Barcelona defeat Benfica to seal Champions League last 16 place – updates

Manchester City need to invest during the January transfer window due to injury problems and a faltering Premier League campaign, manager Pep Guardiola has said, acknowledging it may have been a mistake to rule out signings in the summer. “In the summer the club thought about [signings] and I said: ‘No, I don’t want to…

Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs. Marcelo, 36, played for Real from 2007-2022 and left the Spanish club with 25 trophies in 546 games, including six LaLiga titles. Recommended Stories list of 3…

PSG dump Liverpool out of Champions League on penalties – updates

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is prepared for a revved-up Accrington Stanley when the teams meet in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield on Saturday. Slot suffered only his second defeat as manager of the Reds in the club’s last match when they were beaten 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in the first…

The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments including Italian team Roma. It ends a long period of huge uncertainty at Everton, a nine-time English champion which has been an ever-present in the top division since 1954 but is without a…

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he shares a connection with Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou because of their unwavering commitment to their football ideologies and tactical resolve, irrespective of outside criticism. The two teams, who face off on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, find themselves in unfamiliar territory in the Premier League standings with…