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Uefa Champions League

Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim preparing for ‘different world’ at Manchester United

The Portuguese, who moves to England next week, says his team’s 4-1 UCL win over Man City will have no bearing on how he goes at Old Trafford.

6 Nov 2024 - 11:41PM

While you were sleeping: Man City battered by United boss in Champions League

7 Nov 2024 - 7:07AM

‘He’s fine’: Guardiola dismisses Haaland injury scare before UCL Sporting clash

5 Nov 2024 - 8:07PM

Mourinho sees red in United draw, Felix on fire for Chelsea, Messi pay gap

Spurs and Ajax also win as Europe’s second and third tiers take centre stage, while Saudi Arabia part ways with boss Roberto Mancini.

25 Oct 2024 - 7:29AM

What me ref? Fenerbache boss Jose Mourinho is sent off by referee Clement Turpin. Photo: AFP

Outrageous Haaland lights up Champions League, Barca thrash Bayern, Liverpool win

Acrobatic effort takes Manchester City striker to 21 goals from 23 games in Europe for Premier League club.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:29AM

While you were sleeping: Real hammer Dortmund, Villa march on, Arsenal get lucky

While the Champions League dominates headlines in Europe and Asia, the NBA eyes expansion, and Australia cricket bosses get an unlikely offer.

23 Oct 2024 - 7:36AM

While you were sleeping: Arsenal down PSG, Sinner v Alcaraz in Beijing final

A big night of Uefa Champions League action, while the two top talents in men’s tennis face off in China Open final.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:41AM

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka celebrates with his teammates as his goal helped seal a 2-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Uefa Champions League. Photo: Reuters

While you were sleeping: Raya’s heroics save Arsenal, Australia thrash England

Goalkeeper David Raya produces remarkable double save to earn side a point, Travis keeps his head and Rory McIlroy loses his.

20 Sep 2024 - 7:30AM

While you were sleeping: Inter boss Inzaghi’s ‘despair’ at City draw, Celtic hit 5

A bit quieter on the Champions League front this time around, but at least the managerial merry-go-round has started spinning.

19 Sep 2024 - 1:32PM

While you were sleeping: Liverpool ease past Milan, Kane scores 4, United get 7

Goals is the name of the game for this one. From the Midlands to Milan, and everywhere in between, nets were bulging almost non stop.

18 Sep 2024 - 12:16PM

Harry Kane (right) scores to put Bayern Munich 4-2 up against Dinamo Zagreb in their Uefa Champions League in Munich that finished 9-2. Photo: EPA-EFE

Uefa Champions League 2024-25: all you need to know about ‘Swiss model’ format

Goodbye groups, hello league: from 32 to 36 teams, matches in January and an extra play off round – a look at the new system.

17 Sep 2024 - 8:30AM

Uefa Champions League winners Real Madrid will be defending their trophy under a totally different format in 2024/25. Photo: AP

8 richest football managers in the world, from Alex Ferguson to Zinedine Zidane

How do current managers Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Diego Simeone, José Mourinho and Wayne Rooney stack up against legends like Ferguson, Zidane and Jürgen Klopp?

30 Aug 2024 - 5:00AM

Who is Jude Bellingham’s model girlfriend? Meet Laura Celia Valk

The Dutch influencer is represented by The Four Models, and holds a business degree from the Amsterdam University of Applied Science

29 Jul 2024 - 7:00PM

My Take | How should diplomats react to random racist insults of their countries?

By getting involved, Chinese diplomats give the impression that no slight, no matter how minor, should go unnoticed.

21 Jun 2024 - 10:00AMvideocam

Showmi video blogger Kevin says he has not encountered racism such as that seen in a video interview with a Spanish football fan in Britain filmed on June 2. Photo: Weibo/球迷匯SHOWMI

Why is Prince William so obsessed with Aston Villa Football Club?

While his schoolmates supported Manchester United or Chelsea, Prince William decided to go another route, supporting less popular English club Aston Villa – so what’s the appeal for the royal?

