ALL POSTS TAGGED "Champions League"

Violette gets short-term players for CCL second leg at Austin FC

Haitian club Violette AC is rapidly and desperately signing American players ahead of its second leg CONCACAF Champions League tie in Austin on Tuesday night. The majority of players regularly representing Violette do not have visas to legally travel to, and play in, the United States. Therefore, the club is calling on players in the […]

AC Milan

/ 41 days ago

Milan wins drab first leg in round of 16 over Tottenham

Stefano Pioli finally got the better of Antonio Conte on Tuesday as Milan defeated Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro. Milan carries the one-goal advantage into the second leg in London in four weeks time. It was a cagey affair, with two relatively out of form teams domestically going head to head in Europe's premier […]

European Super League new proposal calls for 60-80 teams

European Super League officials have been working on ways to tweak their setup for months now with a new proposal. News surfaced back in October that the league, with help from A22 Sports Management chief executive Bernd Reichart, had plans to attempt a relaunch by 2024. Now Reichart has revealed a new scheme on Thursday […]

Antonio Conte

/ 83 days ago

Conte says Spurs won’t challenge for EPL or Champions League

Antonio Conte asserted that Tottenham Hotspur need to adjust their current expectations away from the EPL or Champions League. The coach claimed the club cannot challenge for a title in either competition. Instead, the Italian says that his job to steer the team in the 'right direction.' Conte made the comments during a press conference […]

Milan, Benfica cap off Champions League group stage in style

By the time the last six matches of the Champions League group stage kicked off on Thursday, there was only one spot remaining in the knockout round. AC Milan faced RB Salzburg in what turned out to essentially be a one-game playoff. The winner of the match would advance to the next phase of the […]

Arsenal

/ 146 days ago

Barcelona reportedly interested in Arsenal's Mikel Arteta

Barcelona has reportedly identified Mikel Arteta as a possible successor to current boss Xavi. The Spanish giants are currently in the midst of an inconsistent season. While they have won 10 of their first dozen LaLiga matches, they have also already been knocked out of the Champions League. Champions League Group C was widely considered […]

Tottenham top crazy Champions League Group D

Tottenham Hotspur survives Champions League Group D to qualify for the knockout round. The north London club beat Marseille 2-1 on the road and managed to finish first in the group ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt. Spurs also entered the night in the top spot of the standings. Their group, along with Marseille, Frankfurt, and Sporting […]

Barcelona

/ 153 days ago

Barcelona out of Champions League, Liverpool progress

Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday. In fact, the Spanish giants knew their fate before kickoff against Bayern Munich. Inter Milan thumped Viktoria Plzen 4-0 earlier in the day. A brace from Edin Dzeko highlighted the massive victory for the Italian club. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku also added goals for Inter. […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 153 days ago

Klopp blames Liverpool slow start on injuries

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp referenced injuries as the culprit for the club's lackluster start to the season. The Reds currently have six players on the sidelines with various injuries/illnesses. Throughout the early stages of the current campaign, Liverpool even had 19 different players miss at least one match. Speaking ahead of his club's Champions League […]

Barcelona

/ 167 days ago

Inter push Barcelona to brink of Champions League exit

Barcelona came within a few minutes of being knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday. Inter Milan came into the Nou Camp and put three into the net of a shaky Barcelona defense. Late into the game, Inter's Robin Gosens put the visitors up 3-2. However, Superstar striker Robert Lewandowski scored in added time […]