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Getty Images Former United States men’s national team goalkeeper Tony Meola suffered a heart attack Friday on his 56th birthday. Meola is in good spirits and doctors say Meola will be OK, according to MLS reporter Tom Bogert.  Currently an analyst for CBS Sports Golazo Network, Meola had an 18-year playing career and served a […]

Aston Villa and Chelsea will face off for the second time this season in English Premier League action on Saturday. The Blues won the reverse fixture 3-0 and are hoping for similar luck after sustaining a 3-0 loss to Brighton their last time out. They visit an Aston Villa side battling through fatigue and injuries, […]

Getty Images The UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal draws took place on Friday as Europe’s leading soccer competition takes its final form for this season. The top eight teams from the league phase led by Liverpool and Barcelona qualified automatically for the round of 16 while eight teams have emerged from […]

Getty Images The U.S. women’s national team play their first games of the year when they kick off the 10th annual SheBelieves Cup against Colombia on Thursday. Both squads faced each other nearly a year ago during the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup with the U.S. winning 3-0 during a quarterfinal meeting. The USWNT are […]

Getty Images The U.S. women’s national team play their first games of the year when they kick off the 10th annual SheBelieves Cup against Colombia on Thursday. Both squads faced each other nearly a year ago during the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup with the U.S. winning 3-0 during a quarterfinal meeting. The USWNT are […]

Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has responded after his manager called him “one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen” following the clubs upset elimination in the Champions League at the hands of Club Brugge. After going down 3-0 in the first half, Atalanta crashed out of the Champions League losing 3-1 to Club Brugge […]

Getty Images Premier League leaders Liverpool return to play on Wednesday when they travel to Aston Villa as they hope to extend their impressive lead at the top of the table. The Reds currently have a seven-point lead on second-place Arsenal, and could make it 10 with a win over Villa, with the caveat that […]

The second leg of the Champions League knockout playoffs concludes on Wednesday night, headlined by one of the continent’s great cross-nation rivalries of recent years in Real Madrid vs. Manchester City. It is the hosts who hold the advantage going into the second leg, two late goals at the Etihad Stadium securing a 3-2 lead […]

Even after their impressive win over Newcastle United, Manchester City stand on the precipice. Domestically their best case scenario is surely little more than Champions League qualification and an FA Cup win. Though the latter would not be sniffed at, the greatest prize lies on the continent, and yet for once spring is approaching with […]

It is officially time for teams to win or go home in the UEFA Champions League this week, when the second leg of the knockout phase playoffs will take place – and at least one European champion will face an early exit. Six teams enter this week’s action with only a one goal lead, including […]