11 h. ago European football 'is corrupt' as Vladimir Putin official slams agents and VAR

Vladimir Putin official and passionate fan Sergei Stepashin, has slammed European football as corrupt and taken aim at VAR and footballers' agents

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31 h. ago European football: Nico Paz pearler helps Como climb above Juventus

Serie A: Como 2-0 JuventusJuve now winless in six games in all competitionsJuventus lost 2-0 at Como in Serie A on Sunday, suffering another disappointing result after five successive draws in all competitions for Igor Tudor’s side.Como took the lead in the fourth minute when the defender Marc-Oliver Kempf volleyed in from close range at the far post following Nico Paz’s curling cross. Juventus thought they had equalised in the 36th minute when Jonathan David slotted home from close range, but the Canadian’s effort was ruled out for offside in the buildup.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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49 h. ago European football: Bayern extend perfect start as Kane punishes Dortmund

Kane scores as Bayern Munich beat Borussia DortmundBarcelona edge Girona via Araújo’s stoppage-time winnerHarry Kane scored once and helped set up another as Bayern Munich battled past Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga’s Klassiker to maintain their perfect start to the season with their seventh straight win. Bayern had to survive considerable second-half pressure from the visitors before making sure of their 11th win in 11 matches across all competitions.They lead the Bundesliga race with 21 points, five ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig. Dortmund, who suffered their first loss in 10 matches across all competitions, dropped to fourth on 14. Kane gave the hosts a deserved lead when he scored his 12th league goal in seven matches with a glancing header from a Joshua Kimmich corner in the 22nd minute.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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51 h. ago European football: Ronald Araújo edges Barcelona past Girona at the last

Substitute scores winner three minutes into added timeBayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten away run hits 37 at MainzThe substitute Ronald Araújo scored three minutes into added time as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over a stubborn Girona in La Liga. Barcelona took the lead in the 13th minute, when Pedri received Lamine Yamal’s quick ball into the box and ran across the defensive line before dispatching a low left-footed finish.Yet Axel Witsel’s spectacular bicycle kick off Arnau Martínez’s header levelled for Girona seven minutes later. The hosts pushed hard for the winner with five shots on target in the first 30 minutes of the second half and their efforts were finally rewarded when the late substitute Araújo struck in added time.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Manchester United Saudi Arabia decision could be just the start if £85m failing repeated

Manchester United are without European football this season, falling short again would be costly

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6 d. ago 'Trump is trying to blackmail Putin' after worrying weapons warning, claims Kremlin mouthpiece

Russian officials claim Donald Trump is trying to blackmail Vladimir Putin as the Russian war on Ukraine continues to rage and Trump has threatened to slap more sanctions on the country

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6 d. ago Erol Bulut finally lands new job more than a year after Cardiff City sacking

The side sit 10th in the league after eight games, with Bulut now tasked with bringing European football to the club

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8 d. ago Uefa plans to relax multiclub ownership declaration rules after Crystal Palace furore

New rules give clubs longer to sort out MCO issuesPalace lost Europa League place despite Cas appealUefa is planning to give clubs more time to resolve potential multiclub ownership (MCO) issues next season following the controversy that led to Crystal Palace being expelled last summer from the Europa League.In a proposed change to its regulations discussed with elite clubs at a meeting last week of the newly named European Football Clubs in Rome, Uefa is poised to relax the 1 March deadline, which Palace failed to meet last season in an oversight that led to the FA Cup winners losing their Europa League place to Nottingham Forest. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Abandoned European football stadium is so deadly nobody can enter for 150 years

Avoiding this eerily abandoned football stadium would certainly be a wise choice for football fans

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1 week ago The Guardian view on AC Milan playing a ‘home’ game in Perth: the clue should be in the name | Editorial

Famous European football clubs should not be shunted around the globe in search of sports promoters with deep pocketsFootball clubs are community assets, possessing a value, history and meaning which cannot be captured on a balance sheet. They belong to the cities and towns that have sustained them over the decades. For the vast majority of supporters, the sense of identity and matchgoing rituals associated with following their team are worth as much as the occasional trophy or glorious victory.That culture becomes harder to maintain, however, if your club’s next game is taking place 5,000 miles away. European football’s governing body, Uefa, this week announced that it will allow a Spanish league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona to take place closer to Cuba than Catalonia, in Miami’s Hard Rock stadium. This will be followed, in February, by the relocation to Australia of an Italian Serie A match between Milan and Como. Global sports promoters, rubbing their hands ...

