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From rock bottom to the Champions League places, Sunderland marched into Stamford Bridge and left with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea. When the Black Cats got promoted back to the Premier League, there was hope that after making interesting transfers, they’d find their stride and avoid a third consecutive season during which all three newly […]

When this fixture dropped on each team’s calendar in June, few on either side could have imagined that come the ninth week of the Premier League season, Chelsea and Sunderland would be level on points. The Blues would surely have feared the worst, and yet there is no great cause for concern over the start […]

Getty Images Inter Miami have opened the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC behind a rarity from Lionel Messi. The Argentine number 10 has now scored 891 goals in his career, but only 29 of those have come with his head. After Inter Miami weathered the storm of Nashville’s start to […]

A clash of continental champions will compete under the lights of Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on Saturday. England, the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro winners, will host Brazil, the 2025 Copa America Femenina champions. The match is the first meeting between the two sides since 2023. The Lionesses came out victorious in the “Finalissima” after a 4-2 […]

Getty Images On Friday night, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off the quest for their first MLS Cup title in club history when they host Nashville SC in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs. While it’s a best-of-three series, winning this first match will go a long way in putting last […]

No narrative in sports is more pervasive than that of the star player, who bears not only the weight of expectation but almost singlehandedly affixes relevance competitions of their choice. The bigger star, the larger they loom – MLS marked the eve of the first round of the playoffs by celebrating Lionel Messi’s contract extension […]

As Abby Wambach nodded the ball downwards in the penalty area at Subaru Park 15 years ago, Alex Morgan – in her trademark pink, DIY pre-wrap headband – made a well-timed run and came through with a simple finish, a perfect set-up for her first international goal. In retrospect, Morgan described it as “the start […]

Here’s how all league phase teams rank after Matchday 3, with the reigning champions clearly No. 1 Oct 23, 2025 at 7:07 pm ET • 6 min read CBS Sports design While this record should come with an astrisk, matchday 3 wa a record setting affair for the higherst scoring Champions League matchday with a […]

Getty Images Playing at home, Bayern Munich kept their excellent start to the season going by defeating Club Burgge 4-0 in the Champions League league phase, but they had an unlikely scorer rise to the occasion to open the scoring. On Wednesday, 17-year-old Lennart Karl opened the scoring with a great finish, looking like a […]

It was almost crisis mode for Liverpool as Eintracht Frankfurt went ahead in the 26th minute of play on Wednesday in the Champions League, but it was Hugo Ekitike who had a deft finish to bring the Reds level and spark a come-from-behind victory. The Reds went into Frankfurt and ended a four-match losing streak […]