The UEFA Champions League will simmer for the next two months before it comes to a boil in February. The Round of 16 matchups were set Monday when UEFA conducted the draw for the first knockout phase of European soccer’s elite competition. Looming matchups between Liverpool and Bayern Munich, Manchester United and PSG and Atletico Madrid and Juventus stand out from the pack of games, as the soccers world’s brightest stars plot their course toward continental glory. NESN.com’s Marc DiBenedetto and Marcus Kwesi O’Mard review the eight matchups, offering their initial reactions and predictions this week on the “NESN Soccer Podcast.” Liste... NESN.com
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Who is in the Champions League round of 16 draw?
Group winners (seeded): Barcelona (ESP), Bayern München (GER), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Juventus (ITA), Manchester City (ENG), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP)Group runners-up (unseeded): Ajax (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Liverpool (ENG), Lyon (FRA), Manchester United (ENG), Roma (ITA), Schalke (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) Draw basics There are two pots – one of seeded teams and one of unseeded teams. No club can be drawn against a team that played in their group or a side from their own national associat... UEFA.com - News
Futsal World Cup qualifying draw
The draws for the first two rounds of 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying have been made, involving 48 of the record European entry of 49, aiming for six places alongside hosts Lithuania in the 24-team finals.Preliminary round draw (29 January–3 February 2019)Group A: Latvia*, England, Cyprus, GibraltarGroup B: Belarus*, Norway, Kosovo, AndorraGroup C: FYR Macedonia*, Albania, Greece, San MarinoGroup D: Georgia*, Denmark, Germany, IsraelGroup E: Belgium, Sweden*, Armenia, MaltaGroup F: Bosnia and Her... UEFA.com - News
Under-17 elite round draw made
Holders the Netherlands will face the Czech Republic, Israel and Northern Ireland in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round.The draw was conducted by John Delaney, chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee, and Francisco Saldanha, who received the 2018 U17 EURO Fair Play prize on behalf of last season's Portugal team, which he captained. The finals will act as UEFA's qualifier for Europe's five berths at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru from 5–27 October.Elite round draw
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying draw details
Two-time FIFA Futsal World Cup winners Spain and European champions Portugal are among 48 teams awaiting the European preliminary and main round draws for the 2020 edition, to be streamed live on UEFA.com at 14:00CET on Wednesday 12 December.Europe has been allocated six berths in the 24-team finals, not counting Lithuania, who will compete as hosts from 12 September to 4 October 2020.Among the record entry of 49 teams are World Cup debutants Germany, Kosovo and Scotland, plus Northern Ireland, making their bow in any international men's futsal competition.Qualifying will be in four stages: preliminary round, main round, elite roun... UEFA.com - News
UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin
EURO 2020 qualifying draw pots confirmed
The pots have been confirmed for the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw, which takes place in Dublin on Sunday 2 December.QUALIFYING DRAW: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOWThe potsUEFA Nations League pot (4): Switzerland*, Portugal*, Netherlands*, England*Pot 1 (6): Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, PolandPot 2 (10): Germany, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Ukraine*, Denmark*, Sweden*, Russia, Austria, Wales, Czech RepublicPot 3 (10): Slovakia, Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland*, Norway*, Serbia*, Finland*, Bulgaria, Israel