UEFA move to change Women’s Champions League format

December 2, 2023 Musa Mohammed 0

The Women’s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format from the 2025-26 season. Currently 16 teams are split into four groups but from 2025-26 campaign onwards, 18 teams will compete in one league — playing three home and three away matches before moving into a knockout phase, LiveScore reported. The changes were approved by UEFA’s executive committee at Read More

UEFA Champions League: How Arsenal plundered Lens to hit last 16

November 30, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Arsenal cruised through to the Champions League last-16 as group winners after a breathtaking first half saw them beat Lens 6-0 at the Emirates. The pressure had been turned back on the Gunners by PSV, whose late comeback win against Sevilla in the early kick-off meant Arsenal needed a point to qualify for the knockout rounds. And they answered the Read More

Arsenal thrash Lens, hit UEFA Champions League records

November 30, 2023 Musa Mohammed 0

Arsenal created UEFA Champions League records after thrashing Lens 6-0 on matchday five in Group B at the Emirates on Wednesday. The win means Arsenal have qualified for the round of 16 and will finish top of the group with a game to spare. The Gunners had six different scorers with Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Read More

Why Manchester United can’t sack Eric ten Hag – Scholes

November 9, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Manchester United’s defeat to Copenhagen on Wednesday shouldn’t cost Erik ten Hag his job, says Paul Scholes, as the club “can’t afford” to fire him. Despite boasting a commanding two-goal lead for much of the first half, United slipped to an astounding 4-3 loss to fall to the bottom of Champions League Group A. It is a defeat which has Read More

UEFA Champions League: Giroud scores as AC Milan pip PSG, Shakhtar Donetsk stun Barcelona

November 8, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Olivier Giroud’s powerful header early in the second half gave AC Milan a 2-1 Champions League home win over Paris Saint-Germain in a pulsating Group F contest on Tuesday. Former Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar had put PSG ahead but their advantage lasted only three minutes before Rafael Leao netted an acrobatic equaliser and Giroud then sealed a precious victory Read More

UEFA Champions League: Bellingham’s injury blow for Real Madrid

November 6, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Jude Bellingham will need assessing after suffering a shoulder injury against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Jude Bellingham will need assessing after suffering a shoulder injury against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Bellingham went down clutching his shoulder during the first half of Madrid’s clash with Rayo Vallecano, but after Read More

UEFA Champions League: Bellingham’s injury blow for Real Madrid

November 6, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Jude Bellingham will need assessing after suffering a shoulder injury against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Jude Bellingham will need assessing after suffering a shoulder injury against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Bellingham went down clutching his shoulder during the first half of Madrid’s clash with Rayo Vallecano, but after Read More

UEFA Champions League: Bellingham’s injury blow for Real Madrid

November 6, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Jude Bellingham will need assessing after suffering a shoulder injury against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Jude Bellingham will need assessing after suffering a shoulder injury against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Bellingham went down clutching his shoulder during the first half of Madrid’s clash with Rayo Vallecano, but after Read More

UEFA Champions League: Haaland goals rescue Manchester City

October 26, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Erling Haaland overcame some big misses to score twice in Switzerland as he warmed up for the Manchester derby Erling Haaland does not look completely right and yet he still keeps scoring. The Norwegian missed a hatful of chances against Young Boys that you would normally expect him to bury, but he left the match with two more goals in Read More

PSG whip AC Milan in Champions League clash

October 26, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

AC Milan’s Champions League hopes are now in big, big trouble following a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes. U.S. men’s national team stars Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah both started the key match in this season’s group of death, with Milan entering with two points from their first two games. However, they were undone in Read More

UEFA postpones matches as Israel-Hamas ‘war’ rages

October 10, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

UEFA has suspended all matches in Israel for at least the next two weeks after the country declared war following Hamas attacks over the weekend, per ESPN. The organizing body said it will “continue to closely monitor the situation and will remain in contact with all teams involved before making decisions on new dates and on potential changes to other Read More

West Ham strike significant record in another Europa League triumph

October 6, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

West Ham made history after beating Freiburg in the Europa League on Thursday evening. David Moyes’ troops sealed a 2-1 victory over the Bundesliga outfit to capture the top spot in Group A after two successive victories. Lucas Paqueta opened the scoring in the eighth minute after he headed in Jarrod Bowen’s cross. Although Rolland Sallai brought Freiburg back into Read More

Manchester City down Leipzig in UEFA Champions League win

October 5, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Late goals from substitutes Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku gave Manchester City a deserved 3-1 victory over RB Leipzig in the Champions League. After back-to-back domestic losses to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and Wolves in the Premier League, City travelled to Germany at risk of suffering a third consecutive defeat in all competitions for the first time since April Read More

PSG send Arsenal out of UEFA Champions League

September 9, 2023 Goal 0

Alessia Russo scored her first and second Arsenal goals against Paris FC in the Women’s Champions League as the Gunners were knocked out on penalties. Russo came off the bench in the clash with Paris in their first round qualifying clash, with the score at 2-0 thanks to a brace from Mathilde Bourdieu, but the England international halved the deficit Read More

UEFA unveils Europa League fixtures

September 1, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Europa League debutants Brighton were drawn to take on former Champions League winners Ajax and Marseille in Friday’s group stage draw. Roberto De Zerbi’s men secured a first season in continental football with a sixth-place finish in last season’s Premier League table, and their reward is matches against four-time European champions Ajax and the 1993 European Cup winners Marseille. The Read More

Haaland named UEFA best player of the year

September 1, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland received the UEFA player of the year award in Monaco on Thursday after his first season with the English club, in which he won the Champions League, the Premier League, the FA Cup and the European Super Cup. The 23-year-old ended his first season with Pep Guardiola’s side with 12 goals in the Champions League, Read More

2023/24: UEFA rolls out Champions League group fixtures, tough tasks await Newcastle, Manchester United, others

August 31, 2023 BBC 0

Newcastle United will play European giants Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in Group F of the 2023-24 Champions League. The Magpies, in the group stage for the first time since 2002-03, face three sides who have all at least reached the final in the past 16 years. Manchester United will play Bayern Munich, while holders Manchester City are Read More

Saudi Arabia move to secure spot in UEFA Champions League

August 17, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Saudi Arabia reportedly want a team in the Champions League as they plan a sensational ‘wild card’ request to UEFA. According to a report in Corriere dello Sport, Saudi authorities want the Pro League winners to have a shot at the Champions League from the 2024-25 season. They plan to propose a wild card entry that would allow the Saudi Read More

Moffi wins UEFA Europa Conference League goal of the season award

June 14, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

OGC Nice forward Terem Moffi has won the UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Season award. 10 players were nominated for the individual accolade with Moffi getting the nod of UEFA’s Technical Observer panel. The 24-year-old’s acrobatic effort for Nice at Basel in April earned him the award. “Goals of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign have been Read More