Champions League news covering match results, group standings, knockout rounds, and European club football coverage.
Over 16.2 million illegal streams of Arsenal's Champions League final defeat by PSG were traced to 3.7 million unique UK IP addresses. The match was not made free-to-air for the first time since 1992, sparking controversy. Legal viewership on TNT Sports and HBO Max exceeded 7 million.
PSG players Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Warren Zaire-Emery and Desire Doue paraded the Champions League trophy at the French Open on Monday, receiving a standing ovation. Italian tennis player Flavio Cobolli joined the celebration at Roland Garros.
This commentary argues that PSG's Champions League victory elevates them among Europe's elite, though with caveats. It contends that Luis Enrique has developed a successful model blending midfield control with direct attacking, as exemplified by Kvaratskhelia's form. The piece suggests this approach may represent a post-Guardiola evolution in football tactics.
This commentary argues that PSG's Champions League victory represents the normalization of autocratic state money in elite football, with concerns about Qatar's human rights record and sportswashing now marginalized. It contends that the silence around these issues reveals how power dynamics in football have shifted from the pitch to executive boxes.