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All you need to know: 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
When does it start?It already has! The new season kicked off on 27 June – just 21 days after Real Madrid were crowned champions in Cardiff – with the first of four qualifying rounds, culminating in the play-offs at the end of August. The group stage begins on 12 September and runs every two or three weeks until 6 December. After a two-month winter break, the knockout stages start on 13 February. How does qualifying work?Twenty-two of the 32 teams that will contest this season's title are confirmed, and they will be joined by ten play-off winners at the end of
Champions League starts: First qualifying winners
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season is under way with Alashkert, Hibernians and now Linfield among the first qualifying round first-leg winners.Just 24 days on from Real Madrid lifting the trophy in Cardiff, and with under 11 months to go until the 2018 final in Kyiv, the action began when Armenia's Alashkert beat Andorra's Santa Coloma 1-0 through Uros Nenadovich's goal. Later on Tuesday, Trepça '89 made Kosovo's debut in a UEFA men's club football competition but despite a Fiton Hajdari goal they lost 2-1 to Víkingur in the Faroe Islands. Hibernians of Malta defeated Estonian challengers FCI Tallinn 2-0 while
U.S. Grand Prix Schedule Changed To Accommodate Justin Timberlake Concert
Share this: Justin Timberlake will perform in Austin, Texas on Saturday night following the United States Grand Prix, but not without a little schedule shifting. While there usually is a two-hour break following the FP3 session, there now will be a four-hour space before the 4 p.m. local time qualifying race precedes the “JT” concert. According to motorsport.com, the change is in hopes that more people will stay for the concert, as well as for music fans to maybe take in some racing before going to the show. Mechanics and race teams are complaining about the time change because it will make them change their routine and create a longer work day. The teams also are worried that this could cause the Formula One to
WU19 EURO elite round updates
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship consists of three distinct stages: two qualifying rounds and the finals.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in September, is made up of 11 groups of four teams playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The group winners plus the ten runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advancing to the elite round alongside three nations given byes, seeds France, England and Germany.Elite roundIn the elite round, played in April, those 24 teams go into six mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and the runners-up with the best record again... UEFA.com - News
Summer football: June, July and August highlights
The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals are behind us, but the summer is not a time to relax, with the UEFA Women's EURO and the UEFA European Under-21 Championship only two of the five international competitions being played over the next few months.The UEFA Super Cup and the qualifying phases of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League are also taking place, and we have the UEFA Super Cup game on 8 August. By our calculations, that means just 22 days, up until 31 August, when there will not be a draw, a EURO qualifier or a final tournament match*.June
Courtney Force Wins NHRA Qualifying Despite Huge Engine Explosion
Share this: Blown engines and success usually are mutually exclusive in racing — just ask Fernando Alonso. But that script was flipped by Courtney Force on Friday. During her first qualifying attempt for the NHRA New England Nationals in New Hampshire, the 28-year-old force experienced a massive engine explosion in her Advanced Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car. It mattered not, though, as Force still managed to post the top qualifying speed at 331.53 mph. Despite the ugly incident, Force was able to walk away from wreck, and eventually was cleared by the NHRA medical staff, according to For The Win. Didn't expect to be driving a @TeamChevy convertible at 330mph after my fuel line burst. 🔥But we stayed #1 qualifier for @AdvanceAuto team! — Courtney