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Euro 2020 Matchday One: Spain and Germany Started Badly while Other Favorites Triumph

Matchday one of Euro 2020 has just wrapped up. Almost begin their campaign well, except Spain and Germany. The three-time regional champions were scoreless in the opener. La Furia Roja, which has been on the news lately from the exclusion of Real Madrid men in the squad, the fact that their skipper Sergio Busquets tested positive COVID-19 to the 11 new names called up in their stand-by list, was unable to seal a win over Sweden despite having a number of decent chances.

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Copa America 2021: Neymar Led Brasil to Win while Messi and Co Held Again at the Opener

Copa America 2021 officially began its fixture last the host Brasil and Venezuela whose 12 players had tested positive COVID-19. Selecao sealed an easy win over Jose Peseiro’s side 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro. Their winning goals were scored by Marquinhos, Neymar’s penalty and Gabi Barbosa’s tap into the back of the net. Tite’s men were dominating the game without much difficulty as Venezeuela could only deploy the remaining reserve players there. It was a better result co

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EURO news: Denmark Star's Future in Football in Doubt after His Sudden Collapse

Denmark key man Christian Eriksen who suddenly collapsed group B in EURO 2020 this weekend faces a doutful footballing future. He reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest which could prevent Inter Milan man from returning to the pitch. Such hypothesis has been stated by Professor Sanjay Sharma, professor of sports cardiology at London's St George's University. He was working with the Dane during his time in Tottenham. "This guy had normal tests all the way up to 2019 so h

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Copa America 2021: The Teams' Final Squad and Match Schedule Confirmed

After a number of controversies, from a lurking boycott tournament's future, Copa America 2021 is set to officially begin this weekend. Such will be marked with the encounter of Brasil and Venezuela as the opening match. The boycott threats from Selecao players plus Tite and possible halt from the Supreme Court eventually did not capitalise eventhough three major sponsors, Mastercard, drink company Ambev and alchohol drink Diageo have officially decided to pull out.

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Ligue 1: The Contestants Set to be Reduced to 18 Teams

Ligue 1 Uber Eats is about to undergo a big change 2023/24, by reducing the number of contestants from 20 to 18 teams. It was reported by L'Equipe last week that almost the entire clubs in the French top tier competition had reached the agreement at the general assembly. According to LFP (French Professional League), there were 97 percents of the teams agreeing on such decision. Metz was the only team which opposed to the proposal. LFP president, Vincent Labrune, release

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UEFA Super Cup 2021: UEFA Apparently Sticks to Belfast Instead of Moving to Istanbul

Last month, Istanbul was reported to be given a hosting 2021 as a compensation for their misfortune of missing out staging UEFA Champions League final two seasons in a row due to the rise of covid-19 contraction in Turkey. Those finals were eventually moved to Portugal. However, the Turkish' hope to finally see the important European matches on their home soil has not come to reality yet, at least not this time during the ongoing world pandemic. Such is believed to b

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Copa America 2021: The Potential Boycott and Cancellation are Looming

Copa America 2021 is seemingly destined with series Earlier this week, CONMEBOL stripped Argentina's right from the leftover initial host of the tournament following Colombia's failure to convince the football governing body in South America to delay it till November. Such decision led to the shocking selection of Brasil as the new host despite the fact that the Brasilian government has not gained full support from the parliament and their entire people. Now, another

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EURO 2020: Azzurri Includes Two Unfit Midfielders and U-21 Uncapped, Wales Left out EURO Hero

Italian national team, widely known as Gli Azzurri, City boss, Roberto Mancini apparently, names two injured midfielders plus one U-21 uncapped forward in their final squad. Those two unfit names are Inter Milan's Stefano Sensi and PSG man Marco Verratti while Sassuolo striker Giacomo Raspadori eventually makes the cut although he was intially crossed out for U-21 squad for the junior regional tournament. The uncapped 21-year old forward is now available after Italy U

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Some Clubs in Serie A, Valencia and Die Mannschaft Officially Appoint Their New Commanders

The 2020/21 season has just wrapped up. While the players the international fixtures this month and the teams are preparing for the new season. A number of clubs in major European leagues, especially in Italian Serie A, plus El Ches Valencia and Germany national team, Die Mannschaft, have officially named their new manager or head coach for next season. In Serie A, apart from Roma who already made an early start of preparation by announcing Jose Mourinho to replace Paul

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European Football: No New Champions in UCL yet, Emery Clinched Fourth Europa League Titles

Guardiola's hope to guide Manchester City to win Champions eventually failed, which means there is no new UCL winner yet. This European top tier competition somehow has still been in favour of the teams with UCL tradition, meaning only those who have won the title before, triumph since the UCL era in 1992/93 season. Surprisingly, the last new champion was Chelsea and Munchen, believe it or not, happens to be the constant venue for crowning the new champions. So, until the fina

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Copa America 2021: Constant Changes of Plan Before the Kick-off

Copa America 2021 has gone through a number of ongoing tournament's hosting plan. Initially, this regional competition was set to be held in two countries, Argentina and Colombia, with two guest teams from AFC, Qatar and Australia. Yet, due to their congested fixtures for World Cup 2022 qualifiers in the same month, which had been previously delayed because of the world pandemic, those two nations decided to pull out. Apparently, coronavirus is not the only reason of the ne

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EURO 2020: Spain Leaves out Los Blancos Players, England Includes Injured and Uncapped in the Provisional Squad

After the favorites such as Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal named their provisional or final squad last week, it is La Furia Roja's and The Three Lions' turn to announce their EURO squad this week. Spain boss Luis Enrique decided to exclude all Real Madrid players who have been regularly called up for major international tournaments, which include Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Dani Carvajal, Marco Asencio and Lucas Vasquez. The most surprising one is certainly Los Blancos ce

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Ligue 1: PSG's Domination Ended by Lille, Monaco Returns to UCL

Ligue 1 2020/21 has finally ended and PSG’s domination been disrupted by Lille, which becomes the new Ligue 1 Champions. They managed to snatch a 2-1 win against Angers on the road. It was enough to secure the long awaited silverware. They took two-goal lead already at the first half through the Canadian international, Jonathan David, followed by the veteran Tirkish international, Burak Yilmaz by a penalty. The home side only responded once through Angelo Fulgini’s late

