Champions League
Champions League “debut patches” will identify players making their first appearance in the competition, a move that could reshape the football memorabilia market
Following a trial at the World Cup in the United States, the system is now being introduced across UEFA’s top club competition: a small patch on the shirt that can end up being worth millions.
Yaya Touré will become the first African coach to lead a team in the Champions League league phase
The former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder has guided Slovan Bratislava to the league phase, making history for African football.
Real Betis have embarked on an ambitious growth plan, centred on expanding the stadium’s VIP offering and a series of social initiatives aimed at bringing the club closer to its supporters
The new stadium is expected to generate an additional €60 million a year, but the club’s bigger plan is to capitalise on the city’s appeal to tourists and raise its profile abroad.
The Shakhtar Donetsk are in advanced talks with Chelsea to play their Champions League matches at Stamford Bridge
The arrangement would suit both clubs: Chelsea would maintain its close relationship with the Ukrainian club, while Shakhtar would have the opportunity to play at a modern stadium that is easily accessible.
Gabriel Shirt Sales Jump 350% After Missed Champions League Final Penalty
And not all of the buyers, perhaps, are Arsenal supporters.
PSG Never Stopped Believing They Would Win the Final
A sign of total belief in their own ability—and a team now mature enough to build a winning cycle.
PSG haven’t just won back-to-back Champions Leagues — they’ve become a blueprint for elite football, and the credit belongs to Luis Enrique
With a coherent long-term project, the Spanish coach has reshaped his club’s identity, turning it into a benchmark in technical, tactical and managerial terms.
Arsenal came close to containing Luis Enrique’s PSG — but in the end, the stronger side prevailed
At the end of a tightly fought final, Luis Enrique’s side secured a second consecutive Champions League title. And although it came on penalties, this was no fluke.
The Champions League final in Budapest is the realisation of Viktor Orbán’s dream, who in the meantime, however, has lost the elections
The former Hungarian premier worked enormously hard to organise the most important match in European club football, as part of a project that put football at the centre of national identity.
Roma in the Champions League proves that if you give Gasperini a team (and freedom of action), Gasperini will reach his objectives
In less than a year, the giallorosso coach has given back ambition and cohesion to a team coming off complicated seasons. And he did it his own way, enduring the tensions within the club, leaning on the pitch, on the players, on the group.
Como in the Champions League is the triumph of ideas, of a project never seen before in Italy
Fàbregas's club and team, thanks to visionary work on and off the pitch, have dismantled quite a few preconceptions and quite a bit of rhetoric. And they have taken a fourth place that, if you think about it, is not so surprising.
The Kroenke family, which owns Arsenal, has now won the Premier League, the NBA, the NHL and the Super Bowl (while awaiting the Champions League final)
The American investors have created a vast and winning sporting empire, which also includes some of the most important clubs in American professional sport.