Bale: Champions League overhead should have won Puskas Award, not Salah

The Real Madrid forward is still baffled at how his stunning goal in a European showpiece was snubbed in favour of a derby strike by a Liverpool star Gareth Bale believes his overhead kick for Real Madrid in the Champions League final should have landed the Puskas Award, with Mohamed Salah’s nod seeing the prize …

Guardiola defends Klopp's pitch invasion as derby emotions run high

The Liverpool boss ran onto the Anfield pitch when his scored a winner against Everton and his Man City counterpart is no stranger to such controversy Pep Guardiola understands the emotion that led to Jurgen Klopp tearing onto the pitch to celebrate Liverpool’s dramatic Merseyside derby victory but acknowledged the importance of showing respect to …

VAR fast-tracked into Champions League knockout stage

UEFA has decided to push forward the implementation of VAR so it can be used during the knockout stages of the 2018-19 Champions League Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used from the last 16 of this season’s Champions League, UEFA has confirmed. European football’s governing body had already committed to using VAR in its …