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Bundesliga: Werder Bremen Follows Schalke to the Second Tier, FC Koln Goes to Relegation Play Off

The last Spieltag of Bundesliga might have had no stories on the top six since the European places have already been sealed with Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund following Die Roeten and RB Leipzig qualifying to the Champions League and Eintracht Frankfurt plus Bayer Leverkusen securing Europa League spot. However, there was a devastating tale at the relegation zone. One of the Bundesliga giants, Werder Bremen has to accompany Schalke 04 to go down the second tier after slump

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EURO 2020: Germany and France Recall Old Guns, Portugal Includes the Uncapped in the Squad

As the delayed EURO 2020 is approaching, more and more their final or provisional squad for this summer tournament. The favorites in group F, Germany, 2018 World Cup winner France and the reigning champions, Portugal have all named their squads. The most surprising news probably came from the the last two World Cup winners, Germany and France. They have decided to call back their old guns who have been left out since their debacle in World Cup 2018, Thomas Muller and Mat

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European Football: UEFA Agrees to Compensate for Istanbul's UCL Final Host Right Loss

Istanbul's misfortune in failing to host UEFA Champions consecutively due to the world pandemic has been finally compensated by UEFA. The European football governing body has approved the move of this year's UEFA Super Cup and Champions League 2022/23 final from the originally appointed venues to Atarturk Stadium, Istanbul. The agreement on such compensation has been reached by UEFA and Turkish Football Federation recently. Initially, the Super Cup 2021 was set to be hel

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English Football: The Foxes Clinched Their First FA Cup and Still Competes for Champions League Place

Leicester City is on the verge of their next memorable Last weekend, they shockingly managed to win 1-0 over the favourite Chelsea in Wembley. It was a tough game and Brendan Rodgers’s men were able to score the winning goal through Youri Tielemans’ long range shot. The Blues attempted to equalise but their decent chances by Mason Mount, Ben Chillwell and Olivier Giroud were denied by Kasper Schmeichel who was in his peak form last weekend. Such victory marks the first FA C

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EURO 2020: Netherlands and Turkey Already Named their Provisional Squad

The delayed EURO 2020 shall begin within weeks. No have started their preparation. Some even have announced their provisional squad ahead of their friendly fixtures before the tournament begins. Those are Netherlands and Turkey. De Oranje manager, Ronald De Boer, has opted to rule out several senior names such as Ryan Babel, Kevin Strootmann and Arjen Robben who was rumored to make his return to national team. Meanwhile, Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk decided

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FIFA World Cup: Concussion Spotters Set to be Introduced in Qatar 2022

The recent studies on football impact on possible brain Jimenez's horrible head concussion last year which led to his lengthy absence of the Mexican international in Premier League plus the probable similar case on the departure of several world cup 1966 winners in late 2020 apparently has struck FIFA to come up with something new for the sake of players' health and welfare. This month, the world football governing body has reportedly approved the inclusion of concussion spotte

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Spanish La Liga : A Four-Horse Race Till the End

Spanish La Liga this season is unlike any other season. but no team can secure the silverware yet. The teams on the top four, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and their archrival Barcelona plus Sevilla, are involved in the title race till the end. Last weekend, all four teams were locking horns for the supposedly crucial games. The league leader, Los Rojiblancos was travelling to Camp Nou. Diego Simeone’s men were about to stun Blaugrana with several early attempts from Mari

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Italian Serie A: Big Clubs in Search for New Managers for Next Season

The 2020/21 season is not over yet but some high-profile it ends to brace themselves for the new season. The main reason behind such early plane is the current disappointing campaign. There are at least four teams getting ready for it by targeting new head coaches. One of them even has already appointed new name in charge. * AS Roma Il Giallorossi's campaign in Europa League had been quite a highlight before Manchester United ran riots and humiliated them by 2-6 loss

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EURO 2020: More Covid-19-Based New Rules Introduced Prior to The Kick Off

The summer is approaching and so is the EURO. No wonder several new regulations regarding the match and its preparation to adapt with the current world pandemic for the sake of all contestants' welfare and safety. It includes the final squad extension, which has been discussed earlier, the players replacement, rescheduling matches and any other issue related to covid-19 contraction. Here are the updated rules for the next summer tournament: * The final squad extensi

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Europa League & Champions League: Emery Denies All Double English Finals

Unai Emery is really the master in Europa League. The Valencia boss has guided his team to reach the final of the second tier of European competition for fifth times. Three of which ended in a victory with Sevilla. This year, he does not only lead Villareal to reach out their first one history, but also denies the double English finals in Europa League and Champions League, as in 2019. At the second leg of semifinal, The Yellow Submarines managed to hold on and muster a g

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Italian Serie A: Inter Secured the Title, 5 Teams Fighting Over UCL Spots and in the Relegation Battle

Giornata 34 marked Inter’s victory in Serie A to end well as Juventus’s domination in the past ten years. La Beniamata won easily over Crotone last weekend by two goals to nil. Christian Eriksen and Achraf Hakimi bagged their winning goals. Yet, the decision on sealing the title came on the following day after Atalanta failed to snatch a win while travelling to Sassuolo. La Dea were held in a 1-1 draw by Roberto de Zerbi’s men. Robin Gosen’s opener was eventually denied b

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German Football: A Domino Effect on Managerial Changes in Bundesliga

In the past few months, there has been news about managerial Bundesliga. Almost all high profile teams in the German top flight are likely to name or even have named their new commanders for the next season for the sake of the club's preparation after EURO next summer. Consequently, naming the new managers who might still be leading their current clubs could impact the team's form itself, either directly or indirectly. This trend even affects Die Mannschaft too as they are in search o

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Champions League and Europa League Semifinals: Duo Manchester are Frontrunners

The city of Manchester shall be proud this season as favourite to progress to the finals of two European competitions, Champions League for Manchester City and Europa League for Manchester United. The fans of both sides are certainly hopeful that they both could win the title in the end. Manchester City finally managed to seal a 2-1 win on the road while taking on PSG in the midweek in Champions League semifinal. Despite conceding first at their first half through

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EURO 2020 : UEFA Sets A New Rule of Allowing 26 Names in the Final Squad

