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BEIJING, June 14 (Reuters) - Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that "in principle" last year's World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance at global soccer's showpiece event. The 35-year-old forward led his country to a third World Cup triumph in Qatar last December, saying throughout the tournament that he would not be playing at another edition. This was my last World Cup," Messi told Titan Sports ahead of Argentina's friendly against Australia in Beijing. "I'll see how things go but in principle, I won't go to the next World Cup." I am very happy about his achievement, winning the recent UEFA Champions League," Messi told the Chinese sports paper in an interview.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Messi, Ballon, Pep Guardiola, Guardiola, Pep, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Titan Sports, Australia, Paris St Germain, Inter Miami, Barcelona, League, football's, Manchester City, UEFA Champions League, Socceroos, Workers, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Argentina, Qatar, United States, Canada, Mexico, Beijing, Paris, Sydney
Manchester City's victory in the UEFA Champions League final over Inter Milan was historic for a number of reasons. Manchester City's win, heavily backed by UAE money, comes as Saudi Arabia and Qatar look to ramp up their investment in the sport. The UAE's Sheikh Mansour purchased the club in 2008 and has since proceeded to spend more on transfers than any other club in world soccer. The scale of the investment has attracted criticism, with human rights group Amnesty International saying the UAE's spending amounts to one of soccer's "most brazen attempts to 'sportswash' a country's deeply tarnished image." "But in terms of soft power, image reputation, nation branding, I think it's significant as well."
Persons: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Mansour, it's, Simon Chadwick, CNBC's Organizations: Manchester, UEFA Champions League, Inter Milan, English Premier League, soccer, United Arab Emirates, Manchester City's, Manchester United, Amnesty, CNBC, Manchester City, Skema Business School Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Ilkay Gundogan (C) of Manchester City lifts the UEFA Champions League trophy after the team's victory in the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final match against Inter at Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Manchester City completed the treble with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul. Having already overhauled Arsenal to retain the Premier League trophy and beaten Manchester United to lift the FA Cup at Wembley, this victory saw them match the achievement of their city rivals in 1999. City's task was made more difficult when Kevin De Bruyne trudged off injured in the first half, the second time in three seasons that he has departed a Champions League final with the game in the balance. The midfielder measured his finish, bending it beyond two Inter defenders and into the corner of the net to break the deadlock.
Persons: Ilkay Gundogan, Federico Dimarco, Ederson, Pep Guardiola, Kevin De Bruyne trudged, Rodri, Erling Haaland, Lukaku, Edin Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez, Manuel Akanji, Guardiola, Akanji, Bernardo Silva Organizations: Manchester City, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions, Inter, Ataturk, Inter Milan, Champions League, Ataturk Olympic, Arsenal, Premier League, Manchester United, Wembley, Guardiola Locations: Manchester, Istanbul, Rodri's, Romelu Lukaku, City, Europe, Turkey
“We can think about it.” His players, at that point, could “visualize” completing a domestic and European treble. Among English teams, though, only United can lay claim to the genuine article. In the first 54 years of European competition, four teams won the treble. Should City, as expected, beat Inter Milan on Saturday, it would make it six in the last 14 years. Cup carries more historical weight than other domestic cup competitions.
Persons: Pep Guardiola, , Guardiola, ure, twitter.com/xVn, Gil l Organizations: Manchester City, League, Premier League, Liverpool, European, Milk, UEFA, Europa League Locations: Real Madrid, Manchester
CNN —Referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate next weekend’s UEFA Champions League final after apologizing for his appearance at an event organized by a hardline right-wing Polish politician, the European football governing body confirmed in a statement on Friday. According to the Guardian, Marciniak was a keynote speaker at an event entitled “Everest” organized by Slawomir Mentzen, the leader of the nationalist Confederation party in Katowice, Poland on Monday. The party is known for its slogan, “We stand against Jews, gays, abortion, taxation and the European Union,” the Guardian reports. Marciniak officiated the World Cup final between Argentina and France in December, 2022. Marciniak, who refereed the World Cup final between Argentina and France in December, said he was “gravely misled and completely unaware” of the event’s affiliation.
