With his 21-year professional career now at an end, UEFA.com gives full credit to a player regarded as one of the great England midfielders of modern times.What they said"To have a midfield player who consistently scores so many goals at the top level is a rare thing."Lionel Messi, Barcelona forward "One of my best players ever, one of my best professionals ever, a Chelsea legend and a legend in the Premier League."José Mourinho, former Chelsea manager"Lamps is a proper Chelsea legend. Lamps won everything with us and in my opinion is the best and most ... UEFA.com - News
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Barcelona open Atleti lead as City, Paris cruise
WEDNESDAY Atlético Madrid 1-2 Barcelona (Griezmann 59; Suárez 7, Messi 33)Copa del Rey holders Barcelona will take a lead into Tuesday's semi-final second leg at Camp Nou. Both Barcelona goals were spectacular, Luis Suárez's run starting at halfway before a fine finish then Lionel Messi's thunderbolt from outside the box. Antoine Griezmann's header gave Atleti hope of reaching the 27 May final against Alavés or Celta Vigo. Gabriel Jesus enjoys his g... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Europa League January transfers
A UEFA Europa League club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches by midnight CET on Wednesday. The full regulations around player registration can be found here (see Article 43).31 January Portugal Under-19 striker Jorginho joins St-Étienne on loan from Arouca until the end of the season.Newcastle's Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul joins AZ Alkmaar on loan; the 28-year-old spent the autumn with Ajax but did not make a first-team appearance.Celta Vi... UEFA.com - News
Cinkciarz on board as global sponsor
Cinkciarz.pl has been announced as a global sponsor for this summer's UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland.With 12 teams – up from the previous eight – set to compete in the expanded 2017 finals, to be played across six cities this June, the currency exchange company Cinkciarz.pl joins brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and adidas who are all global sponsors; Cinkciarz.pl is the only Poland-based global partner."We're delighted, and we'll prepare an extensive activation to engage with fans during the final tournament," said Piotr Kiciński, vice-chairman of the Cinkciarz.pl board. "Thanks to our partnership with the U21 EURO we'll be able to present our inte... UEFA.com - News
Roma and Fenerbahçe lose, Anderlecht held
There were regrets aplenty among the UEFA Europa League contenders at the weekend as Roma and Fenerbahçe lost ground in their domestic title hunts and Anderlecht spurned the chance to go top in Belgium. Roma's pursuit of Juventus took a hit as the Giallorossi suffered a surprise 3-2 loss at Sampdoria after taking an early lead through Bruno Peres. The result left the capital side four points adrift of Juve having played one game more, while there were goals too as fellow last-32 hopefuls Fiorentina drew 3-3 at home with Genoa.
Madrid, Juventus prosper, Monaco thwart Paris
SUNDAY It finished all square between Paris and Monaco©AFP/Getty ImagesReal Madrid 3-0 Real Sociedad (Kovačić 38, Ronaldo 51, Morata 82)Madrid capped a fine weekend with a comfortable win to move four points clear of their pursuers with a game in hand. Cristiano Ronaldo set up Mateo Kovačić for his maiden Liga goal and then hit the second himself –... UEFA.com - News
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