Another update on the delayed EURO 2020 next summer Following the decision on allowing five substitution in the competition earlier, UEFA through its national teams commitees has confirmed another new rule regarding the tournament contestants. Each team is now allowed to call up 26 names in the final squad, or three players from the regular one. The objective of such alteration is to avoid the excessive workload of players who will have just gone through a compact season with

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Football in Olympic 2020: Argentina and Brasil Seeded in Tough Groups

The delayed Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 is set to start surging covid-19 case in Japan. Football has been one of the main attractions in the tournament and its final draw has been completed. The two South American giants, Argentina and the reigning Champions, Brasil are seeded in the quite tough groups. The two-time winner Albiceleste is grouped with the 1992 champion, Spain, the dark horse Australia and Egypt. Their archrival, Brasil, is also included in a tricky group with

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English Premier League: Watford and Norwich Bounce Back to the Top Tier

The Hornets finally secured one place for the Premier season. They followed Norwich which already sealed their way back to the top flight earlier this month. These two sides bounced back to the 1st tier after being relegated two seasons ago. Watford clinched their narrow win last weekend while hosting Milwall 1-0. A single goal by Ismail Sarr's penalty was the only one which made the difference. Xisco Munoz's men secured the runner up position after having ten points cl

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EURO 2020 Host Cities: Farewell to Dublin and Bilbao, Welcome Sevilla

The final decision on the host cities for EURO 2020 been made at last. UEFA, with regrets, had to opt out two of them, Dublin and Bilbao, due to their local government's inability to guarantee the presence of fans inside the venue with the minimum number of 14,500 people. The European football governing body prefers not to stage the matches behind closed doors and unfortunately, the authorities in Ireland and Basque region have not been able to provide warranty on spe

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European Super League Debacle Finally Comes to an End, or Does It?

This past few days, European football has been on the the 12 elit clubs' sudden decision to announce the European Super League as an exclusive yet more profitable competition than the current UEFA Champions League last Sunday. Those 12 initiators are Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona, AC Milan, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Tottenham. Such plan defintely enrages UEFA as they were just working on the new forma

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Koeman Won his 2nd Copa Del Rey, Chelsea Meeting Leicester in FA Cup Final

Ronald Koeman finally clinched the title in his debut after trashing Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in Copa Del Rey final at Estadio La Cartuja last weekend. After almost frustrating first half, Lionel Messi and Co broke the deadlock through Antoine Griezmann. Frankie De Jong doubled their lead through his header and provided an assist for the third goal by the skipper Leo Messi. The Argentine captain then sealed their win at last through his brace taking advantage of Jordi Alba’s

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German Football: Bayern Seeking Hans Flick's Replacement as His Departure Confirmed

Bayern is now racing against the time to find their Hans Flick has reportedly confirm his resignation. The former Nico Kovac assistant before leading Die Roeten to win six titles last year is certain about leaving the club despite already signing a new contract till 2023. “I would like to get out of my contract at the end of the season. That is a fact. It was just important to me that the team find out about this from me.”, Flick said to the press. His possible

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Champions League and Europa League : Poch Challenges Pep, Emery Faces off His Former Side in the Last Four

Bayern’s continental campaign this season just ended expected. They were unable to score more goals in Paris to overturn their disadvantage at the reverse fixture. Hans Flick’s me was unable to make a comeback win as they only won 1-0 through Erik Chopo-Mouting’s header taking advantage of the deflected ball in the penalty box. It was a mouthwatering game as both sides were trading attacks and decent chances. Neymar made a number of attempts including two shots hittin

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Spanish Football: The Unopposed Florentino Perez Re-elected for Sixth Times

After Barcelona announced their re-elected new President, archrival also does the same. However, unlike the Catalan side which had to go through a long process with eventually three final candidates in the final round, Real Madrid simply re-elected their incumbent, Florentino Perez. The 74-year old businessman was even elected without any contenders despite the fact that the the application for the potential rivals had been opened earlier this month. The internal rule in

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La Liga: Atletico still on the Top, Madrid Entails after El Classico Victory

Atletico Madrid might have to work harder to make their title again come true. They still managed to stay on top but only with one point margin with the reigning Champions Madrid and separated by two points with Barcelona. They must win in each and every game as only eight games remain. Last weekend, Jan Oblak and Co could only muster a 1-1 draw while travelling to Andalusia again. Yet, this time they faced off Real Betis. Without the injured Luis Suarez, Diego Simeone’s

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EURO 2020: Fans Attendance Plan Confirmed for 8 out of 12 Host Cities

The plan for welcoming fans at the stadium for the next summer has been the main subject in the international football this week. It was due to the initial deadline for each of the hosts cities to submit their plans for the fans to European football governning body on 9th April. Those cities which have officially guaranted for the fans persence are Budapest, Baku, Saint Petersburg, Amsterdam, Copenhangen, Glasgow, , Bucharest and Wembley. However, the remaining four, D

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UEFA Europa League Quarter Finals: Tough Luck for Ajax and Arsenal

Two supposedly favourite ones in Europa League this Arsenal failed to live up their fans’ expectation in the continental campaign. Their chance to get through the semifinal is getting tougher. De Amsterdammers were defeated 1-2 by AS Roma at their home turf. They took the lead at the first half by Davy Klaessen after taking advantage of Dusan Tadic’s pass in the six yard box. They had a chance to double their lead through a penalty. Unfortunately, the Serbia captai

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EURO 2020: Several Teams Set for Warm-up Matches Before The Kick-Off

EURO 2020 is approaching. When UEFA is still busy preparing regarding the hosts and the fans attendance, several teams have released their friendly fixtures before the tournament begins. So far England, Scotland, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have set the dates for their warm-up matches, while some other favorites such as Italy, Spain, France and the reigning champions, Portugal have not officially announced it yet. The Three Lions have picked two nations as their partners f

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Euro 2020: Five Substitutions Allowed, Yet Fans' Presence still in Doubt

UEFA is currently making progress on deciding some summer. The football governing body in Europe has reportedly confirmed that the five substitution regulation is officially allowed. Such decision is no longer a surprise as the five replacements policy in one game has been imposed since the major European leagues restarted in early 2020 when the first lockdown was lifted. It has been continually used in continental competitions this season and the recent world cup Europ

