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Who will win 2027 Ballon d'Or? Early odds for soccer's biggest award

Who will win 2027 Ballon d'Or? Early odds for soccer's biggest award

Who will be named world's best soccer player? Odds for the 2027 favorites.
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Immediate Reaction: AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid

Immediate Reaction: AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid

AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid (Bellingham, Mbappé & Valverde). An entertaining European win… Here is my immediate reaction. More to come: Player ratings, interviews and a post game podcast. Fixtures are arriving in relentless fashion at this point of the season, and a champions league trip to Greece to face AEK Athens was up next for Real Madrid. […]
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CONFIRMED lineups: AEK Athens vs Real Madrid, 2026 Champions League

CONFIRMED lineups: AEK Athens vs Real Madrid, 2026 Champions League

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against AEK Athens in the Champions League. STARTING LINEUPS AEK Athens starting XI (TBC): Brignoli; Rota, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilios; Vitales, Marin, Majer, Koita; Jovic y Varga. Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois; Dumfries, Militao, Rüdiger, Cucurella; Camavinga, Bernardo; Diomande, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappé. Militao gets his […]
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Wednesday Cannon Fodder: Champions League match day

Wednesday Cannon Fodder: Champions League match day

Good morning, TSFers! I’m a bit tired from following election results last night. But we move. We’ve got Arsenal in the Champions League to attend to this afternoon / evening. The squad is in Prague to face Slavia Praha, kickoff at 3:00 pm ET. Yesterday’s matches went mostly as you’d expect. Stuttgart was disappointing in […]
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Jose Mourinho: “I’m very lucky to have players of this quality”

Jose Mourinho: “I’m very lucky to have players of this quality”

He spoke after the win over AEK Athens.
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Thunderous Valverde goal keeps Real Madrid perfect in UEFA Champions League

Thunderous Valverde goal keeps Real Madrid perfect in UEFA Champions League

Stunning goals from Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde helped Los Blancos overcome a strong AEK Athens side.
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Five things we've learned at the UEFA Champions League first phase halfway point

Five things we've learned at the UEFA Champions League first phase halfway point

With each team playing four league games, there are lessons we've learned about PSG, Barcelona, Arsenal and other top teams.
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Bellingham: “This is the mindset we need to maintain”

Bellingham: “This is the mindset we need to maintain”

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham talked to the press after the team’s encouraging 2-3 comeback against AEK Athens in the Chanpions League where he was named the Man of the Match. “It was a very tough game. We worked hard to win this and came back twice. A very important victory on our journey in […]
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Champions League: Real Madrid pulls off another comeback, Liverpool beaten by Fenerbahce

Champions League: Real Madrid pulls off another comeback, Liverpool beaten by Fenerbahce

Real Madrid produced another stunning Champions League comeback to beat AEK Athens 3-2 in the Champions League
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Bijan Robinson plans to meet with soccer stars Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé while in Madrid

Bijan Robinson plans to meet with soccer stars Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé while in Madrid

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson has offered some advice to Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and says he plans to meet privately with the Brazilian player and with France star Kylian Mbappé while in Madrid for Sunday’s NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals
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Arsenal Goalkeeper David Raya Emphasizes Champions League Final Loss as Motivation for Current Season

Arsenal Goalkeeper David Raya Emphasizes Champions League Final Loss as Motivation for Current Season

Arsenal Goalkeeper David Raya Emphasizes Champions League Final Loss as Motivation for Current Season
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Tasos Douvikas Leads Champions League Scoring Race After Hat-Trick Performance

Tasos Douvikas Leads Champions League Scoring Race After Hat-Trick Performance

Tasos Douvikas Leads Champions League Scoring Race After Hat-Trick Performance