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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti looks on during a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta and Real Madrid in Bergamo, Italy, on Monday.
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2024
Real Madrid heading for Champions League playoffs, says Ancelotti
Real is languishing four points off the top eight in 24th, the last spot that earns a place in the playoffs.
Kawasaki players celebrate after Yuki Yamamoto (second from left) scroed the team's second goal during the first half of Wednesday's Asian Champions League home win over Shandong.
SOCCER
Dec 5, 2024
Kawasaki hands Shandong an Asian Champions League thrashing
The win puts the J. League side on 12 points to sit one point behind Yokohama F. Marinos, Gwangju FC and Vissel Kobe in the east standings.
Vissel's Daiju Sasaki (center) fights off a defender during Kobe's Asian Champions League loss to Pohang Steelers on Tuesday in Pohang, South Korea.
SOCCER
Dec 4, 2024
Pohang clip Vissel's wings in Asian Champions League
Kobe racked up four wins and one draw from their opening five games but Vissel could not cope with a hungry Pohang side on Tuesday.
Kylian Mbappe had a penalty saved during Real Madrid's loss against Liverpool during the Champions League.
SOCCER
Nov 29, 2024
European giants struggle in new Champions League format
Heavyweights such as Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are currently at risk of an early exit.
Liverpool's Cody Gakpo (center) celebrates scoring his team's second goal, alongside Virgil van Dijk (left) and Ibrahima Konate, in Liverpool, England, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Nov 28, 2024
Mbappe misses penalty as Liverpool exacts revenge on Real Madrid
Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored the goals in the second half as the Reds maintained their perfect record to return to the top of the table.
Yokohama's Takuma Nishimura goes on the attack during his team's Asian Champions League Elite win over Pohang Steelers on Wednesday in Yokohama.
SOCCER
Nov 28, 2024
Yokohama tops Pohang as Gwangju stays second in Asian Champions League
Goals from Yan Matheus and Anderson Lopes were enough for Yokohama as the club moved up to third in the standings.
Daiju Sasaki scores the winning goal for Vissel Kobe on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Nov 27, 2024
Vissel Kobe retains top spot in Asian Champions League after goalkeeping error gifts win
Takayuki Yoshida's Kobe side leads the east Asian standings with 13 points from the first five league phase games.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts after his side blew a 3-0 lead and settled for a draw against Feyenoord in Champions League action on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Nov 27, 2024
Manchester City not 'stable,' says Guardiola after Feyenoord collapse
A point did snap City's five-game losing streak, but did little to inspire confidence ahead of Sunday's daunting trip to Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo scores the team's third goal in an AFC Champions League Elite fixture against Al Gharafa in Al Khor, Qatar, on Monday.
SOCCER
Nov 26, 2024
Ronaldo takes Al Nassr to brink of Asian Champions League quarters
Al Nassr need just two points from their final three group games.
Marinos' Kenta Inoue (center) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Buriram United in Yokohama on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Nov 7, 2024
Marinos rise up Asian Champions League standings after beating Buriram
Marinos continued their recovery from a heavy 7-3 loss in their opening game of the competition against South Korea's Gwangju FC.
Inter Milan's Davide Frattesi vies for the ball during his team's Champions League match against Arsenal in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Nov 7, 2024
Inter Milan sink Arsenal in Champions League
Arsenal continued its shaky run of form and sits in 12th place with seven points.
AC Milan players celebrate after defeating Real Madrid 3-1 in a Champions League group stage match in Madrid on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Nov 6, 2024
AC Milan topples Champions League holder Real Madrid
Mbappe failed to find the net, with the France captain having scored once in his last six matches for Madrid across all competitions.
Vissel Kobe's Daiju Sasaki (far right) is congratulated after scoring in the second half of his team's Asian Champions League Elite clash against Gwangju on Tuesday in Kobe.
SOCCER
Nov 6, 2024
Kobe ends Gwangju's perfect start to go top in Asian Champions League
Taisei Miyashiro and Daiju Sasaki struck to snap the South Korean side's three-game winning streak.
Paris Saint-Germain players pose for a group picture prior to the start of a UEFA Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven in Paris on Oct. 22.
SOCCER
Nov 5, 2024
With Mbappe gone, misfiring PSG are under pressure in Champions League
PSG have just four points from three games, despite starting with kind home fixtures against Girona and PSV Eindhoven either side of a trip to Arsenal.
Yokohama F. Marinos' Anderson Lopes celebrates a goal during a match earlier this year. The Brazilian helped his side earn a draw on Tuesday against Shandong Taishan.
SOCCER
Oct 23, 2024
Gwangju stays perfect in Asian Champions League as Yokohama F. Marinos earn draw
Gwangju's win was confirmed with two minutes remaining when Johor Darul Ta'zim's JDT's South Korean defender Park Jun-heong put the ball in his own net.
Aston Villa's Jhon Duran celebrates after scoring against Bayern Munich during their Champions League match in Birmingham, England, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 3, 2024
Aston Villa stuns Bayern in repeat of 1982 European Cup final
Prince William was among the over 40,000 Villa fans who inspired Unai Emery's men to shrug off the vast gulf in Champions League pedigree between the sides.
Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi celebrates with his teammates after their win over Real Madrid in the Champions League in Lille, France, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 3, 2024
Lille's Bruno Genesio celebrates perfect night after upset win over Read Madrid
Lille prevailed courtesy of a Jonathan David penalty in first-half stoppage time.
Anderson Lopes of Yokohama F. Marinos scores in an Asian Champions League clash against Ulsan HD at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2024
Marinos put ACL campaign back on track with Ulsan thrashing
"Scoring four goals and a clean sheet at home, I'm very happy and it's a good way to push on," said interim coach John Hutchinson.
Urawa's Yu Endo (right) competes for the ball with Kobe's Yui Narumiya during a match in Osaka in January.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2024
Champions League can put Asian women's soccer on map, players say
Women's soccer in Europe and North America is in rude health, but Asia has fallen behind.
Kawasaki's Yu Kobayashi (right) battles for the ball during his team's 1-0 Asian Champions League Elite loss at home to Gwangju on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2024
Gwangju downs Kawasaki to maintain perfect start in Asian Champions League
Gwangju followed up its 7-3 thrashing of Yokohama F. Marinos on the opening day with a gritty victory over Kawasaki.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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