UEFA Champions League

Champions League: Bayern hit nine, Real Madrid and Liverpool win on opening night of revamped format

Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Vincent Kompany's Bayern hammered Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 at the Allianz Arena.

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Champions League Draw: Bayern-Barcelona, Real Madrid-Liverpool to meet in revamped league phase format

Real Madrid and Liverpool share a whopping 21 Champions League titles between them and will meet after a computerised draw was carried out in Monaco. Other crunch tie in the revamped phase include…

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Champions League 2024-25: All you need to know about group stage draw - date, time, teams

Unlike the 32-team group stage Champions League format, from this season onwards the draws will consist of 36 teams with AI-driven software in use to determine the competition draw. So what is new…

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Champions League: Rangers, Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce knocked out in qualification round

Hosts Rangers paid the price for a harsh second yellow card issued to defender Jefte as Dynamo struck twice in the final 10 minutes through substitutes Oleksandr Pikhalonok and Nazar Voloshyn.

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UEFA clear Manchester clubs, Nice and Girona to play in Europe club competitions

Premier League champions City and Girona are both part of the City Group, while Jim Ratcliffe who owns 25 per cent of FA Cup winners United also controls Nice through his Ineos company.

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‘He was a disaster’: Xavi accuses referee of ‘killing’ the tie after Barcelona’s UCL defeat to PSG

Xavi was particularly angry about the red card shown to defender Ronald Araujo in the 29th minute when Barcelona were leading the tie with a two-goal margin. 

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Harry Kane addresses Premier League return rumours after Bundesliga title loss

Kane was speaking after returning to London to play Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinal where he scored via a penalty to help Bayern secure a hard-fought draw

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'Makes us really angry': Thomas Tuchel fumes after referee doesn't award penalty for Gabriel handball incident

The incident happened in the 66th minute of the match when Bayern were leading 2-1 and could have added one more while playing away from home

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‘It’s worrying’: PSG boss Luis Enrique on ISIS threats ahead of UCL quarterfinals

European football's governing body, UEFA, has said it is aware of the threats but the matches will still go ahead as planned. 

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UCL: Real Madrid granted permission to close Santiago Bernabeu roof to raise decibel levels against Man City

The club introduced a retractable roof to the iconic Bernabeu after spending a record $1.27 billion on renovation, which has increased the capacity of the stadium from 81,000 to 84,000, without…

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin insists it was ‘right’ to kick Manchester City out of Champions League

Manchester City were suspended by UEFA in February 2020 when the club violated Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and were likely to face a two-year suspension. However, a successful appeal at…

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Champions League: Manchester United crash out of Europe after 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich

Kingsley Coman scored the only goal for the German champions to leave United without even the consolation of dropping into the Europa League 

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Watch | Newcastle United and PSG fans clash ahead of Champions League match in Paris

The Newcastle supporters gathered for pre-match drinks at the local bars and restaurants were targeted by the PSG faithful

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Champions League: Bruno Fernandes relishes prospect of playing against Galatasaray

Erik ten Hag's side appear unlikely to reach the knockout stages after defeats in three of their four Group A matches left them rooted at the bottom of the table.

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'We feel sorry...': Mbappe reacts after AC Milan fans rain fake banknotes on Donnarumma

Speaking after the match which PSG lost 1-2, captain Mbappe said his team attempted to protect Donnarumma but he still felt sorry for him

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Champions League Final: Man City clinch historic treble after Rodri's goal, beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul

History was created by Manchester City as they won their maiden Champions League title on Sunday, June 11 as they got the better of Inter Milan in the final and completed a historic treble. 

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Champions League Final Preview: Man City chase a place in history books as Inter try to play party-spoilers

Manchester City who could become just the second team in English football history to win the treble of Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup will look to stamp their authority on the final…

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Manchester City crush Real Madrid to reach Champions League final

Eder Militao's own goal and Julian Alvarez's strike in stoppage time rounded off a memorable night for Pep Guardiola's men as they moved to within three wins of matching Manchester United's treble…

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Inter win Milan derby to reach first Champions League final in 13 years

Inter, with a 2-0 first-leg lead, won the all-Italian semi-final 3-0 on aggregate after Lautaro Martínez's goal 

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Antonio Conte sends a stark warning to Tottenham Hotspur players following sloppy UCL performance

Antonio Conte sends an ominous message to Tottenham Hotspur players, who recently suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Champions League.

