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Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool away and host Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season’s final in the league stage of the new-look Champions League, the draw for which took place on Thursday. Every team will play eight games against eight different opponents in the new format of Europe’s elite club…
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File image of UEFA Champions League trophy.© AFP UEFA Champions League Draw 2024-25 Live Streaming: A brand new UEFA Champions League format will debut in the 2024-25 season, as the competition moves from 32 to 36 total teams. Instead of creating eight groups of four, as was customary, the teams will now play…
A new era in European club football begins on Thursday when the draw takes place in Monaco for an expanded UEFA Champions League featuring a radically changed format. European football’s governing body is selling what it describes as “a thrilling new future” for the game on the continent with more teams playing more…
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Robert Lewandowski shrugged off a string of missed opportunities to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga. The 36-year-old striker twice hit the woodwork, among other wasted chances, but kept his cool to slot home a 75th-minute winner for the Catalan giants. Teenage starlet Lamine Yamal put…
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File image of Ilkay Gundogan.© AFP English champions Manchester City have completed a one-year deal to re-sign Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona. Gundogan returns to City after having won five Premier League titles and one Champions League crown, during his first stint at City. The midfielder spent seven hugely successful seasons at the Etihad…
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FIle image of Rafael Leao.© AFP AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani said Thursday that Rafael Leao will not leave the Serie A club for Barcelona as rumours swirled about a possible move for the Portugal winger. Speaking to reporters while leaving Milan’s Milanello training ground, Furlani said that there was “zero possibility” that…
Ilkay Gundogan in action at Euro 2024.© AFP Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024. “After a few weeks of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to end my national team career,” Gundogan said in a…
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Teenage star Lamine Yamal is carrying the weight of expectations as Hansi Flick’s Barcelona face the unenviable challenge of dethroning a fearsome Real Madrid side as Spanish champions this season. The German coach replaced club legend Xavi Hernandez at the helm and welcomed new arrival Dani Olmo last week, but last season’s La…
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Real Madrid defeated Chelsea 2-1© AFP Reigning Champions League and La Liga champion Real Madrid concluded a pre-season US tour on Tuesday with a 2-1 triumph over Chelsea while AC Milan won on penalties after playing Barcelona to a 2-2 draw. There were 62,617 spectators at the home stadium of the NFL’s Carolina…
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New Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a triumphant start to his tenure on Tuesday as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City on penalties after their pre-season friendly at Orlando finished 2-2 at full-time. Toni Fernandez, who signed with Barca earlier this month after turning 16, flicked in a left-footed shot past reserve City…
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