Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UEFA Executive Committee today held an extraordinary meeting following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe. The UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game …
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Nyon, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The Champions League draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 5pm today, UEFA has said. Controversy arose when Manchester United was included in Villarreal’s pot, instead of Athletico Madrid’s, and was then drawn to face PSG, “Following a technical problem with the …
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UEFA has appealed to remove a judge in Madrid from its case against clubs still committed to the European Super League after suspending its legal action London, UK | Xinhua | UEFA confirmed on Tuesday that they will appeal to a higher court after their legal action against Barcelona, Real Madrid …
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How it could boost basketball on the continent ANALYSIS | JOHN NAURIGHT AND SARAH ZIPP | Former US president Barack Obama’s decision to invest in the National Basketball Association’s Africa venture reflects a lot about his past – his basketball playing youth and his African roots. It also signals that …
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Italy 2 Belgium 1 Switzerland 1 (1) Spain 1 (3) London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The dream continues. Roberto Mancini’s Italy are into the semi-finals after eliminating the top-ranked team in world football. Mancini has again demonstrated that his team can handle any opponent, and the Azzurri go on to …
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Italy 🇮🇹 1 Wales 🏴 0 Rome, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Matteo Pessina scored the only goal as Italy beat Wales in Rome, but both teams could celebrate safe passage through to the last 16. Pessina’s first-half goal was enough to ensure Italy beat Wales 1-0 to finish Group A with a …
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Spain 🇪🇸 1 Poland 🇵🇱 1 Seville, Spain | THE INDEPNDENT | Poland kept themselves in UEFA EURO 2020 contention with a battling draw against Spain, Robert Lewandowski cancelling out Álvaro Morata’s tap-in before Gerard Moreno missed a penalty for the home side in Seville. Spain had been frustrated by Sweden …
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🔴 EUROPA FINAL 🏆 ✳ Villarreal 1 (11) Man United 1 (10) London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Villarreal beat Manchester United after penalties to win the Europa League final in Gdansk on Wednesday. The team secured their Champions League place as well, steered by Europa League specialist Unai Emery. Emery previously led Sevilla to three consecutive …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | A statement from Arsenal, stating they made a mistake, capped a dramatic day that saw all six English Premier League clubs withdrew from the European Super League on Tuesday. The proposed by 12 European top clubs collapsed in less than 48 hours. …
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Paris, France | XINHUA | The Champions League will expand from 32 teams to 36 staring from 2024/2025 season, as the European football governing body UEFA released several revolutions across its club competitions on Monday, hours after 12 elite clubs created the European Super League. According to the UEFA, the …
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