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UEFA charges Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique de Marseilles with a series of offences after unrest among fans

Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique de Marseille have been slapped with a series of charges for the unrest that took place in the stands during their Champions League match.

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Champions League: Manchester City's Erling Haaland hurts Dortmund with brilliant late strike

Pep Guardiola opted to rotate his squad a little and his players struggled to find their usual tempo and fluency in a dull opening 45 minutes 

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'Reduce mistakes'- Antonio Conte reveals how Tottenham Hotspur can learn from latest loss to advance in UCL

Antonio Conte looks back at Tottenham Hotspur's UCL loss at the hands of Sporting Lisbon and admits the club was punished for the mistakes they made during their game.

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Champions League matchday 2 marred by Nazi salutes and protests against delaying fixtures over Queen's death

The latest UCL matchday was marred by a series of tactless protests from the fans in attendance.

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Barcelona’s Xavi snubs Kylian Mbappe as he backs Erling Haaland among others as world’s best strikers

Xavi Hernandez overlooks Kylian Mbappe as the best striker as he reveals his top picks. 

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Champions League: Man City blow three-goal lead at home, Bayern beat PSG

Erling Haaland opened the scoring from a penalty just before half-time, and Ilkay Gundogan's deflected shot made it 2-0 in the 50th minute.

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Champions League: Bayern hit nine, Real Madrid and Liverpool win on opening night of revamped format

Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Vincent Kompany's Bayern hammered Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 at the Allianz Arena.

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Champions League Draw: Bayern-Barcelona, Real Madrid-Liverpool to meet in revamped league phase format

Real Madrid and Liverpool share a whopping 21 Champions League titles between them and will meet after a computerised draw was carried out in Monaco. Other crunch tie in the revamped phase include…

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Champions League 2024-25: All you need to know about group stage draw - date, time, teams

Unlike the 32-team group stage Champions League format, from this season onwards the draws will consist of 36 teams with AI-driven software in use to determine the competition draw. So what is new…

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Champions League: Rangers, Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce knocked out in qualification round

Hosts Rangers paid the price for a harsh second yellow card issued to defender Jefte as Dynamo struck twice in the final 10 minutes through substitutes Oleksandr Pikhalonok and Nazar Voloshyn.

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UEFA clear Manchester clubs, Nice and Girona to play in Europe club competitions

Premier League champions City and Girona are both part of the City Group, while Jim Ratcliffe who owns 25 per cent of FA Cup winners United also controls Nice through his Ineos company.

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Vinicius Jr. equals Lionel Messi’s record after UCL win to propel Ballon d’Or dreams

Messi won his first Ballon d'Or at the age of 22 and there is a high possibility that the Brazilian might sweep this year's award which has seen a duopoly of the Argentine and Cristiano Ronaldo…

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Champions League Final: Real Madrid extend European dominance with 15th title after beating Borussia Dortmund

The contest played at the Wembley Stadium in London saw Real Madrid add to their already impressive trophy cabinet while Dortmund lost their second final at the venue having suffered the same fate…

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Real Madrid to leave star goalkeeper at home ahead of Champions League final

The club staff has taken the precautionary decision to ensure that other players do not catch flu ahead of the big-ticket match

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‘So submissive’: Mats Hummels goes on ASTONISHING rant against own manager days before Champions League final

In the astonishing rant, Hummels referred to Dortmund's away defeats to VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen and called out the manager. 