Persons: Szymon Marciniak, Marciniak, Slawomir Mentzen, Hannah Mckay, Mentzen, , ” Marciniak, Organizations: CNN, UEFA Champions League, Guardian, Confederation, European Union, UEFA, Reuters, Champions League, Manchester City, Inter Milan Locations: Polish, Katowice, Poland, Argentina, France, Istanbul, Turkey
Factbox: Key moments in King Charles' coronation
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - From the religious symbolism of his anointment to the moment when the crown is placed on his head, what are the highlights to look out for during the coronation of King Charles on Saturday? It has been used at every coronation since King William IV's in 1831 and was first used by George III to travel to the State Opening of Parliament in 1762. "This is often thought to be the most sacred part of the ceremony," Charles Farris, Public Historian At Historic Royal Palaces, said. "The big moment, the big photograph moment, the big moment that everyone's going to be talking about, making memes of, making TikToks of, that's when the king is crowned, when the king has the crown put on his head". While the newly-crowned king and queen will be the centre of attention, all eyes will be on whether Charles' younger son Prince Harry appears.
CAIRO, April 21 (Reuters) - There are some aspirational prizes being doled out to winners of Ramadan tournaments in Egypt this week, with a team decked out in Liverpool's kit being awarded England's Premier League trophy for their success -- while another is set to receive UEFA Champions League silverware. The losers were presented with a replica of the African Champions League trophy for their efforts. "I bought the two cups from a friend who owns a sportswear store for two thousand Egyptian pounds ($65)," Ibrahim Abdel Salam, one of the organising committee, told Reuters. "There are two artificial turf courts, but we prefer the dirt court," Abdel Salam said. Meanwhile in El-Beheira governorate the European Champions League trophy appeared up for grabs.
More than eight weeks after the scandal emerged, FCB President Joan Laporta went out to bat for the Catalan club on Monday. General view of Estadio Santiago Bernabeu prior to the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Getafe CF on April 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. But Laporta finished by saying that Real Madrid is “a club considered the team of the regime,” a reference to the club’s reported historic ties with Franco during his fascist dictatorship. “We are talking about a club [Real] that has historically close ties to political, financial and sporting power,” Laporta said. In total, Real won 14 league titles to Barcelona’s eight under Franco, while the Blaugrana won nine Copas del Generalísimo to Real Madrid’s six.
The Norwegian superstar found the target yet again on Tuesday as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal at the Etihad Stadium. It’s yet another chapter in the 22-year-old’s astonishing debut season at City, which currently sees him top scorer in both the Premier League and Champions League. When we have the momentum, we are clinical.”Haaland scores his side's third goal during the Champions League quarterfinal first-leg. Tim Goode/APTuesday’s win was a major statement from City which looks serious about winning its first ever Champions League title this season. We need to understand and swallow this kind of defeat.”Elsewhere, Inter Milan beat Benfica 2-0 in Tuesday’s other Champions League quarterfinal first leg – Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku getting the goals.
FIFA says 2026 World Cup will have record 104 matches
  + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"The FIFA Council unanimously approved the proposed amendment to the FIFA World Cup 2026 competition format" FIFA said. The 32-team World Cup in Qatar last year had a total of 64 matches completed in 29 days. Confederation champions from 2021-2024 will be eligible to play in the Club World Cup, which means Chelsea and Real Madrid have already qualified. The current version of the FIFA Club World Cup -- an annual competition with seven teams -- will be discontinued after 2023, with a new yearly club competition approved from 2024. "With 56 days, the total combined number of rest, release and tournament days remain identical to the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup editions," FIFA added.
Fox scored 16.7 million viewers for the World Cup final in November; Peacock had 9 million for its Spanish-language coverage. Soccer's UEFA Champions League offers the next big Spanish-language rights opportunity. "The World Cup has opened up a whole different market for Spanish-language rights," said one sports exec. That gives Peacock Spanish-language streaming rights to this year's FIFA Women's World Cup along with the men's World Cup in 2026, which is being co-hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the US. "Spanish-language rights have been going up consistently," Irwin Raij, the co-chair of law firm Sidley Austin's entertainment, sports, and media group, told Insider.
