play Is age starting to finally catch up with Lionel Messi? (0:58)Julien Laurens questions Lionel Messi’s PSG future after their Champions League exit vs. Bayern Munich. (0:58) 9:05 AM ET Saudi Arabia’s minister of tourism has announced Lionel Messi will visit the kingdom later this month — his third stay in less than a year … Read more
play Why addressing racism in Spanish football remains ‘unfulfilled’ (3:24)Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno react to Vinicius Jr. facing a racist incident before Real Madrid took on Atletico Madrid. (3:24) 11:44 AM ET The Spanish league filed another complaint to authorities on Thursday following racial insults aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior. It was … Read more
play Why longer added time is becoming a staple of this World Cup (2:05)Dale Johnson explains the reasons we’re seeing longer injury time added to nearly every World Cup game. (2:05) 12:11 PM ET Pierluigi Collina is confident that FIFA’s bid to get more effective playing time into games will be successful, stressing that no … Read more
play ‘Time of reckoning’ for French federation as captain Renard backs out (1:15)Sophie Lawson reacts to the news that Wendie Renard, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani will not represent France at the Women’s World Cup. (1:15) 7:32 AM ET With just four months to go until the Women’s World Cup, the French federation (FFF) have … Read more
Getty Images Fresh off of a 7-0 defeat to Liverpool, Manchester United will need to regain focus quickly as the last 16 of the Europa League begins against Real Betis on Thursday. While United have already gotten past Barcelona, this will be another tough challenge for Erik ten Hag’s side after Betis are coming off … Read more
Getty Images Wednesday felt like it could be the end of an era for PSG after crashing out of Champions League yet again at the hands of Bayern Munich. But while a lot of that is due to the uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi and Neymar, the player who can really make waves is Kylian Mbappe. … Read more
Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the round of 16 on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena which completed a 3-0 aggregate demise. It was not even that much of a disappointment in the end as Christophe Galtier’s shorthanded side fell back on bad … Read more
Getty Images Bayern Munich may have given the rest of Germany a head start in the league with a mediocre beginning of the season, but make no mistake, this is one of the best teams in the world. Through to the last eight of Champions League after defeating PSG 3-0 on aggregate across two legs, … Read more
Getty Images Bayern Munich are through to the Champions League quarterfinals and Paris Saint-Germain are headed home after the Bavarians beat the French side 2-0 on Wednesday in their round of 16 second leg. It was another convincing display by the hosts as they held the Parisians goalless across 180 minutes. The Bayern defense stepped … Read more
Getty Images LONDON — For everything he did over the seven seasons before this one, Heung-Min Son has emphatically earned the benefit of the doubt from Tottenham Hotspur. When a player has been as continually exceptional as the 30 year old, who only last season was the Premier League’s Golden Boot winner, it is only … Read more