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World Cup Qualifiers UEFA Matchday Three: England Struggled to Win, Germany Beaten by the Underdog

World Cup 2022 European qualifiers delivered some more matchday three. Several favourite teams continue their positive trend. England, for example, still managed to secure a win over Poland, although they did not snatch it easily. Harry Kane scored an opener through a penalty but Paulo Sousa’s men were able to find the equaliser by Jakub Moder taking the advantage of John Stone’s blunder. Fortunately, the Manchester City defender was able to find his redemption for his mist

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World Cup European Qualifiers Matchday Two: Belgium and Portugal Held, Turkey’s Impressive Form Endures

Matchday two of UEFA qualifying round for World Cup stop providing some surprising results. If the opening fixtures in the midweek brought disappointment for some favourites including the defending Champions France and the 2010 champions, Spain, the weekend games turned bleak for Belgium and Portugal. The leader of FIFA rankings and the last UEFA Nations League champions were held in a draw by their contenders. De Rode Deuvels could only muster a 1-1 draw in Prague. The

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Spanish Football: Barcelona Plans to Release Four Stars Next Summer

The revamping squad program in Camp Nou is about to already in progress at the final stage. Under the new president, Joan Laporta, the Catalan side is ready to offload some of their star players in order to keep Messi in the squad plus give some room for the possible new signings. Although the Argentine captain has not confirmed his decision to stay in Barcelona, Laporta still believes in the skipper’s chance to do so. However, in order to keep him happy as promised, a sac

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Matchday One UEFA World Cup Qualifiers: France and Spain Stumbled as Germany, Italy and England Triumphed

World Cup 2022 Qualifiers in European zone is finally profile teams did gain some unexpected results in their opener. The reigning Champions France was stunned by Ukraine at their home turf. Didier Deschamps’ men were held in a 1-1 draw by Ukraine under the command of Andrey Shevchenko, their former prolific striker in 2000s. Antoine Griezmann’s long range shot opened the scoring. Unfortunately, Les Blues were unable to capitalise some decent chances by Olivier Giroud in t

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FA Cup: Leicester’s First Semifinal in 39 Years, Guardiola and Tuchel Facing Off in Wembley

The Foxes’ hope to win FA Cup is open. In the weekend, United 3-1 at the quarter final. The former Manchester City man Kelechi Iheanacho bagged a brace, first by taking advantage of Fred’s back pass blunder whereas the second one was through a header from a set piece. Another goal was scored by the Belgian international Youri Tielemans. Ole Solksjaer’s men who did not perform at their best only managed to equalise at the first half by Mason Greenwood but were unable to net m

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World Cup Qualifiers: The Critical Three Lions Turns to the Seniors over Debutantes

World Cup Qualifiers are set to begin next week and their official squad for the three fixtures ahead. Some teams happen to experience the potential crisis which led them to name the squad based on the limited players in the pool. One of such teams is England. The Three Lions will miss out a bunch of key names due to the injuries. They are the goalie Jordan Pickford, Tammy Abraham, Jadon Sancho, Jack Grealish, Callum Wilson, Danny Ings, Jordan Henderson, Harvey Barnes an

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UEFA Europa League: Tottenham and Rangers Stunned and Headed to Exit, Pogba’s Goal Sank Milan

Europa League 2020/21 season brought another surprise just wrapped up last Friday followed by the quarterfinal and semifinal draw. Two favourites from UK, Tottenham Hotspurs and Glasgow Rangers which supposedly already had the advantage from the first leg, failed to seal one ticket to the next stage and became the victims of superb comeback of two Eastern European clubs, Dinamo Zagreb and Slavia Prague. Spurs’ two-goal advantage from the first leg simply disappeared in

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World Cup Qualifiers: Spain Calls up Four Debutantes but Dropped Chelsea's Kepa

The UEFA world cup qualifiers are set to begin the teams have announced their squad for two matches in the qualifying round. La Furia roja’s boss, Luis Enrique, apparently has decided to call up several debutantes for the away game against Georgia on the 28th March before playing host to Kosovo on the 31st. Those debutantes are Pedri (Barcelona), Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon), Robert Sanchez (Brighton) and Bryan Gil (Eibar). However, the former Barcelona boss exclud

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Spanish Football: In Laporta Barcelona Trusts, Again

The Barcelona presidential election was finally completed Blaugrana eventually has the winner for the number one boss in the club. As predicted, their former president between 2003 and 2010, Joan Laporta, has been officially entrusted the position again for his second spell in Camp Nou. He was reported to have won 54,2 percent of the vote, leaving behind his contenders, Vitor Font who only managed to have just more 30 percent of the votes while Toni Frexia only collected nine pe

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Spanish Football: Double Copa del Rey Finals for Bilbao in April

Athletic Bilbao have a chance to clinch two titles if they can win both finals next month in Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, the same venue which Marcelino Garcia Toral’s men won Super Copa de Espana earlier this year after thumping Barcelona in a dramatic final. Such would be a record in the history of Spanish football. They sealed one place in the final after beating Levante 2-1 in the midweek. This year’s final is their second one consecutively. The 2020 edition will

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Italian Serie A: Milan Stumbled, Atalanta Climbed to the Third

Giornata 25 in Italian Serie A display a disappointing Rossonerri failed to close the gap with Inter Milan in the midweek after being held in a 1-1 draw while hosting Udinese in San Siro. They even conceded first by Rodrigo Becao’s header before a late penalty equaliser by Frank Kessie saved them from a defeat. Milan whose starting IX was without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, was having a hard time creating decent chances almost throughout the game. This is Stefano Pioli’s homework for

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La Liga: Madrid Failed to Topple Barcelona on the Second, Atletico back on Winning Ways

Matchday 25 marks the return of Barcelona on the second Messi and Co finally managed to get past Sevilla last weekend. They dismantled Julen Lopetgui’s men 2-0 by Ousmane Dembele’s and Messi’s goal. It was their first victory against Sevilla in the past four meetings. Ronald Koeman made a surprising tactical formation change by switching it 3-5-2, which put Jesus Navas and Co in difficulty to build up the attack due to Blaugrana’s pressure in the midfield. On the next day, R