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Champions League Final: Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni faces race against time to be fit for summit clash

Aurélien Tchouaméni, who has played a key part in Real’s progression to the final has suffered from a stress injury to his left foot and could be out for three weeks. If this is the case, …

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Bayern Munich disallowed goal: Were Tuchel and Co stolen of a spot in final? Here is what the VAR rules say

An evening highlighted by a stoppage winner from Joselu for Real Madrid could have had more drama, had referee Szymon Marciniak allowed Bayern Munich’s goal in the 103rd minute to stand. The goal…

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'Experienced this few years ago': Furious Thomas Muller recalls Ronaldo's controversial goals after UCL exit

During the press duties, Muller said the referees favoured the Spanish side, as they did in 2017 

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Matthijs de Ligt claims referee apologised to him for 'mistake' that cost Bayern place in UCL final

The offside on the De Ligt goal looked close to the naked eye but since the whistle was blown, VAR could not involve itself in the recheck process

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'Absolute disaster': Thomas Tuchel fumes over Bayern's late disallowed goal against Madrid

The linesman had raised the offside flag much before the shot from De Ligt went in, prompting the referee to blow the whsitle, signaling a stop in play

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Harry Kane’s unlikely secret behind his success REVEALED by Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel

Speaking on the eve of the big-ticket second-leg of the Champions League semifinal match against Real Madrid, Tuchel said Kane's addiction to cappuccino was perhaps fuelling his goal-scoring spree…

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Champions League: Helpless Kylian Mbappe opens up on PSG exit, says 'I tried to help my team'

The 2-0 defeat brought an end to Kylian Mbappe’s dream of winning the Champions League with PSG as they exited at the last four stage. After the defeat, Mbappe opened up on the Champions League…

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Champions League: Outgoing PSG star Kylian Mbappe ‘confident’ of his side beating Dortmund in second leg

Champions League: Trailing 1-0 after the first leg, PSG will need to win at any cost to stand a chance of reaching the final of the Champions League for the second time in the …

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Former Real Madrid player claims Jude Bellingham has had bigger impact than Zidane, Ronaldo and Figo

The English midfielder arrived at one of the biggest clubs in the world last summer after a record-money move from Borussia Dortmund. Since then, he has stepped up on the big stage, routinely…

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Champions League, Watch: Toni Kroos delivers inch-perfect pass for Vinicius opener during Bayern-Madrid clash

With the game goalless until the 23rd minute, it was the Toni Kroos pass that unlocked the Bayern defence spearheaded by Eric Dier and Kim Min-jae. Bisecting the two central defenders, the German…

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From Jorginho to Alexia Putellas: List of UEFA Player of the Year winners

Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho was named UEFA men's player of the year at a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday, beating his club colleague N'Golo Kante and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne to

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From Lionel Messi to Sergio Ramos: PSG's 'FIFA-like' playing XI for upcoming season

With Lionel Messi being signed, Paris Saint-Germain is heading into a season with a formidable playing XI. PSG will be looking for finally ending their Champions League drought! 

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Football: Chelsea fans in Porto overjoyed after club crowned as European champions!

Ecstatic Chelsea fans erupted with joy after their team clinched the Champions League title in Porto's Dragao Stadium on Saturday, in a match that brought happiness to the winners but angered local

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Locals in Porto angered as COVID-19 rules eased for English soccer fans

A last-minute decision to relax COVID-19 safety rules for Saturday's Champions League final has angered locals as hundreds of English fans not wearing masks packed Porto's riverside bars on Friday

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How fans took on multi-billionaires to take down European Super League

The European Super League can no longer proceed, Juventus boss Andrea Agnelli confirmed on Wednesday, as Spain's Atletico Madrid, Italy's Inter Milan, and six English teams abandoned the breakaway

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From NBA to Super Bowl: Here's complete list of winners in 2020

2019/2020 season for the sporting fraternity has been a rollercoaster. COVID-19 pandemic made it a task for these sports (or leagues) to complete their season and get a winner.

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Clash of GOATS, Haaland's form, toughest groups: Champions League storylines to watch

The Champions League group stage kicks off on Tuesday with Bayern Munich beginning their defence of the trophy won in Lisbon in August.

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UEFA awards: Bayern Munich players dominate the winners' list

The UEFA awards were announced as players were named the UEFA Defender, Midfielder, Forward and Player of the Year for the previous season. Bayern Munich dominated these awards. Take a look: 

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Bayern Munich 1:0 PSG, UEFA Champions League Final: All the action in pictures

It will be remembered as the strangest of Champions League seasons but it has ended with a familiar name on the trophy after Bayern Munich got the better of Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's final in

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From Real Madrid to Barcelona: Top 5 football clubs with most Champions League trophies!

Here's the list of top five football clubs who became European Champions for the most number of times. 

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