The battle for the final seven teams to join the 2026/2027 UEFA Champions League phase commences next week, with 14 clubs to compete across seven two-legged ties. Newsextra24 reports that winners in this play-off will join 29 direct entrants in the 36-team league phase, while all seven losing teams drop …
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UEFA is planning a major overhaul of the qualification system for the 2030 FIFA World Cup and future European Championships, with a new format inspired by the UEFA Champions League’s “Swiss system.” As reported by the Economic Times on Thursday, the proposed structure would replace the traditional qualifying groups with …
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Paris Saint-Germain secured their fifth straight French Ligue 1 title on Wednesday as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s strike set up a decisive 2-0 win away to nearest rivals Lens. The Georgian netted his 19th goal of the season just before the half-hour mark and substitute Ibrahim Mbaye added a late second as …
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UEFA has confirmed German official Daniel Siebert will referee the Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal on May 30, 2026. The Champions League grand finale will be staged at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, where Siebert takes charge of his first UEFA club competition final after more than …
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UEFA has banned Gianluca Prestianni for six matches for homophobic conduct during Benfica’s Champions League knockout play-off against Real Madrid in February. Newsextra24.news reports that the match at Estádio da Luz was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Jr accused the Benfica winger of racially abusing him during the second half of the …
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THE 36 clubs that have qualified for this season’s UEFA Champions League league phase have been confirmed ahead of Thursday’s official draw in Monaco. Teams are seeded into four pots based on UEFA club coefficients. Each club will face two others from each pot, playing one home and one away …
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THE Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that UEFA’s original decision to demote Crystal Palace from Europa League to UEFA Conference League will stand. Palace, who beat Liverpool to win the Community Shield on Sunday, qualified for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup in May. However, …
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European football governing body, UEFA, is investigating England midfielder Jude Bellingham over his gesture after scoring a late equaliser against Slovakia on Monday, June 30. In the said Euro 2024 game, Jude Bellingham and his teammates were looking like they were heading back home especially after Slovakia took the lead …
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UEFA has said the Champions League quarter-final ties scheduled for this week will go ahead as scheduled despite an alleged terror threat. There are reports that ISIS has issued a threat concerning all four of this week’s ties. But UEFA has now released a statement on the matter. It said: …
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UEFA has said it will completely computerise the Champions League draw from next season due to its new format. The competition will be expanded to 36 teams from the 2024/2025 campaign, with all teams in one league table. Each club will play eight games, four at home and four away. …
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