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If you were asked to devise an archetypal Champions League match for someone who had never previously witnessed European football, there’s a good chance that your two managers would be Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti. Guardiola versus…

After Real Madrid were beaten 4-0 at Manchester City last season, one key question quickly presented itself in the Spanish capital: how can we close the gap?The result came a year on from their electrifying May 2022 comeback win over…

Champions League matchups don’t get much bigger than this: Real Madrid facing Manchester City for a place in the semi-finals.Madrid will be looking to reassert themselves in this season’s quarter-final after the humiliation of last…

Girona defender Daley Blind says he used to “torture” himself over his heart condition but he no longer thinks about it during matches.In December 2019, the Dutch international was diagnosed with myocarditis — an inflammation of the…

Football never fails to surprise, and it certainly never sleeps. Close your eyes briefly and you’re waking up to find Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool, a seismic shock that came without the faintest warning.When the big news breaks, you…

An important thing to remember about Andre Villas-Boas is that he had ridiculously good hair.You don’t spend a record-shattering €15 million (£12.9; $16.3m) fee to sign a rookie manager away from Porto unless you’re pretty sure you know…

Ange Postecoglou says he doesn’t want players who are only interested in playing in the Champions League, adding that “I’m looking for a certain type of character”.The Tottenham Hotspur head coach has stressed repeatedly in the last few…

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FIFA representatives have travelled to Madrid to meet with the Spanish government and Spanish Football Association (RFEF) following a number of recent scandals at the federation.FIFA general secretary Mattias Grafstrom and FIFA legal…

In the 48th minute of Real Madrid’s trip to Athletic Bilbao on La Liga’s opening day on August 12, Eder Militao dropped to the turf at San Mames and was substituted shortly after in tears.In the 82nd minute of Sunday’s home meeting with…