UEFA Futsal Cup hosts Kairat Almaty will play sole three-time winners Inter FS in the semi-finals on 28 April after the draw was made in Kazakhstan.Semi-finals: Friday 28 AprilUgra Yugorsk (RUS, holders) v Sporting CP (POR): 14:00CET (18:00 local time)Inter FS (ESP) v Kairat Almaty (KAZ, hosts): 16:30CET (20:30 local time)Finals day: Sunday 30 AprilThird-place play-off: 13:00CET (17:00 local time)Final: 15:30CET (19:30 local time)Kairat, winners in 2013 and 2015, will stage the event at Almaty Arena and play an Inter side whose third victory came in 2009, when they defeated the Kazakhstani side 5-0 in the semis in ... UEFA.com - News
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Inter, Kairat, Ugra and Sporting reach finals
Three-time winners Inter FS, two-time champions Kairat Almaty, holders Ugra Yugorsk and Sporting will play in the UEFA Futsal Cup finals after winning their elite round groups this weekend.Elite round resultsThe group winners progress to the knockout finals on 27 and 29 or 28 and 30 April, with the hosts to be picked from among the four qualifying clubs.Group A: Kairat AlmatyTwo-time winners Kairat made sure of their place with a perfect record, starting off by downing newcomers Rieti 3-2 ahead of a 6-0 defeat of Feniks and 4-1 win against Nikars. Forward Divanei rattled in seven goals across ... UEFA.com - News
What will Sporting do without captain Adrien Silva?
Sporting CP are set to be without captain Adrian Silva for their crucial UEFA Champions League Group F double-header against Borussia Dortmund after the midfielder underwent knee surgery, leaving the Lions without the man that makes their game tick with his creativity and fighting spirit.The 27-year-old is out for four to six weeks, meaning he will not face Dortmund in Lisbon on 18 October or Germany two weeks later. Crucial to Sporting's fine Liga campaign last season and Portugal's UEFA EURO 2016 triumph, Adrien's influence for Jorge Jesus's team has been even more obvious this term.
Reunion for Ronaldo as holders start against Sporting
Real Madrid CF begin their quest to do what no side has done in the UEFA Champions League era and retain the European Cup. The defending champions kick off their 2016/17 campaign against a Sporting Clube de Portugal side seeking their own first – a victory in Spain.• For Cristiano Ronaldo, the match brings a reunion with the club where he spent six years (1997–2003) before leaving for Manchester United FC. Previous meetings• The clubs last met in the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League first group stage, when Madrid were again defending champions. Then as now they faced each other on m... UEFA.com
Napoli go top, Sporting and Villarreal stay strong
Napoli lead the way at the halfway point in Serie A after climbing to the top on a weekend that featured notable wins for fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls including Villarreal, Sporting CP, Olympiacos and Manchester United.Gonzalo Higuaín struck twice as the Partenopei won 5-1 at Frosinone to leapfrog Internazionale at the Italian summit, while Islam Slimani scored late to keep Sporting four points clear in Portugal as they edged Braga 3-2. As for Villarreal, they dispatched Sporting Gijón 2-0 to post a sixth consecutive Liga victory and remain fourth.That is nothing compared to Olympiacos