2 w. ago Liverpool close to agreeing Florian Wirtz transfer after tabling gigantic second bid

Florian Wirtz has rejected Bayern Munich and is poised to sign for Liverpool if the Premier League champions can reach an agreement with German side Bayer Leverkusen

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2 w. ago Champions League title has remained agonizingly out of reach for PSG. That could be about to change

Billions of dollars have been spent

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2 w. ago Juve do just enough to reach Champions League. Will Conte join them there? | Nicky Bandini

There are interesting pieces to build on, but it appears unlikely Igor Tudor will be taking Juventus forwardSerie A’s title race ended on Friday night, but the drama certainly didn’t. Still to be decided were the final qualifiers for all three European competitions, and which teams would join Monza in dropping out of the top division.The six games that could impact those outcomes kicked off simultaneously on Sunday. Within 70 seconds, Daniel Fila had given 19th-placed Venezia the lead over fourth-placed Juventus. A tone-setter for an evening of twists and turns. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nice reach Champions League in the one season Jim Ratcliffe stays away

With Ineos busy at Manchester United, Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1 and set up their first European Cup run in 65 yearsBy Get French Football News“He hasn’t seen a Nice match this season,” retorted Nice manager Franck Haise to denigrating comments from the club’s own owner Jim Ratcliffe. Had the Manchester United shareholder watched Nice this season, he would have seen a team that has instilled principles and structures that have thus far failed to take hold at Old Trafford – and a side not reliant on a one-game shootout to secure their place in next season’s Champions League.When Manchester United and Nice both qualified for the Europa League this season, Uefa stipulated that no one involved in one club’s management, administration or sporting performance could have a decisive influence in the other club. Ineos concentrated on Manchester United and left Nice to their own devices. It has worked out well for the French club. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pedro deals blow to Inter Milan title hopes as Villarreal reach Champions League

Serie A leaders Napoli could only draw 0-0 at lowly Parma.

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3 w. ago Arsenal reach Champions League but leave Newcastle facing final day drama

ARSENAL 1-0 NEWCASTLE: David Raya pulled off a string of first-half saves before Declan Rice swept home early in the second-half to confirm a runners-up finish for the Gunners

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3 w. ago European football: Dortmund reach Champions League, Leipzig out of Europe

Dortmund pip Freiburg by beating Holstein Kiel 3-0Mainz reach Conference League ahead of Leipzig Borussia Dortmund cruised past relegated Holstein Kiel 3-0 to finish fourth and snatch the last Champions League spot for next season, in the best comeback of the last seven matchdays in Bundesliga history. Niko Kovac’s Dortmund won six of their last seven matches to climb from 10th to fourth in the standings and finish on 57 points, two ahead of Freiburg, who lost 3-1 at home to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt and drop into the Europa League.Dortmund, needing a three-goal win to be guaranteed a top-four finish irrespective of results in the other games, got off to a dream start when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty for the lead. Kiel were then left with 10 players when Carl Johansson was sent off with a straight red card but the hosts could not make the extra man count until the break.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Nottingham Forest's 20/1 bid to get back in the Champions League running

Nottingham Forest can still reach the Champions League group stage next season and will be hoping results go their way this weekend in the Premier League to help achieve it

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