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With the UEFA Champions League about to enter its knockout phase next week after the final round of league phase play last week, Europe’s top clubs had big decisions to make regarding who would be registered once the January transfer window closed. Now that the winter business is out of the way, those decisions have been communicated to European soccer’s …

It’s an Old Trafford return for Ruud Van Nistelrooy with Leicester City after the former Manchester United player was the caretaker of the Red Devils prior to Ruben Amorim’s appointment. While both are now managing in the Premier League, Leicester City looks to stave off relegation while the Red Devils are finally finding their form going unbeaten in cup matches …

Getty Images The UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal and semifinal draw has now been made with the final eight knowing what it will take for them to reach the final in Lisbon. Defending titleholders Barcelona will face Wolfsburg again in a rematch of the 2023 final against the German giants for the Catalan powerhouse. Manchester City and Chelsea will go …

U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes had only 75 days to build toward an Olympic gold medal. It would typically be considered an impossible task for some, but Hayes and the USWNT achieved what many thought they couldn’t. Now, she and the group have their sights set on the 2027-28 cycle already. This time, with a more traditional …

Members of Spain’s women’s national team have testified in a Madrid court this week as the trial over Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final begins. Rubiales, the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, has been accused of sexual assault and coercion when he kissed Hermoso, one of the members of …

EFL Cup semifinal action continues as Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday on Paramount+. Spurs took the first match of the two-legged series 1-0 and are hoping to stay strong in tournament play after poor form in the Premier League has dropped them to 14th in the league table. They will face a tough task against a fierce Liverpool side …

The Copa Del Rey has reached the quarterfinals and Valencia will face Barcelona for the second time already in 2025 hoping that this match is a little different than the last time that these two sides met. Traveling away to Barcelona, Valencia lost 7-1 in January but now they’ll have the chance to host Hansi Flick’s men in their home …

Hello there! The second leg of the EFL Cup semifinals are officially here, with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur carrying advantages over Arsenal and Liverpool, respectively, into this week’s decisive games. I’m Pardeep Cattry with the latest. 📺 Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Wednesday, Feb. 5🇩🇪 DFB Pokal: Leverkusen vs. Cologne, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ ESPN2🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL Cup: Newcastle vs. Arsenal, …

NWSL champion Midge Purce will return to NJ/NY Gotham FC on a new one-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday, extending her stay at the club to a fifth season after tearing her ACL last season. Purce was a free agent this offseason and will join the team during their preseason trip to Marbella, Spain. The 29-year-old is following return-to-play …

Getty Images The Premier League is ready to take action over any goal celebrations that step across the line between “entertaining” and “mockery,” its chief football officer has said. Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye was booked last month after appearing to mimic a seagull after scoring his side’s winner against Brighton while Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal went unpunished on Sunday when he …