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Copa America: No Qatar and Australia as the Guest Teams Next Summer

Copa America 2021 was set to have 10 teams with new participants from AFC as the guest teams, Australia and the World Cup 2022 host, Qatar. Unfortunately, such is no longer in their plan. It has been confirmed by CONMEBOL through its deputy general secretary, Gonzalo Belloso. “The Copa America is absolutely going ahead. But Qatar and Australia, who had asked to take part, will not be able to come. The Asian confederation (AFC) has programmed World Cup qualification on the sa

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Europa League: Three Former Champions Failed to Progress, Two Red Devils Squaring off in Round of 16

Europa League has just wrapped up its round of 32 as round of 16. Three former champions surprisingly were unable to overturn the situation to advance to the next stage. They are the 1989 Champions Napoli, the 1988 winners Bayer Leverkusen and the winner of 1978 edition, PSV Eindhoven. Napoli failed to go through after only winning over Granada 2-1, which was not enough to overturn their disadvantage since they lost 0-2 in the first leg. Pietr Zielinksi opened the scori

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Spanish La Liga: Review on the Candidates’ Master Plan Prior to Barcelona Presidential Election

The end of February is near, which means the date for election is approaching. 7th of March is the D-day for Blaugrana to decide the course of their future, and their current situation. This year’s election is believed to be one of the most crucial one in the club’s history as it will determine how the club which has been apart of Catalan’s pride could save themselves from the bankruptcy threat, which has already been looming. Three candidates have been selected to compe

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Inter Finally Dethroned Milan, PSG Climbed to the Second

La Beniamata’s hardwork finally paid off this weekend. Milan from the top after they dismantled Lazio 3-1 at their home turf. Romelu Lukaku was the man of the match by burying the goal twice plus providing one assist for the third goal by Lautaro Martinez. Meanwhile, few hours earlier Rossonerro slumped to a shocking 0-2 defeat from Spezia on the road through Guilio Maggiore and Simone Bastoni. Despsite playing Ibrahimovic and then Mario Madzukic plus Hakan Calhanoglu

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Champions and Europa League Knock out Stage: Some Fixtures Change Venues, Budapest is the Favorite

The knock out stage for Champions League and Europa next week. Unfortunately, the restrictions for the world pandemic in some countries are still being imposed. Consequently, some fixtures have to move somewhere for one leg or even both legs. According to UEFA new guidelines for the match during covid-19 pandemic, if the government of one home team does not grant exemptions for the visiting team, then the home team is obliged to find the new venue elsewhere before the de

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Copa Del Rey & Coppa Italia: Barcelona Lost in Semifinal, Juventus-Atalanta Squaring off in the Final

Ronald Koeman’s men hope to clinch a Copa del Rey title, most reasonable one, is about to hit the wall. Their result at the first leg in the semi final put them in a difficult situation after being defeated by Sevilla on the road. Jules Kunde and the former Barcelona man, Ivan Rakitic slotted the ball home for the victory of the Andalusian side. Failing to score an away goal would force them to win without conceding at the second leg, something which is rather unlikely co

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FIFA Club World Cup: Tigres Ended Palmeiras' Dream to Face off Bayern in the Final

The CONCACAF representative in this FIFA Club World Mexico stunned the favorite at the semifinal, Copa Libertadores champions, Palmeiras as they defeated the Brasilian side 1-0. The match was quite even but it was Guido Pizzaro and Co who created more decent chances. At least Andre Pierre Gignac caused trouble for Weverton with his headers before he scored a winning goal through the penalty. It is the first time the CONCACAF club manages to progress to the final, whereas A

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UEFA Europa League 2020/21 Squad Changes: Ajax's Top Signing Excluded Due to Administrative Error

The UEFA Europa League round of 32 shall begin next teams plus 8 additional team from Champions League have handed over their squad changes for the next round on February, 2. Each team is allowed to register three new eligible names. The cup-tied rules is no longer applied regardless their previous teams’ competition. Yet, it is still a long and winding road to Gdansk, Poland, where this year’s final takes place. Arsenal, Club Brugge and Glasgow Rangers crossed out the m

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UEFA Champions League 2020/21 Squad Changes: Atletico Crossed out Seven Names

The winter transfer window has just ended and UEFA League knock out stages are about to start soon, on February, 17. All the qualified teams from both competitions have handed over their squad changes for the next round on February, 2. Each team is allowed to register three new eligible names. The cup-tied rules is no longer applied regardless their previous teams’ competition. La Liga top leader Atletico Madrid decided to cross out seven names in the group stage UCL

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Copa Del Rey Quarter Finals: Barcelona Made Epic Comeback, Bilbao Relied on Penalties to Advance

Barcelona’s campaign has been improving in 2021 despite Espana final. In Copa Del Rey this midweek, Ronald Koeman really put a master class display of remontada or great comeback at the quarter final against Granada on the road. They crushed Roberto Soldado and Co 5-3. Blaugrana were two goals behind first by Kenedy and Roberto Soldado. The magic came in 88th minute when Antoine Griezmann scored a lifeline. The Frenchman also provided an assist for Jordi Alba’s equaliser j

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Ligue 1: Lille and Lyon Back on the Top Two as PSG Slipped Again

Matchday 22 in Ligue 1 showed how tight the French season. None is dominating and the title race is even more intense. Mauricio Pocchettino had to taste his first defeat in French soil when they were travelling to Lorient, the team at the bottom three of the table. They lost 2-3 against the inferior but motivated home side. Lorient’s skipper Laurent Abergel opened the scoring but Neymar’s double penalty managed to bounce Le Parisien back. However, the last ten minutes of t

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La Liga: Blaugrana Climbed to the Second as Los Blancos Slipped While Atletico Leaves them All

Matchday twenty one of La Liga saw the slight but crucial Koeman’s men toppled their archrival with better goal difference. Barcelona’s positive trend in La Liga endures as they avenged their loss in SuperCopa de Espana. Lionel Messi and Co thumped Bilbao 2-1. Messi himself opened the scoring by his looping free kick. It is his 650 goals for his team. Marcelino’s men managed to equalise by Jordi Alba’s own goal before Antoine Griezmann close-range strike found the back of the n

