9 h. ago Aberdeen 0 Strasbourg 1: Jimmy Thelin’s Conference League dream dies after schooling from slick Strasbourg

JIMMY THELIN refused to give up on Aberdeen’s European dream.  But the whole thing has turned into a bit of a nightmare as the Dons crashed out of the Conference League on the back of this schooling from Strasbourg.  There’s no doubt Aberdeen have endured a tough draw - five of their opponents sit in...

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10 h. ago Christantus Uche sparks stroll for Crystal Palace against Shelbourne

This might be Crystal Palace’s first-ever European campaign but they are learning very quickly. Having arrived in Dublin missing some of their big-hitters including the star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and the marauding wing-back Daniel Muñoz, they left with a comfortable victory that means they are virtually assured of a place in the Conference League playoffs.Another three points against the Finnish side KuPS as part of their ­marathon December in which Oliver Glasners’s side play eight matches in three separate competitions should be enough to secure entry directly into the knockout stages after ­slipping up against Strasbourg on their last outing. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Crystal Palace climb Conference League table as Uche sparks Shelbourne stroll

This might be Crystal Palace’s first European campaign but they are learning very quickly. Having arrived in Dublin missing some of their big-hitters including star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and the marauding wing-back Daniel Muñoz, they left with a comfortable victory that virtually assured them of a place in the Conference League playoffs.Oliver Glasner has already said that he will play a weakened team against Finnish side KuPS in their final group stage match next week despite slipping up against Strasbourg on their last outing as Palace are in the middle of a marathon December in which they will play eight times. So it was heartening for him to see some of his fringe players shine, as Christantus Uche capped only his second start since joining on an initial loan from Getafe in the summer with a well-taken goal and Eddie Nketiah scored for the second game in succession. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Shelbourne 0 Crystal Palace 3: Pino runs the show as Glasner’s side in cruise control against Northern Irish opponents

CRYSTAL PALACE'S European tour is destined to roll on after they left drizzly Dublin with a Conference League knockout spot all but secured. The travelling Eagles fans have already visited Norway, Poland, France and Ireland and can now look forward to at least one more stamp on their passports. A point in their final group...

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18 h. ago How Chelsea can still qualify automatically for Champions League knockout stages after Atalanta loss

Blues face Pafos and Napoli in their remaining league phase matches

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25 h. ago What channel is Aberdeen v Strasbourg? TV and live stream for Conference League clash

How to watch Aberdeen v Strasbourg

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36 h. ago Jack Milne adamant Conference League surge with Aberdeen can fuel his Scotland World Cup dream

Former Dons and Scotland stars Willie Miller and Andrew Considine have tipped the defender for a cap and Milne is confident he can earn one

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40 h. ago Jimmy Thelin warns Aberdeen that Conference League miracle will take everything as he lays down expectations

The Dons host Strasbourg knowing that they realistically need to win on order to keep slim qualification hopes alive.

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62 h. ago Why Man City are late for Real Madrid press conference ahead of Champions League game

Manchester City are due to hold a press conference at the Bernabeu on Tuesday but they are running late for their UEFA obligations

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62 h. ago Why Man City were late for Real Madrid press conference ahead of Champions League game

Manchester City are due to hold a press conference at the Bernabeu on Tuesday but they are running late for their UEFA obligations

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3 d. ago Key points from Arne Slot's Liverpool press conference as he addresses Mo Salah bombshell

Mohamed Salah's Liverpool bombshell has caused quite the stir ahead of Arne Slot's press conference before the Champions League clash with Inter Milan

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3 d. ago Defiant Stuart Armstrong reckons Aberdeen can pull off Conference League shock and secure knockout football

The Dons go in against Racing Strasbourg knowing they need to win if they are to keep their qualification hopes alive.

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3 d. ago Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish reveals he will ‘probably’ have to buy second club to meet new rules

CRYSTAL PALACE owner Steve Parish disclosed he is considering purchasing a second football club to escape "desperately difficult rules". The South London side initially qualified for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup, but were demoted to the Conference League over Uefa's multi-club ownership rules. In an interview with The Athletic, Parish maintained Palace...

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4 d. ago Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own | Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman

We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercionEurope is on a trajectory towards nothing less than “civilisational erasure”, the Trump administration claims in its extraordinary new National Security Strategy, a document that blames European integration and “activities of the European Union that undermine political liberty and sovereignty” for some of the continent’s deepest problems.Everybody should have seen it coming after Washington’s humiliating 28-point plan for Ukraine. JD Vance’s shocking Munich speech in February, in which he suggested that Europe’s democracies were not worth defending was an early red flag. But the new words still land as a shock. The security document is the clearest signal yet of how brutally and transactionally Washington wants to engage with the continent. It marks another phase in Trump’s attempt to reshape Europe in his ideological image while at the same time abandoning it m...

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6 d. ago Crystal Palace fans are literally fighting each other. How has it come to this?

Clashes between rival factions are the culmination of a long-running feud involving claims of racismIt should have been a night for Crystal Palace supporters to savour. About 1,500 officially made the trip to Strasbourg for their second away match of the Conference League group stage last week, although plenty more had gathered in the pretty Alsatian city famous for its expansive Christmas market.Yet while most were enjoying being part of Palace’s first European campaign after May’s FA Cup win, “a tiny majority” – as the club’s statement the following day described them – had different ideas. Footage of bottles and chairs being thrown as two rival groups of supporters of the same club clashed before the game in one of the city’s squares went viral on X. “Palace fans fighting each other in Strasbourg,” read the message, not surprisingly sparking widespread confusion. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Of course we are': Enzo Fernandez declares Chelsea Premier League title contenders

Argentine wants to build on Conference League and Club World Cup wins

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner identifies key problem as Eagles stumble in Europe

South Londoners suffered a second defeat on the continent

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace ‘deserved to lose’ as Strasbourg inflict another European blow

Strasbourg 2-1 Crystal Palace: Palace missed two open goals as they lost for a second time in this season’s Conference League

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2 w. ago Aberdeen leave Conference League dream hanging by a thread as Dons squander big Noah opportunity – 5 talking points

The Dons had to settle for a point on a disappointing day at home against the Armenians

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace fans escorted to stadium by riot police after violent clash 'left windows smashed'

Crystal Palace made the trip to France to take on Strasbourg in the Conference League and some unsavoury scenes became apparent ahead of the clash at Stade de la Meinau

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