11 h. ago Man Utd go into derby in better form than Liverpool, now pressure is on Arne Slot to make £450m gamble work

NEVER before have the reigning Premier League champions changed half of their first-choice starting line-up immediately after winning the title. And never before has any club splashed out as much as £452.5million in one transfer window. So Liverpool, who broke the British transfer record twice this summer, are in uncharted territory. It is no surprise,...

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13 h. ago Champions League holders to host standalone opening fixture from 2027/28 season

The “marquee” fixture will give the title-holders maximum coverage

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14 h. ago Inside Tom Wagner and Tom Brady’s ambitious plan to take Birmingham to the Champions League with £3bn stadium

FORGET the Championship — Birmingham City’s vision is the Champions League. In a stadium to die for. And with Tom Brady as the ace in their recruitment pack. It is a long way from Jasper Carrott joking about his beloved Blues. Too much, too soon? Not if you listen to Tom Wagner, the billionaire financier...

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17 h. ago Champions League set for another new shake up with World Cup plan for winners

The Champions League is set for another major shake-up at the start of the 27/28 season, with one of the changes seeing the European champions given a standalone fixture

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45 h. ago Adam Wharton issues Man Utd transfer demand as Crystal Palace star eyed

Adam Wharton is attracting interest from Manchester United but the Crystal Palace sensation has underlined his desire to play in the Champions League - if and when he does move on

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62 h. ago Aston Villa must stop crying foul and focus on the Europa League instead | Jonathan Wilson

There is no grand PSR conspiracy against Unai Emery’s side. They should be challenging Newcastle or Tottenham for fifthFour wins in a row, seven games unbeaten and suddenly life does not seem so bad for Aston Villa. They are up into mid-table and if a 2-0 victory over Feyenoord in the Europa League will not quite live in the memory in the way last season’s games against Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain do, a return to Rotterdam at least evoked the glory days of 1982.It will be a while yet before the frustration at missing out on the Champions League fades, but there does now seem to be a gathering recognition that Villa have a decent chance of winning the Europa League, potentially adding Istanbul’s Besiktas Park to De Kuip as a venue where they have won a European trophy. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Arne Slot sent clear message as finger pointed over Florian Wirtz's struggles

Florian Wirtz has had a slow start to life at Liverpool, with the £116million man failing to register a goal or assist for the Premier League champions since his debut

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2 d. ago Real Madrid handed double injury worry ahead of Champions League clash with Liverpool

Real Madrid have been handed a double injury worry ahead of their Champions League clash with Liverpool next month, with two key players handing Xabi Alonso a scare on international duty

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4 d. ago Chelsea star sends ‘warning’ to Lamine Yamal ahead of Barcelona showdown

Marc Cucurella jokes he ‘won’t hold back’ against Spain team-mate Yamal when Blues host Barca in the Champions League

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4 d. ago Bruno Fernandes' private expectations for Man United after Ruben Amorim update

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is of interest to teams in Saudi Arabia though his focus is on ensuring Champions League football returns to Old Trafford soon

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4 d. ago UEFA share Champions League update amid European Super League revival talks

The group behind the European Super League seeks to revive its project

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4 d. ago More cameras, top pundits but Disney’s Champions League adventure is a work in progress | Tom Garry

The broadcaster’s opening week of coverage was not without its gaps and glitches but it aimed high with an impressive array of expertsThere was a new look and feel to the Women’s Champions League this week as live matches on Disney+ arrived. With the streaming platform embarking on a five-year deal, the tournament is in intriguing territory with a paywall, and audiences will be hoping for some Disney magic to justify their subscriptions.Football-wise, whether it was Barcelona’s masterpiece, Twente holding Chelsea or Melchie Dumornay’s second goal arrowing past the Arsenal defence, the entertainment level was thankfully more Mulan than Mulan II, but could the same be said about the coverage? Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Liverpool go to work and Diogo Jota is not there. Why wouldn’t that affect them? | Max Rushden

We know so little about players’ personal feelings. It means everyone’s analysis of the game is fundamentally superficialA couple of weeks ago, Liverpool seemed on course to win the Premier League for the second season running and probably the Champions League too. The Reds’ run of winning without being that good made it feel inevitable. Winning when not at your best is, after all, a sign (™) of a title-winning side, Clive.But then Liverpool continued playing not particularly well and started losing. At the same time perennial second-placed, high-performance cowards Arsenal, who have an excellent defence and now at least two very good players in every position, started to close the gap. Arise Sir Mikel. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man City face unwanted January transfer call as Champions League reunion looms

Claudio Echeverri has made a positive impression at Manchester City but his loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen hasn't gone to plan so far.

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5 d. ago Maya Le Tissier hailed as Man United’s ‘rock’ after earning first Champions League win

The United captain struck from the spot to earn an opening Champions League win over Valerenga

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5 d. ago Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor criticises start to Women’s Champions League campaign

Bompastor said the 1-1 draw with Twente was ‘a bad result’ but urged her team to stick together

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5 d. ago Le Tissier realises WCL dream to earn Manchester United win against Vålerenga

It was hardly thrilling and it was not the entertaining opening to life in the Women’s Champions League that Manchester United might have hoped for but, more important than that, the English side got up and running with three points as they beat Vålerenga in a low-key affair in Leigh.Maya Le Tissier’s penalty kick was enough to beat the Norwegian side on Marc Skinner’s team’s debut in the league phase on a night that will enter the club’s history books but will not live long in the memory for drama nor excitement. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Baltimore penalty spares Chelsea blushes after Twente threaten WCL shock

The Champions League is Chelsea’s white whale. They want it. They want it badly. However, their title credentials took a knock in the Netherlands, a 1-1 draw against Twente far from the ideal start to a tournament they long to dominate.Despite their dominance in possession it was the home team that took the lead, through captain Danique van Ginkel, before Sandy Baltimore converted from the spot for the equaliser. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Netflix getting ready to bid for Champions League games in massive £4.3bn development

UEFA and European clubs are set to rake in £4.3billion a season in the forthcoming television rights sale, with the Premier League's biggest sides set for a share of that pot

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5 d. ago Manchester United v Vålerenga: Women’s Champions League – live

⚽ Women’s Champions League updates, 8pm BST kick-off⚽️ Live scores | The WCL revamp: explained | And mail SarahThe defending Champions League champions, Arsenal, got their title defence underway yesterday. Have a read of this to see how they got on:Chelsea are in action as you read and you can keep up to date with all the action from their game against FC Twente below: Continue reading...

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