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FIFA Club World Cup 2020 Update: Palmeiras Secured the Last Berth, Fans Allowed to the Venues

FIFA Club World Cup is about to start next week. The finally was secured by Palmeiras after they defeat Santos l-0. A late header from Breno Lopes taking advantage of Rony’s long cross was the one that made the difference in the game. It was a tight affair and Santos had slightly more chances. Fortunately, Palmeiras defence led by the skipper Gustavo Gomez was solid. It is their second title for them and they shall get ready for the delayed FIFA Club World Cup 2020. Abel

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Transfer News: A New Adventure for Papu Gomez, Mesut Ozil, Kokorin and Lindgard

A new page in some players’ career is about to begin discomfort they experienced in their former clubs. They all are set for their new adventure. The first one is the Argentine skipper in Atalanta, Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez, who decided to sign for Sevilla in this transfer window. He reportedly had reached agreement to move to the Andalusian side with the transfer fee $5.5 million plus $3 million in bonuses. Despite being the key man in La Dea, he felt being left out of the te

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Juventus and Napoli Joined Atalanta and Inter to Advance to Coppa Italia Semifinal

Coppa Italia has come to the latter stage. Four teams through the last four. They are the reigning Champions, Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan and Atalanta. The first two had a fairly easy win to seal one place at the semifinal, while the last two had to struggle to get past their contenders in a quarter final. Napoli dismantled Spezia 4-2 in their home turf. Their winning goals were scored by Kalidou Koulibaly, Hirving Lozano, Matteo Politano and Eljif Elmas while Spezia cou

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Managerial Changes: Chelsea, Poland, Serbia and Colombia Welcome Their New Commanders

The second half of the season marks the managerial club and national teams. There are at least four teams which just appointed their new manager, Chelsea, Poland, Serbia and Colombia national teams. The Blues finally had to axe Frank Lampard despite their win against Luton Town in FA Cup fourth round last weekend. His successor is none but the favorite available German-speaking figure, Thomas Tuchel. The former PSG boss who just lost their previous job last December,

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Transfer News: Arkadiusz Milik's, Martin Odegaard's, Fikayo Tomori's, William Jose's Loan Switch

January transfer window is always complicated. There on the market but some clubs are really in demand of reinforcement. As the season has already a halfway and the new signings often take sometime to adapt with the new team and their system. No wonder that a loan or capturing players who have been free agent seems more popular option during the winter transfer window. Some teams have already sealed the deal for loan and free-transfer signings. One of them is AC Mila

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FIFA Prepares Global Ban for Any Teams Joining European Super League

The proposal of organising the supposedly most expensive including top teams only, European Super League, is bound to end abruptly as FIFA as well as their subordinate governing bodies from all region decide to be against it. They even prepare harsh suspension scheme, a global ban for any teams, players and managers who involve and join forces for this ‘closed and invitation only’ competition, including from World Cup. FIFA made it clear in their official statement. “In lig

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PSG Back to the Top as Lyon Stumbled

The wind of change in PSG did not take long to overturn clinching French Super Cup title last week, Le Parisien finally returned to the top of the table after thumping Angers 1-0 on the road. Their winning goal was not scored by the superstar Neymar, Kylian Mbappe or even Angel Di Maria. Pocchettino’s side had to rely on the wing back, Leyvin Kurzawa. It was enough to topple Lyon, which surprisingly was beaten by Metz at home. Les Gones suffered 0-1 loss by a single goal by

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Transfer News: Jovic Returns to Frankfurt, Dembele to Atletico and Replaced by Slimani

Real Madrid’s most disappointing signing in Zidane’s is set to make a u turn to his former club, Eintracht Frankfurt after 1.5 seasons in Madrid with limited playing time. He will be spending his second spell on loan at the second half of the season to revive his once lethal form with the German side. During his stint with Los Blancos, Jovic only made two goals and two assists in 27 games of all competitions. It is quite in contrast to his outstanding form in Frankfurt

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EURO 2020 Remains on Schedule but Possibly in Different Format

The ongoing world pandemic has given a lot people a future agenda, including UEFA. Its president Alexander Ceferin has been considering several options, though not official yet, about the host, fotmat and the maximum allowed capacity in the venues. Despite the current rise of covid-19 infection led to the restriction. Many are doubtful if the tournament can be held in this summer but UEFA has confirmed that they are still committed not to call it off again as there is a

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Santos and Palmeiras Squaring Off for the Third All Brasillian Libertadores Final

Copa Libertadores, a top tier continental competition UEFA Champions League, finally see two finalists for this year’s edition after the delays and in the midst of world pandemic. Two Brasilian sides, Santos and Palmeiras, are set to square off in the last match of the tournament. It is the third time two Brasilian teams encounter at the final after 2005 and 2006 edition. What’s more, they both managed to prevent two most notable Argentinean teams, Boca Juniors and Rive

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Barcelona’s In-form Begins to Threaten Duo Madrid on the Top

Matchday eighteen of La Liga last weekend saw the revival domestic campaign. Ronald Koeman’s men, who were deemed to be in crisis in November proven by their humiliating loss from Juventus on the final matchday in the Champions League, slowly started to pick up points and confidence before bouncing back to the title race. Last weekend, Messi and Griezmann were the men of the match as both showed their true class as a scorer and provider. The Argentine and French talisman no

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Duo Milan and Madrid are Neck to Neck at the Top

Rossoneri and Nerazzurri are still neck to neck at standings last weekend after the winter break. Milan kept his position after trashing Benevento 2-0 on the road. Frank Kessie’s penalty and Rafael Leao bagged the winning goals. They could have scored more goals if Hakan Cahanoglu’s and Frank Kessie’s long range strike had not hit the post. They have collected thirty seven points or just one point away from their local contender, Inter Milan. Antonio Conte’s men dismantled

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Zidane in Trouble, Pocchetino on the Radar; Neymar-Messi Reunion in Paris?

