All you need to know: Europa League draw

All you need to know: Europa League draw

Who is in the draw? (*group winners)Arsenal*, Atalanta, Braga, Dynamo Kyiv, FCSB, Lazio*, Lyon, Milan*, Nice, Östersund, Partizan, Plzeň, Real Sociedad, Salzburg*, Villarreal*, Zenit Sixteen down, 16 to go.When and where is the draw?The draw begins at 13:00CET on Monday 11 December. It takes place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, and immediately follows the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw.How will the draw work?There will be two pots of clubs for the round of 32 draw: the 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked... UEFA.com - News

Europa League group stage live draw: seeding pots

Europa League group stage live draw: seeding pots

The UEFA Europa League group stage draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 13:00CET, with all 48 contenders now decided and the seeding pots confirmed. The UEFA.com DrawCentre will be live with the build-up from Monaco and across Europe from 11:30CET.Sixteen teams will begin their European season in this round, while ten clubs have transferred after losing UEFA Champions League play-offs. On Thursday, the UEFA Europa League play-off second legs took place, filling a further 22 spots. The 48 entrants are split into four seeding pots based on their club coefficients, with each of the 12 groups to contain one

James Harden’s Jersey Supposedly Retired At Popular Houston Strip Club

Share this: As the beneficiary of the biggest contract in NBA history, James Harden has the ability to dish out dough like there’s no tomorrow. But, apparently, there’s one place in particular where Harden really loves to make it rain: a strip club. Due do the incredible amount of money he’s spent, Harden actually has his jersey retired at “one of the more popular” Houston strip clubs, according to Mal of the “Joe Budden Podcast.” It’s unclear exactly how much money the star guard likes to spend, but it sure sounds like a lot. “They was doing that because they said James just be going in there spending like … you know what I mean,” Mal said in an episode posted to YouTube on Thursday. “So

Wayne Rooney Transfers From Manchester United To Everton In Prodigal Return

Wayne Rooney Transfers From Manchester United To Everton In Prodigal Return

Wayne Rooney is going home. The Premier League legend joined Everton from Manchester United on Sunday, confirming a long-rumored emotional return to his boyhood club, which he left for Old Trafford in 2004. Rooney reportedly signed a two-year contract with the Toffees, and the clubs then announced his transfer on their websites. “It is some time since I said that the only Premier League club I would play for other than Manchester United was Everton, so I am delighted that the move has happened,” Rooney said, per Sky Sports. “Thirteen years ago I went to United with the intention of winning trophies and I have been fortunate to be a part of one of... NESN.com

Real Madrid lead 2017/18 Champions League seeds

Real Madrid lead 2017/18 Champions League seeds

Newly minted holders Real Madrid are among eight teams seeded in Pot 1 for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August along with the returning Spartak Moskva and, following Saturday's result in Cardiff, Shakhtar Donetsk, as 22 clubs are now confirmed for next season's competition. Thanks to a system that began in 2015/16, Pot 1 for the group stage draw is formed by the holders and the champions of the top seven national associations as per the UEFA association club coefficient rankings at the end of season 2015/16 that formed the 2017/18 access list. But since Madrid won both

Why World Baseball Classic Isn’t To Blame For MLB Injuries

Share this: Math is the best antidote to the scapegoating of the World Baseball Classic. Figures compiled by Major League Baseball show players who participated in the last two editions of the World Baseball Classic suffer injuries less frequently than those who don’t, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. The numbers refute longstanding fears over WBC players’ health suffering ahead of the start of the MLB season. “Among pitchers on 40-man rosters, only one of 40 from the 2013 tournament (2.5 percent) opened the season on the disabled list, as opposed to 61 of the 605 who remained with their clubs (10.1 percent),” Rosenthal writes. “The most recent WBC produced a comparable result: Only three of 55 pitchers from the tournament (5.5 percent) opened

Who has been in the most European Cup quarter-finals?

Who has been in the most European Cup quarter-finals?

Leicester City's run to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals makes them the 132nd club to reach that round since the European Cup began in 1955/56 – in contrast, Real Madrid are there for a record 34th last-eight tie.We chart the history of the European Cup quarter-finals from the most successful clubs, including the 31 associations that have been represented and the 13 teams who have perfect records at this stage. Key *Includes appearances representing former West Germany and East Germany **Includes appearances representing former Yugoslavia ***Includes appearances repre... UEFA.com - News