Manchester United striker Rasmus Højlund said he does not like the narrative that a Europa League triumph would “rescue” the club’s torrid campaign. United face Lyon in a crucial Europa League quarterfinal first leg on Thursday — a must-win tie where failure would mean missing out on Champions League football next season and triggering a…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 9, 2025, 05:53 AM ET Jude Bellingham admitted Real Madrid were “lucky” to only concede three goals in their 3-0 Champions League quarterfinal first leg defeat to Arsenal on Tuesday. Declan Rice scored two second-half free kicks — the first direct free kicks of his professional career — and Mikel…
Former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has said the club was not as focused on “winning” as their rivals during his five-year spell at Old Trafford. Matic, who plays for Lyon, faces a reunion with his former side in the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday. Speaking to the Athletic in an interview published on Wednesday,…
Declan Rice revealed the role Bukayo Saka played in his first free kick against Real Madrid on Tuesday, saying his Arsenal teammate encouraged him to “go for it” despite set-piece coach Nicolas Jover urging him to cross. The England international scored two sensational free kicks to lead Arsenal to a 3-0 win over Madrid in…
Barcelona connections dominated Spain’s women’s team on Tuesday night. Diogo Cardoso/Getty Images When Spain’s women’s team took to the pitch for their 7-1 win over Portugal in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday night, they made history. While Barcelona and Real Madrid have traditionally made up the bulk of Spain’s squads in recent years (for both the…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Amanda Gutierres came off the bench to score in stoppage time and Brazil defeated the United States 2-1 on Tuesday night. It was the second of two exhibition matches against the Brazilians, who the U.S. defeated to win the gold medal at last summer’s Paris Olympics. Brazil had not defeated the Americans…
Tigres held off a rally from the LA Galaxy to win 3-2 on Tuesday night in their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg and advance to the semifinals. The teams drew 0-0 in the opening leg in Carson, California, but it was all Tigres at the start of the second leg in the Liga MX…
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“I am not here to win the Champions League. I am here to build a team.” These were the words of Luis Enrique, eight months ago at the start of the 2024-25 season. It was the beginning of Year 1 of his Paris Saint-Germain project: a post-Kylian Mbappé era, a policy of no big egos…