LAGOS APRIL 19TH *NEWSRANGERS)-The head of European football’s governing body has insisted the Champions League will continue with or without the founders of the new competition UEFA president Alexander Ceferin has promised to punish participants in the Super League and says that any players involved “will be banned from the World Cup and Euros”. The…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will consider a plan that would see the Champions League and Europa League finish in just four days following the coronavirus outbreak in Europe. Newsmen reports that both the Champions League and Europa League fixtures have been postponed this week. The quarter-final draw for both…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Defending champions, Real Madrid, have been sent packing from this year’s UEFA Champions League. They were humiliated 4-1 by Dutch club Ajax in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night. Ajax headed to the Bernabeu still dreaming of what could have been in the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has branded Manchester United one-dimensional, after the Red Devils staged a stunning comeback win in the Champions League. The Portugal superstar gave the Serie A champions the lead, before Juan Mata equalized from a free-kick and an own goal from Alex Sandro sealed an unlikely victory for United…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea found a way to stop Mohamed Salah – smother him both on and off the pitch. His former Roma team-mate Antonio Rudiger was all hugs before kick-off, and then did not give the Liverpool forward an inch of space in 90 minutes as ¬Chelsea gained the precious win that suddenly gives…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid is moving on the Champions League semifinals. But not without a scare. And not without controversy. Los Blancos blew a 3-0 first-leg lead to Juventus, and appeared to be headed for extra time at the Santiago Bernabeu when Cristiano Ronaldo, in the third of three minutes of second-half stoppage time,…
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…