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You would be forgiven for assuming there couldn’t be any direct connection between the United Kingdom’s imminent coronation of King Charles III and UEFA’s creation of the Champions League in 1992, but the two events do share a common theme — quite literally. Keen to emphasise the high-brow lustre of its flagship club competition, UEFA relaunched the European Cup ahead of the 1992-93 season and sought to establish its elite…

Wrexham will play Como from Italy’s second tier, a U.S. women’s side of former national team players led by Heather O’Reilly and a Say Word team paying homage to North Carolina and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Group D of a seven-on-seven tournament June 1-4 in Cary, North Carolina. A Welsh club bought in 2020 by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Wrexham have been promoted to the fourth…

Manchester City are nine games away from the treble. Their manager, Pep Guardiola, doesn’t want to talk about it, and it’s a feat that has only been achieved once before in English football by Manchester United in 1999, but City have given themselves the opportunity to lift the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in the same season. Guardiola and his team have got a lot right, but have…

Adonis Frias scored in the 79th minute as host Leon defeated Tigres UANL 3-1 at Estadio Leon in Mexico on Wednesday night to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League final. After Tigres won the first leg of the semifinal 2-1 at San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, last week, Leon needed to win by multiple goals to advance without a tiebreaker. Frias’ goal gave them that lead and Leon made…

BRIGHTON, England — Brighton secured a stunning 1-0 win over Manchester United thanks to Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty in the 99th minute on Thursday night at the AMEX Stadium. Andre Marriner needed the help of VAR to award the penalty after a late Brighton corner found Luke Shaw’s outstretched arm deep into injury time. Mac Allister took his time and fired past David de Gea to give Brighton a deserved…

The transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Manchester United are hopeful of signing Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, and they want to pair him with Marcus Rashford, who is being offered a pay raise to sign a…

LAFC is returning to the CONCACAF Champions League final after beating the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on Tuesday night at BMO Stadium to advance from the semifinals 4-1 on aggregate. The defending MLS Cup champions held a narrow advantage coming into match after scoring an away goal in the 1-1 draw in Philadelphia on April 26, and they ended up running away with the second leg with goals from Timothy Tillman,…

Retired NFL star J.J. Watt said he spoke to actor Ryan Reynolds before becoming a minority investor in Premier League-bound Burnley, with the Hollywood star’s success as Wrexham co-owner inspiring him to do the same. Watt, who retired after a 12-year NFL career in January, announced his investment in Championship title winners Burnley on Monday alongside his wife, former United States midfielder Kealia Watt. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…

Former Malaga player Sergio Contreras, better known as “Koke,” has pleaded guilty to leading a gang of drug traffickers and accepted a six-year prison sentence. Koke, 40, who also played for Major League soccer club Houston Dynamo as well as Marseille and Sporting Club, agreed to a plea deal at a court in Malaga on Tuesday after prosecutors had initially requested a 16-year prison sentence. The sentence will be handed…

Arsenal bounced back from their deflating loss to Manchester City by easing to a 3-1 victory over struggling Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to keep their Premier League title hopes alive. Martin Odegaard scored twice in 13 first-half minutes before Gabriel Jesus added a third before half-time against a Chelsea side that were all too accommodating to their London rivals. Chelsea offered more resistance after the break and…