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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.

JPMorgan bets $4.8 billion on disrupting European football; draws flak

The clubs have signed a binding agreement to commit to remaining part of the Super League for a set number of years

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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.

Manchester City star Foden on course to reach status of Mbappe, Haaland

Phil Foden had just finished his latest post-match chat with Erling Haaland when a message from the Manchester City forward's Twitter account made its way to another of the world's top soccer players.

Pep Guardiola a ''failure'' if Manchester City loses in Champions League

Pep Guardiola expects to be labeled a failure if Manchester City doesn't reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the fifth straight year since he joined the English club.

Champions League: Reus, Hummels injury doubts for Dortmund against Man City

It would be an unbelievable story to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League semifinals despite injuries and other setbacks, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said Tuesday

Real Madrid's Varane positive for coronavirus, out of Liverpool game

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal against Liverpool, the Spanish club said

Chelsea to face Porto in Champions League in neutral Spain

Chelsea and Porto will play both legs of the Champions League quarterfinals in neutral Spain because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. UEFA said Tuesday the Ramn Snchez-Pizjun Stadium in Seville will stage the games on April 7 and 13. The venue is the home of Sevilla and hosted Champions League games earlier this season. Porto is technically the home team for the first leg. UEFA has previously said the away goals rule will apply even when games are played at neutral venues. Because of travel limits between England and Portugal, Arsenal and Benfica were previously forced to play in Rome and Athens when they met in the Europa League.

Agreement on new Champions League format delayed until April

Decision on the new CL format has been delayed until next month after hitting a late stumbling block over how the commercial, broadcasting rights will be sold to European football's elite competition

I'm pretty sure nobody wants to play against us in last eight of CL: Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said that nobody wants to play against them in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating Atletico Madrid and sealing a quarter-finals spot.Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the second-leg match on Thursday.Hakim Ziyech and Emerson scored one goal each in the match to power the Premier League side into the quarter-finals of the competition. In the first-leg match, Chelsea had registered a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid.Ziyech scored in the 34th minute before Emerson added another goal to Chelsea's tally in the 90+4th minute."The guys play with a special bond and results like this give you a certain edge and glue to achieve special things. You can only do it with a special atmosphere," Goal.com quoted Tuchel as saying."I'm pretty sure nobody wants to play against us in the last eight. It will be a big step but there's no need for us to be afraid," he added.Interestingly, .

Manchester City, Real Madrid reach Champions League quarter-finals

Manchester City and Real Madrid both won their second-leg matches in the UEFA Champions League last 16, to reach to the quarterfinals with ease.

Lyon could face French rival PSG in Women''s Champions League

Five-time defending champion Lyon will play either French rival Paris Saint-Germain or Sparta Prague in the quarterfinals of the Women's Champions League. Friday's draw also paired Chelsea with two-time champion Wolfsburg, Barcelona against Manchester City, and Bayern Munich with Swedish club Rosengrd. Quarterfinal matches begin March 24 and the semifinals will be a month later. The final is scheduled for May 16 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Seven quarterfinalists are set. The final spot will go to either PSG or Sparta Prague, with the French club leading 5-0 going into the second leg on Wednesday. French powerhouse Lyon has won five straight titles and seven overall. It's also on a 30-game unbeaten streak in the Champions League. PSG handed Lyon its only loss of the domestic season, 1-0 on Nov. 20 in Paris. PSG is unbeaten in the French league. Lyon's path to a sixth consecutive title would have it meeting the winner of Barcelona-Man City in the semifinals. Wolfsburg has been elimina

Game against RB Leipzig was little bit like a summary of our season: Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is happy with his team's victory over RB Leipzig but said his team failed to capitalise on "really big chances" they got in the first half.Goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane helped Liverpool defeat RB Leipzig 2-0 in the second leg of their round-of-16 match in the Champions League on Thursday here at the Puskas Arena.With this win, Liverpool has progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Liverpool defeated RB Leipzig 4-0 on aggregate as earlier, Klopp's side had outclassed their opponent 2-0 in the first-leg fixture as well.While they progressed in the Champions League, Liverpool has been struggling in Premier League and is placed on the eighth spot on the table with 43 points, 25 points behind table-toppers Manchester City. Klopp said the game against RB Leipzig was a "little bit like a summary of our season", suggesting that his side is not capitalising on their chances."It will help, that's how it is. It will help but we know that .

PSG-Barcelona; Liverpool-Leipzig in UEFA Champions League

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Wednesday:

Revamped Champions League would increase revenue for all

For all their differences of opinion regarding a revamped Champions League in 2024, all parties can agree that making more money is the inevitable way forward

Man City, Borussia Monchengladbach to play UCL second-leg tie in Budapest

UEFA on Wednesday confirmed that Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach's second-leg match in the Champions League last 16 will be held in Budapest."UEFA is able to officially confirm that the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach will now be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. The date of the match (16 March 2021) and the kick-off time (21:00CET) will remain the same," UEFA said in a statement."UEFA would like to thank Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach for their support and close cooperation, as well as the Hungarian Football Federation for their assistance and agreeing to stage the match," it added.Manchester City also issued a statement regarding the same, adding that changes to the German COVID-19 regulations led to the change in venue."Manchester City can confirm that the second leg of our Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Monchengladbach will be played at the Puskas Arena, ...

Neymar to miss Champions League clash against Barcelona, confirm PSG

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Tuesday confirmed that Neymar will not be available for the club's upcoming match against Barcelona

A year after 'Game Zero,' Atalanta welcomes Real Madrid in Champions League

Just over a year after Game Zero, Atalanta is back in the knockout round of the Champions League. Last year's match, against Valencia in nearby Milan on Feb. 19, was the biggest in the club's history and a third of Bergamo's population made the short trip to San Siro for what turned out to be a 4-1 victory. A short time later, military trucks were driving coffins out of Bergamo because the crematorium couldn't keep up as the small city became one of the epicenters of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The match was dubbed Game Zero because of the spread of the disease that followed both in northern Italy and in Spain. More than 40,000 fans inside the stadium enthusiastically celebrated each of Atalanta's four goals that day the last time the team played in front of its own supporters. On Wednesday, Atalanta will host Real Madrid in the first leg of the round of 16 in an empty Gewiss Stadium, which has been newly renovated. It certainly takes a lot away from us, Atalanta forward

Football official wants UEFA Champions League entry shared wider in 2024

With four places likely to be added to the Champions League starting in 2024, the president of the European Leagues group is working to ensure those extra spots go to smaller teams