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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Kawasaki's Jesiel (top) competes for the ball with Shandong's Cryzan during the first leg of their AFC Champions League matchup on Tuesday in Jinan, China.
SOCCER
Feb 14, 2024
Kawasaki surrenders late goal but leads Asian Champions League matchup with Shandong
Brazilian defender Jadson scored a crucial second for Shandong five minutes from time to leave the matchup in the balance.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland (right) and Everton's James Tarkowski vie for the ball during their match in Manchester on Saturday.
SOCCER
Feb 12, 2024
Manchester City gets stars back as club eyes more Champions League glory
Pep Guardiola's men head to FC Copenhagen for the first leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday on the back of 10 consecutive wins in all competitions.
Vissel Kobe players celebrate their J1 title last month in Kobe. J. League clubs are broadly in approval of a plan to move the start of the season to August beginning with the 2026-27 campaign.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 15, 2023
J. League clubs throw support behind summer start to season
At a meeting in Tokyo, only one club opposed the proposed change that would bring the league in line with top competitions in Europe.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe vies for the ball during the team's Champions League group match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2023
PSG and Porto into Champions League last 16 as Newcastle exits
PSG drew 1-1 away to Group F winners Borussia Dortmund to go through as runners-up after Milan came from behind to beat Newcastle.
Yokohama F Marinos manager Kevin Muscat (center) celebrates with his players after their third goal against China's Shandong Taishan in an Asian Champions League Group G match at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2023
Yokohama beats Shandong to book Asian Champions League last-16 spot
The last-16 lineup also features Japan's Ventforet Kofu and Kawasaki Frontale.
Peter Utaka (second from right) and his Ventforet Kofu teammates celebrate after a goal during the team's away win over Thailand's Buriram United on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2023
J2's Ventforet advance in Asian Champions League
Ventforet became the first Japanese second-division team in the history of the Asian Champions League to advance to the knockout stage.
Urawa Reds midfielder Kaito Yasui takes aim at the Hanoi FC goal during his club's road defeat at the hands of the Vietnamese side on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Dec 7, 2023
Title holders Urawa Reds dumped out of Asian Champions League
An 87th minute penalty condemned Maciej Skorza's side to defeat when they needed a win to have any hope of advancing.
Urawa's Jose Kante celebrates his decisive goal during the team's win over Wuhan Three Towns on Wednesday at Saitama Stadium.
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2023
Last-gasp effort keeps Urawa alive in Asian Champions League
The Reds were heading for a group-stage exit until Jose Kante struck from the edge of the box to give them a 2-1 win.
Kawasaki’s Leandro Damiao (left) scores his team’s second goal on a night that saw Frontale clinch a spot in the last 16 of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Nov 29, 2023
Five star Kawasaki ease into Asian Champions League last 16
The result kept Toru Oniki's side six points clear of second-placed Ulsan Hyundai in Group I with one round of matches remaining.
Bryan Robson leads the Manchester United team out for a UEFA Champions League fixture against Galatasaray at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul in November 1993.
SOCCER
Nov 28, 2023
Welcome back to 'hell': Man Utd braced for Galatasaray cauldron
The fixture will being back painful memories for United players and fans who ran the gauntlet of hate in Istanbul back in 1993.
FC Copenhagen's Roony Bardghji celebrates scoring the team's fourth goal during a win over Manchester United on Wednesday in Copenhagen.
SOCCER
Nov 9, 2023
Manchester United on brink of Champions League exit after collapse
The loss puts United at the bottom of the group, one point behind Galatasaray and Copenhagen, with two games left to play.
Kawasaki's Kyohei Noborizato (left) fights for the ball with Pathum United's Danilo during their Asian Champions League match on Tuesday in Kawasaki.
SOCCER
Nov 8, 2023
Second-half goals see Kawasaki stay perfect in Asian Champions League
The win has Kawasaki Frontale a step closer to the Asian Champions League last 16.
Barcelona players celebrate Ronald Araujo scoring the side's winning goal against Real Sociedad on Saturday in San Sebastian, Spain.
SOCCER
Nov 6, 2023
Inconsistent Barca target early Champions League progress
The Spanish champions can guarantee progress with a fourth consecutive victory in Group H.
Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi celebrates after scoring against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League group match in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 26, 2023
Kyogo Furuhashi scores as Celtic and Atletico play to draw
Furuhashi slotted in the opener just four minutes into the action at Celtic Park.
Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma kicks the ball during his team's Europa League match against Marseille in Marseille, France, on Thursday.
SOCCER
Oct 6, 2023
Kaoru Mitoma gets assist as Brighton secures point at Marseille
Mitoma set up his team's first goal in the Group B matchup.
Ventforet's Sota Miura (center) attacks the Buriram goal at the National Stadium on Wednesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2023
Ventforet secures historic ACL win over Buriram United
The Yamanashi Prefecture side remains undefeated in a Group H also featuring China’s Zhejiang FC and Australia's Melbourne City.
Frontale players celebrate Kento Tachibanada's goal against Ulsan during their Asian Champions League match in Kawasaki on Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2023
Kento Tachibanada wonder strike lifts Kawasaki past Ulsan in ACL
Elsewhere, reigning J. League champions Yokohama F. Marinos notched their first win in Group G.
F. Marinos forward Takuma Nishimura (right) pressures the Incheon goal during their Asian Champions League game in Yokohama on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Sep 20, 2023
South Korea's Incheon upsets Yokohama F. Marinos in ACL group opener
In other ACL action, Kawasaki Frontale defeated Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim.
The 2023-24 edition of the Asian Champions League will be the last under the current format.
SOCCER
Aug 15, 2023
AFC boosts prize fund for revamped club competitions from 2024
The AFC Champions League Elite headlines a new three-tier setup and replaces the existing format, which features the Asian Champions League and AFC Cup.
An AEK Athens player places flowers outside Agia Sophia Stadium in memory of a fan who died in a Monday-night brawl in Athens on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2023
UEFA postpones AEK-Dinamo match after fatal stabbing
The fight broke out on Monday evening ahead of the Champions League third-round qualifying match at Agia Sophia Stadium.

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Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces