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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Initial ranking of every team in the quarterfinals
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Initial ranking of every team in the quarterfinals

The 2025/26 Champions League season's Round of 16 is now done and dusted, so with the quarterfinals up next, it's time to rank all eight teams that are moving on to the next round of European football's biggest club competition. 8. Sporting CP Sporting CP pulled off a comeback for the ages, annihilating underdogs Bodo Glimt in a second leg twist that few saw coming, because Bodo Glimt were playing as well as any team in the competition. Maybe we are all sleeping on Sporting too much. The OTHER Luis Suarez is playing the ball of his life and looks even better than Viktor Gyokeres. Sporting have a good team, but they just don't have the firepower of the true European giants. 7. Atletico Madrid In truth, Atletico Madrid are lucky to even be in the quarterfinals, because if it were not ...
2026 Champions League picks, score predictions for Round of 16 second leg
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2026 Champions League picks, score predictions for Round of 16 second leg

The Champions League Round of 16 definitely delivered on the drama and the goals in the first leg, and the second leg promises to be even better. Here are the full score predictions for each of the eight games. Chelsea 2-2 PSG Chelsea will rue Liam Rosenior's decision to give Filip Jorgensen the nod, and the most laughable part of that whole ordeal is that the manager's reasoning was that Jorgensen would be better on the ball. Whoops. At home, Chelsea will have a point to prove and will go into this game with no fear, but they just do not have the quality to turn the tie around against a PSG side that is finally starting to play to its talent level when it matters most. Liverpool 2-1 Galatasaray Trips to Istanbul are never easy, and while Liverpool have major issues with their squad...
Bayern Munich just handed Liverpool and Manchester United a major transfer boost
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Bayern Munich just handed Liverpool and Manchester United a major transfer boost

RB Leipzig star Yan Diomande has been one of the stories of the season in the Bundesliga, scoring goals and ripping defenders apart in one on ones, and Manchester United and Liverpool are just two of the big clubs outside of Germany who have shown tremendous interest in the breakout left winger. Bayern Munich, though, are always the favorites to sign top young Bundesliga talents, but the good news for Liverpool and Man United is that while Die Roten seemed highly interested in the Ivorian star at one point, they appear to have fallen out of the race. BILD reporter Christian Falk says that Manchester United and Liverpool are now aware of Diomande's increased availability, as Bayern Munich are ruling out the signing of the 19 year old gem. Bayern do like Diomande, but because they a...
2026 Champions League Power Rankings after the first leg of the Round of 16
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings after the first leg of the Round of 16

After blowout losses for Chelsea and Manchester City, the Champions League field is starting to narrow even before the second leg of the 2025/26 Round of 16 begins. Here are the top five contenders now, ranked in order, after an eventful first leg of the real beginning of the knockout stages. 5. Barcelona Barcelona are the leaders of La Liga and a juggernaut with their midfield talent and Lamine Yamal, but they were quite powerless against Newcastle and lucky to have drawn the game, much like Arsenal were. Newcastle outplayed Barca, and with how shaky the Blaugrana look at times defensively, it is hard to give them the nod over other teams that are either more solid defensively or, in Real Madrid's case, simply better at elevating their games in the Champions League spotlight. 4. Ars...
2026 Champions League Round of 16 first leg picks, score predictions for every game
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2026 Champions League Round of 16 first leg picks, score predictions for every game

On Tuesday and Wednesday night this week, most of the biggest clubs in world football will clash in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, and there are some huge matchups on tap like Manchester City vs. Real Madrid and PSG vs. Chelsea - both matches with history to them. Here are predictions for the scores of each first leg battle. Galatasaray vs. Liverpool Galatasaray had their way with Juventus, and they do pose a threat to Liverpool because of the skill and explosiveness of their attacking players, especially in transition. Plus, playing in Istanbul is never easy. Liverpool are in a tough moment, and they are going to be in for a surprise on Tuesday night, drawing 2-2 as more questions are asked about Arne Slot and his tactical setup in midfield. Prediction: Galatasara...
Ranking the top 25 clubs in world football based on their current revenue
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Ranking the top 25 clubs in world football based on their current revenue

There are a lot of ways to measure the biggest clubs in world football, but which clubs are the best at making money? Based on information from the Deloitte Football Money League, here are the top 25 clubs in world football based on the amount of revenue they generated last year. 25. Crystal Palace, 232.5M Crystal Palace sold some of their biggest talents, including Marc Guehi to Manchester City this winter transfer window, and they will need to continue to sell well to maintain a top 25 revenue. 24. Everton, 234.0M It really goes to show you the power of the Premier League these days that the English top flight have so many clubs represented in the top 25. Everton have slipped from their historic status, but they are a money making machine. 23. Brighton, €238.7M Meanwhile, Brighton ...
2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Updated predictions approaching Round of 16
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Updated predictions approaching Round of 16

The Champions League Round of 16 will begin on Tuesday this week, and it feels like there are only a handful of teams of the 16 with a great chance at winning it all this year. That being said, there is also no clear favorite. One of last year's finalists, Inter Milan, were already knocked out, while Real Madrid, Liverpool, and PSG are all in bad periods. Here is a ranking of the top eight teams (the proverbial top half) of the 16 heading into the Champions League Round of 16 action this week. 8. Chelsea I don't think anybody seriously buys Chelsea as top contenders, as they recently lost to rivals Arsenal in the Premier League and even struggled with Wrexham in the FA Cup this weekend. But you know what? When Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer are healthy and playing together, this tea...
2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Lamine Yamal’s hat trick
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2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Lamine Yamal’s hat trick

Lamine Yamal had a performance for the ages on Saturday afternoon, as Barcelona shredded Villarreal 4-1 behind the first hat trick of the 18 year old right winger's career, dominating the third best team in Spanish football in the process. Here are the latest updated 2026 Ballon d'Or Power Rankings after Yamal's fleet footed, clinical goal fest against the Yellow Submarine. 5. Real Madrid CF Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe is currently out with a left knee injury that has been slowing him down for several weeks, and after aggravating the injury further, Real have shut the Frenchman down. But he is still having an incredible season as the star man for Madrid, scoring 23 goals with 2.7 dribbles completed and 2.3 key passes per game, ranking him second behind only Ya...
Bayern Munich have fully decided who will replace Manuel Neuer
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Bayern Munich have fully decided who will replace Manuel Neuer

Bayern Munich legendary goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is weighing up whether or not he will retire at the end of the 2025/26 Bundesliga and Champions League seasons, and if he does, Die Roten are going to forge ahead with Jonas Urbig as his successor. Per a report from Sport Bild, via iMiaSanMia, Bayern have no interest in signing another goalkeeper to compete with Urbig as the No. 1, should Neuer retire. The No. 2 could be Daniel Peretz or Alexander Nubel, or it could even be someone else, depending on how the summer window plays out. For years, Bayern have contemplated replacing Neuer, even first tabbing former Schalke captain Nubel as his replacement. But Neuer has never relinquished the job, and even as he has shown decline, that's only from being the world's best to simply being good....
Vinicius Junior surpasses Bayern Munich legend’s Champions League record
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Vinicius Junior surpasses Bayern Munich legend’s Champions League record

For the second time, Vinicius Junior buried a counterattacking goal into the far corner of the net against Benfica in this Champions League tie, shutting down the racists and surpassing Bayern Munich's legendary right winger Arjen Robben in one fell swoop. Robben is one of the best wingers of the last 25 years and was a monster in big games in the Champions League, but even he can't top Vinicius Jr., who is already surpassing his legacy in the Champions League well before turning 30. A two-time winner of the Champions League, Vinicius's goal in the second leg against Benfica to seal the tie for the Merengues at the Santiago Bernabeu is his 32nd Champions League goal of his young career, surpassing Robben's mark of 31. Vinicius Junior is now ranked 27th in history for most Champion...