Cristiano Ronaldo gets FIFA recognition despite sour Manchester United exit
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named on FIFA's 26-man shortlist for the FIFPro team of the year.
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Uefa blamed for Champions League final chaos that 'nearly led to disaster'
A review into the chaos before the 2022 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid has said organisers Uefa were responsible for the events which unfolded including a "large number of near misses that nearly led to disaster".
UEFA apologises to Liverpool over Champions League final chaos
LIVERPOOL, England: UEFA has apologised to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside club's fans for the chaos that unfolded before last year's Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris, following the release of an independent review on Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Bellingham, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe all named in FIFPro XI shortlist
Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Bellingham, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe have all been named in FIFA's FIFPro Men's Team of the Year shortlist. Ronaldo's name is perhaps the most notable inclusion given his difficult 2022, which saw him dropped and then exiled from the Manchester United team, before leaving Erik ten Hag's Red Devils before the World Cup, eventually joining Saudi outfit Al Nassr.
UEFA 'bears responsibility' for Champions League failures, according to French Senate report
UEFA bears "primary responsibility for failures" which almost led to May's chaotic Champions League final becoming a "mass fatality catastrophe", according to an independent report into the scenes which has been leaked ahead of publication. Serious congestion problems outside the Stade de France in Paris saw thousands of Liverpool fans penned in against perimeter fences and stuck in a motorway underpass ahead of the game against Real Madrid. Those same supporters, who had already been targeted by local youths trying to steal tickets, were then tear-gassed by police trying to alleviate further problems after a decision was made to close turnstile gates but that only compounded the issue. UEFA commissioned a team led by Portuguese Dr Tiago Brandao Rodrigues to look into events and, after publication was delayed from the end of November, the report is understood to be set to be published on Tuesday. However, reported claims from a leaked version make damning reading for European football's governing body and the French authorities - while completely exonerating the behaviour of Liverpool fans for whom UEFA's blame for arriving late and delaying kick-off was "manifestly inaccurate" and French officials claimed had thousands of forged tickets. "The panel has concluded that UEFA, as event owner, bears primary responsibility for failures which almost led to disaster," claim reports. "The dangerous conditions on the concourse outside the turnstiles were compounded by the police deploying teargas at disorderly groups of locals, as well as using pepper spray on supporters trying to gain entrance with valid tickets.
Liverpool 'hugely disappointed' by leak of report into Champions League final
Liverpool are "hugely disappointed" an independent review into the chaotic scenes at May's Champions League final has been leaked. UEFA commissioned a team led by Portuguese Dr Tiago Brandao Rodrigues to look into events at the Stade de France, where dangerous congestion problems saw kick-off delayed, fans locked out and heavy-handed Paris police tear-gas supporters.
‘Imagine’ - Manchester United fans send message to Erik ten Hag after Mohammed Kudus display
Manchester United fans are urging Erik ten Hag to make a move for Muhammed Kudus in the summer after a stellar performance for Ajax on Sunday.
Ex-Real Madrid president tells Cristiano Ronaldo why Al-Nassr transfer was a mistake
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes Cristiano Ronaldo was still capable of playing 'two or three more years' in one of Europe's top leagues.