European Cup

The golden lineup: Barcelona teammates stand together to prepare for a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on February 26, 2013. | Photo Credit: Manu Fernandez The exits of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba from FC…

To say we’ll be Zlatan-less is probably wide of the mark. Whatever Zlatan Ibrahimović goes on to do, you can be sure it’ll be loud and full of bravado. But he won’t be on the field, which is a loss for the sport, if only because there…

Inter Milan scored two early goals to secure an impressive 2-0 win over AC Milan in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday and stay on course to become the first Italian team to win the trophy since they did so in 2010.Inter…

The Premier League, at least this season, has become stratified in a way it never has before. There seem to be only two categories. You’re either fighting against relegation or you’re in the race for the Champions League. It’s a little more…

Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his second goal against Liverpool.Photo: Marc Atkins (Getty Images)Most every time it’s happened, when Liverpool are up 2-0 at Anfield within a game’s first 15 minutes, especially on a…

Poor Ronaldo...Image: Getty ImagesIf one were interested in fairness when it comes to Cristiano Ronaldo — and I’m not for a host of reasons, including the big glaring one (actually two) — one would have to concede that being a professional…

Thomas Tuchel got the axePhoto: Getty ImagesIf Todd Boehly’s aim was to connect himself to Chelsea tradition, even if those traditions are only 20 years old or so, he certainly took a huge step by canning Thomas Tuchel as manager today. No…

Thousands of soccer fans were descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final later on Saturday. There are…

By AFP MADRID: Real Madrid were given an almighty scare by Chelsea on Tuesday but the eternal brilliance of Luka Modric and Karim Benzema prevailed and now they are in sight of their 14th European Cup. With the…

Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, the former head of talent identification at Athletic Bilbao, would repeat a phrase: “It is better to have no data, than to disregard strong data.” The line is a magnet for agreement in the football analytics…