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European Super League project still alive, says FC Barcelona President

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta insisted on Sunday that the controversial European Super League project "is still alive".Joan Laporta told the FC Barcelona's members about the European Super League project and presented a thorough review of the background, the evolution of the process and the current situation of a competition that was initially promoted by a group of 12 European clubs and that is currently "alive, but not mature enough to leave it in your hands", so it was not possible to submit the item to a vote in the assembly."The economic conditions are very favourable, because the sporting and economic programme behind the Superleague includes an investment of 3.5 billion euros and "guarantees us more than 700 million euros per season plus variables," Laporta told the club's members, an official statement by Barcelona revealed.After the 12 initial founder clubs of the competition announced their intentions, there were reactions from the world of football and also from the ..

Dinamo Zagreb headlines Champions League qualifying draw

While eight of its squad are playing at the European Championship, Dinamo Zagreb was among the biggest names in a draw on Tuesday for next season's Champions League

Romelu Lukaku sends message to Eriksen as Belgium wins at Euro 2020

Romelu Lukaku delivered a heartfelt message to Denmark player Christian Eriksen after scoring the first of his two goals in Belgium's 3-0 win over Russia on Saturday at the European Championship

Game changers

The last thing world football needs is more games

Uefa meeting with British government on Champions League final at Wembley

UEFA was meeting virtually with the British government on Monday to discuss the logistics of using Wembley for the all-English Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea.

As Europe's Super League project dies, hopes of Asian riches fade

The deal's longer-term appeal, analysts said, was the opportunity to expand deeper into some of their fast-growing markets in Asia.

European soccer embraced multi-billion-euro deal, now it faces all-out war

The plan by 12 clubs to form their own European competition has triggered a game of brinkmanship with the football authorities

Bayern Munich and PSG bosses confirmed on UEFA executive committee

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was ratified on the UEFA executive committee alongside Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi as representatives of the European Club Association

PSG, Bayern the big names missing from European Super League plan

The new Super League soccer competition in Europe is, surprisingly, missing the names of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. Last year's Champions League finalists were noted absentees from the elite clubs announced in the league's formation on Sunday. Bayern would face difficulties convincing its fans and members, who have a majority say in club business. PSG's Qatari owners could be wary of disrupting next year's World Cup which will be played in Qatar and a lucrative UEFA broadcast deal if there's a civil war in European soccer. The Super League has signed up 12 clubs from England, Spain and Italy and left open three more spots for founder members, who will get permanent places in the competition. Bayern, PSG and Borussia Dortmund have been linked with those founder places. However, Dortmund said Monday that it and Bayern reject the Super League in favor of reforming the existing Champions League. They are both on the board of the European Club Association, which held an .

Britain considering 'range of options' to prevent European Super League

The British government is considering a range of options to prevent the European Super League from going ahead, a spokesperson for the prime minister has confirmed.

JPMorgan bets $4.8 billion on disrupting European football; draws flak

The clubs have signed a binding agreement to commit to remaining part of the Super League for a set number of years

Bad sport

The European Super League will harm football

European soccer club shares jump after Super League announcement

MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in English soccer team Manchester United and Italy's Juventus jumped on Monday after they and 10 other top European clubs announced the formation of a breakaway Super League that could significantly boost revenue for the clubs' wealthy owners.

Manchester City star Foden on course to reach status of Mbappe, Haaland

Phil Foden had just finished his latest post-match chat with Erling Haaland when a message from the Manchester City forward's Twitter account made its way to another of the world's top soccer players.

Pep Guardiola a ''failure'' if Manchester City loses in Champions League

Pep Guardiola expects to be labeled a failure if Manchester City doesn't reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the fifth straight year since he joined the English club.

Champions League: Reus, Hummels injury doubts for Dortmund against Man City

It would be an unbelievable story to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League semifinals despite injuries and other setbacks, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said Tuesday

Real Madrid's Varane positive for coronavirus, out of Liverpool game

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal against Liverpool, the Spanish club said

Chelsea to face Porto in Champions League in neutral Spain

Chelsea and Porto will play both legs of the Champions League quarterfinals in neutral Spain because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. UEFA said Tuesday the Ramn Snchez-Pizjun Stadium in Seville will stage the games on April 7 and 13. The venue is the home of Sevilla and hosted Champions League games earlier this season. Porto is technically the home team for the first leg. UEFA has previously said the away goals rule will apply even when games are played at neutral venues. Because of travel limits between England and Portugal, Arsenal and Benfica were previously forced to play in Rome and Athens when they met in the Europa League.

Agreement on new Champions League format delayed until April

Decision on the new CL format has been delayed until next month after hitting a late stumbling block over how the commercial, broadcasting rights will be sold to European football's elite competition

I'm pretty sure nobody wants to play against us in last eight of CL: Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said that nobody wants to play against them in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating Atletico Madrid and sealing a quarter-finals spot.Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the second-leg match on Thursday.Hakim Ziyech and Emerson scored one goal each in the match to power the Premier League side into the quarter-finals of the competition. In the first-leg match, Chelsea had registered a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid.Ziyech scored in the 34th minute before Emerson added another goal to Chelsea's tally in the 90+4th minute."The guys play with a special bond and results like this give you a certain edge and glue to achieve special things. You can only do it with a special atmosphere," Goal.com quoted Tuchel as saying."I'm pretty sure nobody wants to play against us in the last eight. It will be a big step but there's no need for us to be afraid," he added.Interestingly, .