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Man City rule out Ronaldo move as striker closes in on Man Utd return

Manchester City has ruled out signing Cristiano Ronaldo despite the striker being set to leave Serie A club Juventus

Goal feast for fans as Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool win in EPL

The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins in the English Premier League. Fans at Old Trafford particularly enjoyed themselves. More than 72,000 spectators Britain's biggest soccer crowd since the pandemic saw Bruno Fernandes' hat trick and Paul Pogba's four assists sweep Manchester United to a 5-1 thrashing of fierce rival Leeds, a statement of intent from a team whose last of its record 20 top-flight titles came in 2013. It was the highest-scoring encounter on a day featuring 25 goals across seven matches, at an average of 3.57 much higher than a typical season's average. The presence of fans may also have contributed to there being five home wins, an immediate swing from last season when there were more away wins (40% compared to 38% for home teams). Chelsea, the European champion and a big title contender like United, flexed its early-season muscles by overwhelming Crystal Palace in a 3-0 win that could have been heavier in front of

I will never apologise for who I am: Rashford responds to racist abuse

Marcus Rashford has apologised for missing a penalty in the Euro Cup final but said he "will never apologise for who I am" after the England striker was subjected to racist abuse

European Super League project still alive, says FC Barcelona President

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta insisted on Sunday that the controversial European Super League project "is still alive".Joan Laporta told the FC Barcelona's members about the European Super League project and presented a thorough review of the background, the evolution of the process and the current situation of a competition that was initially promoted by a group of 12 European clubs and that is currently "alive, but not mature enough to leave it in your hands", so it was not possible to submit the item to a vote in the assembly."The economic conditions are very favourable, because the sporting and economic programme behind the Superleague includes an investment of 3.5 billion euros and "guarantees us more than 700 million euros per season plus variables," Laporta told the club's members, an official statement by Barcelona revealed.After the 12 initial founder clubs of the competition announced their intentions, there were reactions from the world of football and also from the ..

Euros championship 'Bottlegate' spreads from Coca-Cola to Heineken

Manchester United's Paul Pogba on Tuesday moved a bottle of non-alcoholic Heineken NV beer out of sight when giving a press conference at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, where he's representing France

Manchester City's EPL title coronation delayed after United beats Villa

Manchester United delayed fierce rival Manchester City's coronation as Premier League champion by rallying to beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Sunday.

Manchester United price tag set at 4 billion pounds, says report

The Glazers' 16-year control of Manchester United has been controversial since they took over after an acrimonious 790 million-pound battle.

Humor, sarcasm, anger: Reaction to European Super League proposals

As a slew of foreign-owned clubs announced plans to rip up European soccer by forming a new League, one club with North American leadership was happy to announce its intention to keep the status quo

Deduct points, fine heavily: Neville slams founding clubs of Super League

Former England and Manchester United legend, Gary Neville on Monday slammed all founding clubs of the rebel 'European Super League'

European Super League clubs tell FIFA legal action already started

The 12 clubs pursuing a Super League have told the leaders FIFA and UEFA that legal action is already being pursued to stop them from action intended to thwart the launch of the breakaway competition

Britain considering 'range of options' to prevent European Super League

The British government is considering a range of options to prevent the European Super League from going ahead, a spokesperson for the prime minister has confirmed.

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The European Super League will harm football

European soccer club shares jump after Super League announcement

MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in English soccer team Manchester United and Italy's Juventus jumped on Monday after they and 10 other top European clubs announced the formation of a breakaway Super League that could significantly boost revenue for the clubs' wealthy owners.

Man United's winger Greenwood taking super-sub inspiration from Solskjaer

Manchester United winger Mason Greenwood on Thursday said that he is more than happy to be a super-sub for the club as he has perfect inspiration in the form of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United hosts AC Milan in UEFA Europa League

A look at what's happening in the Europa League in some of the first legs of the last 16 on Thursday:

Manchester United to face AC Milan in last 16 of Europa League

Former European champions Manchester United and AC Milan will meet in the round of 16 of the Europa League. Friday's draw sends Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the English club where he played for two years, including the 2016-17 season when United won its only Europa League title. Seven-time European Cup winner Milan has never won the Europa League, or its predecessor the UEFA Cup -- the only continental title it has yet to win. Arsenal will face Olympiakos and goes back to Piraeus for its second straight game in the competition. Arsenal used the Olympiakos stadium as a neutral venue on Thursday to beat Benfica 3-2 in the home leg in the round of 32. Two-time UEFA Cup winner Tottenham plays the first leg at Dinamo Zagreb, and 1992 winner Ajax is at home first against Young Boys of Switzerland. Some venues could change due to national restrictions on travel and quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Molde is unlikely to play in Norway for the second leg against Granada of

Manchester United's chase of Premier League leader City hit by draw

Manchester United's Premier League title hopes took another blow in a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

Manchester United compounds Liverpool's woes with victory in FA Cup

A scream from Andy Robertson was a forlorn attempt to distract Greenwood beginning Manchester United's comeback. The defender won't be the only one shrieking at Liverpool after going out of the FA Cup

Carabao Cup: Pogba insists Man Utd 'don't have time to be disappointed'

After Manchester United failed to secure a spot in the final of the Carabao Cup, Paul Pogba insisted that they "don't have time to be disappointed" and will learn from the semi-final defeat

Man Utd need to turn 'good performances into silverware', says Henderson

Man United's Dean Henderson said they are improving and evolving but those things do not matter unless they win trophies and stressed that the team needs to turn 'good performances into silverware'