4 h. ago European football: Patrick Vieira leaves winless Serie A stragglers Genoa

Former France midfielder’s team bottom of tableMurgita and Criscito take charge on interim basisGenoa, Serie A’s bottom side, have parted company with Patrick Vieira by mutual agreement after a winless start to their campaign, with three draws and six losses.The former France midfielder Vieira took over in November last year when Genoa were 17th and helped the club avoid relegation, finishing 13th in the Italian top flight. However, they made a dismal start to the new season, scoring four goals in nine matches.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Arsenal icon Patrick Vieira sacked by club after 'you ask me a question like this' rant

Patrick Vieira has been sacked by Genoa after a 2-0 home defeat to Cremonese, with the legendary Arsenal captain's side now bottom of Serie A

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6 h. ago Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira sacked by Genoa just months after signing contract extension

The legendary Frenchman leaves the Serie A side bottom of the table and without a win league win this season

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7 h. ago Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira sacked after nightmare run as Jamie Vardy helps seal fate

Arsenal legend and former Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has lost his job at Serie A side Genoa after failing to pick up a single victory in their first nine games of the season

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7 h. ago European football: Patrick Vieira sacked by winless Serie A stragglers Genoa

Former France midfielder’s team bottom of tableMurgita and Criscito take charge on interim basisGenoa, Serie A’s bottom side, have sacked Patrick Vieira after a winless start to their campaign, with three draws and six losses.The former France midfielder Vieira took over in November last year when Genoa were 17th and helped the club avoid relegation, finishing 13th in the Italian top flight. However, they made a dismal start to the new season, scoring four goals in nine matches.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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59 h. ago 'I was one of five stars Cristiano Ronaldo tipped for greatness

Cristiano Ronaldo believed a prime Eden Hazard at Chelsea would go on to be an all-conquering star in European football but his spell at Real Madrid was lacklustre

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8 d. ago Rashford wants to stay at Barcelona, Premier League news, European reaction: football – live

⚽️ News and previews ahead of another busy weekend⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email BarryRangers: With his side anchored to the foot of the 36-strong Europa League group stage table with zero points from three games, Rangers captain James Tavernier did not mince his words after he and his teammates suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of Brann in Norway last night.“It’s just a disgraceful performance, it’s as simple as that,” he said. “All the years I’ve been here, the consistency of poor performance that we’re putting in, I’ve not experienced it before. Some of us show our aggression after the games, after we get beaten - you expect all the lads to take that in, but we have to look at ourselves much harder.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Plans for Milan’s Serie A match in Perth thrown into serious doubt

Asian Football Confederation under pressure not to sanction gameBarcelona v Villarreal in Miami has already been called offSerie A’s plan to host a match in Australia could be the next attempt at staging a domestic fixture abroad to be scrapped, following the abandonment of La Liga’s efforts to move Barcelona’s game against Villarreal to Miami.The Guardian understands there are serious doubts over whether Milan and Como will face each other in Perth, rather than their home country, in a game scheduled for February. This month Uefa approved both switches, emphasising permission had been granted on an exceptional basis. Now senior figures within European football’s governing body feel that the probability of Serie A breaking precedent and playing a game 8,500 miles from home is also receding. Continue reading...

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Patrick Vieira gives verdict on Arsenal title chances under manager Mikel Arteta

Arsenal currently sit top of the Premier League at this early stage and former captain Patrick Vieira believes their summer recruitment can help them end their wait for league success

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2 w. ago Denver Broncos win defensive slugfest in London to leave New York Jets as only winless team in NFL

Denver Broncos win defensive slugfest in London to leave New York Jets as only winless team in NFL  CNN

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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