current San Jose Earthquakes head coach managed the USMNT during multiple stints from 1996-99 and …

It’s quite a surprising bottom-half battle between two teams who had European ambitions as Tottenham and Manchester United square off. Both may have made it to the last 16 of Europa League play but they’ve struggled mightily in the Premier League where they’re currently 14th and 15th, respectively. While it would take a shock to see either side drop into …