LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-UEFA began disciplinary proceedings on Friday against AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho for using insulting and abusive language against an official in the Europa League final. Mourinho, 60, was shown the yellow card by English referee Anthony Taylor during the bad-tempered final in Budapest on Wednesday, which Sevilla won on penalties after…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Mourinho’s Roma remain on track for a second European trophy in two seasons, after a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen sent them through 1-0 on aggregate on Thursday. The Europa Conference League holders created little in attack but defended doggedly, as the increasingly frustrated home side peppered their goal in search…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid strengthened their already-commanding position in the title race on Sunday by defeating Atletico Madrid 2-0 to move 13 points clear of the defending champions in La Liga. Atletico have a game in hand over their rivals but the advantage is considerable and perhaps even insurmountable, even in December. Barcelona are…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sevilla, the most decorated club in Europa League/UEFA Cup history with a record five titles, advanced to the final of the 2020 Europa League following the 2-1 defeat of Manchester United on Sunday evening. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer started Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo on the bench, electing to prosecute the game with a front…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayern Munich reached the semi-finals of the Champions League after playing out a goalless draw with Sevilla in their quarter-final second leg to progress 2-1 on aggregate. The hosts began brightly as James Rodriguez, Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski all weighing in with early efforts, the latter heading on target and forcing…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after an awful performance ended in a 2-1 home defeat by Sevilla. Substitute Wissam Ben Yedder was the match-winner for the Spanish side, stroking in from inside the area just two minutes after coming on and heading in at…