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Romelu Lukaku scored twice, including a last-gasp equaliser, to rescue a 2-2 draw for Inter Milan in their Champions League opener against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday.

Liverpool's challenge for the Champions League trophy will be white-knuckle until it finds a way to stabilize the back line.

Manchester City's latest quest for Champions League glory got off to a winning start as Pep Guardiola's men came from behind to beat Porto 3-1 at the Etihad on Wednesday.

Liverpool proved they can cope without Virgil van Dijk as Nicolas Tagliafico's own goal sealed a 1-0 win at Ajax in the opening game of their Champions League campaign on Wednesday.

Liverpool rode a Nicolas Tagliafico own goal past Ajax in Amsterdam for a 1-0 win in the first match of their 2020-21 UEFA Champions League campaign.

Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman picked up where he left off last season with two goals in a 4-0 home rout of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as the holders got the defence of their Champions League campaign off to a winning start.

The goal is the ninth of Ilkay Gundogan's UEFA Champions League career, seven of those markers coming with Manchester City.

Zinedine Zidane called for cool heads after Real Madrid lost 3-2 in their Champions League opener at home to a depleted Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, their second consecutive defeat ahead of the Clasico against Barcelona on Saturday.

Angel City, NWSL's new team, adds Lindsey Vonn, Candace Parker, Billie Jean King to ownership group.

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Australia's Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, withdrew from the US PGA Zozo Championship on Wednesday after testing positive for Covid-19, the tour announced.

Real Madrid lost to Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in a stunning upset in their first game of the group stage.

Mikel Arteta admitted he has failed to get the best out of Mesut Ozil after the German expressed his anger at being left out the Gunners' Prmeier League squad.

Real Madrid trailed 3-0 at half time to a Shakhtar Donetsk side missing 10 players due to COVID-19 and injuries, and almost completed a stunning comeback.

Aston Villa v. Leeds is an intriguing clash as two sleeping giants of English soccer hope to push for European qualification this season.

The PST crew breaks down everything you need to know about Matchweek 6 including, the keys to Man United v. Chelsea and Liverpool v. Sheffield United.

The PST crew breaks down Joe Prince-Wright's top five players from Matchweek 5 and discusses the players who could have also made the cut.

Joe Prince-Wright and the rest of the PST crew examine the key things we learned from Matchweek 5 and discuss what could be the most exciting title race in a decade.

Joe Prince-Wright and the PST crew provide reactions to defender Virgil van Dijk being ruled out for the rest of the season and explains how Liverpool will move forward.

Manchester United v. Chelsea is an absolutely huge early season clash at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has warned MPs not to "turn a blind eye" to vulnerable families as the House of Commons prepared to vote on an opposition  to extend free school meals over the holidays

COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW VIDEO SHOWS: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TRAINING SESSION, NEWS CONFERENCE WITH TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR COACH, JOSE MOURINHO SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES, NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020") 1. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLAYERS WALKING OUT ON TO TRAINING PITCH, STRIKER, HARRY KANE AND SON-HEUNG MIN (WEARING A HAT) 2. TOTTENHAM DEFENDER, SERGIO REGUILON (PINK BIB) DOING KICK-UPS WITH BALL / KANE WARMING UP / KANE AND REGUILON SHAKING HANDS BEFORE EMBRACING 3. PLAYERS WALKING ACROSS TRAINING PITCH, INCLUDING GARETH BALE LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR COACH, JOSE MOURINHO, SAYING: "So, this game (3-3 draw against West Ham United in the Premier League) was completely out of context. I believe that winning 3-0 in minute 80 we can play 50 more matches and it's not going to happen again. So, I don't want to be sticking on this and no stories about 'Spursy' or this kind of thing. We have just to defend better set-pieces because the team, even defensively the team is playing very well. We conceded one single goal from open play against Southampton. One. Apart from that, penalties lateral free-kicks, VAR goals and we are quite solid." LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES, NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020") 5. PLAYERS JOGGING 6. PLAYERS JOGGING, INCLUDING BALE, KANE AND SON LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR COACH, JOSE MOURINHO, SAYING: "We are a team in evolution. I believe that nobody played better than us with the ball, which is a big evolution from last season. We are a very exciting team to watch I believe and that is very important and that's the DNA that we want to have. Is that enough to win football matches? No and you have the proof that we have only eight points when we played so amazing in every match apart from the Everton match but Southampton, Man United, Newcastle, West Ham, we played amazing football and this is very difficult to do and we are doing that. But of course, we need to play for a result and we have to learn how to do it." LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES, NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020") 8. PLAYERS TRAINING LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR COACH, JOSE MOURINHO, SAYING: "We are going to try. It's the third time I've played the competition. The other two times, one in Porto, one with United we managed to win it. So, the record in the Europa League is great. Never knocked out. Of course, lost a few matches in the group phase and so but managed always to win it but it's difficult. We know that it's difficult. It is a very long competition. The group phase is tricky. Then you go into the knockouts, then you get teams coming from the Champions League, which in my opinion is very unfair because you've played Champions League. If you don't qualify, you go home. In the Europa League, we play the group phase, if a team finishes third, goes home - doesn't have another competition to play but it is what it is. So, it's a long competition and very, very difficult. In this moment let's focus on the points that we need, the 10, 11 points that you need to qualify through the group phase." LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES, NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020") 10. VARIOUS OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR'S GOALKEEPERS TRAINING - HUGO LLORIS, JOE HART, PAULO GAZZANIGA AND BRANDON AUSTIN 11. PLAYERS INCLUDING KANE, MIDFIELDER, DELE ALLI, SON , DEFENDER, TOBY ALDWEREIELD, DEFENDER, DAVINSON SANCHEZ, AND BALE WARMING UP 12. TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS STORY: Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho dismissed on Wednesday (October 21) suggestions that his side's late collapse against West Ham United at the weekend was another example of the club's so-called "Spursy" habit of capitulating when success is near. Spurs missed a chance to move up to third in the Premier League table on Sunday (October 18) when they threw away a 3-0 lead, with West Ham midfielder Manuel Lanzini's goal denying them victory with the last kick of the game. Speaking at a news conference ahead of Thursday's (October 22) Europa League clash against Austria's LASK Linz , Mourinho said Tottenham's implosion against West Ham was an anomaly in an otherwise impressive campaign. Spurs also let in a last-ditch equaliser against Newcastle last month, but that was due to a penalty for a harsh handball. Mourinho is aiming to win the Europa League for the third time with a third club having also claimed the title while in charge of Porto and Manchester United. (Production: Tim Hart)

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has insisted there was nothing "Spursy" about the club's extraordinary draw with West Ham.

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward on Wednesday branded the mixed messaging of the UK government "frustrating" as the impact of closed doors games showed in the English giants' latest financial figures.

The new schedule for the 2020-21 Premier League season has been released, with times and dates for matchweeks confirmed.

Mediapro on Wednesday reiterated its desire to renegotiate its TV rights deal for Ligue 1 as French football reels from its decision to not make this month's scheduled payment.

Moroccan club Raja Casablanca said Wednesday that they cannot travel to Egypt for a CAF Champions League semi-final against Zamalek this weekend after eight of the squad tested positive for coronavirus.

Premier League giants Manchester United reported a $91 million loss in the period to June 30, 2020.

The UEFA Champions League group stage kicks off soon and here are predictions, betting odds, live updates and the schedule in full.

The Bears have gone through kickers like Spinal Tap went through drummers in recent years, but they may finally have their man. Cairo Santos was perfect in Sunday’s win over the Panthers, and as a result he’s been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Santos made all of his kicks on Sunday, going [more]

Mesut Ozil has slammed the decision to leave him out of their 25-man Premier League squad.

Manchester United's revenue dropped by almost a fifth because the team did not play in the Champions League and because it was forced to close its stadium to fans during the coronavirus pandemic, the English club said Wednesday. The Premier League club, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, generated 509 million pounds ($665 million) in the year to June 30 — a drop of 19%. While the team is back in the Champions League, there is no return of matchday revenue from supporters with games still being played in empty stadiums to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The Washington Football Team will allow only friends and family in attendance at FedEx Field on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, even after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan allowed teams to fill outdoor stadiums to 10% capacity. A spokeswoman said there would be no change from Washington’s previous arrangement to not sell tickets to fans for this game at the stadium in Landover, Maryland. Toledo’s men’s basketball team has halted all activities after six players tested positive this week, the school said Wednesday.

VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF MANCHESTER UNITED'S OLD TRAFFORD STADIUM, RECENT FOOTAGE OF MANCHESTER UNITED TRAINING SHOWS: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MARCH 28, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. MANCHESTER UNITED SIGN ON OLD TRAFFORD STADIUM 2. EXTERIOR OF OLD TRAFFORD STADIUM 3. MANCHESTER UNITED SIGN ON EXTERIOR OF STADIUM MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - DECEMBER 18, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4. CLOSE OF MANCHESTER UNITED BADGE OUTSIDE OLD TRAFFORD STADIUM 5. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF OLD TRAFFORD MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 19, 2020) (MUTV - NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO RESALES) (MUTE) 6. MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS JOGGING 7. PLAYERS JOGGING / STRIKER EDINSON CAVANI (LONG HAIR) SPEAKING WITH DEFENDER, AXEL TUANZEBE 8. STRIKER, ANTHONY MARTIAL (CENTRE) STANDING NEXT TO ODION IGHALO (RIGHT / NUMBER 25) 9. PLAYERS TRAINING 10. MANCHESTER UNITED COACH, OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER WATCHING ON 11. CAVANI AND DEFENDER, ALEX TELLES IN MIDDLE OF CIRCLE DURING TRAINING DRILL KNOWN AS 'RONDO', CAVANI AND TELLES PATTING HANDS AS THEY WALK PAST EACH OTHER 12. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 13. STRIKER. MARCUS RASHFORD (NUMBER 10) TRAINING A LONG WITH TEAM MATES INCLUDING MIDFIELDERS, DONNY VAN DER BEEK (NUMBER 34) AND FACUNDO PELLISTRI (NUMBER 28) 14. PLAYERS TRAINING 15. TELLES AND MIDFIELDER, BRUNO FERNANDES (NUMBER 18) IN MIDDLE OF CIRCLE DURING RONDO TRAINING DRILL 16. ASSISTANT COACHES MICHAEL CARRICK (RIGHT) AND RICHARD HAWKINS (LEFT) WATCHING ON 17. STRIKER, MASON GREENWOOD TRAINING ALONGSIDE PELLISTRI AND DANIEL JAMES (LEFT) 18. MIDFIELDER, PAUL POGBA (NUMBER 6) TRAINING ALONGSIDE CAVANI AND FERNANDES (CLOSEST TO CAMERA) / TELLES RUNNING INTO POGBA BEFORE MIDFIELDER, NEMANJA MATIC (NUMBER 31) WALKS INTO SCREEN STORY: Manchester United slumped to a net loss of 23.2 million pounds ($30.3 million) in the last financial year as the coronavirus disrupted fixture schedules and forced soccer clubs to play matches behind closed doors. The fresh spike in COVID-19 cases across Europe is likely to further delay the return of supporters, hurting income from matchday ticket and catering sales, as well as museum tours for the bigger clubs. Premier League clubs last week rejected plans put forward by Liverpool and Manchester United for radical changes to the English game's structures and finances and said they would conduct their own review. United, who have made mixed start to the new English Premier League season on the pitch, said revenue in the year ended June 30 fell 19% to 509 million pounds, with some fixtures being delayed beyond that date. It gave no financial forecast for the current year. The club, controlled by the American Glazer family since a highly-leveraged takeover in 2005, said the net loss once the cost of debt financing was taken into account compares with profit of 18.9 million pounds a year earlier. Net debt rose rose 10% to 474.1 million pounds at the end of June compared with the end of March. The 20-times English champions said the impact of the coronavirus crisis on revenue has been partially offset by lower matchday costs and reduced travel due to the three-month suspension of soccer matches from March to June. ($1 = 0.7653 pounds) (Production: Tim Hart)

Who are the top in-state football players within the Class of 2023? PA Preps answers that question now!

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Manchester United were in disarray just a couple of weeks ago, but it was Paris Saint-Germain who were a mess as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side won 2-1 in their Champions League clash in the French capital on Tuesday night.

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert has joined the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League to replace injured bowler Ali Khan.

China wants to unite its 1.4 billion people through football while also using the sport as "a bridge to work with the rest of the world", a top FA official says.

The goals were not as plentiful in Week 4 of the Bundesliga season, which ended with RB Leipzig atop the table and Bayern and Dortmund nipping at its heels.

