Lisbon is supposedly being considered as a potential location for all remaining 2019-20 Champions League matches and Portugal great Nuno Gomes believes the city would be a good solution .
The coronavirus pandemic brought top-level sport in Europe to a halt, with the final stages of the Champions League and Europa League pushed back indefinitely.
UEFA wants to complete both competitions once domestic leagues have been concluded, meaning the remaining fixtures could potentially resume in August.
Last week, reports began to emerge suggesting Istanbul would be unable to cover the cost of hosting the Champions League final without supporters being allowed to attend, and now UEFA are said to be considering alternative plans.
One apparent idea is for the quarte…
Arsenal s status as English football s star performers on the financial field was underlined by the announcement Friday of healthy profit figures and a sharp reduction in the London club s debt.
On the day that heavily-indebted Portsmouth were set to become the first Premier League club to be placed in administration, the Gunners revealed pre-tax profits of 35.2 million pounds (53.5 million dollars) for the six months to the end of November, 2009.
Net debt was reduced from 332.8 million pounds to 203.6 million as the club continued to reap the cash-generating benefits of the move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium and associated property development.
Arsenal s old ground has been converted into a residential development and, after initial sluggishness due to …
Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham are still a “long way” from playing the football he wants after he fended off talk he could leave at the end of the season to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
Klopp announced last month he would depart Anfield at the conclusion of the campaign following nine years at the club.
Liverpool have reportedly placed Postecoglou on a shortlist of candidates to replace Klopp, with Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso seemingly at the top of the pile, but the Spurs boss insists his focus is on finishing this season strongly.
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“I may be on a shortlist? I don’t think I want to say anything about that because I don’t think that’s ever…
Everton defender John Stones said Saturday s match-winner Tom Cleverley deserves a spot on the plane to France in June ahead of the European Championships.
Cleverley scored a late header to give Everton a 1-0 win at Newcastle United with his first goal for the club since making the switch from Manchester United.
I know as players you’re biased to your own team-mates, but I think it’s only right that I speak on behalf of a lot of the lads in our dressing room when I say Tom should be in the England squad on current form at least, Stones told Everton TV.
He’s playing terrifically well. Sometimes players don’t get too many chances to get back into the squad but I’m sure he would be delighted to.
The former Manchester United midfielder joined Eve…
Marseille have completed the signing of Patrice Evra from Juventus, the Ligue 1 club have confirmed.
The 35-year-old has agreed an 18-month contract at the Stade Velodrome, with Marseille not disclosing the fee.
Evra had been linked with former club Manchester United as well as Valencia and Crystal Palace in recent weeks, but has opted to return to the French top flight.
The left-back started his professional career at Italian minnows Marsala after coming through the ranks at Paris Saint-Germain and also had spells with Monza, Nice, Monaco and United before eventually joining Juventus in 2014.
He won two Serie A titles with the Turin giants, but had set his sights on a move elsewhere after losing his starting berth this campaign.
Marseille have al…
Olivier Giroud is prepared to leave Chelsea if forced to make a decision on his future.
The experienced centre-forward scored for the second time in four days as France drew 1-1 with Turkey in Euro 2020 qualifying on Monday.
World Cup winner Giroud continues to serve his country well but chances have been less forthcoming at club level with Tammy Abraham the preferred striker at Stamford Bridge.
Frank Lampard has granted the former Arsenal front man two substitute appearances and a solitary start in eight Premier League games this season.
I cannot be satisfied with what I have at Chelsea, Giroud told reporters in Paris, while adding he did not necessarily want to leave.
I have some beautiful years in front of me. I m 33 but I still have legs. I …
Diego Simeone says Atletico Madrid are closer to rivals Real Madrid following the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo and is baffled as to why Antoine Griezmann has been overlooked in the Best FIFA awards.
Madrid won the Champions League for a third straight year in 2017-18 with Ronaldo once again the driving force in that triumph with 15 goals in the tournament.
But the Portugal captain left LaLiga in a sensational €112million switch to Juventus in July following nine trophy and goal-laden seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu.
And Simeone believes his team, who finished above Madrid in LaLiga last term and defeated Los Blancos in August s UEFA Super Cup, are now on a more level playing field with their city rivals.
From the results we aren t worse than Madrid or …
China s football chief has said now is the best time for the country still trying to bounce back from a graft scandal that rocked the sport to launch a bid for the World Cup in 2026.
It really moved us to see all the social benefits South Africa got from hosting the World Cup, Wei Di, head of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), told the nation s leading sports newspaper Titan Sports.
The CFA is preparing to ask the General Administration of Sport to bid for the 2026 World Cup, he was quoted as saying.
Everyone has been debating whether China should bid for the World Cup or when to bid, but seeing how successfully South Africa hosted it, I have to say that China has no reason not to bid and now is the best time, Wei said.
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In an all-Premier League FA Cup showdown on Wednesday night, Manchester United will travel to the City Ground when they meet Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest
Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways over the weekend, Nottingham Forest are seeking some crucial stability. Eventually falling to a 4-2 drumming away at Aston Villa, Nuno Espirito Santo still has a real job on his hands at the City Ground. At the heart of a Premier League relegation scrap and with potential sanctions hangover over their head, the Wolves boss is desperate for some crucial stability. Although the Reds might have secured a deserved 2-0 victory against West Ham earlier in the month, that is the only win that Forest have recorded fro…
Lorient defender Lamine Kone could be set for a January switch to English Premier League, .
The 24-year-old has impressed in this year s Ligue 1, catching the eye of quite a few clubs from abroad.
L Equipe has suggested that the likes of Hull City, West Ham and Sunderland are all interested in signing the centre-back in the January transfer window.
Lamine Kone has been an integral part of the back line that had kept five straight clean sheets in the league before finally conceding at the weekend against Ajaccio.
He has made a total of 70 Ligue 1 appearances for les Merlus, scoring five goals in the process, but it appears he is on the verge of leaving the club for greener pastures.
Lamine Kone started his career at Chateauroux, making 74 league a…