UEFA Conference League is underway, and round one actions have already been played. In the title race this season, a win for the pride of London will signal a rush to what seems to be the beginning of a new era.

American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Conference League.

Just three years after being crowned kings of Europe, Chelsea find themselves slumming it in the UEFA Conference League. That memorable 1-0 victory over Manchester City in Porto will seem a lifetime ago when Chelsea start their campaign in the unglamorous Conference League against Belgian minnows Gent on Thursday.

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts in the UEFA Conference League

Cole Palmer, along with Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana, have been left out of Chelsea’s Conference League squad. The Blues are featuring in this season’s third-tier competition of European club football after finishing sixth in the top-flight under Mauricio Pochettino last term.

Here is the amount Hearts could earn from their participation in the UEFA Conference League this year. Hearts begin their Conference League adventure on Thursday evening as they travel to Azerbaijan to take on Dinamo Minsk on match day one of the European competition.