PORTO (REUTERS) – Mohamed Salah struck twice as Liverpool sauntered to a 5-1 victory against injury-struck Porto to seize command of a daunting looking Champions League Group B on Tuesday (Sept 28). A tricky-looking fixture on paper was negotiated with ease by Liverpool who were far superior in every department and helped by a woeful... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal on Tuesday (Sept 28) and it was a significant one, helping put Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to the sword in a 2-0 Champions League win for the French club. Messi’s goal was both stunning and also so typical of the Argentine, as he burst... » read more
BERLIN (AFP) – Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman has undergone surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat, the German champions announced on Friday (Sept 17). The 25-year-old French international is expected back in training within two weeks, said coach Julian Nagelsmann. “He had a slightly irregular heartbeat, a minor heart irregularity. We did a long-term ECG... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea defender Reece James had his Champions League winners’ medal and Euro 2020 runners-up medal stolen during a robbery at his home this week while he was away playing for the club, the player said on Thursday (Sept 16). The 21-year-old right back posted a series of clips from his security cameras... » read more
BRUGES, BELGIUM (AFP) – Lionel Messi has been handed his first start for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League opener away to Club Brugge in Belgium on Wednesday (Sept 15). The Argentine teams up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe as PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino lines up all three members of his all-star attack together for... » read more
BARCELONA (REUTERS) – Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Thomas Mueller propelled Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win at Barcelona in their opening Champions League game on Tuesday (Sept 14) in another brutal demonstration of the gulf in class between the two sides. Mueller gave Bayern the lead in the 34th minute with... » read more
BERN, SWITZERLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said poor discipline cost his side in their 2-1 Champions League defeat to Young Boys on Tuesday (Sept 14), but insisted there was plenty of time left to turn things around. United had taken an early lead through Cristiano Ronaldo and appeared on course to... » read more
SEVILLE (REUTERS) – Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw at home to RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday (Sept 14) after a chaotic first half in which four penalties were awarded, three to the visitors, while the hosts were forced to play most of the second half with 10 men. German striker... » read more
BERN, SWITZERLAND (AFP) – Substitute Jordan Siebatcheu struck with the last kick of the game as Swiss side Young Boys claimed a sensational 2-1 Champions League win over 10-man Manchester United on Tuesday (Sept 14) after Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier opened the scoring. US striker Siebatcheu pounced on Jesse Lingard’s short back-pass to tuck the... » read more
ISTANBUL (AFP) – Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho was named Uefa men’s player of the year at a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday (Aug 26), beating his club colleague N’Golo Kante and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to the prize. Jorginho starred alongside Kante in the Chelsea team that won the Champions League, beating De... » read more
ISTANBUL (REUTERS) – Lionel Messi’s new club Paris St Germain will play Manchester City, managed by the Argentine’s former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, after being drawn together in Champion’s League Group A on Thursday (Aug 26). Messi joined Qatar-owned PSG, who will also face Bundesliga side RB Leipzig and Belgium’s Brugge, from Barcelona this month... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Manchester City have signed England midfielder Jack Grealish on a six-year contract after paying the £100 million (S$188 million) release clause, Aston Villa announced on Thursday (Aug 5), making him the most expensive player in Premier League history. Grealish’s move to Premier League champions City breaks the previous record held by France... » read more
MILAN (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku warned Serie A champions Inter Milan hope to achieve “even more” next term as the Belgium striker returned to pre-season training on Monday (July 26). Inter ended their 11-year wait for the Italian title last campaign toppling nine-time reigning champions Juventus, but fell short in the Champions League with a... » read more
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The next four Champions League finals from 2022-2025 will be hosted by St Petersburg, Istanbul, London and Munich respectively, European soccer’s governing body Uefa said on Friday (July 16). The Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg was scheduled to stage the 2021 final. However, due to the postponement and reallocation of the 2020... » read more
SINGAPORE – Tampines Rovers coach Gavin Lee had urged his players to embrace the learning curve in their maiden Asian Champions League (ACL) campaign. On Thursday night (July 1), the Stags received their most brutal and unforgettable lesson yet after being thumped 9-0 by South Korean champions Jeonbuk Motors. It was the heaviest defeat in... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Manchester City captain Fernandinho has been included on the list of players set to be released at the end of the season, the Premier League said on Friday (June 4). Although City have not made an official announcement on the Brazilian midfielder’s departure, the 36-year-old is into the final month of his... » read more
PORTO, PORTUGAL (AFP) – Chelsea won the Champions League for the second time as a Kai Havertz goal secured a tense 1-0 victory over Manchester City in Saturday’s (May 29) final in Porto, shattering Pep Guardiola’s dream of lifting the trophy for the third time, a decade on from his last triumph. Havertz rounded Ederson... » read more
PORTO, PORTUGAL (REUTERS) – Big crowds of English fans took over Porto’s riverside area on Saturday (May 29) to drink and chant team slogans ahead of the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City. Some 16,500 fans will be allowed into the stadium when the match kicks off at 8pm (3am on Sunday, Singapore... » read more
PORTO, PORTUGAL (AFP) – Chelsea are set to be at full strength for Saturday’s Champions League final against Manchester City with N’Golo Kante and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy having now fully shaken off injury problems in the run-up to the game. “Best news ever: no injuries and let’s hope it stays like this until after training... » read more
PORTO, PORTUGAL (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne believes Manchester City’s season will be judged on the outcome of Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea despite already winning the Premier League and the League Cup. Victory in Porto would not only complete a treble for Pep Guardiola’s men, but deliver on the ambitions of the club’s... » read more