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UEFA has given up on holding its under-19 championships in Northern Ireland and cancelled the tournament, which had already been postponed several times. The governing body of European football issued a statement, dated Tuesday evening, which said that the decision was “due to the current unresolved epidemiological situation in Europe and resulting travelling difficulties.” The
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Portugal and Italy kept hold of first place in their UEFA Nations League groups on Sunday with goalless draws against France and Poland on a night of little drama, while England saw off Belgium to take the initiative in their pool. There was not much to talk about at the Stade de France as a
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Robert Lewandowski was named UEFA men’s player of the year on Thursday following a superb season in which he won the treble with Bayern Munich. Lewandowski was at the Champions League group draw in Geneva to receive the award, just weeks after Bayern won the 2019/20 edition of the competition. The Poland striker scored 55 goals in 47
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UEFA Champions League results on Wednesday: Third qualifying round (Ties are single-leg): Omonia Nicosie (CYP) 1 (Lueftner 32) Red Star Belgrade 1 (Ivanic 45+2) (Omonia win 4-2 on penalties) Ferencvaros (HUN) 2 (Lovrencsics 3, Uzuni 66), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 1 (Uzuni 24-og) Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)1 (Biton 51-pen), Dinamo Brest (BLR) 0 Molde (NOR) 0, Qarabag (AZE) 0
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On August 21st, Sevilla lifted their sixth Europa League trophy in fourteen years. The Andalusian side has often made it hard for themselves in finals – coming from behind in their last final vs Liverpool in 2016 – and did so once again, with their winning goal only coming through Milan’s Romelu Lukaku touching one
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UEFA Champions League semi-finals line-up (all matches in Lisbon; Kick-off 1900GMT) Tuesday, August 18 Estadio da Luz RB Leipzig (GER) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) Wednesday, August 19 Estadio Jose Alvalade Lyon (FRA) v Bayern Munich (GER) Final on August 23 at Estadio da Luz UEFA Champions League leading goalscorers after Saturday’s match: 14: Lewandowski (Bayern
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Fixtures for the UEFA Champions League ‘Final Eight’ in Lisbon (all matches at 1900 GMT): Quarter-finals Wednesday Estadio da Luz Atalanta (ITA) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) Thursday Estadio Jose Alvalade RB Leipzig (GER) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) Friday Estadio da Luz Barcelona (ESP) v Bayern Munich (GER) ALSO READ: COVID-19: Two Atletico staff test positive ahead
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With just two former winners left in the competition, no Cristiano Ronaldo and no fans, the Champions League moves to Lisbon this week for the start of the ‘Final Eight’ with the intriguing prospect that a new format could lead to a new name on the trophy. However, the shadow of the coronavirus looms large
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Last 16 2nd leg At Munich Bayern Munich (GER) 4 (Lewandowski 10-pen, 83, Perisic 24, Tolisso 76) Chelsea (ENG) 1 (Abraham 44) — Bayern win 7-1 on aggregate At Barcelona Barcelona (ESP) 3 (Lenglet 10, Messi 23, Suarez 45+1-pen) Napoli (ITA) 1 (Insigne 45+5-pen) — Barcelona win 4-2 on aggregate Played Friday At Manchester Manchester
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SPORTS NEWS: CAS rules in favour of Man City with UEFA ban overturned
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