Soccer

9/18/2024 |  New Champions League format makes its debut with same old winners: Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern, Juve (Associated Press (AP)) ROME (AP) — New format. Same old winners.
The revamped Champions League made its debut Tuesday with some familiar clubs claiming victories on opening night.
After joining from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé scored for 15-time champion Real Madrid, which needed late goals from Antonio Rudiger and Endrick to beat Stuttgart 3-1.

9/18/2024 |  Shakhtar to wear club kit based on Ukraine national flag colors for Champions League game (Associated Press (AP)) BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Shakhtar Donetsk says it will wear a new club kit based on the colors of Ukraine’s national flag in its Champions League match against Bologna on Wednesday.
“We are proud to be Ukrainians,” the club said.

9/18/2024 |  FIFA teams up with UN health agency for campaign to educate world soccer about concussion (Associated Press (AP)) GENEVA (AP) — FIFA teamed up with the World Health Organization on Wednesday for a campaign to educate the soccer industry about the risks of concussion injuries.
“Concussion is a public health issue of concern at all levels of football, and many other sports, requiring greater levels of awareness and action,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

9/18/2024 |  David Beckham to host 'Beckham and Friends' on Paramount+ for UEFA Champions League semifinals, final (CBS Sports) Soccer superstar David Beckham will host "Beckham and Friends," an alternative live broadcast during the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League as part of CBS Sports' coverage of Europe's top club competition.

9/18/2024 |  FIFA teams up with WHO on global concussion campaign (Reuters Sports) Sept 18 (Reuters) - Soccer's governing body FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a global concussion awareness initiative developed with brain health experts.
The 'Suspect and Protect: No Match is Worth the Risk' scheme aims to highlight the risks of traumatic brain injury and offer resources on the subject, they said in a joint statement.