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Tag: UEFA Champions League (Soccer)
Real Madrid vs. UEFA Is the Champions League’s Most Bitter Rivalry
No club has won European soccer’s richest prize more than Real Madrid, but its recent dominance has been accompanied by a bruising fight over the tournament’s future.
Champions League: Borussia Dortmund Shows Anything Is Possible
Can an underdog still have its day in the Champions League? The sport should hope so.
What Did P.S.G.’s Money Buy?
The club’s superstar era cost billions and upended European soccer. But after another Champions League failure and Friday’s confirmation that Kylian Mbappé will leave, what was it all for?
Champions League: Bayern Munich, Dortmund and the Lure of the Past
Change comes neither easily nor naturally at Germany’s two most successful clubs. Will success in the Champions League delay it again?
Court Ruling Could Revive Plan for a European Super League in Soccer
The European Court of Justice said the sport’s governing bodies had abused their dominant position by blocking a new competition, opening the way for revamped proposals.
Xabi Alonso Isn’t Coming to Save Your Team. Not Yet.
The patience of Alonso, the Bayer Leverkusen manager, says a lot about him, and just as much about a sport perpetually chasing the next big thing.
Ajax and the Fragile Business of Champions League Soccer
The stumbles of a famed Dutch club are a lesson in fallibility of even the best methods, and a reminder of how fast it can all go wrong at the top of the sport.
As Morocco and France Prepare for World Cup, Historical Tensions Swirl
Wednesday’s face-off between the Atlas Lions and Les Bleus will be about more than just soccer, reviving old colonial wounds and fueling identity debates.