Search results for ‘Champions League’
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Did Chelsea’s Barca win mask English football’s decline?
Chelsea achieved a remarkable Champions League victory against Barcelona in the Nou Camp – but did the excitement deflect attention from the long-term decline of club football in this country?
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Maestro Messi on top of the world
Lionel Messi is the first ever player to score five goals in a single European Champions league match, so has he claimed his place amongst the greats? Lifelong football fan Malcolm Boughen reports.
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Ryan Giggs: injunction drama on the eve of greatness
Ryan Giggs is the most successful footballer in UK history but on the eve of what could be the crowning glory of his career – a third Champions League win – he is mired in personal and legal drama.
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Jürgen Klopp interview on his ‘best ever’ Liverpool team and why he’ll never be a politician
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool side has reached the Champions League final for a second year in a row. We talked to him ahead of Saturday’s final about how this team is the ‘best ever’ that he’s coached – and talked about his personal politics, Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn and why he will never be a politician.
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Battle over future of Wales after Brexit
Tomorrow, the eyes of Europe will be on Cardiff, home to the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid. But outside the stadium, there’s a political battle over Europe and the future of Wales after Brexit. A shock poll at the start of the general election campaign showed a surge in support for the…
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho sacked
José Mourinho is fired as manager of Chelsea after the clubs worst start to a season in almost 40 years.
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Will English football fans welcome refugees with banners?
The Premier League returns this weekend after a short break. Will supporters in the top flight of English football mirror their German counterparts and embrace refugees with supportive banners?
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Jack Warner faces new Fifa bribery claims
New bribery claims have been levelled against former Fifa executive Jack Warner. Meanwhile, the Irish FA says it received £3.6m to avoid legal action over Ireland’s failure to make the 2010 World Cup.
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Police investigate alleged racist abuse from Chelsea fans
Police ask football fans to leave a train travelling from London to Manchester after allegations of racist abuse from several people onboard.
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A Christmas World Cup? The key questions
A Fifa task force recommends playing the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November and December, with the prospect of a 23 December final.
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This is how West Ham fans are standing up to racism
West Ham fans post a cheeky video online in which they invite a black man onto the train.
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Were Chelsea fans involved in London station racist chants?
Police investigate a second allegation of racism involving Chelsea fans, after a complaint that men returning from a match in Paris chanted racist slogans at London’s St Pancras station.
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FactCheck: have we kicked racism out of football?
Chelsea fans have been filmed abusing a black man on the Paris Metro. An isolated incident – or proof that racism is still alive and well in English football?
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Gerrard moves on: Mr Liverpool divorces his only love
To leave or not to leave? That was the question for Liverpool captain Steve Gerrard, and one he has answered – to the despair of the Liverpool supporters.
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Giant step for women’s football as Wembley sells out
A sell-out crowd will watch England women’s football team play Germany at Wembley on Sunday. Is it passing fad or do women offer the prospect of a bright and successful future for the national game?