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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Hansi Flick’s breathtaking rise to a legendary coach is one of those enchanting stories only football can deliver. Within 10 months, the 55-year-old has developed into a significant figure on the international stage. A year ago, Flick was a nobody in international football. Leading Bayern …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   In the aftermath of Sunday’s 2020 Champions League final, it was virtually impossible to sort out who was who on the pitch. After the final whistle confirmed Bayern Munich’s second “treble” after 2013, riotous cheers erupted and TV viewers witnessed a gigantic knot of bodies …

🇫🇷 PSG 0 🆚 Bayern 🇩🇪  1 (59′) #UCLfinal 🏆 1974 🏆 1975 🏆 1976 🏆 2001 🏆 2013 🏆 2020 Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA |  Bayern Munich have just won their sixth European Cup final after edging Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at Estadio da Luz, in Lisbon. Many missed chances …

🇫🇷 PSG 0 🆚 Bayern 🇩🇪  1 (59′) #UCLfinal 2nd half Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA |  Bayern Munich took a second half lead against Paris Saint-Germain as they battled for the title of the 65th UEFA Champions League at Estadio da Luz, in Lisbon. The many missed chances characterized …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dillian Whyte was knocked out cold by Alexander Povetkin, with the Russian viciously halting his world title ambitions on Saturday. Whyte had completely controlled the fight, having two takedowns on his opponent in the 4th round, but was smashed by a left uppercut in the …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has spoken out about his situation at the club in the wake of Barca’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and the subsequent decision to replace Quique Setien with Ronald Koeman as first team coach. Barca President …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Thursday was a good day for Athletic Club Bilbao’s 23-year-old goalkeeper Unai Simon. Not only was it the second anniversary of his debut for the club, but Simon also received his first call up to the Spanish national team from coach Luis Enrique, as well …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The 2020 Champions League final tournament has triggered a renaissance of a long-forgotten footballing value. Fans and pundits are fascinated as the upward trending team-spirit seems to have driven all four of the semi-final participants to maximum output. While Paris and Bayern could count on …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Distributing the workload ahead of Sunday’s Champions League final against Paris seems the easiest task on Bayern Munich’s plate. Put simply, the players need to recover while Hansi Flick needs to dive into work. The Bayern coach’s main issue is finding a convincing starting 11, …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Emergency Committee on Wednesday approved a new set of dates for qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. For Cameroon 2021, the qualifiers will resume from November 9 to …