Fox scored 16.7 million viewers for the World Cup final in November; Peacock had 9 million for its Spanish-language coverage. Soccer's UEFA Champions League offers the next big Spanish-language rights opportunity. "The World Cup has opened up a whole different market for Spanish-language rights," said one sports exec. That gives Peacock Spanish-language streaming rights to this year's FIFA Women's World Cup along with the men's World Cup in 2026, which is being co-hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the US. "Spanish-language rights have been going up consistently," Irwin Raij, the co-chair of law firm Sidley Austin's entertainment, sports, and media group, told Insider.
Why Egypt is asking its people to eat chicken feet
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +17 min
Abu Dhabi CNN —Egypt’s economic situation is so dire that the government is asking people to eat chicken feet. In Egypt, chicken feet are seen as the cheapest of meat items, considered by most as animal waste rather than food. After the recommendation to switch to chicken feet, the price of one kilogram of the product reportedly doubled to 20 Egyptian pounds ($0.67). But those firms don’t operate like private companies, enjoying special privileges without disclosing their financial data to the public. Experts have questioned why international creditors had not leveraged their loans to drive Egypt’s military out of the economy.
But Stéphanie Frappart’s traditional anonymity has been broken for a different reason – she will make history on Thursday as the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match. FIFA announced their appointment back in May, when Frappart found out that she was going to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. “It’s a surprise, you cannot believe it and after two or three minutes, you realize that you are going to the World Cup. Mukasanga and Yamashita have also been the fourth official at two and four games of this World Cup respectively. I don’t know how life is there but I didn’t make the decision to go there or to organize the World Cup,” Frappart says.
Manchester United buyer will need love and money
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Neil Unmack | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Anyone who wants to buy Manchester United (MANU.N) will need deep pockets and a big heart. The famous soccer club’s controlling shareholders, the Glazer family, said on Tuesday they’re considering selling after 17 years. The Glazers kicked off the trend of American sport investors buying British clubs when they took control of Manchester United in 2005. Soccer clubs’ revenue has boomed due to increasing demand from broadcasters and richer sponsorship deals. Manchester United benefited not just from being one of global football’s strongest brands, but also by roping in local sponsors like Japanese noodle makers.
Un club din Premier League, gata să facă o ofertă imensă pentru HaalandErling Haaland (20 de ani) este cel mai dorit jucător din Europa. Chiar dacă șefii germani au dat asigurări că Haaland va rămâne la Dortmund, cluburile mari nu renunță la ideea de a-l transfera. Chelsea, campioana Europei, pregătește o ofertă de 150 de milioane de lire sterline pentru a-i convinge pe cei de la Borussia să-i dea drumul, scrie 90min.com. Dacă Erling vine în Anglia, el nu are nicio șansă în fața fundașilor centrali de la Brighton”, a declarat John Barnes, legenda lui Liverpool. Vârful mai are contract cu Dortmund până în 2024, iar din vara viitoare intră în vigoare o clauză prin care Haaland poate pleca pentru 75 de milioane de euro.
Persons: Se, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Roman, Stamford, Norvegianul, Alf Inge, John Barnes Organizations: Premier League, Chelsea, Europei, Stamford Bridge, UEFA Champions League, Nottingham Forest, City, Liverpool Locations: Europa, Dortmund, Borussia, englez, Leeds, Nottingham, Bundesliga, Spania, Anglia, Brighton
Cristiano Ronaldo și-a trimis impresarul să demareze negocierileCristiano Ronaldo a început negocierile pentru prelungirea contractului cu Juventus - aceasta este știrea furnizată de televiziunea portugheză TVI. Starul portughez este în vacanță după eliminarea naționalei sale de la EURO 2020, dar l-a însărcinat pe impresarul său, Jorge Mendes, să demareze tratativele cu gruparea torineză. CR7 vrea să pună capăt oricăror speculații în privința viitorului său, mai ales că celelalte variante nu mai sunt de actualitate. Cistiano Ronaldo încasează 31 de milioane de euro pe sezon la Juventus și mai are contract până în 2022. El este gata să accepte prelungirea pentru încă un an cu un salariu redus pentru viitorii doi ani.