12 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

Prince George and Prince William delighted onlookers with their nearly identical mannerisms during an April Aston Villa game against Nottingham Forest. Photo: @jjgiddens/Instagram

Pass master Kroos bows out in style as Champions League record holder

Victory over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley gave German midfielder Toni Kroos his sixth Champions League title.

2 Jun 2024 - 10:43AM

Son, Park came close but Asia’s wait for second Champions League winner goes on

Only two players from Asia – one of whom was also the only medal winner – have ever featured in a final, though a few more have been on the bench.

1 Jun 2024 - 10:00AM

Players could ‘strike’, take legal action for being overworked, unions warn Fifa

Player unions want football’s world governing body to address the workload of elite players, especially with the addition of the Club World Cup.

1 Jun 2024 - 2:11AM

Elite level footballers are overworked and at breaking point, player unions claim. Photo: AP

Enjoy the moment, Ancelloti tells his team as Champions League final draws near

The 64-year-old Italian, heading into his ninth Champions League final, says the fear will always come nearing the final, ‘but before it does, I’m going to enjoy it’.

28 May 2024 - 3:27AM

Fifa moves towards ending tradition and letting league games be staged overseas

New policy will be attractive to the international owners of European clubs, while governing body also finally set a date for first Women’s Club World Cup.

15 May 2024 - 9:00PM

Liverpool-Milan 2005 rematch? Kewell, Crespo meet in Asian Champions League final

Yokohama Marinos welcome Al Ain for the first leg of the AFC Champions League final on Saturday, with the two coaches having met 19 years ago in an epic European final.

9 May 2024 - 9:46PM

Liverpool beat Milan in the 2005 Uefa Champions League on penalties after an epic contest. Photo: AP

PSG’s Lee aims to be second Asian UCL winner, could face fellow Korean in final

Newly crowned French champions have never won the competition but are heavy favourites against Borussia Dortmund to reach Wembley next month.

1 May 2024 - 6:30PM

Paris St Germain’s Lee Kang-in could become only the third Asian man to reach a Uefa Champions League final. Photo: Reuters

Kane, Bellingham headline Bayern-Real Champions League battle as Euro ’24 looms

Tuesday’s semi-final first leg in Munich pits the superstars against each other, before they join forces in the summer for England in Germany.

29 Apr 2024 - 2:45PM

EPL clubs sweat on extra Champions League place after bad night for England

The defeats of Arsenal and Manchester City gave Germany’s Bundesliga the edge over England’s Premier League in the race for another spot in next year’s Champions League.

18 Apr 2024 - 10:00PM

Holders Man City to face Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals

Defending champions will meet Spanish side for third year running in European competition.

15 Mar 2024 - 9:50PM

The Champions League quarter-finals draw has thrown up some mouthwatering matches. Photo: Photo: EPA-EFE

Terry Venables, former England, Tottenham and Barcelona coach, dies aged 80

The death of Venables was announced on Sunday in a statement by his family to British media, saying he died on Saturday after a long illness.

27 Nov 2023 - 7:14AM

Terry Venables in 2007. The former England, Tottenham and Barcelona manager has died at the age of 80. Photo: AP

Saudi Arabia eyes Uefa Champions League spot, ready to pay for more top talent

Saudi Pro League boss Carlo Nohra says organisation is ‘trying to be different’ but still committed to Asian competition.

5 Sep 2023 - 2:16PM

Taste of success: how Asahi beer and Manchester City make ideal partners

Style went behind the scenes at the Japanese brand’s biggest factory and watched the serial trophy winners play in Tokyo to find out what’s brewing between the two global mega-brands

21 Aug 2023 - 10:12AM

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Uefa Champions League

The Uefa Champions League is an annual continental competition for the top football clubs in Europe. It is one of the most prestigious tournaments in world football and the biggest prize in European football. Introduced in 1992, the competition replaced the European Cup, which had run since 1955. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the competition’s history with 13 titles. Real Madrid were champions for a third successive time in the 2017-18 season, beating Premier League giants Liverpool in the final.

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9 September, 2024