Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone rued his team’s physical deficiencies after the stunning loss to RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. “It cost us to win the duels. They were faster and cut the play. We gave everything we had,” lamented Simeone whose …
Read More »RB Leipzig stun Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League semis
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | RB Leipzig, competing in the UEFA Champions League for the second time, stunned Atletico Madrid 2-1 here on Thursday to enter the tournament’s semifinals for the first time. Both sides played conservatively in the first half, failing to create clear-cut chances. Everything changed in the …
Read More »Alisson: ‘I dream of winning the World Cup’
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | In the past 14 months, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has collected more trophies than most players could only dream of in an entire career. A UEFA Champions League medal in June 2019, was followed by a FIFA Club World Cup triumph six months later. In …
Read More »Lewandowski aims at Champions League victory after Bundesliga title
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski says the German champions are able to win the UEFA Champions League this season and that he hasn’t shown his top form so far. The Pole has had a perfect season, taking the Bundesliga top scorer title with 34 goals, …
Read More »Financial rules at risk of being ‘scuppered’ if Man City overturn European ban
London, United Kingdom | AFP | European football’s financial fair play rules risk being “scuppered” if Manchester City overturn their two-season ban from continental competition, according to a soccer analyst. UEFA announced the punishment on Friday and also imposed a fine of 30 million euros ($32 million, £25 million) on the …
Read More »Real Madrid reject Pochettino’s claim Tottenham asked to sleep at club’s training ground
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid have reacted angrily to Mauricio Pochettino suggesting they turned down a request from Tottenham to stay at their training ground next week ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool. Spurs will train at Valdebebas on Thursday and Friday before the game on …
Read More »UBA, Mastercard to reward Ugandan customers with trip to Champions League Semis
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, MasterCard, are giving away all- expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders. The participating countries are …
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