BARCELONA, Spain — The good news is Barcelona and Inter Milan will do it all again next week. At the end of a breathless night at the Olympic Stadium when Inter threatened to spring a surprise and Lamine Yamal once again proved himself to be one of the best players in the world, the two…
Apr 30, 2025, 07:05 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries returned and so did the goals for Inter Milan. Dumfries scored two and set up the opener for Thuram as Inter drew 3-3 at Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. “I’m happy, it was a…
Chelsea clinched the Women’s Super League (WSL) title for a sixth straight season on Wednesday with a 1-0 win against Manchester United. Chelsea had been planning to lift the title against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, but their title celebrations were brought forward after Arsenal were dealt a 5-2 defeat to Aston Villa, meaning just a…
Apr 30, 2025, 05:05 PM ET Birmingham City broke the English Football League (EFL) record for most points in a season, after a 2-0 away win against Blackpool on Wednesday took the club to an unprecedented 108 points. The club, minority owned by Tom Brady, had already secured the League One title and promotion back…
Barcelona twice battled back to draw 3-3 at home against Inter Milan in a rip-roaring first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Montjuic Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Inter Milan made an explosive start, opening the scoring within the first minute courtesy of a cheeky back-heel goal from Marcus Thuram. The visitors extended their lead…
Apr 30, 2025, 04:14 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Cristiano Ronaldo‘s wait for a major trophy in Saudi Arabia is set to continue as Al Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. The 40-year-old Ronaldo, who signed for the Riyadh club in December 2022, had chances but…
ESPN Apr 30, 2025, 02:31 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions We are down to the final four! It’s the second day of the semifinal first legs of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Enjoy the play-by-play from today’s game: Barcelona against Internazionale, live from the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Jump to: UCL…
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) on Tuesday handed a six-year ban to an unnamed Liga MX Femenil player from Mazatlán FC after an investigation into alleged match-fixing. The FMF said the alleged offense took place during the ongoing Clausura tournament, which took place between January and April. “The Disciplinary Committee of the Mexican Football Federation…
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr were dumped out of the Asian Champions League Elite as Japan‘s Kawasaki Frontale spectacularly ripped up the script with a 3-2 semifinal victory on Wednesday to reach the continental final for the first time. The big-spending Saudi Pro League team succumbed when Yuto Ozeki and Akihiro Ienaga struck after Sadio Mané‘s…
BILBAO, Spain — Ruben Amorim has said that not even winning the Europa League will save Manchester United’s season. United face Athletic Club in the semifinal first leg on Thursday with a place in next month’s final — also being held in Bilbao — on the line. Lifting the trophy would hand Amorim silverware in…