Watch VfB Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague: UEFA Champions League ...

The UEFA Champions League has reached Matchday 2 on Tuesday, Oct. 1 and one of the first matches of the day is VfB Stuttgart going against Sparta Prague at MHPArena in Stuttgart, Germany.

The match is scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

Sparta Prague is looking to keep the ball rolling on Tuesday after opening Champions League league play with a 3-0 victory against RB Salzburg.

Stuttgart is looking to reverse course by picking up a win after falling to Real Madrid 3-1 in their Champions League opener.

Who: VfB Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague

When: Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 12:45 p.m. EST

Where: MHPArena in Stuttgart, Germany

Stream: Paramount+ (free trial)

What is Paramount+?

Paramount+ is a streaming platform with hundreds of thousands of tv episodes and movies available along with the ability to access even more content through Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. Watch the NFL on CBS and the UEFA Champions League through the basic service, or upgrade for additional sporting events such as NWSL games and The Masters.

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Eto’o, who has been president of the Cameroon soccer federation since 2021, faced two charges from an incident at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia on Sept. 11.

FIFA did not specify details of what happened at the round of 16 game that Brazil won against Cameroon 3-1 after extra time.

Eto’o was judged to have broken disciplinary rules relating to “offensive behavior and violations of the principles of fair play” and misconduct of officials, FIFA said.

“The ban imposed on Mr. Eto’o prevents him from attending men’s and women’s matches involving (Cameroon) teams of all categories and age groups,” FIFA said in a statement.

That period through March includes men’s national team games in qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

The 43-year-old Eto’o played for Cameroon at four World Cups from 1998 to 2014, missing only the 2006 edition, and scored a record 56 goals for the Indomitable Lions. He played in two Africa Cup of Nations title-winning teams, in 2000 and 2002.

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WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Alexandra Popp is retiring from the German women’s national soccer team next month after a career which included the Olympic gold medal in 2016, the bronze at the Paris Olympics this year and finishing runner-up at the 2022 European Championship.

The 33-year-old forward and team captain said Monday she will play her 145th and last game for Germany in a friendly against Australia on Oct. 28 in the city of Duisburg, where her professional career began.

Popp said her decision was based on gut feeling but came after “long, tearful deliberations” and a desire to end her national-team career on her own terms.

“The fire that ignited in me 18 years ago (when Popp made her debut for the youth national teams) and became stronger from year to year is now almost completely burnt out,” she said in a statement.

“It was always important to take this crucial decision myself, by me alone from within myself. Neither my body, which is a ticking time bomb, or any other person should get there ahead of me.”

Popp was the last remaining player from the 2016 Olympic win, and is set to retire with the ninth-most games played in the team’s history. She is the third-highest scorer for Germany with 67 goals.

Popp is going to continue as a player at club level with Wolfsburg, where she has a contract through the end of the 2024-25 season.

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The Associated Press contributed to this article.