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1 week ago Clubs target groundbreaking £4.3bn TV rights deal for European football competitions

Disney or Netflix may snap up Champions League gamesMedia rights for 2027 and 2033 could see 10% increaseEurope’s top clubs are aiming to earn at least €5bn (£4.3bn) annually from the sale of television rights to Champions League, Europa League and Conference League games in the next cycle, potentially sealing a 10% increase on their current value.The first media rights tenders for the period between 2027 and 2033 will be launched this month. In a groundbreaking move, one game in each matchweek could be streamed globally by the same provider, which would have the first pick from that round of games. It leaves open the possibility that Disney or Netflix could screen Champions League games. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin says moving games abroad risks ‘breaking’ football

Approval has been granted by UEFA for one LaLiga and one Serie A match to be played overseas.

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2 w. ago European football: Sevilla’s Alexis Sánchez launches rout of Barcelona

Former Arsenal forward opens scoring in 4-1 thrashingRashford on target but Lewandowski misses penaltySevilla thrashed Barcelona 4-1 on Sunday, ending the champions’ unbeaten start in La Liga and denying them an opportunity to return to the top of the table.Sevilla took the lead in the 13th minute, after Isaac Romero went down while jostling for the ball with Ronald Araújo near Barcelona’s six-yard box. Alexis Sánchez sent former Arsenal teammate Wojciech Szczesny the wrong way to convert the spot kick.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo reunion possible for Man Utd with winter friendlies on cards

Ruben Amorim said United needed to ‘compensate a lot of things’ after missing out on European football.

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2 w. ago What happened when I travelled to De Kuip with two of Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup legends

Aston Villa legends Kenny Swain and Nigel Spink were joined by John Townley on their return to De Kuip

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2 w. ago Late own goal rescues point for Spurs at Bodø/Glimt after Hauge double

These are strange times for Tottenham. Historically they’ve often been a side whose performances didn’t match their results, but tradition has it they would be pretty and ineffective. Under Thomas Frank they’ve become the opposite. Just as at Brighton they went 2-0 down and came back to draw; again, there was more to admire in their character than how they played. And if Andreas Helmersen’s effort hadn’t hit the bar with a couple of minutes remaining, it would have been a very different story.This was Bodø/Glimt’s first home game in the group phase of the Champions League, and they were determined to make the most of it. The pre-match singing of the club anthem was heartfelt and gently moving, and followed by the rhythmic detonation of a series of fireworks, startlingly loud in the still Arctic night. European football has little place these days for romance but Glimt remain an example of what can be achieved by enlightened leadership even in a remote town of just over 50,000 popula...

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2 w. ago Uefa puts Israel vote on hold after Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan

National federations accept decision to pause Israel banMaccabi Tel Aviv due to face Dinamo Zagreb on ThursdayUefa has paused plans to ban Israel from European football after the announcement of Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the region.Expectation had been growing of a decisive intervention by Uefa this week, amid growing pressure within football and from outside groups, including the United Nations. But Trump’s announcement of his plan in a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday put any measures on hold. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chelsea v Benfica, Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham, and more: Champions League – live

⚽ Updates from European and Football League games⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email YaraHow things stand in the Champions League league phase table after the first games.And here is a refresher on who stood out in matchday one. Hint: Marcus Rashford and PSG. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UEFA respond to Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and DELAY crucial vote that could see Israel barred from the World Cup

MIKE KEEGAN: The continent's governing body had been considering holding an emergency meeting of its executive committee next week amid reports a majority were in favour of a ban.

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3 w. ago Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban

Ban would take in Nations League and Europa LeagueWorld Cup, co-hosted in 2026 by US, is Fifa competition Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association.Under plans being worked out by the European game’s governing body that are expected to be voted on by its executive committee this week, the Guardian understands Israel would be banned only from competitions that Uefa directly controls. That means Israel’s men’s and women’s national teams would be excluded from the Nations League and Maccabi Tel Aviv would be removed from this season’s Europa League. Continue reading...

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