Real Madrid and Liverpool can both further embellish their UEFA badge of honour with victory in the UEFA Champions League final."It may not be a masterpiece, but everybody in football is keen to get their hands on it." What is a UEFA badge of honour?Clubs who win a fifth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title or three in a row for the first time receive a badge of honour. Provided by the UEFA administration and added to the left sleeve of the club's shirt, the badge features an image of the European Cup. Usually inscribed inside is the number of times
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FOX Reveals Troy Aikman, Joe Buck As ‘Thursday Night Football’ Announcers
Football fans will hear familiar voices on Thursday nights this season. FOX Sports president Eric Shanks revealed Monday Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will announce “Thursday Night Football” games in 2018, according to Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. Buck and Aikman, FOX Sports’ top football-announcing team, also will continue to call some games on Sundays “They will call all the doubleheader games, as well as the Thursday games,” Shanks said, per Ourand. FOX had explored hiring a new set of announcers for its first season of “TNF” games, with Jason Witten and Peyton Manning among the network’s rumored targets. But Manning... NESN.com
All you need to know about the Champions League final
Who is in the final?The biggest game in club football will this season be contested by holders Real Madrid and either Roma or Liverpool. Madrid booked their place with a nervy 4-3 aggregate victory against Bayern on Tuesday, with Liverpool taking a 5-2 advantage into the second leg of their semi-final tie in the Italian capital on Wednesday. When does it take place?The match will be held on Saturday 26 May, kicking off at 20:45CET (21:45 local time). This is the ninth successive season that the final has taken place at the weekend.Where is it being played?
Turkish Football Federation submits bid book to host UEFA EURO 2024
A Turkish Football Federation (TFF) delegation has visited UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, to submit their bid book to host UEFA EURO 2024.TFF President Yıldırım Demirören handed over the bid documents to UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis at the House of European Football on Thursday.Other members of the TFF delegation included first Vice President Servet Yardımcı, Vice President Ali Dürüst, board members Cengiz Zülfikaroğlu, Alaattin Aykaç, Mustafa Çağlar, General Secretary Mr Kadir Kardaş, and bid ambassador Barış Telli.The Turkish national association submitted a declaration of interest to bid to host UEFA EURO ... UEFA.com - News
Gisele Bundchen Won’t Tell Tom Brady To Retire Despite Health Concerns
Gisele Bundchen does what any good wife does — care about the health of her husband. One thing she won’t do, however, is dictate when 40-year-old Tom Brady will retire from the NFL despite any concerns she may have about him continuing to play football. Bundchen has spoken in the past about concerns she has regarding the long-term effects that football can have on the body — particularly concussions. The 37-year-old-model-turned-author told the Wall Street Journal that it’s not her decision to make when it comes to the New England Patriots quarterback calling it a career. “It’s his decision and he knows it,” Bundchen sa... NESN.com
Mané hits hat-trick as Liverpool ease past Porto
Liverpool produced an outstanding display of counterattacking football and clinical finishing to cruise past Porto in their round of 16 first leg at the Estádio do Dragão. Porto were on the back foot from the moment Giorginio Wijnaldum slipped in Sadio Mané and the Senegalese forward's effort crept under José Sá. Four minutes later it was 2-0 as Mohamed Salah reacted quickest when James Milner's drive smacked against the post, controlling expertly and flicking the ball past the goalkeeper before tapping in.Porto were open to the devastating Liverpool counterattack as they chased the game and the Reds were ruthless. Mané
Gardiner: Football has the power to improve children’s lives
FIFA Technical Experts' Workshop has been taking place in Doha Around a hundred football-crazy children also involved "FIFA Forward programme will help" The Grassroots Festival in Colombia had just come to an end when the mother of one of the kids taking part went up to the instructors and coaches. There was no little emotion in her voice as she told them about how much her son had enjoyed the course. He too had been moved by the occasion, describing it quite simply as the best day of his life. FIFA Grassroots expert Stanley Gardiner’s eyes lit up as he told th... FIFA.com - News