Tonight’s Europa League final sees competition favourites Porto facing their countrymen Braga in the Dublin Arena for what should be a tense final. The Brazilian Hulk and the Columbian Falcao are Porto’s main weapons, the latter being the top scorer in the contest with 16 goals – he memorably slaughtered Villareal with 5 goals in [...]
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has accused the British press of hostility towards FIFA after failing to secure the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup tournament. Blatter faced scandalous revelations from The Sunday Times and Lord Triesman last week when they accused 6 FIFA executives of corruption and bribery at a UK parliamentary hearing. The [...]
It had the appearance of a scam. On Sunday a desperate-looking man was spotted walking around the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, offering tickets to the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley near the end of the month – for 10 Euros each. Most Catalans dismissed the seller as a fraud – but they will be shocked [...]
Accusations of racist behaviour lodged by Real Madrid against Barcelona player Sergio Busquets have been dismissed “due to a lack of strong and convincing evidence” by UEFA’s ruling body. Real Madrid claimed that the player had mouthed ‘Mono’ to their Brazilian player Marcelo Vieira during the first leg of the team’s UEFA Champions League semi-final [...]
Manchester United have removed the famous long-standing banner from the Stretford end of Old Trafford which had mocked local rivals Manchester City’s poor silverware record. The banner took the form of a counter which was updated every year to point out the number of years the City team have remained trophy-less. It had reached 35 [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United have succeeded in winning their 19th Premier League title after a weekend game which saw them pull to a draw against fifteenth placed Blackburn Rovers. With just one game left to play United hold 77 points – 6 points clear of their nearest rivals Chelsea. They will be issued with [...]
Unfortunate West Ham United manager Avram Grant has lost his job after last night’s 3-2 defeat to Wigan Athletic. The Premier League loss means the team will be relegated from the League and next season will take play in the English Second Division. Grant was called to the club’s office just minutes after the defeat [...]
Manchester City have taken home their first piece of silverware since 1976 after Saturday’s FA Cup final game against Stoke City. Ex-Barcelona striker Yaya Toure bagged the winning goal in the 74th minute, ending the 35 year drought and blunting local rivals Manchester United’s Premier League victory which was confirmed 25 minutes before the FA [...]
UEFA have revealed this morning the full range of events taking place in London’s Hyde Park in the week-long festival leading up to the Champions League final at Wembley on the 28th May. Opening on Saturday 21st May, visitors of all ages will be able to capture some of the excitement and magic of the [...]
Which team will win in the UEFA Champions League final on the 28th May?
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