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In search of a European miracle on Tuesday night, Manchester United saw their Champions League adventure come to an infamous end as they slumped to a 1-0 loss against Bayern Munich.

Failing to find any kind of attacking edge in what was a season-defining night at Old Trafford, Erik ten Hag’s side end their Group A campaign sat rock-bottom of the table and also missed out on the chance to salvage a Europa League ticket for the New Year.

With France international Kingsley Coman eventually notching the winner in the 70th minute, there were more boos around Old Trafford at the final whistle as the United players fell to their knees.

Enduring another public nightmare at Old Trafford over the past week and still reeling from their 3-0 drumming at the hands of Bourne…

Lionel Messi has officially left Barcelona following Sunday s press conference and farewell.

Paris Saint-Germain have been widely linked with a move for the six-time Ballon d Or winner.

The Argentina international admitted that a move to PSG was a possibility but said nothing was confirmed.

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Messi is scheduled to have a medical with PSG on Monday before he completes his free transfer move from Barcelona, according to L Equipe.

The Argentina international bid farewell to Barcelona on Sunday and the Parisians appear the frontrunners to sign him.

The report says PSG and Messi have almost agreed to all the final details of the contract, with ESPN claiming he will be unveiled at a special cerem…

Feyenoord gained some semblance of revenge against Roma for last season s Europa Conference League final as they beat the Serie A side 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

An insipid performance from Jose Mourinho s side saw them miss a first-half penalty, before Mats Wieffer struck the only goal of the game just after half-time.

Paulo Dybala was forced off after 25 minutes through what appeared to be a groin injury as Roma struggled to get anything going, while Feyenoord only threatened with half chances.

Roma were awarded a penalty just before half-time after an outswinging corner struck Mats Wieffer on the hand, but Giallorissi captain Lorenzo Pellegrini hit the left-hand post with his spot-kick.

The hosts were ahead just eight mi…

Braga secured a 2-0 victory over Pacos de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga s opening fixture on Friday.

Goals in either half from Paulo Vinicius and Felipe Pardo were enough to clinch the three points and give Braga a perfect start before the rest of the league play on Saturday and Sunday.

Jesualdo Ferreira s men went ahead after 26 minutes thanks to Vinicius header.

The midfielder connected well with an Alan cross to power his effort home, leaving Matias Degra with no chance.

That is how it stayed until half-time and it took until the 65th minute for the visitors to double their lead.

Pardo was the man to get on the scoresheet thanks to a powerful strike which flew past a helpless Degra.

The Colombian winger cut inside his marker and drove home from a…

Derby County have reportedly informed Liverpool a deal for Will Hughes will cost at least £15 million, understands.

Hughes, 18, emerged as a transfer target for the Reds earlier this week, with reports suggesting the Merseysiders had lodged bids of £6 million and £10 million for the highly-rated teenager.

However, Derby manager Nigel Clough has rubbished the aforementioned speculation, insisting the Rams have yet to receive a formal offer for Hughes.

There s obviously speculation about Will Hughes flying around but we have had no bids or contact from anyone. Nothing has changed, said Clough.

I cannot predict what is going to happen but I do not see it changing. I think it will be pretty much as we are when the window closes, unless ther…

Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul thinks the future of English football Dele Alli is England s main threat ahead of the two teams meeting on Monday and fully expects the Three Lions to banish the demons of their Euro 2016 humiliation.

England head into the World Cup in confident mood having cruised through qualifying and shown some encouraging signs under Gareth Southgate in their pre-tournament friendlies.

Southgate has been praised for getting England playing dynamic, attacking football that has been led by a group of younger, exciting talents such as Alli, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford.

Alli s spiky personality has occasionally got him in trouble in the past and that attitude has been suggested as a potential weakness for other teams to exploit, b…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho feared defender Phil Jones would never return to his best form due to his injury struggles.

Jones, 24, is set to start his fourth consecutive game when United host West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday.

But even Mourinho felt the centre-back would find it hard to recapture his best after a 2015-16 campaign during which he played just 10 league games and had a knee injury earlier this season.

His condition looks very good and his confidence is improving, the Portuguese tactician told UK newspapers.

Phil is playing really well, no mistakes in 90 minutes, and I m really happy for him because so many people had him down as injury prone and believed it would be hard for him to get back to his best level.

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Manchester United and West Ham have confirmed their European fixtures will go ahead, despite the announcement of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II.

The news of the passing of the Queen at the age of 96 was confirmed by Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

Manchester United will play Real Sociedad in their opening Europa League group stage game at Old Trafford at 8pm local time, while West Ham host FCSB at London Stadium at the same time in their first outing in the Europa Conference League group stage.

Both clubs released similarly worded statements shortly after the announcement of the Queen s death confirming their games will go ahead on the direction of the Football Association and UEFA.

It was also revealed that a minute s silence will be hel…

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Looking to build on their midweek Champions League romp, Barcelona will make the trip to the Nuevo Mirandilla on Saturday evening when they meet Cadiz.

Cadiz

Starting with the hosts, while Cadiz might have just about managed to retain their La Liga status back in May, Los Piratas are in the midst of a real nightmare this time around. Only continuing to show a string of issues since opening the 2022/23 campaign, Head Coach Sergio González finds real pressure on his shoulders. Last seen putting in another woeful display as they were blown away thanks to a 3-0 drumming away at Celta Vigo, the Andalusia-based outfit have lost their first four La Liga outings. With their dreadful run of form underlined by a 4-0 defeat at home against Ath…

While most eyes may be on the Confederations Cup in South Africa, another important tournament is about to start in Sweden this Monday as eight European times battle for this year s Under-21 crown.

The Netherlands, who won the latest two editions of this tournament, failed to qualify for the 2009 edition. As such, the trophy will certainly change owners.

Bookmakers predict that Spain have the best chance of victory in Sweden, closely followed by England Italy. Germany are considered no more than outsiders.

Serbia and hosts Sweden will need to give it their all if they want to trouble the favorites, say bookmakers, while Belarus and Finland aren t even taken into consideration for a possible final victory.

The tournaments starts with a Group B game betwee…