The18's David Moore breaks down the week in soccer news while sipping on some tea...it's Tea Time.
Episode 20 Topics include: Mason "Mickey" Mount missing his penalty, US Soccer officially has equal pay for World Cup winnings and game appearances, and newly formed USL2 side, Vermont Green, wins fans with their excellent debut kit.
After a disappointing first season in Paris, Lionel Messi is back with his national team ahead of Wednesday's Finalissima between Copa América champion Argentina and Euro 2020 winner Italy at Wembley in London.
There are few better ways to determine the quality of a footballer than by the trophies he and his teams have won. Being crowned the best club in Europe is one of the top honors for a footballer, and dozens of players have won the European Cup or Champions League trophies three or more times. The question is, who are the players with the most Champions League titles?
The Champions League — formerly the European Cup — is the premier club soccer competition in the world, annually anointing a new champion to the team in Europe able to navigate a gauntlet of matches to reign supreme. The Champions League list of winners is a history of club football at its best — the teams that defined eras as much as any World Cup winner.
Un día después de haberse convertido en el héroe de la decimocuarta Champions League del Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois se dio un momento para ver lo que la gente decía en redes sociales sobre el nuevo título merengue. Y en medio de la labor se encontró con el análisis del comentarista de ESPN México, David Faitelson, el cual no pudo evitar responder con una carcajada a mandíbula batiente.
On Saturday evening in Paris, Cuban-born American singer Camila Cabello was put in the most unenviable situation imaginable.
Given a chance to perform the opening ceremony at the Champions League final with around 275 million watching from home, the 25-year-old's six-minute performance was drowned out by chanting and boos as Liverpool and Real Madrid supporters voiced their frustrations with a 36-minute delay to the start of the match due to chaos outside the Stade de France.
PARIS - Chaotic scenes at the French national stadium before and during Saturday night's Champions League final were branded a national embarrassment, while French ministers blamed Liverpool fans for the trouble.
The final between Liverpool and Real Madrid kicked off with a 35-minute delay after police tried to hold back people attempting to force their way into the Stade de France without tickets, while some ticket holders complained they were not let in.
How will Mohamed Salah remember the 2021-22 season? He hardly featured in the club's run to an FA Cup and EFL Cup double – logging a total of just 243 minutes across those two competitions — but Salah registered incredible numbers in the Premier League and Champions League (31 goals and 16 assists in 48 appearances) while the Reds came up agonizingly short in both competitions.
Salah's year was also soured by defeat to Sadio Mané's Senegal in both the Africa Cup of Nations final and the CAF World Cup qualifying playoffs, both of which occurred after the new year.
Thibaut Courtois immortalized himself into the goalkeeper hall of fame with one of the greatest ever performances during Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the 2022 UEFA Champions League final.
Courtois was a one-man wall who wouldn’t have been scored on if the game lasted another 90 minutes. Liverpool in all its attacking glory was snuffed out by a 6 feet 7 inches tall Belgian with spaghetti for arms and legs.
Real Madrid tiene un imán especialmente diseñado para ganar la Champions League. Los merengues derrotaron a Liverpool por 1-0 y obtuvieron la decimocuarta Orejona de su historia.
El gol lo hizo Vinícius Jr., al 58', cerrando la pinza a un centro potente de Federico Valverde.
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