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The UEFA Champions League continues to introduce new features, following th path of the recent implementation of a full-league scoreboard and the expansion of the competition to 36 teams in the 24-25 edition. Among the upcoming changes, the reigning champion will now participate in a season-opening inauguration match, starting with the 2027-28 edition. The decision…
2 Formerly one of Napoli’s summer targets, Juanlu Sanchez’s name has cropped up yet again as a deputy to Giovanni Di Lorenzo. The 22-year-old Sevilla wing-back was close to a move to Naples, yet priorities changed with Romelu Lukaku’s injury. That said, it seems that Conte hasn’t given up on the move. Sporting director Giovanni…
LYON, France — U.S. international Lily Yohannes capped the scoring in OL Lyonnes’ 3-0 victory over St. Pölten with a spectacular long-range lob in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday. Jule Brand and captain Ada Hegerberg — the competition’s all-time leading scorer — also found the net for the record eight-time champions. The 18-year-old Yohannes…
The shortlist for the 2025 Golden Boy Award has been revealed, with Spanish football seeking its fifth consecutive winner. However Real Madrid will like their chances of wrestling back the award from Barcelona this season. Tuttosport’s Golden Boy award has been dominated by Spanish football in recent years, although primarily by Barcelona and Real Madrid….
Four of our Premier League games in December have been rearranged after being selected for live TV coverage in the UK. We kick off the month with a visit from Brentford on Wednesday, December 3, and that game has been moved to a 7.30pm start from its previous 8pm slot to allow it to be…
A former Premier League legend has urged Steven Gerrard to ignore an old football cliche after the Liverpool icon re-emerged as the favourite candidate to land the Rangers job. The club’s hierarchy are in the market for a new head coach after they parted ways with Russell Martin earlier this month. Martin oversaw a nightmare…
Liverpool’s trip to high-flying Tottenham Hotspur is one of 27 mouthwatering Premier League clashes to be shown live on Sky Sports in December. The pre-Christmas schedule gets under way with a blockbuster midweek round of games between Tuesday December 2 and Thursday December 4, with every match live on Sky Sports, including Fulham’s home game…
Who will win for x? ©TM/IMAGO From Sergio Agüero to Wilfried Zaha, the Premier League’s rich history reads like an alphabet of goal-getters – each letter marked by a name, a roar, and a net that’s still shaking somewhere in the memory. Over three decades of drama have given us icons and cult heroes alike….
Harry Kane backed the England faithful after Thomas Tuchel’s criticism and pointed chants during the 5-0 win over Latvia. The travelling army of fans made their voices heard loud and clear in Riga, and this time, their songs were aimed squarely at their own manager after Tuchel’s dig at “silent” supporters following England’s 3-0 friendly…
Another (some would say unwelcome) International break is in the books. The German national team remains on course to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after getting the job done with a workmanlike 4-0 win over Luxembourg and a narrow victory over Northern Ireland in Belfast. Should one choose to focus purely on the…