Three-time Champions League legend, Carles Puyol, has just arrived Nigeria on a three-day visit from Tuesday, April 16, to Thursday, April 18. In a group photo with Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Carles Puyol and Xavier Aguilar at the Lagos Airport,…
Moise Kean’s explosive return offers Juve secret weapon against Atlético (Guardian)
At a glance, Juventus’s preparations for a season-defining showdown with Atlético Madrid appear almost ideal. After losing 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano, Massimiliano Allegri tweeted that his team had 20 days to “GET READY for a [return leg] TO LIVE…
Liverpool set to make football history and break €100m-profit barrier (TalkSport)
Liverpool are set to become the first football club in history to record pre-tax profits in excess of €100million (£88.2m) mark. Jurgen Klopp’s men enjoyed a remarkable 2018 on and off the pitch, and are hoping 2019 will bring them…
Champions League: Liverpool to face Bayern in round 16 (Guardian)
The UEFA Champions League last-16 draw held on Monday in Nyon delivered some fantastic matchups this season. Some of the biggest teams in Europe will face tough challenges to get to the next stage of the competition. Defending champions, Real…
Inter knocked out after being held at home by PSV Eindhoven (The Star)
MILAN (Reuters) – Inter Milan were knocked out of the Champions League after they could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to Group B’s bottom club PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday to finish third behind Tottenham Hotspur. Inter would have…
UEFA starts VAR at Champions League knock out stage (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used from the last 16 of this season’s Champions League, UEFA has confirmed.European football’s governing body had already committed to using VAR in its competitions from 2019-20 onwards. But last month,…
‘Introduce women’s Champions League to improve women football in Africa’ (Guardian)
Christian Chukwu, a former Green Eagles captain and former Super Eagles coach, on Monday urged the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to introduce a Champions League for the continent’s women footballers. Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
Juventus beat Valencia to reach Champions League last 16 (Supersport)
Juventus clinched a place in the Champions League knockout stages when a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo assist set up Mario Mandzukic to give them a 1-0 win over Valencia on Tuesday. The Serie A champions had struggled to break down Valencia’s…
More misery for Henry as Monaco crash out of Champions League (Guardian)
Thierry Henry’s Monaco slumped to an embarrassing 4-0 home defeat to Club Brugge on Tuesday as the French side tumbled out of the Champions League group stage with two games still to play. Giant striker Hans Vanaken scored twice,…
