Bayern Munich, Juventus, Manchester City and Real Madrid will likely have the easier draws for the Champions League knockout stage, while Manchester United faces a tougher road as a group runner-up.
The Brampton native is also giving back to her hometown with the second annual YesSheCanada Food and Toy Drive.
Davies finished his MLS campaign with eight goals and 11 assists. He was a commissioner’s pick to the August all-star game in Atlanta, where he became the fourth-youngest player to appear in the game.
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Liverpool moved to the round of 16 by beating Napoli 1-0. Tottenham also advanced with a 1-1 draw in Barcelona and help from PSV Eindhoven.
Christine Sinclair has scored 177 goals in 274 appearances for Canada.
To exit at this stage would be a big backward step for Liverpool after reaching last year’s final, but much worse for PSG.
At home and down a man most of the second half, Newcastle held on to injury time before losing to the Wolves, 2-1, Sunday in Premier League play
British newspapers are helping to “fuel racism” with their portrayal of Black footballers, Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling said Sunday as police investigate whether he was racially abused during a Premier League match at Chelsea
United gives city first title since Braves’ win in 1995 World Series.
With Eden Hazard facilitating both goals, Chelsea dashed Manchester City’s chance of going undefeated in the English Premier League with a 2-0 victory Saturday — which also helped Liverpool leapfrog into first place.
The Canadians will lead Group E when the tournament kicks off in June in France, joined by the Netherlands, New Zealand and Cameroon.
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