Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City outclassed Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 in their rearranged Champions League opener at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The game had been carried over from Tuesday due to a thunderstorm and Aguero made up for lost time with his second treble of the campaign […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata struck in the closing minutes to seal a stunning Real Madrid comeback to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 to start their Champions League defence on Wednesday. Madrid looked to be heading for their first home defeat in the competition for five years after Bruno Cesar's low effort three […]

London (AFP) – Monaco ruined Tottenham's record-breaking night-out at Wembley as the French side earned a 2-1 win in their Champions League Group E opener on Wednesday. Tottenham are back in the Champions League for the first time in five years and, with the capacity at their White Hart Lane stadium reduced due to redevelopment, they opted […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham smashed the record for the highest attendance for an English club on Wednesday as 85,011 fans packed into Wembley for their Champions League clash against Monaco. With Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium capacity reduced while work continues on the redevelopment of their historic home, the north London club have opted to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach handed out tongue-in-cheek letters of apology to the bosses of the supporters who attended Wednesday's rearranged Champions League game at Manchester City. The Group C match was postponed on Tuesday due to thunderous downpours at the Etihad Stadium and rescheduled for the following evening. It meant some travelling […]

Rome (AFP) – Paolo Di Canio was removed on Wednesday from his role as a Sky Italia presenter after one of his tattoos alluding to Benito Mussolini stirred up a flurry of protest on social media. The maverick Italian former Sunderland manager fronted Sky Italia's coverage of the English Premier League on Sunday wearing a […]

FOX Sports has brought its 7-day free trial to FOX Soccer 2GO back in time for the latest action in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. With the free trial, you can watch as much live and on-demand soccer as you want during the 7-days including today's matches between Manchester City vs. Borussia Monchengladbach, […]

London (AFP) – Highly rated Ivory Coast international defender Lamine Kone gave struggling Premier League side Sunderland a welcome boost on Wednesday by signing a new five-year contract. The 27-year-old — who only joined the club in January for £6 million (7m euros, $7.9m) — agreed to the deal just weeks after he pushed for […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney will be rested along with several other stars for the club's Europa League group match with Dutch side Feyenoord in Rotterdam on Thursday. The 30-year-old England skipper has been omitted by Jose Mourinho from the squad along with fellow first team regulars, defensive duo Luke […]

For viewers in the United States, Tottenham's opening match in the UEFA Champions League scheduled for today has been moved at the last minute from FOX Sports Net to FOX Soccer Plus. The reason for the change is two-fold. First, yesterday's postponed match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach has been rescheduled for 2:45pm ET […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach will play their opening Champions League group game on Wednesday after Tuesday's match was postponed due to heavy rain at City's Etihad Stadium. The two clubs announced that the game would take place at 7:45 pm local time (1845 GMT). Gladbach wanted the rescheduled game […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Croatian international Dejan Lovren is set to reclaim his place in the Liverpool starting line-up for Friday's Premier League clash with Chelsea after being give a clean bill of health by manager Jurgen Klopp. The 27-year-old central defender suffering a head injury in training which obliged him to miss the 4-1 trouncing […]

Berlin (AFP) – Lawyers for football legend Franz Beckenbauer on Wednesday rejected claims he was paid millions as chairman of Germany's World Cup organising committee and sought to hide the sum from tax authorities. News website Spiegel Online had reported that Beckenbauer drew a fee of more than five million euros ($5.6 million) and that […]

Athens (AFP) – Disgraced football leader Michel Platini said in a farewell speech to UEFA on Wednesday that he felt no guilt over a $2 million payment from FIFA that has seen him suspended for four years. "Just simply know that my conscience is clear, that I am certain that I committed not the slightest […]

Paris (AFP) – Fresh from giving his players a rollicking Jose Mourinho's focus turns from Manchester United's derby defeat to European action with a tricky Europa League opener at in-form Feyenoord on Thursday. It will be the Portuguese manager's first game in the second-tier European competition since winning its predecessor the UEFA Cup with Porto […]