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December 01, 2020

MATCHDAY: Liverpool, Real among teams looking to advance

A look at what’s happening in the Champions League on Tuesday: GROUP A Already secured in the round of 16, defending champion ...

December 01, 2020

Fulham fixes penalty woes to beat Leicester; Villa's VAR woe

The first ballooned over the crossbar. The second was a dreadful attempt at a “Panenka” that flopped into the goalkeeper’s ...

November 30, 2020

Late VAR agony for Watkins as West Ham beats Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins missed a penalty then had a stoppage-time equalizer ruled out by VAR for the narrowest of ...

November 30, 2020

Pellegrini's Real Betis loses again in Spanish league

Eibar defeated Real Betis 2-0 in the Spanish league on Monday, handing Manuel Pellegrini's team its fifth loss in six matches

November 30, 2020

Neither coach on sidelines as Torino and Sampdoria draw 2-2

Neither coach was on the sidelines as Torino and Sampdoria drew 2-2 in Serie A on Monday. Sampdoria’s Claudio Ranieri was in ...

November 30, 2020

Frappart picked as first woman to ref in Champions League

UEFA appointed Stéphanie Frappart on Monday as the first female referee for a men's Champions League game. The French ...

November 30, 2020

Fulham pays tribute to Diop in 2-1 win at Leicester in EPL

Fulham claimed just its second win in the English Premier League by beating Leicester 2-1 away on Monday, celebrating one of ...

November 30, 2020

Atlético Madrid looks to advance while Bayern rests players

Atlético Madrid needs to rebound. Bayern Munich is just looking to get some rest. Atlético will catch a break in the ...

November 30, 2020

Real Madrid's injured Hazard out of Champions League match

Eden Hazard is out of Real Madrid's Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk because of a right thigh injury. The club ...

November 30, 2020

Germany sticks with under-fire Joachim Löw as coach

The German soccer federation is sticking with Joachim Löw as coach of the national team despite the 6-0 loss to Spain.

November 30, 2020

Cavani apologizes for social media post, says opposes racism

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani apologized Monday for using a Spanish term for Black people, saying it was intended ...

November 30, 2020

Dan Petrescu out as Cluj coach after 3 league titles

Dan Petrescu has left his job as coach of Romanian champion Cluj, the club said Monday. The former Chelsea defender won the ...

November 30, 2020

Bayern to leave out Lewandowski, Neuer for Atletico game

Bayern Munich will leave Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer at home for the Champions League game at Atletico Madrid on ...

November 30, 2020

Jimenez has surgery for fractured skull after clash of heads

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jiménez had surgery to treat a fractured skull after a clash of heads with Arsenal ...

November 30, 2020

Israel striker Tomer Hemed signs to play in A-League

Israel striker Tomer Hemed has signed to play for New Zealand club the Wellington Phoenix in Australian football’s A-League.

November 30, 2020

Champions League: Real Madrid, Man United look to advance

Talking points ahead of the penultimate round of group-stage games in the Champions League: SPAIN A victory for Zinedine ...

November 30, 2020

MATCHDAY: West Ham, Aston Villa meet after convincing starts

A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Monday: ENGLAND Aston Villa is at West Ham and looking to maintain its ...

November 30, 2020

'For Diego': Napoli beats Roma 4-0 amid Maradona tributes

Napoli beat Roma 4-0 in an emotional match in the Italian league on Sunday as the team paid tribute to Diego Maradona. It was ...