international

Since joining Brazilian club Gremio, veteran striker Luis Suarez has taken the city of Porto Alegre by storm, scoring a flurry of goals, hoisting two trophies and helping the down-on-its-luck team dare to dream again. The southern city has been swept by “Suarezmania” since the 36-year-old Uruguayan arrived four months ago for a late-career swan […]

Manchester United’s season of promise was handed a reality check of the hard work that still lies ahead for Erik ten Hag as an under-strength team was blown away by Sevilla to crash out of the Europa League. In his first season in charge, Ten Hag has ended a six-year trophy drought by winning the […]

            The Milan derby will return to the center stage of European soccer when the Italian city’s two giant clubs meet in what promises to be a fiery Champions League semifinal. The prospect of two matches full of color and pageantry between local rivals who between them have been crowned kings of Europe 10 […]

Bayern Munich’s Champions League exit on Wednesday has turned the focus on the club’s hierarchy and the surprise decision to sack former coach Julian Nagelsmann. The six-time winners drew 1-1 at home against Manchester City but went out 4-1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals, after a 3-0 first-leg demolition in Manchester. Nagelsmann was fired in […]

AC Milan reached the semifinals of the Champions League on Tuesday after Olivier Giroud struck the crucial goal in a 1-1 draw at Napoli that completed a 2-1 aggregate victory over its Italian rival. Giroud tapped in what turned out to be the decisive goal two minutes before the break after a blistering run from Rafael […]

            When Erling Haaland takes the field for Manchester City on Wednesday in Munich, the Norwegian will face the club that tried to sell the farm to buy him but failed.  Bayern’s late first-leg capitulation in Manchester means the six-time winners need to overcome a 3-0 deficit to make it through to the semis.  Not […]

Frank Lampard has defended Todd Boehly‘s “passion” after the Chelsea co-owner reportedly told his players the season has been “embarrassing” in an attempt to fire them up for Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Real Madrid. Boehly spoke to Chelsea’s struggling stars in the dressing room in the immediate aftermath of their demoralizing 2-1 defeat by Brighton […]

Is any record safe with Manchester City hotshot Erling Haaland around? The 22-year-old Norwegian could overhaul Mohamed Salah‘s record of 32 goals in a 38-game Premier League season this weekend, with relegation-threatened Leicester the fearful visitors. The overall single-season record of 34 goals in the Premier League era — set in the days of 42 […]