Soccer

Arsenal are aiming for a first European title for 15 years Manager Jonas Eidevall hailed Arsenal’s 5-1 Women’s Champions League win at holders Lyon as a “special night”, as pundits heaped praise on a result that “shifts the whole balance of the women’s game”. The sensational Gunners humbled the European champions on home soil to make the rest of their …

France was dealt a massive blow in its World Cup title defense with the news that N’Golo Kanté will not be making the trip to Qatar due to injury. Chelsea confirmed Tuesday that the midfielder had surgery on his injured hamstring that will rule him out for the next four months. Kanté has made only two appearances for Chelsea this …

Arsenal won 2-1 at FC Zurich, then beat Bodo Glimt 3-0 at Emirates Stadium before winning the reverse tie 1-0 Date: Thursday, 20 October. Time: 18:00 BST. Venue: Emirates Stadium, London. Coverage: Listen on BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website. Arsenal will make late checks on the fitness of forward Gabriel Martinelli and full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko …

What will concern Barcelona most about Sunday’s 3–1 defeat to Real Madrid is less the result than its nature. Eight games into the league season, this refurbished Barcelona had seemed to be ticking along nicely enough, with seven wins and a draw, but poor recent Champions League results followed by a Clásico defeat has led to a reassessment. And the truth is …

Klopp would ‘hate it’ if his comments about Man City’s spending power were seen as xenophobic Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he would “hate it” if his comments about Manchester City’s spending power were seen as xenophobic. Speaking before Sunday’s 1-0 win over City, Klopp had said the Premier League champions – owned by Sheikh Mansour – could “do what …

When Josh Sargent was pulled from Norwich City’s match vs. Luton Town on Tuesday, it may have been cause for concern for the U.S. men’s national team, but Canaries manager Dean Smith has moved to ease that worry. Sargent, who has found his scoring form for the second-tier English club and is firmly in the mix to be part of …

Brighton have failed to score in their last three Premier League games New manager, same old goalscoring problems for Brighton, whose winless run under Roberto de Zerbi continued in a Premier League draw against Nottingham Forest. The Seagulls have averaged just above a goal a game in the last three seasons. However, an opening-day victory at Old Trafford plus impressive …

The U.S. men’s national team’s technical staff is always plugged into what its entire player pool is doing on a match-to-match basis. As the 2022 World Cup nears, that’s especially true. And while rolling with the whims of coaches and whom they elect to start at clubs across Europe may be cause for consternation, it’s unlikely to be as agonizing …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association following his sending-off during his side’s 1-0 win against Manchester City. Klopp was dismissed after berating a referee’s assistant when a foul was not given for a challenge on Mohamed Salah. The incident came on a weekend where Merseyside Youth League games were postponedexternal-link amid ongoing issues with referee …

As had widely been expected, Karim Benzema is now a Ballon d’Or winner. The Real Madrid striker, who led his team to La Liga and Champions League titles and scored a career-high 44 goals in 46 games across all competitions last season, was crowned by France Football on Monday, becoming the fifth Frenchman to win the award given to the …