This game went from 0 to 100 even before kick-off thanks to Noni Madueke’s quickly-deleted social media post calling the city of Wolverhampton the worst place on Earth, or some such. The city should send him some flowers for restoring all this local pride! But it were Chelsea who struck first, inside of two minutes …
Full match player ratings below: Thibaut Courtois—7.5: Three saves in the match, including two from inside the box. Dortmund knocked on the door multiple times in the first half, but the big Belgian has managed to keep all clean sheets since returning from injury. Dani Carvajal—9: The best right-back in Real Madrid history got the …
These observations — where I look at Real Madrid’s history, its players on loan, Castilla, tactical tidbits, and other relevant thoughts — are now a regular thing. All previous editions can be found here. The journey to the Champions League Final is never straightforward, but Real Madrid’s path this season has been nothing short of …
Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique is looking forward to heading back to Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Lucho has offered his verdict on the draw after seeing his team paired with Xavi’s side in Friday’s draw. “We were lucky because we’re returning to Spain and me to Barcelona, the city where I …
Barcelona are safely through to their first Champions League quarter-final in four years thanks to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Napoli in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night. Barça made a phenomenal start, struggled mightily over the next 45 minutes of action, but finished …
Barcelona have begun their journey in the Champions League knockout stages with a solid result on the road thanks to a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie. Barça were the better team for most of the night …
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two former Benfica players teamed up against Porto to help put Barcelona back in the knockout stage of the Champions League. Portuguese duo João Félix and João Cancelo each scored a goal as Barcelona defeated Porto 2-1 on Tuesday to secure its return to the knockout rounds after two consecutive group-stage …
The Rockford IceHogs swept a homestand over the weekend, outscoring Iowa and Grand Rapids by a combined 9-2 score to soar to over .500 for the first time this season. Rockford (3-2-0-0) is averaging almost five goals per game to start the AHL season. While the Chicago Blackhawks crawl off to a 3-5-0 start, the …
2x FIFA Champ Mia Hamm reflects on Messi Mania in the US Mia Hamm is not surprised at all by how Lionel Messi has taken America by storm. Sports Seriously, USA TODAY Lionel Messi’s first season with MLS club Inter Miami has come to a quiet end. Messi had a goal negated because he was …