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      Champions League games WILL see fans at 30 per cent capacity if local coronavirus rules allows

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      UEFA have given the green light for fans to return – but only where national governments allow.
      In a move that will add to pressure from Prem sides for a UK Government U-turn, European football’s ruling executive committee has agreed that fan numbers will be capped at 30 per cent of stadium capacity.

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      Football fans could be back in stadiums cheering their heroes onCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      But there will be no away supporters allowed for now.
      The change, which will apply to all competitive games under the Uefa umbrella, will come into effect from next week’s international break.
      This will include the delayed Euro 2020 play-off semi-finals and the National League group stage.
      Fans will be ordered to socially distance and wear masks in line with local regulations.

      But it will not apply for any of England’s games next week or the opening Champions League or Europa League home games for English sides unless the Government relents on its current ban on attendances.
      Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin said: “This is a sensible first step which puts fans’ health first and respects the laws in each country.
      “Different countries have different approaches and different challenges at any given moment but 27 countries on the continent already allow fans to some extent.
      “This allows a coherent approach on a country-by-country basis and not on a competition-by-competition basis which was sometimes difficult to understand for fans.”

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      Football fans will have to get used to social distancing in the standsCredit: Reuters

      The move comes just weeks after European football was warned of a cash ‘crisis’ which will last for two years.
      Clubs face being hit by a triple whammy of no gate income, reduced TV money and sponsors demanding lower value deals.
      And Europe’s biggest sides including Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City will also be hit by a £530million cut in Uefa prize money for the Champions League and Europa League.
      The gloomy forecast was given by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.
      Agnell told an audience of Europe’s biggest clubs that the real price of the Covid-19 pandemic has still to be paid.
      Speaking at the opening of the virtual general assembly of the European Club Association, Agnelli said: “None of us could have imagined what we have had to live with over recent months.
      “Now we are looking at a top revenue decrease of approximately £3.6billion in the next two years.
      “According to Fifa, 90 per cent of those top line losses will be borne by clubs.
      “I don’t believe we will have a full scope of what this means to us until we have the first set of accounts published this autumn.
      “But we do have a set of facts which we have to face.”

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      Bayern Munich vs Dortmund: Live stream FREE, TV channel, kick off time, team news for German Super Cup TONIGHT

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      BAYERN MUNICH and Borussia Dortmund meet tonight for the first Der Klassiker of the season in the German Super Cup.
      Bayern will be hoping to add another trophy to the UEFA Super Cub that they recently defeated Sevilla to lift.

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      Sancho and co will be hoping for victory against BayernCredit: EPA
      What time does Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund kick off?
      Kick-off will be at at 7.30pm BST tonight.
      It will be held at the Allianz Arena.
      What TV channel is Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund on and can I live stream it?

      The match will be show on BT Sport in the UK.
      BT Sport subscribers can live stream the match online via computer, mobile and tablet.
      Fans in the US can catch the game on ESPN+.
      Can I watch Bayern Munich vs Dortmund free?
      EE phone customers can also watch the action for free by signing up to a three-month trial – simply just text SPORT to 150.

      This will allow you to stream all BT Sports channels via the app, while also casting it to your television.
      You can cancel at any time during the trial, but may be charged after the three months.

      What is the team news?
      Bayern Munich
      Bayern are missing defender Tanguy Nianzou who is out with a hamstring injury.
      Borussia Dortmund
      Dortmund are without centre-back Dan-Axel Zagadou, right-back Mateu Morey and left-back Marcel Schmelzer.

      Thorgan Hazard is also sidelined having suffered a torn muscle fibre in his teams win over Borussia Monchengladbach.
      And Man Utd target Jadon Sancho hasn’t travelled with the squad with a respiratory illness, but BVB have confirmed he does not have Covid-19.

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      Bayern Munich vs Dortmund: Live stream, TV channel, kick off time and team news for German Super Cup

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      BAYERN MUNICH and Borussia Dortmund meet for the first Der Klassiker of the season in the German Super Cup.
      Bayern will be hoping to add the trophy to the UEFA Super Cub that they recently defeated Sevilla to lift.

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      Sancho and co will be hoping for victory against BayernCredit: EPA
      What time does Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund kick off?

      The match will take place on Wednesday, September 30.
      Kick-off will be at at 7.30pm.
      It will be held at the Allianz Arena.
      What TV channel is Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund on and can I live stream it?
      The match will be show on BT Sport in the UK.

      BT Sport subscribers can live stream the match online via computer, mobile and tablet.
      Fans in the US can catch the game on ESPN+.
      Can I watch Bayern Munich vs Dortmund free?
      EE phone customers can also watch the action for free by signing up to a three-month trial – simply just text SPORT to 150.
      This will allow you to stream all BT Sports channels via the app, while also casting it to your television.

      You can cancel at any time during the trial, but may be charged after the three months.

