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The UEFA Champions League returns with another round of riveting league phase fixtures this week that will ask a handful of Europe’s top teams to prove their worth just weeks into the competition. The headlining act of Matchday 2 is Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Arsenal, where the French champions will take part in a meaningful […]

Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain meet on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League with both among the big European clubs to have not lifted this trophy yet. The Gunners opened with a goalless draw away at Atalanta BC while Les Parisiens edged past debutants Girona. David Raya was the hero for Mikel Arteta’s men in Bergamo […]

When Micky van de Ven stole a loose ball from Marcus Rashford, Manchester United had committed only five players to the Tottenham half. At most three were taken out of play by the first touch of the Dutch center-back. There were enough bodies back to deal with even the most explosive of maraudings. It is […]

The referee in charge of Sunday’s Madrid derby halted the game midway through the second half after Atletico Madrid fans threw objects onto the pitch shortly after rivals Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead. Eder Militao’s 64th-minute strike gave the visitors the lead in a closely contested match but a few minutes later, Atletico Madrid […]

After an entertaining debut for the new format two weeks ago, the UEFA Champions League returns on Tuesday with another slate of much anticipated matches. Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Arsenal is the headlining act of Matchday 2 when they will offer a true glimpse of their potential post-Kylian Mbappe, but it is just one of […]

The first Madrid derby of this season is this Sunday at Estadio Metropolitano in La Liga with Atletico Madrid playing host to bitter rivals Real. Diego Simeone’s men last won the Spanish title in 2020-21 and they were not expected to beat Barcelona or Los Blancos to this campaign’s crown but beating Carlo Ancelotti’s side […]

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur meet on Sunday in the Premier League at Old Trafford after getting their respective UEFA Europa League campaigns underway midweek. Erik ten Hag continues to battle for his Old Trafford future after an underwhelming start to this season was added to by a draw with Twente in the UEL. Ange […]

Getty Images Lionel Messi was at it again on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action as the Argentine scored Inter Miami’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC. The World Cup winner, who just returned to action after a two-month layoff due to injury after the Copa America, brought his team level […]

Getty Images Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen ended Saturday’s Bundesliga summit clash all level but head into this coming week’s UEFA Champions League games knowing that things could be about to get somewhat tougher. The top two in Germany traded goals via Aleksandar Pavlovic and Robert Andrich in a draw but both go into their […]

Getty Images Cole Palmer has accomplished history by becoming the first player in the Premier League to score four goals in the first half of a match as Chelsea hosted Brighton. The Blues head into the half ahead 4-2 thanks to Palmer’s heroics and could be announcing themselves in the title race if they hold […]