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11:40 AM ET Juventus were denied a fair comeback win thanks to more VAR mess, though manager Max Allegri might be happier for the focus on controversy rather than the overall performance. Massimiliano Ferraro/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Premier League was off this weekend because of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Europe’s other big

Sep 4, 2022 The weekend in European football saw Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain take care of business in their respective league matches. Juventus, however, are looking off-kilter while Borussia Dortmund lost to RB Leipzig — led by a familiar face. Meanwhile, the Premier League postponed its weekend matches as a mark of respect

4:15 PM ET Thomas Tuchel said he was “devastated” after being sacked as manager of Chelsea following a poor start to the season. The 49-year-old German was relieved of his duties on Wednesday, the day after his team suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of this season’s Champions

6:56 AM ET It was assumed that the end of Roman Abramovich’s ownership would be a good thing for the longevity of Chelsea managers. No English club won more than the 21 trophies amassed in 19 years of the Russian’s tenure, but 13 different managers — two of whom came back for a second stint

3:35 PM ET Four second-half goals steered Barcelona to a routine 4-0 victory at Cadiz on Saturday as they moved top of LaLiga. Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski put the Catalans in front before a lengthy stop in play due to an illness in the crowd saw the players go off the field before

3:06 PM ET Cadiz and Barcelona players temporarily returned to their locker rooms following the incident. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Cadiz‘s LaLiga match against Barcelona on Saturday was suspended for over 50 minutes after a supporter suffered a cardiac arrest in the stands. The game paused in the 82nd minute at Cadiz’s Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla with Barca

Sep 9, 2022 Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has denied claims of a rift between attacking duo Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. During PSG’s 2-1 Champions League victory over Juventus on Tuesday, Neymar appeared to be furious with Mbappe when he opted to shoot rather than pass the ball to his teammate for a simple tap-in.

9:56 PM ET Zachary Brault-Guillard scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time as host CF Montreal completed a comeback from a two-goal deficit against the 10-man Columbus Crew and clinched a playoff spot with a stunning 2-2 draw on Friday. Goals by Jonathan Mensah in the 66th minute and Lucas Zelarayan two minutes

9:56 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The USWNT roster has plenty of question marks going into the 2023 World Cup. But some players like Alex Morgan, center, are a lock. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images This is the point in the four-year cycle when the World Cup starts feeling real. The major continental tournaments of summer are in

6:36 AM ET The Premier League has suspended this weekend’s fixtures as a mark of respect after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. The decision to postpone all matches from Saturday and Monday was taken after a Premier League shareholders meeting on Friday, which was held after an earlier meeting

4:00 AM ET The USMNT will be on familiar ground at the World Cup — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Christian Pulisic’s strained relationship with Thomas Tuchel. Jump to: Pulisic seeks fresh start under Potter | Why Man Utd overpaid for Casemiro, Antony, Martinez | Madrid’s passport to future Brazil stars | Barcelona’s

4:26 PM ET A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is shown during Arsenal’s Europa League match at FC Zurich. Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images The football world is paying its respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. English Football League (EFL) fixtures scheduled for Friday have been postponed while tributes were paid before and during

9:36 AM ET A first impression is often a good indicator of what is to come, so the evening of June 30, 2005, would have told the Glazer family — the American businessmen who have owned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1995 — all they needed to know about the road ahead for their ownership

7:10 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he is already running out of praise for the “spectacular” Robert Lewandowski after the striker’s hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win against Viktoria Plzen. Lewandowski, 34, took his tally for Barca to eight in five games since his €45 million move from Bayern Munich, while

4:53 PM ET Liverpool were rocked by a dominant Napoli as the Premier League side fell to a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday. The 2021-22 Champions League runners-up have struggled to maintain their usual commanding form in domestic football this season and their struggles continued in Naples, they found themselves

12:01 PM ET Tuesday night, following Chelsea‘s 1-0 defeat in their Champions League opener at Dinamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuchel faced the cameras looking a little bit like Dennis Hopper’s character in “True Romance” after he gets the kiss of death from Christopher Walken and takes a drag of his cigarette. He knows what’s coming, and

2:35 PM ET In mid-July, an agent seeking to break an impasse in a transfer not involving Chelsea had an unusual idea: “Let’s call Todd Boehly.” The player in question was in advanced talks to move to another Premier League club, but negotiations had stalled for some time over his valuation. Chelsea had previously shown

8:32 PM ET Jeff Kassouf Rose Lavelle scored the go-ahead goal and the U.S. women’s national team won its 13th straight match with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria on Tuesday night at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. The USWNT also benefitted from an own goal to extend the team’s unbeaten streak on American soil to