      What is the team news?
      Bayern Munich
      Bayern are missing defender Tanguy Nianzou who is out with a hamstring injury.
      Borussia Dortmund
      Dortmund are without centre-back Dan-Axel Zagadou, right-back Mateu Morey and left-back Marcel Schmelzer.
      Thorgan Hazard is also sidelined having suffered a torn muscle fibre in his teams win over Borussia Monchengladbach.
      And Man Utd target Jadon Sancho hasn’t travelled with the squad with a respiratory illness, but BVB have confirmed he does not have Covid-19.

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      Bayern Munich vs Sevilla FREE: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time, team news for TONIGHT’S Uefa Super Cup clash

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      THE winners of UEFA’s two major European competitions meet in this season’s Super Cup.
      Bayern Munich hammered Barcelona and then edged past Paris Saint-Germain last month to lift the Champions League.

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      Robert Lewandowski scored on the weekend in Bayern’s 8-0 rout against Schalke.

      And Sevilla overcame Inter in a entertaining Europa League final to claim their fourth win in the competition in seven years.
      What time does Bayern Munich vs Sevilla kick off?
      Bayern Munich face Sevilla on Thursday, September 24.
      The match kicks off at 8pm.
      It will be played at the neutral venue of the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
      What TV channel is Bayern Munich vs Sevilla on and can I watch it for free?
      Bayern Munich vs Sevilla is live on BT Sport 1.
      To live stream, head to the BT Sport website or app.
      Coverage begins at 7.15pm
      The game can be viewed for free by EE subscribers with a three-month trial of BT Sport.
      Team news
      Robert Lewandowski picked up a knock in training following Bayern’s 8-0 thrashing of Schalke, but is expected to be fit.
      Tanguy Nianzou will miss out while David Alaba’s fitness is a doubt.
      Sevilla are expected to have a clean bill of health.

      Latest odds
      Bayern Munich 3/10
      Draw 4/1
      Sevilla 13/2
      *Latest odds from Ladbrokes correct as of Tuesday, September 22 More

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      Bayern Munich vs Sevilla FREE: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Uefa Super Cup

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      THE winners of UEFA’s two major European competitions meet in this season’s Super Cup.
      Bayern Munich hammered Barcelona and then edged past Paris Saint-Germain last month to lift the Champions League.

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      Robert Lewandowski scored on the weekend in Bayern’s 8-0 rout against Schalke.

      And Sevilla overcame Inter in a entertaining Europa League final to claim their fourth win in the competition in seven years.
      What time does Bayern Munich vs Sevilla kick off?
      Bayern Munich face Sevilla on Thursday, September 24.
      The match kicks off at 8pm.
      It will be played at the neutral venue of the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
      What TV channel is Bayern Munich vs Sevilla on and can I watch it for free?
      Bayern Munich vs Sevilla is live on BT Sport 1.
      To live stream, head to the BT Sport website or app.
      Coverage begins at 7.15pm
      The game can be viewed for free by EE subscribers with a three-month trial of BT Sport.
      Team news
      Robert Lewandowski picked up a knock in training following Bayern’s 8-0 thrashing of Schalke, but is expected to be fit.
      Tanguy Nianzou will miss out while David Alaba’s fitness is a doubt.
      Sevilla are expected to have a clean bill of health.

      Latest odds
      Bayern Munich 3/10
      Draw 4/1
      Sevilla 13/2
      *Latest odds from Ladbrokes correct as of Tuesday, September 22 More

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      Jurgen Klopp on three-man shortlist for Uefa Coach of the Year after leading Liverpool to first Premier League title

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      JURGEN KLOPP has been nominated for the Uefa coach of the year award after he led Liverpool to their first league title last season.
      Klopp has been placed on a three-man shortlist for the prestigious award alongside Bayern Munich’s boss Hansi Flick and RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann.

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      Klopp led Liverpool to their first league title in 30 yearsCredit: AFP or licensors

      The shortlist was selected by the 80 coaches of the clubs which participated in the group stages of the 2019/20 Champions League and Europa League.
      They were assisted by 55 journalists from each of Uefa’s 55 member associations, selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group.
      The winner of the award will be announced on October 1 at the Champions League group stage draw ceremony.
      Klopp guided Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years, which they won with seven games to spare and finished on 99 points.

      In the season before last, he also led the Reds to Champions League glory.

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      This is in addition to the Super Cup and Club World Cup which was won this year.
      He fell one year short on his prediction that he would win the league at Liverpool within four years when he joined the club.
      Speaking at his first press conference at Anfield he said: “If I sit here in four years, I am pretty confident we will have one title.”

      But after achieving his goal of bringing the coveted silverware to Liverpool he recently shocked fans with the admission that he may retire once his contract expires.
      Speaking to Gianluca Di Marzio, Klopp said: “I hope to continue like this, but in two, three years I don’t know what may happen.
      “Maybe I’ll retire.”

