international

With two rounds of the Bundesliga season remaining, Bayern Munich faces the biggest threat to its title hopes, at home against a resurgent RB Leipzig on Saturday. One point ahead of Borussia Dortmund atop the Bundesliga table, Bayern knows winning the next two games will ensure a record-extending 11th straight Bundesliga title.  While perennial bridesmaid […]

Manchester City is preparing for another Premier League coronation — the first leg of a potential treble that would write the club’s name into the history books. Victory at home for Pep Guardiola‘s side against Chelsea on Sunday will seal the deal, but it will be all over on Saturday if Arsenal loses to relegation-threatened Nottingham […]

As it heads into a new era off the field, a disappointing Ligue 1 season on it means Lyon, formerly French men’s soccer’s dominant force, is set to miss out on European qualification once again. With just three games of the Ligue 1 campaign remaining, including Friday’s meeting with Monaco, Lyon is seventh, four points […]

Uruguay has sufficient quality to allows it to dream of success, iconic new coach Marcelo Bielsa said as he was officially presented to the press. Known as “El Loco” (the madman), the 67-year-old is widely considered as one of soccer’s most influential coaches, even though his trophy cabinet is relatively bare compared to other greats of the […]

Inter Milan is dreaming of a shock Champions League triumph after upsetting the odds to reach this season’s final, securing its place in Istanbul on June 10 with a deserved semifinal win over city rival AC Milan. “If you had said at the start of the season that we would reach the Champions League final, […]

Real Madrid managed to blunt Manchester City’s goalscoring phenom Erling Haaland in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, but there was no stopping the brilliance of Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian’s thunderbolt at the Bernabeu left the series delicately balanced at 1-1 heading into Wednesday’s second leg, but with City oozing confidence thanks to a 100 […]

Real Madrid hearts were in mouths when Eduardo Camavinga limped off against Getafe in La Liga on Saturday, ahead of the Champions League showdown with Manchester City. The 20-year-old French midfielder has become a key figure for Carlo Ancelotti’s reigning European champions and an injury would have been a big setback for the semi-final second leg at the Etihad […]

Romelu Lukaku‘s return to sparkling form has given Inter Milan an extra weapon ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal decider with AC Milan. Out for much of the season with injuries and with a damaged reputation following a disastrous World Cup, Lukaku has slowly worked his way back to his best. The Belgium striker has […]

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta apologized for his team’s second-half implosion in a 3-0 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday that put Manchester City on the verge of being crowned Premier League champion. The Gunners had topped the table for much of the season as they tried to end a 19-year wait to win the title. But under relentless […]