The future of Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane is loss in the midweek while travelling to Kiev. Los Blancos’ management begins to lose their patience with his team’s negative trend. In La Liga, they have been winless in the last three games starting from the defeat in Valencia, a draw with Villareal and another loss from Alaves at home. This weekend, the Frenchman is seeking for a win to bounce back against Sevilla in Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Could they pick up three poi

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Gennady Golovkin knocked out Kamil Szeremeta

A boxing show took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, the main fight of which was the meeting between Gennady Golovkin and Kamil Szeremeta. The Kazakhstani boxer from the beginning of the fight boxing with advantage. Already in the first round, the Kamil was knocked down for the first time. In the second round, he again visited the ring floor. Having stood in the next three minutes, Szeremeta was again knocked down in the fourth round. And the next time Szeremeta fel

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Serie A: Juventus Drew Atalanta and Inter Beat Napoli

In the Italian championship, a match took place between The game turned out to be interesting. The score was opened in the middle of the first half by Enrico Chiesa with a longshot. In the second half, Freuler shot well and the ball flew into the goal from the crossbar. Was supposed to bring victory to Juve Cristiano Ronaldo, but Gollini coped with his penalty kick. Juventus – Atalanta 1:1 Goals: Chiesa, 29 – Freuler, 57 Juventus: Schensny, Cuadrado, de Ligt, Bonucci, Da

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Russia Banned from Qatar 2022, Ukraine Appealed to CAS over WO Loss, EURO U-17 2021 Cancelled

There has been shocking news regarding football major are related to FIFA and UEFA. Firstly, FIFA World Cup 2022 will be losing one of their strong team in the final round without it even start the qualifiers yet. Russia, the host in 2018 edition, will be ruled out of any sporting events from the December 2019 due to the final decison by CAS (Court of Arbritation for Sport) on giving 2-year ban, reduced from the initial 4 years, for failing to provide the updated and

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Firmino brings victory to Liverpool over Tottenham

“Liverpool” and “Tottenham” played each other match English Premier League. The home team played in front of their fans and were very active in possession of the ball. In the middle of the first half, we deservedly took the lead – Salah got the ball on the penalty line and shot Lloris. Spurs bounced back in their very first serious attack. Liu Celso dragged the ball through the center and gave it to Son Heung Min, who realized his one-on-one exit. In the second half, f

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Managerial Changes: Big Sam Takes Over WBA, Lucien Favre is Out of Dortmund, Van Marwijk Returns to UAE

The end of the year seems to be the perfect timing and campaign before the winter break. Some clubs have made their decision clear, while others are still considering options. In Premier League, West Bromwich Albion just confirmed about their final word on sacking their Croatian boss, Slaven Bilic, after leading only less than six months from their promotion in the summer. The Baggies are stuck on the 19th of the table just above Sheffield United at the bottom. The

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Lille and Lyon Finally Toppled PSG

Matchday 14 in Ligue 1 marks the change on the top to topple PSG after securing a narrow win over Bordeaux last weekend. Jonathan Bamba scored an opener on the 17th minute but Bordeaux responded by Toma Basic’s header which converted Hatem Ben Arfa’s corner kick into a goal on 29th minute. Yet, their lead was restored as Jose Fonte headed the ball into the back of the net just before half time. Christopher Gaultier’s men held on till the final whistle. Their success t

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Szoboszlai Rejected Arsenal; Max Allegri in Line to Replace Arteta

The most in-demand youngster in this transfer window, finally decided his future. He rejected Arsenal and some other top teams such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The 20-year old Hungarian eventually picks over the branch of RB Salzburg, his current team, RB Leipzig. Both teams are in progress of negotiating the process, which is expected to be completed before the winter break. If the deal is sealed, Leipzig needs to deal with his unusual release clause, that is to pa

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Europa League: Napoli Progressed but Feyenoord Headed to Exit

The 1989 Champions, Napoli, finally sealed one ticket only mustering 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad at their home turf which has just been renamed as ‘Estadio Diego Armando Maradona’ on Tuesday. Il Partenopei took an early lead by the Poland international Pietro Zielinski. However, their prospective win was denied as William Jose bagged a late equaliser. Both sides eventually could get through since at the same time, their Dutch contender, AZ Alkmaar failed to clinch a

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The World Cup 2022 European Qualifiers Draw Completed; France and England in Tricky Groups

The draw for UEFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers was finally was held online in Zurich due to the world pandemic and assisted by two former players, the Italian Daniel De Rossi and the Dutch Rafael Van der Vaart to oversee the ptoceedings. The 55 UEFA members are grouped in ten with five or six teams each. They will be battling over the 13 spots available for this zone. The group leader will automatically qualify to the Qatar 2022 final round. Meanwhile the remaining three ti

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Europa League Matchday 5: Mixed Results for The Former Champions

Matchday 5 of Europa League last Thursday left some of former Champions, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and Napoli. PSV finally advanced to the next stage after an away win against Granada while their local contender, Feyenoord have to wait for the last game to seal the ticket for the round of 32, so does the 1989 winners Napoli. PSV managed to snatch a narrow win over Granada in a tight match on the road. Their winning goal was scored by Donyel Malen. Roger Schmit’s men c

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UEFA Nations League: Belgium and Italy Advance to Semi-Finals

In the UEFA Nations League matches of the sixth round the last participants of the semi-final were determined. Belgium and Italy joined France and Spain. The UEFA Nations League semi-finals will take place in the fall of 2021. On October 6, Italy will play with Spain, and on October 7, the Belgium – France match will take place. In the first season of the League of Nations, the Netherlands, Switzerland, England and Portugal fought for victory. Portugal beat Holland 1: 0

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UEFA Nations League: Belgium Beat England

In the UEFA Nations League matches of the fifth round come to the end. Belgium took revenge on the British for the only defeat in the group. Italy’s victory brought them closer to reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League. The Netherlands will be able to overtake the Italians if they fail to cope with Bosnia in the last match. Belgium – England 2:0 Goals: Thielemans, 10, Mertens, 24 Belgium: Courtois – Alderweireld, Denayer, Vertongen – Meunier, Witsel, Thiele

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All Participants of Euro 2020 Have been Determined

In Europe, the final matches playoffs for reaching North Macedonia, Scotland, Slovakia and Hungary made their way to the European Championship. Goal of Goran Pandev’s brought Macedonia a victory in Georgia. For North Macedonia, this will be the debut at the Euro. The Scots defeated the Serbian national team on penalties. Slovakia won over Northern Ireland in overtime. And Hungary beat Iceland, scoring at the very end of the match. Hungary – Iceland 2:1 Goals: Nego, 88, So