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      Champions League giants facing huge cash crisis with Uefa taking £530m off prize money in blow to Man Utd and Chelsea

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      EUROPEAN football faces a cash ‘crisis’ which will last for two years.
      Clubs face being hit by a triple whammy of no gate income, reduced TV money and sponsors demanding lower value deals.

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      Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has issued a stark warning to Europe’s top clubs
      And Europe’s biggest sides including Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City will also be hit by a £530million cut in Uefa prize money for the Champions League and Europa League.
      The gloomy forecast was given by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.
      Agnell told an audience of Europe’s biggest clubs that the real price of the Covid-19 pandemic has still to be paid.

      Speaking at the opening of the virtual general assembly of the European Club Association, Agnelli said: “None of us could have imagined what we have had to live with over recent months.
      “Now we are looking at a top revenue decrease of approximately £3.6billion in the next two years.
      “According to Fifa, 90 per cent of those top line losses will be borne by clubs.
      “I don’t believe we will have a full scope of what this means to us until we have the first set of accounts published this autumn.

      “But we do have a set of facts which we have to face.

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      “Playing in empty stadiums has meant the complete wipeout of a very important source of revenue for everyone.
      “Irrespective of whether we are a top club, medium club, or small club, we all have stadiums and we have receipts which have been pretty much wiped out.
      “You have seen very important rebates for the broadcasters both at domestic level at international level.
      “We have seen the £330m rebate in the Premier League and a drop of about £180m in the Bundesliga’s domestic rights.
      “Now we are in the process of finalising the accounts with Uefa with a reduction of around £519m for international club competitions.
      “That is all money which is not going to be distributed.”
      Uefa had planned to distribute £2.31billion across its club competitions last term, with the rebate potentially costing Liverpool, City, United, Chelsea and Spurs up to £20m each over two seasons.
      And Agnelli warned that was just the start of a financial nightmare across Europe, with the biggest clubs most at risk.

      He added: “No gate receipts plus rebates for broadcasters will mean that sponsors will ask for rebates themselves because we are not in a position to deliver some of the rights we have promised in the first place.
      “And no matter which industry they are operating in, all our sponsors are living in the same pandemic.
      “It is going to be difficult to imagine we are going to see the same values of the sponsors coming in when we renew our current deals with them, whether it be shirt sponsors or secondary sponsors.
      “I am quite sure we are going to see a rebate on this and this will fall into the transfer market.
      “There are estimates which say we are going to see the shrinking of evaluations and therefore of the value of the transfer market of 20 to 30 per cent.
      “That is evidently less money circulating.
      “This is going to be dramatic for all of us which will turn out to be potentially a cash crisis for most of the clubs.
      “We will have to be very careful in how we manage this season and next.
      “This is where we really stand. We have seen a dramatic drop in revenues and a dramatic drop in club revenues.
      “I have the fear that some of the big clubs will probably suffer losses that are bigger than entire federations or confederations across the world.”

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      Champions League last eight format with single-game knockouts is ‘more exciting’ and could stay, says Uefa boss

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      UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has hinted the single-game format of this season’s Champions League last eight could be revisited.
      The competition’s usual two-legged knockout stage was changed after the coronavirus crisis forced Uefa to hit pause on the 2019-20 European football season and reschedule the remainder of the tournament.

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      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has hinted the Champions League’s single-game format could returnCredit: REUTERS
      The quarter-finals onwards have been played as one-off games in Lisbon and ahead of tonight’s final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, Ceferin has suggested the format could return in the future.
      He told Reuters: “We were forced to do it but in the end we see that we found out something new.
      “So we will think about it in the future for sure.
      “[There has been] not so much tactics. If it is one match, if one team scores then the other has to score as soon as possible.

      “If it is two legged system then there is still time to win the next match.
      “More exciting matches for sure but of course we also have to think about the fact that we have less matches and broadcasters [can] say €˜you don’t have as many matches as before, this is different€™ so we will have to discuss when this crazy situation ends.”

      Discussions are due later this year over the Champions League’s future structure with the usual format contractually locked in until the end of the 2023-24 season.
      As Ceferin explains, television rights holders for the Champions League would likely take issue with Uefa dropping two-legged ties from the calendar.

      Furthermore, the last eight mini-tournament has been played behind closed doors over the course of 11 days but a similar format with fans present in a single city could be a logistical nightmare.
      Nonetheless, Ceferin remains open to the prospect of a revamp.
      He added: “Look for sure it is a very interesting format. Now, I doubt as much as the calendar is now, that we could do a final eight [tournament], because it would take too much time.
      “But a format with one match and a system like it is now, I think it would be much more exciting than the format that was before.

      “If we would play this system then, but we haven’€™t discussed with anyone its just an idea, we would play in one city.
      “If you play in one city, you can have a week of football or something like that. But it is far too early to think about it.
      “We have seen it as a big success and the viewership over TV has been huge, maybe it also good because it is August and people are at home, some of them at least, but interesting, interesting tournament.”

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