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The Chaaaaampiooooons League delivered yet another matchday of compelling action this week.We’ve had statement wins (Bayern Munich beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in Paris), end-to-end draws (Barcelona held 3-3 by Club Brugge), some shock losses (Pafos defeating Villarreal 1-0) and, to cap it all off, a Puskas contender from Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven.This is what you get with Europe’s elite club competition, and this week has provided plenty to talk about as the league phase reaches its halfway point.Read on as ESPN experts Beth Lindop, Sam Tighe, Rob Dawson and Gab Marcotti offer their thoughts on Matchday 4.-…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account.She instantly recognized the holiday snap from her Instagram account, but something was different: Her clothing had been digitally removed to make her appear naked. It was a deepfake.“It overwhelmed me so much,” Watson recalled. “I just started bursting out in tears, because suddenly, I was there naked.”In the four years since her experience, deepfakes — highly realistic artificial intelligence-generated images, videos or audio of real people or events — have become not only easier to make worldwide but…

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil this week will not need to see much more than the view from their airplane window to sense the unfathomable stakes. Surrounding the coastal city of Belem is an emerald green carpet festooned with winding rivers. But the view also reveals barren plains: some 17% of the Amazon’s forest cover has vanished in the past 50 years, swallowed up for farmland, logging and mining.Often called the “lungs of the world” for its capacity to absorb vast quantities of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that…

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released Thursday.Melissa was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall and brought destructive weather to Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba, causing dozens of deaths across the Caribbean. Roofs were torn off of homes, hospitals were damaged, roads were blocked by landslides and crop fields were ruined.The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution found that climate change increased Melissa’s maximum wind speeds by 7% and made the rainfall 16% more intense.…

AMSTERDAM — With a hat trick, Victor Osimhen has moved atop the Champions League scoring table.The Nigeria striker netted all three goals in Galatasaray’s 3-0 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedOsimhen now has six goals this season in Europe’s elite club competition. That’s one more than Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.The Istanbul club signed Osimhen to a permanent deal from Napoli in the summer for a record transfer fee in the Turkish League worth reportedly €75 million ($86 million).It’s clear why.The 26-year-old striker needed less than 20 minutes to complete his first hat trick in…

MIAMI — Lionel Messi received the key to the city of Miami from Mayor Francis Suarez on Wednesday night after speaking at the America Business Forum at Kaseya Center.”I have had the wish to give this [key] to you for all that you’ve done for our grand city, our country and the world of football, thank you,” Suarez said.- Miami’s Suárez banned for kicking Nashville’s Nájar- Last Dance: Playoffs will define the MLS legacy of Inter Miami’s Fantastic Four- Miami boss: We must ‘swallow pain’ of playoff lossMessi joined Inter Miami on July 15, 2023, immediately making history with the…

Lamine Yamal said there have been a lot of “lies” about his groin injury after helping Barcelona come from behind three times in Wednesday’s 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League.Yamal, 18, missed seven games for club and country earlier this season because of a problem with his pubalgia, with some reports suggesting he might require surgery, but he has since started Barça’s past five matches.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedBarça coach Hansi Flick said it’s an issue Yamal is still having to manage, but the teenager showed no ill effects against Brugge, scoring a stunning solo goal and setting up…

MANCHESTER , England — Pep Guardiola believes Phil Foden “is back” after the England forward scored twice in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.Foden was voted the Premier League’s best player for the 2023-24 campaign as City won their fourth title in a row. But he suffered a significant dip last season along with the majority of his teammates as Guardiola’s side finished third in the table and lost the FA Cup final.- Dynamic and dangerous, Foden must be part of England’s World Cup squadBut Wednesday saw Foden score his first career brace…

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick doubled down on his team’s attacking style after Wednesday’s 3-3 draw with Club Brugge in the Champions League, insisting he will not change his philosophy.Barça had to come from behind on three occasions at the Jan Breydel Stadium, with all of Brugge’s goals coming after the home side had breached Barça’s high line.It is now nine games since the Catalan side kept a clean sheet, their longest run without one since 2013, and Flick’s high-risk tactics came under fire after the game in Belgium.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedHowever, the German coach is adamant that hard work and intensity…

QUITO, Ecuador — A 16-year-old soccer player from the youth academy of Independiente del Valle was fatally shot when he was struck by a stray bullet at home in the port city of Guayaquil, police said Wednesday.Miguel Nazareno was at home “when he unfortunately became a victim of the insecurity affecting our country,” the soccer team said in an Instagram post, citing a wave of criminal violence began in Ecuador almost five years ago.”We extend our most sincere condolences and all our support to his family, friends, and teammates during this difficult time,” the team’s post added.Nazareno, who played as…