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Nov62020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Champions League Team of the Week, Jota and Plea are two Perfect Tens to watch out to.

Liverpool and Gladbach both enjoyed comprehensive victories in Matchday Three, with their centre-forwards filling their boots Liverpool and Gladbach enjoyed two of the biggest victories on Champions League Matchday Three as Atalanta and Shakhtar were defeated 5-0 and 6-0 on Tuesday. For Jurgen Klopp's side, Diogo Jota (10) scored a perfect 10 rating after his hat-trick against Atalanta, vindicating the German's decision to start him up front instead of Roberto Firmino. Alassane Plea (10) also scored a 10 FC Rating for his outing for Gladbach, scoring a hat-trick too. Joining those two in attack is Erling Haaland (9.1), who scored two and was generally a menace as Dortmund defeated Club Brugge. Sadio Mane (8.3)&...

Oct232020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive for COVID Again.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus for the second time as Juventus prepares for next week’s Champions League clash against Barcelona, according to reports in Italy on Thursday. Ronaldo is currently isolating at his home in Turin after testing positive for COVID-19 on October 13 while with the Portuguese national team for Nations League matches. The 35-year-old again received a positive result after a test carried out on Wednesday, Sky Sport Italia and Gazzetta Dello Sport reported. The Portuguese forward could still be available for Sunday’s Serie A game against Hellas Verona, and the clash against great rival Lionel Messi’s Barcelona on October 28. Under UEFA rules the five-time Ballon d’Or winner needs to test negative 24 hours before the Barcelona game in...

Oct222020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Bayern scores four, Real Madrid gets stunned, Lukaku rescues Inter in Champions League

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Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman picked up where he left off last season with two goals in a 4-0 home rout of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as the holders got the defense of their Champions League campaign off to a winning start. Coman, whose header settled last season's Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) just 59 days ago in Lisbon, scored Bayern's opening goal, created their second and claimed their fourth behind closed doors at the Allianz Arena. "We played very well, I am very happy with my two goals," Coman told Sky Sports. LONDON, ENGLAND - Tuesday, May 5, 2009: Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the second goal from a free-kick against Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 2nd Leg match at the Emirates Stadium....

Oct222020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Liverpool start Champions League with a narrow win at Ajax

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Reigning English champions Liverpool began the group phase of the 2020/2021 Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday in Amsterdam. Without injured captain Virgil van Dijk, out for several months with a knee injury, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp selected Fabinho and Joe Gomez in the center of defense. Ajax coach Erik ten Hag opted for a system with only two strikers, Dusan Tadic and David Neres, to try and stem Liverpool's attack. With an early injury for midfielder Mohammed Kudus, Ajax had to change its original plan quickly, with Quincy Promes coming on as replacement. Ajax had the first chances through Lisandro Martinez and Ryan Gravenberch, but Liverpool went in front in the 35th minute. A shot by Sadio Mane was deflected by Ajax defender Nicolas ...

Oct202020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Ronald Koeman admits Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is Struggling for form after Going Three Games without a Goal.

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Lionel Messi has scored once in Barcelona's first four LaLiga games this season The Argentine's future dominated the summer as he tried to force a move awayAfter reluctantly deciding to see-out his contract, Messi's form has dipped Koeman recognised the icon's slump but is confident he'll turn things around Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman insists Lionel Messi will be back at his mesmerising best soon despite a slow start to the season. The Argentine has scored just once in the Catalans' first four LaLiga matches for far, with Koeman suffering a shock first defeat since rejoining the Nou Camp side on Saturday, falling 1-0 to Getafe. Messi's efforts to separate from Barca dominated the summer gossip but since reluctantly deciding to stay the f...

Aug52020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Wayne Rooney Blasts Ferguson Over Champions League Blunders

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By Our Reporter Wayne Rooney has slammed his former Machester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's tactics in the 2011 Champions League final defeat to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. The Blaugrana produced a truly breathtaking display at Wembley, playing United off the park enroute to a 3-1 win that secured a second Champions League final triumph over the Red Devils in three years. After the game, Ferguson admitted that United had never been outclassed in such convincing fashion and stated that the Barca side were the best team he had come up against during his long managerial career. Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa were all on target in the tika-taka masterclass that left the Scotsman literally shaking in the dug-out five minutes before the final whistle was blown. Throwback to...

Aug42020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

CAF To Resume Confederation Cup, Champions League Semis And Finals

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By Our Reporter The Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided on Monday to resume both the semifinals and finals of the Confederation Cup and Champions League after more than three months of suspension over the COVID-19 spread concerns. Semifinal matches of the African Confederation Cup will be played on September 22, 2020, while the final will be played on September 27, without the audience, the CAF said on its official website. All the African Confederation Cup matches will be played in Morocco. The first match of the Confederation Cup will be run between Egypt’s Pyramids FC and Guinea’s Horoya at Mohammed V Complex stadium in Casablanca. While Morocco’s RS Berkane will face Morocco’s HUSA in the second match at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. The final ...

Jul302020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Nine Premier League Teams That Wanted Manchester City’s European Ban To Stand

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By Our Reporter The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have confirmed that nine Premier League teams wanted Manchester City's European ban to stand. City were handed an initial two-year ban from the Champions League and Europa League by UEFA back in February. However, Pep Guardiola's side had the ban overturned after an appeal and it turns out their domestic rivals were all in favour of it standing. CAS have officially revealed that the nine clubs in question are Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves. Five of the traditional top six wanted City's ban to stand while Leicester City, who finished fifth this season, also wrote to CAS in March. Wolves have also been in contention for a Europea...

Jul282020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Aston Villa Owner Slaps Huge Price On Jack Grealish

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By Elite News Reporter Aston Villa won't sell Jack Grealish for at least £80 million, after the midfielder kept them in the Premier League on the final day of the season. Grealish's future has been in question all season, with his performances for struggling Villa suggesting he could have a bright future in a top club. He has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United but the selling club's valuation of the midfielder could put them off. Aston Villa owner Nassef Sawiris, described as stubborn, wants at least the £80 million United forked out for Harry Maguire last summer in order to take Grealish. The 24-year-old is thought to want to leave his boyhood club in order to chase silverware and secure a place in Gareth Southgate's England squads, especially with the E...

Jul262020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Top 10 Most Decorated Clubs In England Revealed

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By Our Reporter The rankings have moved slightly this season after trophies for Manchester City and Liverpool already domestically with the FA Cup still up for grabs. With Manchester City winning another League Cup and Liverpool winning their first-ever Premier League title, their first league title in 30 years, the list of most decorated clubs in England has been shaken up. Even though Liverpool are still one league title shy off Manchester United's 20 league titles, their continental cup haul is no joke when comparing every trophy. With historically famous clubs such as Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, and Leeds United missing out, here is the current top 10 most decorated clubs in England. 10. Blackburn Rovers - 10 trophies - League title (x3), League Cup (x1) and...