The European Super League remains very much alive despite the latest legal setback, claims the chief executive of the company behind the breakaway.
Bernd Reichart, the CEO of A22 Sports Management, was speaking at an economic forum event in Spain attended by Real Madrid and Barcelona presidents Florentino Perez and Joan Laporta.
The two clubs, who along with Juventus are the holdouts of the 2021 attempt, saw an argument that UEFA s governance is an illegal monopoly on continental football struck down by the European Court of Justice on Thursday.
But Reichart has refuted the idea the competition s hopes of coming to fruition are at an end, pointing out the ruling is non-binding, with a final decision due next year.
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Thomas Parteygent is currently in talks with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid over the possibility of securing a new deal with the club.
The 26-year-old Ghana international has been with Atletico since during his time in the youth team, working his way up to become a featured member of the first team squad from 2015 onwards. There s been some speculation over the last few years that he may go elsewhere, with city rivals Real Madrid being interested in throwing their name into the hat, but it seems as if he s more interested in staying where he is.
Atletico have had a mixed season up to this point with Partey featuring fairly regularly, ensuring that it ll be pretty interesting to see what sort of terms they eventually come to with the contract.
Either way, it does…
Gary O’Neil hailed match-winner Hwang Hee-chan after Wolves edged out Burnley.
The striker’s first-half goal – his ninth of the season – condemned the Clarets to a 1-0 defeat at Molineux on Tuesday evening.
Wolves moved 11 points clear of the Premier League’s relegation zone with South Korea international Hwang earning praise from the boss.
Hwang Hee-chan s eighth Premier League strike of the season is the difference at Molineux
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“The numbers are incredibly impressive,” Boss O’Neil said. “Everything about him is impressive, will he continue at this rate for the rest of the season? I hope so. If the team can keep performing.
“When the ball falls to him in the penalty area I have a re…
Stefano Pioli ordered Milan to cut out trivial mistakes after a 2-2 draw at Lecce left the Rossoneri nine points behind runaway Serie A leaders Napoli.
Last season s champions trailed Lecce 2-0 after 23 minutes on Saturday, before Rafael Leao and Davide Calabria hauled them back to level terms.
An exciting final 20 minutes could have brought a winner for either team, yet there were to be no more goals, and while the point nudged Milan up to second place, that gap to Napoli will be difficult to overcome.
Head coach Pioli told DAZN: In the first half, we missed everything we could possibly miss. We made unforced mistakes and the match became more difficult.
Theo Hernandez turned a cross from Federico Di Francesco into his own goal to give Lecce a third-min…
Borussia Dortmund head coach Marco Rose is confident Borussia Dortmund can adapt to life without Jadon Sancho once the winger completes a move to Manchester United.
BVB confirmed on Thursday an €85million (£72.9m) agreement is in place with United for the England international, which will make him the Red Devils fourth-most expensive signing.
The transfer will officially go through once the 21-year-old completes a medical and agrees personal terms following the conclusion of England s Euro 2020 campaign.
Sancho arrived at Dortmund from Manchester City in 2017 and scored 50 goals and provided 57 assists in 137 appearances for the German side across all competitions
He is the only player from Europe s top five leagues to have scored 10 goals or more and …
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Looking to leapfrog Marseille at the final hurdle and wrap up top spot in Group B, Brighton will welcome Les Phoceens to the Amex on Thursday night.
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Starting with the hosts, while Brighton might have mounted a late comeback at home against Burnley over the weekend as they eventually snatched a 1-1 draw, the Seagulls are still trying to find some recent stability. Opening December with an action-packed 3-2 loss at the hands of Chelsea, Roberto De Zerbi’s men have won just five of their previous 15 straight appearances across all competitions. With that extended inconsistent spell stemming all the way back to a 3-1 victory against Bournemouth on September 24th, the one-time Sassuolo boss also has a continued headache over his …
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier says the upcoming Champions League campaign will be a new page for the club but a new book for himself having learned the identity of their group stage opponents.
PSG were pitted against Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa in Group H in Thursday s draw as the club once again try to finally end their wait to lift European club football s most coveted prize.
Galtier does have previous experience of the Champions League, coaching Lille in the 2019-20 competition. However, being at the helm of a club expected to contend to win the tournament is a new experience for the former Saint-Etienne and Nice boss.
Asked how he is feeling ahead of his second Champions League campaign, Galtier said: It s a new page for PSG, it s a new…
Morocco head coach Vahid Halilhodzic says he dropped Hakim Ziyech due to the Chelsea winger s unacceptable behaviour when he was on international duty in June.
Ziyech was left out of Morocco s squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Sudan on Thursday and Guinea next Monday.
The 28-year-old came off the bench in a 1-0 friendly win over Ghana three months ago before starting in a victory by the same scoreline against Burkina Faso.
Halilhodzic has explained he dropped the former Ajax man due to his conduct the last time he was called up.
His behaviour in the last two matches, especially the last one, was not that of a national team player who as a leader in the team has to be a positive role model, Halilhodzic said.
He arrived late and aft…
David Silva has opted to bring his Spain career to a close, announcing his international retirement with immediate effect.
The Manchester City star revealed in July he was contemplating making the decision as a result of World Cup disappointment and going through a difficult time with the premature birth of his son.
On Monday, the 32-year-old released a statement confirming that his glittering career for La Roja is officially over as well as paying tribute to Luis Aragones, the coach who gave him his first chance with the national team.
I m happy for everything I ve achieved, I ve lived and dreamed in a team that will always be remembered, and I put an end to a stage full of emotion for all the moments that spring to mind, like the figure of Luis Aragones, a ma…
Philippe Clement believes sacrificing the personal for the collective can help Rangers to an “amazing” season.
The Belgian boss is still basking in the glory of the 1-0 Viaplay Cup final win over Aberdeen at Hampden Park on Sunday, his first trophy since taking over from Michael Beale in October.
Coincidentally, Beale’s departure came after a 3-1 home defeat to the Dons in the cinch Premiership which provided a body blow to the Gers’ title hopes.
However, Clement has also rekindled those aspirations amid his 14-game unbeaten run since arriving in Glasgow, while guiding the Light Blues into the last-16 of the Europa League with a stunning 3-2 win over Real Betis in Spain last week.
Philippe Clement spoke to the media ahead of tomorrow night s Scot…