SATURDAYArsenal 0-0 Hull CityThe Gunners will travel to Humberside for a replay of their FA Cup fifth round tie after neither side could find the winner in north London. A Joel Campbell free-kick which hit a post was the closest either team came, as the Tigers ended a 14-game winning run in the competition for Arsenal, who have lifted the trophy for the past two seasons.Las Palmas 1-2 Barcelona (Willian José 10; Suárez 6, Neymar 39)It is eight Liga wins on the bounce for the Blaugrana, Luis Suárez opening the scoring with his 25th goal in 24 league games this season. The early lead lasted just four minutes befo...
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UEFA.com’s weekly wonderkid: Kieran Tierney
After establishing himself in Celtic's starting XI this season, left-back Kieran Tierney, or 'KT' as he is known to team-mates, has been tipped for a great future at club and international levels.Name: Kieran TierneyClub: CelticDebut: 22 April 2015 v DundeePosition: left-backNationality: ScottishDate of birth: 5 June 1997Preferred foot: left Height: 1.78mThey say …"I wouldn't change Kieran Tierney for anyone. You see his attitude, it's always first class and he'll only get better. He...
Futsal Cup finals dates confirmed, draw 15 March
The dates for the UEFA Futsal Cup finals in Guadalajara have been confirmed as 22 and 24 April with the draw held at half-time of the Atlético Madrid v PSV Eindhoven UEFA Champions League match on 15 March at Vicente Calderón stadium.The-time winners Inter FS will be staging the event at Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara near Madrid, with the hosts joined by 2010 winners Benfica and competition debutants Pescara and Ugra Yugorsk. The semi-finals will be held on Friday 22 April with the final and third-place play-off two days later, provisional kick-off times of 18.30CET and 21.00CET. ...
Fiorentina ‘determined’, Tottenham ‘confident’
For the second year running, Fiorentina and Tottenham Hotspur head into the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie with all still to play for after a 1-1 draw in Florence.While it was the Viola who edged it 12 months ago, thanks to a 2-0 win in the return fixture, Spurs fancy their chances of gaining revenge in front of their own fans next Thursday having laid the groundwork with an away goal in Italy, a 37th-minute penalty from Nacer Chadli."We've got a strong side and a good mentality in the team and we're in good form at the minute – we're really confident," England midfielder Dele Alli told UEFA.com. "With the players we've got, we're
Perfect Guetta outpredicts Karembeu
RECORD WITH GUETTA AND WIN EURO TICKETSThis was the first in an occasional series of head-to-head prediction challenges. Have your say by playing our Predictor game with the chance to win some fantastic weekly prizes.Official songDavid Guetta will write and produce the official UEFA EURO 2016 song and is the figurehead for UEFA's global music campaign. He will perform live at the Stade de France for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the free fan concert at the Eiffel Tower on 9 June. He will also feature as part of an interactive experience on the UEFA EURO 2016 trophy tour, sta...
Hecking happy despite Wolfsburg’s late lapses
“So we've got a good result but we'll have to be fully concentrated for 90 minutes in three weeks' timeDieter Hecking”Hein Vanhaezebrouck, Gent coachI would rather be sitting here feeling differently, but the result was not too bad in the end. This was clearly not the best Gent – a number of players were below their best. I told them they needed to start this match at Champions League level but we were blown away in the first half.We starte...
Blanc frustrated, Hiddink relieved
Laurent Blanc, Paris coachI'm very happy for Cavi [Edison Cavani], but it would have been the same no matter who scored. I keep repeating, he's a lad with huge talent. He's been through hard times but I hope this goal will give him confidence again. I'm encouraging all my players, and him in particular.At half-time I was very upset because of the goal we conceded just seconds before the whistle. It's one of our biggest regrets tonight: we had the opportunity to keep the ball but we gave it away easily, then we conceded two corner kicks and then that goal.I encouraged my players to continue playing like they were. We stayed true to our philosophy and man...