To mark the opening of the winter transfer window in Spain, UEFA.com selects ten of the most eye-catching January signings to have been made in the Liga.Fernando Torres: AC Milan to Atlético Madrid, 2015 (loan)"One day you'll have to explain to me what I did to be treated like this," said a stunned Torres as he walked around the pitch at the Vicente Calderón, his name chanted by 45,000 fans who had braved the January cold to see his long-awaited return. He could hardly have got off to a better start in his second spell with the club, scoring twice against Real Madrid to knock them out of the Copa del Rey at the last-16 stage.Diego López: Sevi...
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Stars of UEFA EURO 2016: France’s Paul Pogba
At a glanceNamed best young player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Paul Pogba, not 23 until March, is expected to take even more of a starring role at UEFA EURO 2016 on home soil. The former Manchester United prospect now makes Juventus tick and has already racked up nearly 150 appearances for the Bianconeri. He is fast becoming an equally talismanic presence for his country.International pedigreePogba not only won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2013, he was honoured as player of the tournament. A year later, he figured in all five France games at the World Cup in Brazil, edging out compatriot Raphaël Varane and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay...
UEFA EURO 2016 finals draw: all you need to know
When is the draw?The draw takes place in Paris on 12 December and starts at 18.00CET.How does the draw work?The 23 qualifiers have been divided into four pots based on UEFA national coefficients. France are not included in the pots as they are automatically assigned as team A1, so Pot 1 has five teams.The teams will be drawn into six groups of four (Groups A to F). The draw starts with Pot 1. One ball is drawn and the team is assigned to Group B, position B1; a second ball is drawn and the team is assigned to Group C, position C1; and so on till Group F.
Frankfurt, Wolfsburg, Lyon, Barcelona win away
• Anja Mittag scores her record 49th goal in this competition as Paris draw with Örebro• Away wins for holders Frankfurt, Lyon, Wolfsburg and Barcelona• Brescia defeat Fortuna 1-0 – Wednesday's sole home win• All six second legs for tonight's ties take place next Wednesday• The other two first legs are on ThursdayChelsea 1-2 WolfsburgTwo-time champions Wolfsburg made the perfect start as Lena Goessling's third-minute free-kick was met by the head of Nilla Fischer and the ball deflected into the net off...
UEFA.com’s weekly wonderkid: Abdülkadir Ömür
Turkish football has a new starlet rising over the Black Sea. Trabzonspor and Turkey Under-17 midfielder Abdülkadir Ömür is tipped to be one of the hottest properties in Europe having got tongues wagging despite only turning 16 in June.Name: Abdülkadir ÖmürClub: Trabzonspor AŞDebut: yet to make senior debutPosition: midfielderNationality: TurkishDate of birth: 25 June 1999Preferred foot: leftHeight: 168cmThey say …He is a creative player but also very good at playing as part o...
Bayern set new record, Paris hit five, Chelsea lose
Group ASevilla v Real Madrid Sunday, 20.30CETParis 5-0 Toulouse (Di María 6, Ibrahimović 18, 75, Lucas 66, Lavezzi 78)Zlatan Ibrahimović's double took his league tally for the season to nine as Laurent Blanc's side won their seventh straight Ligue 1 game and maintained their cushion at the summit.Olexandriya 2-3 Shakhtar (Zaporozhan 16pen, Ponomar 90+1; Dentinho 14, Gladkiy 43, Alex Teixeira 54)The Ukrainian top flight leaders racked up their eighth straight league victory with the help of Alex Teixeira's 19th goal in just 13 league games this season. However, the Bra...
Michigan's shutout streak is its longest in 35 years
0 SharesPrintANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sophomore safety Jabrill Peppers popped off the turf with a fist pump after pulling down Northwestern quarterback Matt Alviti for no gain, and a dusk-draped Michigan Stadium kicked it up one decibel higher. No one seemed to notice -- or at least no one seemed to care -- that it was a mostly me...