Europe’s domestic leagues, concerned about plans to drastically overhaul football on the continent from 2024, say they will not allow UEFA club competitions to be played at weekends. The topic, alongside the revenue distribution model for the Champions League and Europa League, is set to dominate discussions when the European Leagues umbrella organisation holds a […]
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Lewis Hamilton calls for more of a stand against racism
Five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton called on Thursday for more of a stand against racism in all walks of life after he spoke out against abuse directed at players in the England soccer side. The Mercedes driver had used his Instagram account, with 10.2 million followers, this week to call out the […]
Ronaldo not the only player missed at Madrid, says Marcelo
Real Madrid defender Marcelo on Saturday said Cristiano Ronaldo was not the only player the club and fans often remember and that club legends Zinedine Zidane and Raul were also missed. The European champions dropped a couple of points against Atheltic Bilbao on match-day 4 of the Spanish league. Arch-rivals Barcelona, on the other hand, […]
‘Ronaldo is an egoist’, says Croatia coach
Croatia tactician Zlatko Dalic slammed Juventus spearhead Cristiano Ronaldo calling him an ‘egoist’ over the latter’s reaction to Luka Modric winning the UEFA player of the year award. Ronaldo was hopping mad at losing out to Croatia star Modric, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri revealed on Friday. Also read: Italian media not happy with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus […]
Man City mistakenly offered £30m for Lionel Messi
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is one of football’s biggest stars, and therefore, always remains on the radar of some of the top clubs across the globe. Although Manchester City has longed for the Barcelona star since forever, they once mistakenly made a transfer bid of 30m pounds to the Blaugranas. Also read: 4 times Messi proved […]
Neymar ‘desperate’ for Barca return, Coutinho tells Messi
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar is ‘desperate’ to make a move back to the Camp Nou, Philippe Coutinho has reportedly told Barcelona captain Lionel Messi. According to Spanish website Don Balon, Coutinho has told Messi that former Barcelona frontman Neymar is ‘desperate’ to make a come-back. Also read: 4 reasons why Messi deserved to win UEFA POTY […]
Ronaldo, Salah, Modric make final-three for UEFA player of the year award
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool forward Muhammad Salah and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric are the final three nominees to win the UEFA player of the year award. Also read: Real Madrid’s attendance reaches an all-time low Wolfsburg’s Pernille Harder and Lyon’s Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry are the final three to compete for the women’s […]
Cristiano Ronaldo nominated for UEFA goal of the season
Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday nominated for the UEFA Goal of the Season 2017. Much to the irony, the nominated goal came against his current club during a Champions League 2017-18 knock-out stage fixture. This means Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale’s effort in the Champions League final against Liverpool will not be nominated among […]
UEFA introduce fourth extra-time sub for next season
NYON: Teams will be allowed to make a fourth substitution in Champions League and Europa League matches that go to extra-time from next season, UEFA announced on Tuesday amid other changes. The fourth sub rule would be available in knockout-stage games and will also be applied by FIFA at this year’s World Cup in Russia, […]
Real Madrid, PSG prepare for Valentine’s Day UCL clash
Defending European champions Real Madrid are set to face fuming Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixture on Wednesday. Madrid, who last year became the first team to win back-to-back UCL titles, have had an inconsistent current season. With 17-points behind arch-rivals FC Barcelona in the Spanish league and already out […]