Category: champions

Madrid Gets Chelsea, City to Meet Bayern in Champions League

NYON, Switzerland—Real Madrid’s path to another Champions League title will have to go through Chelsea in the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Friday’s draw takes Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to face his former club, which was eliminated by a goal from Karim Benzema in extra time a year ago. This time, the first…


Film Review: ‘Champions’: A Bit Exploitative but Pretty Harmless and Cute

PG-13 | 2h 3m | Comedy | March 10, 2023 On paper it sounds like a sure-fire, totally-politically-incorrect comedy hit: Woody Harrelson starring; a Farrelly brother (“Kingpin,” “There’s Something About Mary”) directing; and a basketball team worth of mentally challenged players. Maybe a pre-woke American culture, plus an early Farrelly brothers (meaning raunchy and completely shameless) version would have…


Real Madrid Come From 2 Down to Earn Stunning 5–2 Win at Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, England—Holders Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5–2 victory at a shell-shocked Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Two goals each from Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema turned what had looked like being an unpleasant evening for Real into…


Aaron Rodgers Takes Pro-Am at Pebble

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.—Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers finally gets his name on the Wall of Champions behind the first tee at Pebble Beach, joining a long list that includes Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer. The only champions crowned Sunday were Rodgers and Ben Silverman of Canada, who held on for a one-shot…


Crawford: Family of Champions | Documentary

The story of the Crawford family from Belleville, Ontario—a true Canadian family of champions on and off the ice. …


Madrid—Liverpool, Psg—Bayern in Champions League Last-16

NYON, Switzerland—Real Madrid will play Liverpool, again. Bayern Munich will play Paris Saint-Germain, again. Two rematches of recent Champions League finals were set up Monday by the draw for the round of 16 as some of Europe’s top heavyweights were paired together. Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 and 2022 finals, to extend its competition…


Champions League Final-16 Includes Madrid–Liverpool and PSG–Bayern

NYON, Switzerland—Real Madrid will play Liverpool, again. Bayern Munich will play Paris Saint-Germain, again. Two rematches of recent Champions League finals were set up Monday by the draw for the round of 16 as some of Europe’s top heavyweights were paired together. Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 and 2022 finals, to extend its competition…


Merciless Bayern Beat a Sorry Barcelona 3–0

BARCELONA—Goals by Sadio Mane, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, and Benjamin Pavard earned Bayern Munich a 3–0 win at already-eliminated Barcelona on Wednesday as the German giants clinched a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as group winners. Bayern top Group C on 15 points, five ahead of Inter Milan who also reached the knockout…


Salah Was Superb in Central Role, Says Liverpool’s Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he was delighted with forward Mohamed Salah’s display in a more central role after the Egyptian’s goal sealed a 1–0 Premier League victory over champions Manchester City on Sunday. Salah raced away from Joao Cancelo to score and give his side a much-needed win after they came into the encounter…


Madrid Wins Champions League Final Marred by Crowd Chaos

PARIS—Yet another Champions League title for Real Madrid, the undisputed king of Europe. Yet another showpiece European soccer game tarnished by chaotic crowd issues and disorder. Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time—double the number of any other team on the continent—after beating Liverpool 1–0 in a final that started 37 minutes late…