4:00 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Moise Kean scored twice and Kylian Mbappe grabbed two assists but Neymar exited early with a groin injury as PSG beat Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 away on Wednesday, securing their first win in this season’s Champions League group stage. Along with causing concern for PSG coach Thomas Tuchel, Neymar’s
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2:20 PM ET The three teams most of us would have predicted to lead the way are doing just that. Only a single point separates RB Leipzig from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. But in terms of which individual players have dazzled so far, not everything has gone according to preseason expectations. So here’s my
7:28 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — When Manchester United played in the Twilight Zone of the Europa League in recent seasons, Marcus Rashford never hid his frustration at being unable to display his talents on the biggest stage, the Champions League, but he is rapidly making up for lost time. A week after scoring a
5:30 PM ET Ralf Rangnick has been called a lot of things during his career in football — Yussuf Poulsen, the RB Leipzig striker, says he’s a “perfectionist,” while his teammate Kevin Kampl says Rangnick is “in love with football.” There were others who poked fun at him back in 1998 when he explained his
7:48 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done and you can check out the major ones here. The window may be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the
6:16 PM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Borussia Monchengladbach to avoid making it two defeats out of two in Champions League Group B and keep their hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds alive. Madrid played well for the opening half hour and Toni Kroos had
7:30 AM ET Tom Hamilton and Pim Mak VVV-Venlo‘s players and coaching staff have not re-watched Saturday’s record 13-0 defeat to Ajax. “It’s not worth analysing all the goals,” manager Hans de Koning told ESPN. “We know what happened.” And so does the world. On Monday morning, 48 hours after their humiliation at their home
7:25 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done and you can check out the major ones here. The window may be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
1:37 PM ET Real Madrid won their grudge match against Barcelona, Dortmund cruised to a win against their eternal rivals, Schalke, and two of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, Man United and Chelsea, played out a forgettable and needlessly defensive 0-0 draw. All in all, the soccer weekend was full of talking points. It’s Monday,
10:57 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is “angry and appalled” by his treatment at the hands of some media outlets. Pogba has rubbished a report claiming he will no longer play for France in response to comments made by the country’s president Emmanuel Macron that were perceived to