Persons: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jorge Mendes, Max Allegri, CR7, Florentino Perez, Sergio Ramos, Ronaldo Organizations: Juventus -, TVI, EURO, UEFA Champions League, Manchester United, Borussia, Juventus Locations: Borussia Dortmund
Ce jucător doresc bavarezii în cazul în care Lewandowski va plecaRobert Lewandowski ar putea pleca în această vară de la Bayern Munchen, echipa la care se află de unsprezece ani. Bayern Munchen speră să se mai bucure de serviciile jucătorului polonez cel puțin un an. Potrivit Bild, în vara următoare, în cazul în care Lewandowski va decide să plece, bavarezii ar dori să îl înlocuiască cu norvegianul Erling Haaland, vedeta celor de la Borussia Dortmund. Dacă despărțirea de Bayern Munchen se va concretiza, Robert Lewandowski nu ar duce lipsă de variante. Real Madrid a încercat de mai multe ori să îl transfere pe fotbalistul polonez.
Persons: Robert Lewandowski, Aur, Erling, Florian Plettenberg, Paris Saint Germain, italian Alfredo Pedulla Organizations: Bayern !, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Real, UEFA Champions League . Locations: Bayern, Germaniei, polonez, Paris Saint, norvegian, italian, Sport
Cine a făcut anunțul și de ce mai depinde transferulErling Haaland (20 de ani). Un argument important, evident dincolo de latura financiară, care îl poate face oricând pe Haaland să semneze cu Real este trofeul UEFA Champions League. Mă trezesc pe melodia asta pentru a avea un început de zi perfect”, a declarat Erling Haaland pentru TV2, citat de Sport Bible. Tocmai de aceea, negocierile dintre Real și Dortmund vor fi extrem de dificile, susține sursa citată. Presa din Anglia scrie că Chelsea, câștigătoarea UEFA Champions League în această vară, nu mai are răbdare încă un an și forțează transferul în această perioadă de mercato.
Persons: italian Alfredo Pedulla, Abraham Organizations: Real Madrid !, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Real, UEFA Champions League ., UEFA Champions League, Champions League ., TV2, Sport Bible, Chelsea, Daily Mail Locations: norvegian, italian, Sport, Europei, Dortmund, Anglia
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesSergio Ramos spune adio lui Real Madrid! Anunțul oficial al clubuluiSergio Ramos se desparte de Real Madrid după 16 ani în tricoul echipei la care a purtat și banderola de căpitan! Gruparea blanco a anunțat că joi are loc o conferință de presă la care fundașul va spune adio, ceremonie la care va participa și președintele Florentino Perez. ”Real Madrid anunță că joi, 17 iunie, va avea loc festivitatea de despărțire și omagiere a căpitanului nostru, Sergio Ramos, în prezența președintelui Florentino Pérez. Apoi, Sergio Ramos va participa la o conferință de presă”, este textul comunicatului emis de madrileni.
Persons: Sergio Ramos, Perez, Pérez . Apoi, Ramos, Președintele Florentino Perez Organizations: Real Madrid !, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League, Liga Locations: Europei, Spaniei
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesJuventus face spectacol total în MERCATO: îi "suflă" un super jucător Barcelonei și pregătește o revenire de 5 steleMassimiliano Allegri a revenit la Juventus în această vară și are planuri mari: vrea titlul și UEFA Champions League în sezoul viitor, iar "Bătrâna Doamnă" pregătește o campania de transferuri spectaculoasă. Bianconerii sunt gata să dea prima lovitură pe piața transferurilor: Memphis Depay a fost "deturnat" și nu va mai ajunge la Barcelona, așa cum era de așteptat. Într-un dialog avut cu fostul său coleg, Marchisio, pe Instagram, Pogba a fost rugat să revină la formația pentru care a mai evoluat între 2012 și 2016. Pogba a lucrat cu tehnicianul italian doi ani la Juventus și a câștigat două titluri sub comanda acestuia. În vara lui 2015, Juventus, cu Pogba în teren și Allegri pe bancă, a pierdut finala UEFA Champions League cu Barcelona, scor 1-3.
