The Olympic flame goes out in Paris, officially ending the 2024 Games as Los Angeles takes over for 2028
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The Olympic flame goes out in Paris, officially ending the 2024 Games as Los Angeles takes over for 2028.
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Champions League starts bigger new era with Mbappé at Madrid and rematches of past finals
In the end, storied clubs who pushed for change from UEFA and created turmoil in European soccer got most of what they wanted: More teams, more games and more of them against strong opponents, more money. Now there are 36 teams instead of 32, each playing eight games instead of six, against eight different opponents instead of three. Kylian Mbappé starts his quest for a first title with his third club, the record 15-time European champion Real Madrid that hosts Stuttgart.
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