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Lionel Messi wins golden boot despite problematic season for Barcelona
Lionel Messi wins golden boot despite problematic season…
FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi won his seventh golden boot after finishing the La Liga season with a total of 25 goals. His last two goals came during last night’s 5-0 victory against Deportivo Alaves, which effectively closed the season.Messi finished 4 goals ahead of closest contender, Karim Benzema, who made a late attempt to […]
Lionel Messi unhappy at Barcelona, says ‘a lot needs to change’
Lionel Messi unhappy at Barcelona, says ‘a lot needs…
Despite a disastrous closing spell in La Liga Santander, FC Barcelona is still in the running for the UEFA Champions League title. However, team captain Lionel Messi thinks that a lot needs to change if they want to have a chance to close their season successfully on the European stage. Last night, Real Madrid CF […]
Lionel Messi says ‘a lot needs to change’ at Barcelona
Lionel Messi says ‘a lot needs to change’ at…
Despite a disastrous closing spell in La Liga Santander, FC Barcelona is still in the running for the UEFA Champions League title. However, team captain Lionel Messi thinks that a lot needs to change if they want to have a chance to close their season successfully on the European stage. Last night, Real Madrid CF […]
Real Madrid clinch 34th La Liga title with game to spare
Real Madrid clinch 34th La Liga title with game to spare
Real Madrid were crowned La Liga champions for the 34th time on Thursday after Karim Benzema scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Villarreal which clinched the title with one game to spare.Benzema’s double included a second-half penalty at the empty Alfredo di Stefano Stadium as Madrid moved seven points clear to end Barcelona’s two-year […]
Champions League draw comes with UEFA hoping virus doesn’t ruin plans for Lisbon finale
Champions League draw comes with UEFA hoping virus doesn’t…
Four months on from the last match in this season’s Champions League, the draw for the final eight will be held on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty about how safe it will be to play out the competition in Lisbon as planned, and with four last-16 ties still to be completed.It was on March 11 that […]
Ronaldo breaks record as Juventus extends lead at the top of Serie A
Ronaldo breaks record as Juventus extends lead at the top…
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the score sheet as Juventus resumed their Serie A title defence against mid-table Bologna with a 2-0 victory.Juve is now four points clear ahead of Lazio, who will take on Atalanta on Wednesday. Juventus has won the last eight Serie A campaigns and is currently looking to bag their ninth consecutive […]
Cristiano Ronaldo loses two consecutive club finals for the first time in career
Cristiano Ronaldo loses two consecutive club finals for…
On Wednesday, Napoli defeated Juventus 4-2 on penalties in the Coppa Italia final after the match ended scoreless. They prevented Cristiano Ronaldo from winning the 32nd trophy of his career.Throughout the game, Napoli was the better team and they had much better chances of scoring. However, they couldn’t convert those chances into goals. With no […]
Ronaldo misses penalty as Juventus advances to Coppa Italia final
Ronaldo misses penalty as Juventus advances to Coppa Italia…
Cristiano Ronaldo will be relieved that his team, Juventus FC, will still advance to the final of the Coppa Italia despite his rare penalty miss. The second leg of their semi-finals against AC Milan ended in a goalless draw last night in Turin. This means that Juve advances on away goals courtesy of a 1-1 […]
Serie A will restart on June 20, confirms Italian sports minister
Serie A will restart on June 20, confirms Italian sports…
On Thursday, Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora confirmed that the Serie A will restart on June 20. The latest date that has been decided for the resumption of the league is delayed by a week from the initially proposed date.Spadafora met with Italian football authorities via a video conference after the medical protocol for matches […]
UEFA reveals plan to resume Champions League
UEFA reveals plan to resume Champions League
UEFA has announced its plans to restart the current Champions League season. The competition was halted in March amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic. European football’s governing body has reportedly informed the participating clubs about its plans to resume the championship in August.The organisation has begun designing a potential schedule for the remainder of the 2019-20 […]