The Champions League returns in August featuring a mini-tournament of knockout games to decide the winner. On Friday, the draw will take place for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final at 11:00 BST, with all matches set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal. Premier League teams Chelsea and Manchester City are both aiming to take part …read more →
Ending the French Ligue 1 season early was a “massive error” and one that showed “an obvious lack of leadership”, says Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas. The campaign was stopped on 13 March because of the global coronavirus pandemic and did not resume. Paris St-Germain has crowned champions in April, with Toulouse and Amiens relegated to …read more →
European football’s governing body UEFA has advised that the 2020 summer transfer window should close on October 5. The effects of the coronavirus pandemic mean the upcoming transfer window will remain open later than its usual early August deadline date. The period for registering players in several countries, including England, is yet to open due …read more →
UEFA has announced that the Champions League will resume on August 7, with the remaining last-16 ties played before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final take place in Portugal. There are still four outstanding second-leg matches from the round of 16 to be played that were postponed prior to football’s suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. …read more →
Zinedine Zidane stepped down as head coach of Real Madrid just five days after winning the Champions League title for three straight wins. It came as a shock when Zidane called for a press conference at Valdebebas, Real Madrid’s training center. The Frenchman, who arrived at Real Madrid’s doorstep to rescue the team in January …read more →