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English Premier League champion Manchester City was banned by UEFA from the Champions League for two seasons on Friday for “serious breaches” of spending rules in a seismic ruling against one of world football’s wealthiest clubs. The Abu Dhabi-owned team was also fined 30 million euros ($33 million) after an investigation that was sparked by…
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Arsenal were able to salvage what would have been a totally disappointing outing on Saturday, having drawn 2-2 with Southampton in their Premier League fixture. Arsenal currently have 18 points from 13 EPL games, a result which falls below previous records in 1994-95 (19), 2012-13 (20), 2014-15 (20) and 2006-07 (22) seasons. The seeming lack of improvement has angered…
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The 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures have been released: find out who plays who and when. Group stage All kick-off times 21:00 CET unless stated Matchday one Tuesday 17 September Group E: Napoli v Liverpool, Salzburg v Genk Group F: Inter v Slavia Praha (18:55 CET), Dortmund v Barcelona Group G: Lyon v Zenit (18:55 CET), Benfica v Leipzig…
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Eden Hazard has been named the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season. The Belgian attacking midfielder, 28, finished well clear of former Chelsea club-mate Olivier Giroud and Luka Jović – now a team-mate at Real Madrid – to win the third edition of the award, which was announced during the UEFA Europa League group…
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French icon Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in Monaco – and was praised by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin for his outstanding sporting and personal qualities. Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in Monaco – and the iconic Frenchman was described by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin…
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Messi has scored 113 goals in 11,289 minutes of European football; that’s a goal roughly every 99 minutes and 54 seconds. Here are more UEFA Champions League facts you should know: • The Argentinian has faced 39 different clubs in Europe (from 16 countries), failing to score against six: Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Internazionale Milano, Liverpool,…
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Semi-final matches for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League are barely 3 days away so we need you to stay updated. Here are few facts on the contenders, including fixtures and latest results. Image shows Danny Rose and Fernando Llorente (R) of Tottenham celebrating their qualification at the end of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final…
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UEFA is looking into a case with Neymar after the Paris Saint-Germain forward angrily reacted to his side’s Champions League elimination to Manchester United on Instagram. Neymar criticized the refereeing performance of Damir Skomina, the Slovenian match official who awarded the English side a controversial penalty in stoppage-time. Marcus Rashford converted the spot-kick to send…
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With a total of 197,496 votes in favor of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese player has won UEFA’s Goal of the Season ahead of Dimitri Payet who plays for Marseille. Ronaldo was named winner by visitors to UEFA website who selected their best goal of last season. His overhead kick against Juventus (his current club) during…
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Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in today’s UEFA Europa League fixture and the two-time winners are believed to have saved their bests for the last, but only the persevering, foresighted and tactical side will walk with heads high after 90 minutes. So far, the Gunners have been a low-performing side. The team looks devastated since…
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European football governing body UEFA has reached a decision that Paris Saint-Germain’s Auteuil stand at the Parc des Princes should remain closed for the club’s next European match, including a €43,000 fine for disturbance from their supporters during the second leg Champions League match against Real Madrid. The disciplinary actions were deemed necessary as football violence…
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Football violence has existed almost since the start of the game and a nadir was the Heysel Stadium tragedy in 1985 that led to a new approach to tackling it with regulations put in place – the English clubs were banned for five years, including other penalties. Although the sanctions did not end violence in…
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Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain will meet for their Champions League first leg Round of 16 encounter on 14 February, 2018 and football analysts think the odds are stacked against the Spanish side, but there are facts to consider ahead of the historical derby. Real Madrid • Madrid are looking to reach the quarter-finals for…
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has refuted claims from fans and football analysts who have continuously sang his praises since his 2016-17 UEFA Champions League victory against Italian club side Juventus on 3 June. The 44-year-old tactician says he’s far from being the best coach ever, despite his historical CL and La Liga double. Zidane,…
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Former Real Madrid and Brazil international footballer Roberto Carlos has drawn a line between Cristiano Ronaldo and his Juventus rivals [Paulo Dybala and Gianluigi Buffon], saying the Portuguese international player deserves a spot ahead of the duo in this year’s Ballon d’Or contest. Image shows Real Madrid icons — Roberto Carlos and Raul Gonzalez — on the…
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