Persons: PSG, Juve, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Pogba, fotbalistul, Max Organizations: Juventus, Barcelonei, UEFA Champions League, Nou, Manchester United Locations: Memphis, Barcelona, Lyon, Torino, Principe
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesThomas Tuchel şi-a prelungit contractul cu Chelsea. Londonezii pregătesc alte două lovituriThomas Tuchel (47 de ani) a semnat prelungirea contractului cu Chelsea, până în 2024, a anunţat clubul englez, pe site-ul oficial. "Chelsea se bucură să confirme că, după triumful din Champions LEague, contractul lui Thomas Tuchel a fost prelungit cu doi ani, aşa cum am stabilit în momentul în care el a ajuns la club. ", a afirmat Thomas Tuchel, care mai avea contract cu Chelsea până în vara viitoare. După anunţul oficial al prelungirii înţelegerii lui Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea pregăteşte alte două lovituri: Thiago Silva şi N'Golo Kante vor semna şi ei noi contracte, anunţă Fabrizio Romano.
Persons: Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea . Londonezii, Chelsea, Fabrizio Romano, Kante Organizations: Chelsea, Champions LEague, Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Cupei, Champions League, Manchester City, EURO Locations: inauarie, Tuchel, Cupei Angliei, Leicester, Porto
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesChelsea, gata să sacrifice nouă jucători pentru Harry Kane! La cine este dispus să renunțe TuchelChelsea a câștigat finala UEFA Champions League disputată la Porto, după ce a învins Manchester City cu scorul de 1-0. În ciuda succesului din cea mai prestigioasă competiție europeană, Thomas Tuchel se gândește deja la următorul sezon din competiția domestică, Premier League. În sezonul recent încheiat, în 52 de partide, Timo Werner a înscris 12 goluri și a contribuit decisiv de 15 ori. Pentru serviciile lui Kane, Chelsea s-ar duela cu rivala din finala Champions League, Manchester City, care le-a propus celor de la Tottenham o ofertă greu de refuzat.
Persons: Harry Kane, Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel, Timo Werner, Stamford Bridge, Lukaku, Roman, Kane, Gabriel Jesus, Billy Gilmour, Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus Cheek, Ross Barkley, Abraham, Davide, Emerson Organizations: Chelsea, UEFA Champions League, Manchester City, Premier League, Stamford Bridge, RB Leipzig, Inter Milano, Champions League, Tottenham Locations: Porto, Stamford, Angliei, Dortmund, Italiei, englez, City, Londra
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesSergio Aguero, generos cu angajații lui City! A făcut cadou ceasuri scumpe, iar un magaziner s-a ales cu o mașină de luxSergio Aguero și-a arătat generozitatea față de angajații de la Manchester City înainte de a semna cu Barcelona. Argentinianul a petrecut 10 ani la echipa engleză la care a cucerit 15 trofee, dintre care 5 titluri în Premier League. Mai mult, angajații au primit un bilet de loterie care avea ca premiu un Range Rover, iar câștigătorul a fost un magaziner. Aguero fusese principalul cotizant la strângerea unei sume de bani pentru a recompensa membrii staff-ului finalistei UEFA Champions League.
Persons: Sergio Aguero, City, Barcelona . Argentinianul, Kun Organizations: City !, Manchester City, Premier League, Range Rover, UEFA Champions League Locations: Barcelona, Athletic, Aguero
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesLeo Messi, foarte aproape de acordul final: ”Contract pe doi ani. Banii nu contează!”Lionel Messi ar urma să-şi prelungească pe încă două sezoane contractul cu FC Barcelona. Jurnalistul Miguel Rico a anunţat primul acordul dintre FC Barcelona şi Lionel Messi. Deportes Cuatro anunţă acum detaliile înţelegerii dintre super starul argentinian şi gruparea catalană: doi ani de contract, iar detaliile financiare cad pe planul secund. Avem o anumită situaţie financiară, iar Leo a arătat foarte multă înţelegere” a confirmat mai marele grupării blaugrana.
Persons: Leo Messi, Lionel Messi, Miguel Rico, Deportes, Joan Laporta, Eric Garcia, Messi, Aguero, Leo Organizations: FC Barcelona ., FC Barcelona, Barcelonei, UEFA Champions League Locations: Spaniei
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