Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been fined €5,000 but avoided a suspension after using a “blasphemous expression” during his team’s 0-4 win away at Parma in December.
English Premier League Results….
Wednesday 17 February, 2021:
Burnley 1:1 Fulham
Everton 1:3 Manchester City
UEFA Champions League Results….
Wednesday 17 February, 2021:
FC Porto 2:1 Juventus
Sevilla 2:3 Borussia Dortmund
Defender David Alaba to leave Bayern Munich at end of the season….
David Alaba has confirmed he will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season after failing to agree a new contract.
After 10 years, the Super Eagles return to Lagos….
Nigeria’s largest city Lagos will host a competitive men’s senior football match for the first time in 20 years on 30 March.
UEFA Champions League Results….
Tuesday 16 February, 2021:
Barcelona 1:4 PSG
RB Leipzig 0:2 Liverpool
Cristiano Ronaldo buys ultra-rare €8m Bugatti….
Aside from one of the most decorated trophy collections in footballing history, Cristiano Ronaldo also has a stunning collection of luxury cars that continues to grow.
Nigeria drops Desire Oparanozie for standing up for fellow players….
Former Super Falcons captain Desire Oparanozie, 27, has been overlooked by the African Champions’ following a sit-in protest over unpaid bonuses and allowances at the 2019 World Cup in France.
Coronavirus: Athens to become Arsenal’s home….
Arsenal’s home leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against Portuguese side Benfica will be played in Athens because of Covid-19 restrictions.
Tokyo Olympics chief steps down over sexism row….
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee has resigned after he was criticised for making “inappropriate” remarks about women.
English FA Cup Quarterfinal draw….
Everton vs Manchester City
Bournemouth vs Southampton
Leicester City vs Manchester United
Chelsea vs Sheffield United
The ties are scheduled to take place over the weekend of 20 and 21 March.
Bayern Munich are World Champions….
Benjamin Pavard scored the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Tigres 1:0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup final in Qatar, their sixth trophy in nine months.
Klopp unable to attend mother’s funeral in Germany….
Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp will not be able to attend his mother’s funeral in Germany’s Black Forest region due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, he said on Wednesday.
Luis Suarez cashes in on Atletico Madrid….
Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez has 16 goals in 17 games, including seven in the last four, making him LaLiga’s top scorer at the moment.
Boateng’s girlfriend found dead a week after break-up….
Kasia Lenhardt, the ex-girlfriend of Bayern Munich’s Jerome Boateng, was found dead on Tuesday in her Berlin flat at the age of 25.
PSG’s Neymar may miss Barcelona tie….
Neymar is in danger of missing Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Barcelona after suffering a groin injury in Wednesday’s Coupe de France win over Caen.
Defending champion Sofia Kenin out of Australian Open….
Sofia Kenin said she “couldn’t really handle the pressure” of being defending champion after being knocked out of the Australian Open by Kaia Kanepi.
Guardiola hails Manchester City players as club sets English record….
Pep Guardiola hailed his “special players” as Manchester City rewrote English football’s record books with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Swansea City that sent them into the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Bayern Munich reaches FIFA Club World Cup Final….
Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich progressed to the FIFA Club World Cup final by beating Al Ahly in Qatar.
Tigres becomes the first Mexican side to reach the Club World Cup final….
Tigres became the first Mexican side to reach the Club World Cup final with a surprise victory over Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras of Brazil.