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WITH the Champions League groups over, clubs can start counting their earnings and Premier League teams already banking £240million. UEFA continue to reward competitors with greater and greater sums of money, with a potential £70m available in prize money alone. How much the top ten are estimated to have earned In figures collated by Swiss […] More
TOTTENHAM fans were probably chuffed to bits to get RB Leipzig in the Champions League last 16 but their journey to Germany will be far from simple. Fans may no longer have to suffer the days of Europa League trips to far-flung corners of the continent and yet this tie is also not ideal travel-wise. […] More
LIVERPOOL will be able to play Takumi Minamino in the Champions League knockout stages should they sign the Japanese star – despite him shining for Red Bull Salzburg in the competition this season. That is because Uefa changed the rulings to allow signings in the January transfer window to play for their new side in […] More
CRISTIANO RONALDO is set to end the decade outside of the top THIRTY best players in Europe, according to one performance index. CIES Football Observatory’s InStat ranking of every player in the continent’s top 35 leagues has the Juventus forward stuck in 31st place. How the top ten pans out With an index score of […] More
TRAUMATISED Bayern Munich have muted the terms “2012” and “Drogba” after being drawn against Chelsea in the Champions League. The German champions were drawn against Frank Lampard’s side in the last 16, nearly eight years after the Blues painfully pipped them in the final to lift the trophy on Bayern’s home ground. Didier Drogba celebrated […] More
CRISTIANO RONALDO bought the most expensive flat ever sold in Lisbon after paying £6million for the property that includes a gym and indoor swimming pool. The dazzling penthouse is located next to the Eduardo VII Park, close to the neighbourhood where Ronaldo spent some of his humble beginnings. Ronaldo bought the most expensive flat ever […] More
CHELSEA have been drawn to face five-time Champions League winners Bayern Munich in the last 16. In the other pick of the ties, Manchester City will play Spanish giants Real Madrid. English clubs haven’t got it easy in the last 16 of the Champions LeagueCredit: AFP Tottenham might be somewhat happier than their two Prem […] More
JURGEN KLOPP is set to be ignored as Premier League clubs embrace plans to extend the Champions League. As SunSport reported earlier this month, support is growing among Europe’s elite clubs for a revised format involving more games from 2024. Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to Champions League final glory against Spurs on June 1 but […] More
