Erling Haaland

Top 10 best players in the UEFA Champions League 2023-24

The Champions League is back and so are the stars that come along with it.

This season in the UEFA Champions League will be the first in almost two decades without the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi — arguably the two best players of all time and the two all-time goal scorers in the competition. 

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Major League Soccer star Lionel Messi nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or

Argentina forward Lionel Messi was among the nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or trophy announced by organizers France Football magazine on Wednesday.

Erling Haaland needed all of 185 seconds to score in the new EPL season

Erling Haaland may never let go of the Premier League’s golden boot award. He only needed 185 seconds to score in the 2023-24 EPL opening game before he added a second goal later in the first half.

Burnley hosted the defending European and Premier League champions Manchester City on Friday and got a harsh welcome back to England’s top flight with a 3-0 battering.

The home crowd at Turf Moor were immediately silenced when Haaland scored in the fourth minute.

It's summertime – a series of photos of soccer players enjoying their vacations

While setting their expectations for the 2023-24 season or trying to define what's next in their careers, players of the most relevant leagues in Europe are squeezing out their last days of vacation before returning to reality.

With family or friends, beach towns around the world seem to have been the favorite destination among them, and here we give you a glimpse of their holidays. 

Soccer players on vacation

Lionel Messi

The Argentine star already landed on U.S. soil to be presented as Inter Miami's new face.

EA SPORTS FC 24 Ultimate Edition cover revealed with 31 players

EA SPORTS FC 24 is only a couple months away from its rumored release date, and this week offers our first major glimpse at the franchise formerly known as FIFA — beginning with Monday's release of an official announce trailer (voiced by Daniel Kaluuya).

I'm also just now realizing that EA SPORTS is attempting to get us to transition from saying "FIFA" to "FC," which is pretty smart marketing. So here's our first look at FC 24. 

No time to change – Jack Grealish celebrates UCL title until 5 a.m. in his Manchester City kit

Jack Grealish is the life and soul of the party. The man just can't help himself when it is time to celebrate. We saw it in Las Vegas last year, in different tabloid stories, and of course, he wasn't going to shy away after Manchester City collected the Champions League trophy.

¡Erling, hermano ya eres mexicano! Watch Haaland drooling over his new Nike Jarritos sneakers

Record-breaking striker and Premier League champion Erling Haaland brings the random internet moment of the day after posting on Instagram about how much he loves his new sneakers: a pair of Nike SB Dunks made in collaboration with Jarritos.

Yep, that delicious and radioactive-colored Mexican soda you drink while you stuff your mouth with burritos and tortas.

Oh man, I want one now.

Not even Thibaut ‘spaghetti limbs’ Courtois could save Real Madrid from unstoppable City

In the battle between Thibaut Courtois and Erling Haaland the Real Madrid keeper came up victorious. Alas he couldn’t keep out the relentless hordes of Manchester City attacks as the defending Premier League champions won 4-0 (5-1 on aggregate) to book their ticket to the UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday.

City deserve all the credit for their victory. They outclassed Real Madrid on every inch of the field. The area of most difficulty was trying to get past Courtois in goal.

İlkay Gündoğan's two-touch finish is worthy of a Premier League title

Manchester City took a massive step on its journey to a third straight Premier League title by beating relegation-threatened Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.

City midfielder İlkay Gündoğan was man of the match after scoring a stunning opener in the 37th-minute before setting up Erling Haaland for a header just two minutes later. Then, six minutes into the second half, Gündoğan curled home a right-footed free kick beyond the despairing dive of Jordan Pickford to secure all three points for City.  

Erling Haaland's dad escorted away from Santiago Bernabéu VIP seats after trolling Real Madrid fans

While Erling Haaland was struggling to free himself from Antonio Rüdiger during Manchester City's 1-1 draw versus Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday night, his father Alf-Inge was having an intense confrontation with Real Madrid fans in the Santiago Bernabéu stands. 

Alfie was a guest in one of the stadium's VIP boxes and had several exchanges with Real Madrid supporters, including some caught on camera.

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