His players gatecrashed the post-match press conference to honour him but as far as Hernan Crespo was concerned, Saturday’s AFC Champions League 2023/24 triumph was the result of a collective effort. The side from the United Arab Emirates were simply unstoppable as Crespo’s players did exactly what he had promised …
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UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and his Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) counterpart Panagiotis Baltakos look ahead to Wednesday’s final. Wednesday night will mark the third UEFA Europa Conference League final since the competition kicked off. UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and HFF counterpart Panagiotis Baltakos preview the occasion. Aleksander Čeferin, UEFA president …
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Pablo Rivera has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Sevilla FC until June 2026. The centre-midfielder began the season playing for Sevilla FC ‘C’ in the Tercera RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football, but later became an important part of the title-winning Sevilla Atlético team. He …
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FIFA has opened the registration process for the Volunteer Programme for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024, a tournament that will take place between August 31 and September 22. Approximately 800 volunteers will provide support to 20 functional areas in some 30 roles during the competition, which will …
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The New York Red Bulls have signed Chatham, N.J. native John Tolkin to a new MLS contract. Tolkin signed a new four-year MLS contract through 2027 with an option for 2028. “We are thrilled to sign John [Tolkin] to a new contract – being a homegrown player, he has worked …
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Akram Tawfiq was named TotalEnergies Man of the Match as Al Ahly retained their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League crown by edging out Esperance of Tunisia 1-0 in Saturday’s final second leg in Cairo. Tawfiq excelled in midfield as the Egyptian giants secured a 12th Champions League triumph courtesy of Roger …
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Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, has praised Al Ain FC after the United Arab Emirates side staged a 5-1 comeback victory over Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos to secure their second AFC Champions League title at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday. With …
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Representatives from the 16 FIFA World Cup 26 Host Cities across Canada, Mexico and United States joined colleagues from FIFA’s Toronto, Mexico City and Miami offices in Toronto this week for a series of planning workshops as preparations towards kick-off on June 11, 2026 continue at pace. More than 100 …
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Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RYFC) defeated Football 4 Change Academy 4-2 on penalties to become the champions of the AIFF Junior League 2023-24 at the Guru Nanak stadium in Amritsar on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The regulation time ended goalless, leading to the tie-breaker. RFYC goalkeeper Abhinand PB emerged as …
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Egyptian giants, Al Ahly have once again reigned supreme as kings of African club football, following their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final 1-0 win over Tunisia’s Esperance Sportive de Tunis at a packed to the rafters Cairo International Stadium on Saturday evening. This was the Egyptians’ 12th TotalEnergies CAF Champions …
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