Mohamed Salah continued his superb goalscoring form as Liverpool made it three wins out of three in the group stage of the Champions League as they beat Spanish champions Atletico Madrid in a game of constant drama. In a frantic, fantastic match in the Spanish capital between sides that were dazzling in attack but vulnerable at the back, the Reds Read More
Fifa’s calendar revamp would “lead to a direct and destructive impact on the club game”, says the European Club Association. World football’s governing body has proposed a men’s World Cup every two years as part of an overhauled international match calendar (IMC). The ECA said the planned changes were “in direct and unilateral breach of certain legal obligations”. It also Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the world record for goals scored in men’s international football as he hit his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in their dramatic 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland. The 36-year-old scored two late headers – to break and extend the record – after he had a penalty saved by Gavin Bazunu. Ali Read More
Jorginho capped off an unforgettable 2020-21 season with the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award, beating out teammate N’Golo Kante and Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne. For both club and country, the Brazil-born midfielder excelled. His seven Premier League goals were the most for Chelsea as the Blues finished fourth in the table, and he was instrumental in the club going on to Read More
England fans have already gathering as excitement surrounds their team’s Euro 2020 final against Italy. At the moment, England are leading Italy 1-0 with the match less than 20 minutes played. Revellers had also filled the streets in central London ahead of the game. But at Wembley, footage showed dozens of fans trying to force their way past barriers to Read More
Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Kuwait SC have announced the signing of John Obi Mikel from Championship side Stoke City. The Brigadiers disclosed hat the former Chelsea and Trabzonspor star has penned a one-year contract that will keep him at the club for the 2021-22 season. Mikel’s signing comes as reinforcement for Al Kuwait who finished third in the Premier League Read More
The away goals rule in European club football is to be abolished from the start of next season, governing body Uefa has confirmed. The rule, used since 1965, decided drawn two-legged games by favouring the team that scored the most away goals. All ties level on aggregate at the end of the second leg will instead go to extra time Read More
Chelsea midfield commander, N’Golo Kanté, has been named player of the match for the 2021 UEFA Champions League final after helping his team defeat Manchester City 1-0 in Porto. The latest defeat is third in barely two months against Manchester City. The French international was a consistently solid presence in the Blues midfield, harrying his City counterparts and thwarting attacks Read More
Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy has become the first African goalkeeper to win a Champions League title, in its current form, after Chelsea beat Manchester City in tonight’s final Champions League 2021. According to report gathered , The Senegal international becomes the first African goalkeeper to play in the competition’s final since 1985. Edouard Mendy has set a Champions League record having made Chelsea’s starting Read More
Liverpool have agreed to sign centre-back Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig for £35m on a long-term deal. The French defender, 22, has passed his medical and agreed personal terms, with his move subject to international clearance and a UK work permit. “It’s a really exciting moment for me and my family,” said Konate, whose contract will run from 1 July. Read More
David de Gea failed at the end of a marathon penalty shootout as Villarreal dashed Manchester United’s hopes of Europa League glory in Gdansk. This was a disappointing contest lacking in quality and producing only three shots on target across 120 minutes – but drama arrived with the spot-kicks. All 20 outfield players converted their penalties in the longest shootout Read More
The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City on 29 May will take place in Portugal with 6,000 fans from each club able to attend. The game has been moved from Turkey to the Portuguese city of Porto because of coronavirus restrictions. Portugal is on England’s green list so players and fans can attend without having to quarantine on Read More
Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona have released a joint statement slamming ‘unacceptable pressures, threats and offences’ to scrap the Super League project, turning on the nine clubs that have signed a deal with UEFA. Europe’s biggest clubs are at war amid the fallout of the disastrous £3.5bn plot that threatened the football landscape. On Friday, nine of the 12 participating clubs agreed a peace Read More
Nine of the original European Super League clubs, including the Premier League’s ‘big six’, have been given a financial punishment by Uefa. The nine – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, plus AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid – have also committed to the European governing body and its competitions. However, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Read More
Two of the most successful teams in the history of the Champions League clash when Real Madrid host Liverpool at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid, record winners of the competition with 13 titles, will look to hold a first leg advantage. It’s the first time they have reached the quarter finals in the last two years, and while they haven’t Read More
Chelsea reached the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2014 as Hakim Ziyech ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 second leg on Wednesday. Morocco forward Ziyech grabbed his first goal since October to put the hosts ahead in the first half at Stamford Bridge. Emerson came off the Read More
When people think about the most popular, most followed sport in the world, there’s no doubt that football is the first to come to mind. International by nature, professional and amateur leagues can be found in dozens of countries, alongside enthusiastic fans that will follow their favorite players to the end of the globe. In Europe especially, a select few of the most celebrated Read More
Manchester United will play seven-time Champions League winners AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League. AC Milan, who sit second in Serie A, are yet to win the competition while United’s only triumph was in 2017. Arsenal, finalists in 2019, face Greek side Olympiakos, who knocked them out in the last-32 stage last year. Tottenham will play Read More
Benjamin Pavard scored the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Tigres to win the Fifa Club World Cup final in Qatar, their sixth trophy in nine months. Bayern have won the Uefa Super Cup, German Super Cup and are now world champions, to complete a clean sweep of trophies after last season’s Treble. Pavard’s goal was initially ruled out for Read More
The match between Paris St-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended after a match official was accused of using a racist term towards one of the away side’s backroom staff. Istanbul allege fourth official Sebastian Coltescu used a racist term towards assistant coach Pierre Webo. Former Cameroon international Webo was shown a red card in an exchange on the touchline. Istanbul Read More
Wednesday is a big day in the UEFA Champions League with several groups still having places in the knockout rounds up for grabs going into matchday five. We start with a look at Group E. Both Chelsea and Sevilla have collected 10 points, while Krasnodar and Rennes dwindle in the bottom half of the table with one point apiece. Although Read More
Diego Maradona has died from a heart attack less than a month after turning 60, Dailymail reports. The Argentinian football legend died at home, his lawyer said, just three weeks after having surgery on a blood clot in his brain. Maradona won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, having knocked England out of the tournament in a match which saw Read More
Real Madrid have confirmed that one of their strikers Luka Jovic has tested positive for Coronavirus after taking part in the just concluded international break. Jovic, a Serbian player scored two goals for his country against Russia some days ago, Blueprint reports. His club are due to face Villarreal in the La Liga before they tackle Inter Milan in the Read More
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will UEFA Champions League clash Barcelona on Wednesday after testing positive for coronavirus again. Details loading…
Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus for a second time, The Sun reports. The Juventus star had already been diagnosed with the illness while on Portugal duty earlier in the month. But nine days after that positive test, Ronaldo is still infectious. According to Portuguese newspaper Correio de Manha, the 35-year-old’s latest results came back on Thursday. And this second diagnosis Read More
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