NYON, Switzerland — Bodø/Glimt is a feelgood soccer story for the ages just as the divisive and cash-driven Super League project finally ended this month. The timing seems richly ironic. At the Champions League draw on Friday, Manchester City’s potential opponents in the round-of-16 bracket were two teams representing wildly different visions of European soccer.

Another UEFA Champions League knockout round draw came and went by, and once more, Real Madrid were paired up against Manchester City. The two teams have met each other quite frequently in Europe in recent seasons and will square off again in the Round of 16 next month. Advertisement Pep Guardiola reacts Speaking to the

LIVERPOOL VS. WEST HAM UNITED | Saturday, February 28th |Premier League | Anfield3PM BST/10AM EST Though the Hammers are very much fighting for survival, they come to Anfield in good form: they have one loss in six league matches and have kept two clean sheets in their last three outings. The 11 points they’ve earned

The intensity and sheer volume of football matches these days mean injuries are a more regular occurrence than ever in the Premier League. Those in European competition are forced to juggle domestic and continental commitments, further draining their depleted batteries, while even the clubs spared midweek excursions are at risk of a bad bout of

Serie A giants Juventus have initiated contact for Leon Goretzka as the race for the German midfielder’s signature begins to heat up ahead of a potential free transfer this summer. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Bianconeri have established initial ties with the player’s entourage to explore the feasibility of a deal. The approach

The success of Liverpool’s season hinges on the Champions League. After a dismal Premier League title defense and the prospect of Champions League qualification still uncertain, triumphing in Europe’s premier competition has taken on even greater significance than in recent campaigns. Performances suggest Liverpool will struggle to clinch their seventh European crown but they have

Atlético de Madrid on Friday learned that they will face Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 next month — the sides’ first official meeting since Spurs defeated Atlético in the 1963 Cup Winners’ Cup final. The first leg will take place at Estadio Metropolitano on March 10/11, marking Tottenham Hotspur’s return

Questions around the knockout stage format have resurfaced as the 2025-26 season of the UEFA Champions League moves toward the round of 16, where the draw rules often shape the tournament’s biggest storylines. Under the current competition structure, the path to the last 16 depends on league-phase positioning and seeding, with regulations designed to balance

Ryan O’HanlonFeb 27, 2026, 05:10 PM Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” Multiple Authors Back in 1912, an Italian statistician named Corrado Gini developed a method to measure what would eventually become maybe the defining feature of modern life: