Five key battles in the Champions League final
Manchester City are heavy favourites to win their first ever Champions League as the super-rich club take on one of Europe's old guard in resurgent Inter Milan.
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Report: Expanded competitions threaten player well-being
The expanded Champions League and Club World Cup pose a threat to the well-being of players who are already being "pushed to the limit" in the current calendar, according to a new report.
Kyle Walker: City driven by Champions League loss to Chelsea for this year's final with Inter Milan
Manchester City are determined to "right the wrongs" of their defeat to Chelsea in the 2021 Champions League final when they take on Inter Milan on Saturday in this year's showpiece, defender Kyle Walker said.
Man City and Inter target Champions League glory in Istanbul final
ISTANBUL, Turkiye: Manchester City are hoping to get their hands on the Champions League trophy at last, and complete a historic treble, when Pep Guardiola’s team face outsiders Inter Milan in Saturday’s final in Istanbul.
West Ham beat Fiorentina to win Europa Conference League
PRAGUE: Jarrod Bowen’s dramatic 90th-minute goal secured West Ham their first major European trophy since 1965 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday. It is the second European trophy for West Ham after they won the now defunct Cup Winners’ Cup 58 years ago with a team including England World Cup heroes Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst. Bowen picked up a superb through ball from Lucas Paqueta, before sending a low shot past a helpless Pietro Terracciano in the Fiorentina goal.
Lionel Messi: ‘I’ve decided to go to Inter Miami’
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, the player said Wednesday in interviews with Spanish media, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia. The Argentine forward, 35, has spent the last two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, playing his final game for the club on Saturday, after moving from Barcelona in 2021, where he spent the majority of his career.
Kyle Walker: Manchester City one step away from ‘invincibility’
LONDON: English football player Kyle Walker says Manchester City are a step away from invincibility and matching football’s greatest sides. Having won the Premier League and FA Cup, Pep Guardiola’s team will seal a treble if they beat Inter Milan in Saturday’s Champions League final. Only Manchester United, back in 1999 under Sir Alex Ferguson, have ever achieved that feat among English clubs.
Keith Treacy: Pep Guardiola's temptation to over-think is main risk to Manchester City in Champions League final
"When you look at Guardiola's reaction, the outpouring of emotion, I think he knew that this was the trickiest game of the two."