Category: UEFA Champions League

Serge Aurier’s injury at Leicester City means the youngster might have to start for Tottenham at right-back versus the Spanish giants Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino would have no qualms over throwing youngster Kyle-Walker Peters into Tuesday’s crunch Champions League clash against Barcelona. The 21-year-old right-back made his first Premier League appearance of the season when …

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Maurizio Sarri’s wholesome praise has not convinced the Catalan coach that his reigning Premier League champions are the finest side on the continent Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City need Champions League glory before they can consider themselves the best team in Europe. Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri bestowed such a label on City and his …

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The 61-year-old played a massive role in the Bianconeri’s resurgence but, having been surprisingly let go, he is now set to join their bitter rivals The news that Beppe Marotta was leaving Juventus took everybody surprise, even Massimiliano Allegri.  Marotta announced moments after the Bianconeri’s victory over Napoli in Turin on September 28 that his …

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Goal takes a look at what doping entails, how severe of a problem it is within the sport and the punishment footballers can face Cases of doping are not frequently reported in association football, unlike sports such as cycling and athletics. There only a handful of high-profile cases of footballers being alleged to have used …

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The Spaniard is fit and raring to go after returning from an ankle injury and says he is enjoying life with the German champions Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara insists that he is happy at the Allianz Arena and fully focused on helping the club win the European Cup for the sixth time in their …

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The Croatia captain beat out Messi and Ronaldo to win the top individual honour in football, but who’s in contention to scoop up the award in 2019? Luka Modric being named the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner broke the 10-year stronghold that was the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly of the award. The Croatia and …

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UEFA have confirmed details of a new tournament to launch in the next few years, but how is it different to the Champions League and Europa League? UEFA have announced a new third European club competition to start in a few years – but what is it, is it the same as the European Super …

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The former Bayern Munich winger is now playing in the German second tier after leaving the champions Former Bayern Munich winger Julian Green says he is sure that football will challenge the established US sports for popularity in the coming years as young stars begin to make their own way in Europe. The US international …

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UEFA president Alexander Ceferin says findings are to be revealed imminently after the Premier League champions were accused of financial impropriety Manchester City could potentially be banned from next season’s Champions League due to alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches, with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin say an investigation could be concluded “very soon”. German magazine Der Spiegel …

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Goal speaks to sports law and finance experts to break down the potential investigations, punishments and challenges that could come next Der Spiegel and MediaPart, in conjunction with Football Leaks as part of the European Investigative Collaborations network, has alleged that both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have broken a number of rules in a …

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