Bayern Munich's path to a ninth-straight domestic title begins at home to Schalke, as the Bundesliga schedule is out for the 2020-21 season.

Phoenix gained a tiebreaker over potential USL Championship Final foes via a forfeit caused by one of its players' anti-gay abuse of an openly-gay player.

Phoenix Rising FC earned home-field advantage, in part, after the San Diego Loyal walked off last month following the alleged use of an anti-gay slur.

The UEFA Europa League group stage action hits the 2020-21 season with Premier League sides Arsenal, Tottenham, and Leicester involved in the tournament.

The 20 Premier League clubs have submitted their 25-man rosters for the 2020-21 season with Mesut Ozil excluded by Arsenal and Petr Cech *in* at Chelsea.

Messi, Fati, Dembele all shine, and in a year of great stores for USMNT players in Europe, Ethan Horvath raises his hand to share one worthy of retelling.

Marcus Rashford once again sank Paris Saint-Germain after netting the decisive goal in a 2-1 Champions League win in the French capital on Tuesday, while Barcelona sent a message with a thumping 5-1 victory over Ferencvaros.

SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 20, 2020) (BARCA TV HANDOUT - MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO) 1. JOURNALIST ASKING BARCELONA COACH RONALD KOEMAN A QUESTION 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH, RONALD KOEMAN, SAYING: "We were a little bit too lazy in the start of the game, and they had one or two good chances. But after that we took the rhythm in the game, we played good football, we were scoring. But as I said before, maybe the best part of the game was after half time, 20-25 minutes on a high rhythm of our ball position scoring goals. The red card complained a little bit but we are used to play with one less." 3. JOURNALIST ASKING KOEMAN A QUESTION 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH, RONALD KOEMAN, SAYING: "We did defensively well and even we scored twice playing with ten men and that was really positive. Finally, a good result, a good start for the Champions League and we have time now to prepare the game for Saturday." 5. JOURNALIST ASKING KOEMAN A QUESTION 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH, RONALD KOEMAN, SAYING: "He (Leo Messi) is disciplined, he is working hard for his body and to be in a perfect condition to play. And then the quality of the player is amazing. You saw it tonight, he was scoring a penalty but the feel of the game, the assist for one or two goals, it was great and we are so happy to have him in Barcelona because he is showing every season that he is the best player in the world." 7. JOURNALIST ASKING KOEMAN A QUESTION 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BARCELONA COACH, RONALD KOEMAN, SAYING: "It's been a little difficult for us to get into the game with the pace of the ball we want to put in. I think that sometimes it is our problem, if we slow down, if we lower our pressure and aggressiveness, and let the opponents play too much, we have problems. If we are able to command the rhythm of the game, we are very good and we have seen those phases of the game." 9. JOURNALIST ASKING KOEMAN A QUESTION 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BARCELONA COACH, RONALD KOEMAN, SAYING: "We play differently, we have made changes in the team, in the squad. We opted for new people, for young people. So yes, you can't ask more of this team at the moment. I think we're doing well, there are enough reasons why we haven't won every game and it's about improving, working every day, but this team is going to have a great future." 11. JOURNALIST ASKING KOEMAN A QUESTION 12. KOEMAN LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE STORY: Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman lamented a red card for Gerard Pique in their 5-1 Champions League victory over Ferencvaros on Tuesday (October 20) that will keep the experienced defender out of next week's trip to Juventus. Pique was sent off by Swiss referee Sandro Scharer with 20 minutes to go after a blatant pull-back in the box on the jersey of Ferencvaros striker Tokmac Nguen after he had been well beaten for pace. "The red card complained a little bit but we are use to play with one less." he said on a news conference after the match. Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons, while Ansu Fati, Philippe Coutinho, 17-year-old Pedri and Ousmane Dembele were on target in what was, in the end, a commanding performance from the Catalan side. "We are so happy to have him in Barcelona because he is showing every season that he is the best player in the world", Koeman said, adding that he was pleased the goals had been shared around. (Production: Elena Rodriguez)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for his "excellent" Manchester United side on Tuesday after Marcus Rashford's late strike saw them win at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League for the second time in three seasons.

Ciro Immobile scored early against his former club Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday as Lazio marked their return to the Champions League after a 13-year absence with a 3-1 Group F win.