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Manchester City and Liverpool Tied

In the English Premier League, the match of two favorites place. The score was opened by Mohammed Salah, who took the penalty. But soon Manchester City equalized the score. Gabriel Jesus made an accurate shot from the center of the penalty area. The teams could have scored more, but did not use their chances. “These boys need rest. It’s a difficult time. We want to play, obviously, but I heard Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer yesterday as well and I understand him 100%. We are in the si

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UEFA Champions League: Manchester United Lost in Istanbul and Leipzig Beat PSG

In the Champions League, the matches of the third round ended. Barcelona has secured an exit to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. PSG scored first in Germany but lost to Leipzig. And Manchester United lost sensationally to Istanbul. Barcelona – Dynamo 2:1 Goals: Messi, 5 (pen), Pique, 65 – Tsygankov, 75 Barcelona: ter Stegen, Dest, Pique, Alba, Busquets, (Langle, 74) de Jong, Pjanic (Roberto, 60), Pedri (Aleña, 82), Fati (Trinkan, 74), Griezmann (Dembele, 60) , Me

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UEFA Champions League: Real Beat Inter and Liverpool Defeated Atalanta

In the Champions League, matches of the third round played. In the central match of the evening, Real Madrid defeated Inter. Diogo Jota scored a hat-trick at Atalnata’s. Bayern Munich defeated Leipzig inmatch with 8 goals. Real Madrid – Inter 3:2 Goals: Benzema, 24, Ramos, 33, Rodrigo, 79 – Martinez, 33, Perisic, 68 Real Madrid: Courtois, Mendy, Ramos, Varane, Vazquez, Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos (Modric, 79), Hazard (Vinicius, 64), Benzema, Asensio (Rodrigo, 64) Inter: H

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Ibrahimovic Brought Milan Victory Over Inter in Derby

In the Italian football Serie A took place the central derby between Milan and Inter. At the start of the fight, Ibrahimovic earned a penalty kick. The Swede shot unsuccessfully, but was the first to pick up the ball and open the score. Soon, Zlatan scored a second goal, closing in a cross from the left flank by Leau. “Inter” won back one goal before the break – Lukaku closed the cross from the left. In the second half, Conte’s wards earned a penalty. But the referee can

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Roland Garros: Shventek, Kvitova, Podoroska and Kenin will Play in the Semifinals

The quarterfinals took place at the French Open tennis The first to leave Roland Garros was the fifth racket of the world Elina Svitolina. She sensationally lost to Nadia Podoroske from Argentina 2: 6 and 4: 6. Iga Schwetnek from Poland also dealt with Martina Trevisan in two sets. Petra Kvitova beat Laura Siegemund. But Sophia Kenin defeated her compatriot Collins. In the semifinals, Roland Garros Schwentek will face Podoroska, and Kenin will play a match with Kvitova. The semi-

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Edinson Cavani Joins Manchester United

Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani joins Manchester United. site “Manchester United”. The footballer signed a one-year contract with the possibility of extension for another year. Manchester United paid nothing to PSG for Cavani’s transfer, as Edinson’s contract with PSG ended in the summer. “Manchester United is one of the greatest clubs in the world, so it is a real honour to be here. I’ve worked really hard during the time off and I feel eager to compete and represent th

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UFC 253: Adesanya Defeats Costa

Several title fights have taken place on UFC Fight In the main fight of the evening, Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa fought for the middleweight championship belt. The beginning of the battle was calm. But already in the second round, Adesanya began to dominate. And then he knocked Costa down and then knocked out his opponent on the ground. “Some people, like Khabib, I wasn’t a fan of his artistry at first. But then over time, slowly watching the way he’s worked his oppone

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Bayern Munich Won the UEFA Super Cup

Bayern Munich beat Spanish Sevilla in Budapest to win The match began with a penalty kick against Bayern, which was converted by Ocampos. Bayern Munich responded with an accurate blow from Leon Goretzka. In the second half, the referee canceled the capture of the Sevilla goal twice and the teams had to play overtime. And on 104 minutes Martinez scored the winning goal. Bayern Munich won their second Super Cup in history (they previously won in 2013). In total, the team from

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De Bruyne, Lewandowski and Neuer are on the Shortlist for the UEFA Player of the Year Award

UEFA has announced [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0261-1065a2b7cf1c-c4b22a7d12f9-1000--men-s-player-of-the-year-nominees/] the nominees for last season’s Personal Awards. Bayern`s forward Robert Lewandowski and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne are competing for the title of best footballer of the year. Hans-Dieter Flick from Bayern Munich, Jurgen Klopp from Liverpool and RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann are nominated for the best coach a

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Armand Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault Record

Swedish athlete Arman Duplantis has set a new pole At the stage of the “Diamond League” he jumped 6.15 meters, breaking the record by a centimeter. Thus, Duplantis beat Sergei Bubka’s 26-year-old achievement. In 1994, Olympic champion Sergei Bubka jumped 6.14 m. “World record – finally! It is soo cool. I wanted to get over these 6.15m so badly. Everybody kept talking about it, it was a big chip on my shoulder and I feel I had to do it to have people stop asking me this question.

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Atlético Wants to Sign Luis Suarez

Uruguay forward Luis Suarez may pursue a career in The head coach of Barcelona Ronald Koeman said that he does not need of Suarez. The player has already started negotiations with Juventus. The Italian champion offered the striker a 2-year contract with a salary of 10 million euros per year. ESPN Uruguay [https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/espana/nota/_/id/7400248/el-atletico-madrid-de-simeone-va-por-luis-suarez] writes that Atlético Madrid also wants to invite the player, which

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Kylian Mbappe Infected with Coronavirus

France and PSG forward KylianMbappe tested positive coronavirus. KylianMbappe is currently in the camp of the French national team, which plays UEFA Nations League matches. He will miss the match with Croatia – the player was immediately sent to quarantine. > #PSG [https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] striker Kylian #Mbappè [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mbapp%C3%A8?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] has tested positive for #COVID19 [https://twitter.com/hasht