PARIS (AFP) -- Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday, Nov. 7, while Danylo Sikan's goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona. Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland...
PARIS (AFP) -- UEFA and the Amaury group, owner of L'Equipe and France Football magazine which created the Ballon d'Or, announced on Friday, Nov. 3, they had signed a partnership to co-organize the awards ceremony starting next year. The Paris-based Amaury group will remain the owner of the Ballon...
PARIS (AFP) -- Kylian Mbappe helped Paris Saint-Germain move top of Champions League Group F with a 3-nil victory over AC Milan on Wednesday, Oct. 25, while Newcastle slumped to a first defeat, 1-0 against Borussia Dortmund. Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his...
PARIS (AFP) -- Andre Onana's last-gasp penalty save secured a vital Champions League win for Manchester United against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday, Oct. 24, while Jude Bellingham scored again for Real Madrid in their victory over Braga. Manchester United's Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana (right)...
KYIV (AFP) -- Ukraine on Tuesday, Oct. 10, thanked UEFA for abandoning controversial plans to re-admit Russia's under-17 football teams, saying it would "fight for the continuation of the isolation" of Russia. "We thank our European partners for supporting Ukraine," Ukraine's football association...
PARIS (AFP) -- Ukraine on Thursday, Oct. 5, demanded that FIFA and UEFA review their decisions to allow Russian youth teams to compete in international competitions. World football's governing body FIFA on Wednesday, Oct. 4, lifted its suspension on Russia's under-17 teams, following in the...
PARIS (AFP) -- Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland are among the three finalists for the men's UEFA player of the year award alongside Lionel Messi, European football's governing body announced Thursday, Aug. 17. Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. (AFP) The trio...
PARIS (AFP) -- Italy and Turkey have asked to jointly host the 2032 European Championship, UEFA announced on Friday, July 28. European football's governing body said it had "received a request" from the Italian (FIGC) and Turkish (TFF) football federations "to merge their individual bids into one...
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin addresses media representatives during a press conference following the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Montreux on April 19, 2021. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has refused to rule out a ban from next season's Champions League for all 12 clubs involved in...
A picture shows a placard with a message against plans for a European Super League outside Elland Road ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Liverpool in Leeds, northern England, on April 19, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) Plans for a Super League announced...
Bayern Munich's David Alaba was consoled by Neymar (inset) after their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match. (AFP) David Alaba’s sporting gesture to Brazilian star Neymar eight months ago was repaid earlier this week after defending champion Bayern Munich’s exit from the UEFA Champions...
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (left) is challenged by Istanbul Basaksehir's Turkish midfielder Mahmut Tekdemir during their UEFA Champions League group H football match. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar defended the decision of his team and Istanbul...
