UEFA has rejected a request for Germany to light up the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Wednesday s Euro 2020 clash with Hungary because of political reasons.
Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter said on Sunday that he has asked UEFA for permission to illuminate the stadium in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Reiter made the request after Hungary passed a law that prohibits the sharing of content in schools that could be deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change.
However, while UEFA understands the gesture, European football s governing body has proposed alternative dates for the stadium to be lit up, rather than on the day of the Hungary game.
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Borussia Dortmund are set to sign Emre Can from Juventus with the two clubs in talks at the moment, according to Sky Sports who quote their sources in Germany on the matter.
Since his arrival from Liverpool on a free transfer in the summer of 2018, the midfielder has utterly failed to impose himself for a place in the team at the Old Lady, and this season, under the command of Maurizio Sarri, he has been a member of the starting XI in only two Serie A games. On top of that, he wasn t even named on the 25-man list of players registered to play in the Champions League in the first half of the season.
Apparently, the 26-year-old is now extremely worried about his place in the Germany squad for the upcoming European Championship this year, and he is willing to do whatever i…
Prediction: Mexico to win 2-1
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Mexico and Qatar will lock horns in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup next week. The Group B match between Jaime Lozano’s side and Carlos Queiroz’s team will be held at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara, California and is scheduled to kick off at 2am UK time on Monday.
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Mexico are one of the strongest teams in the CONCACAF region and are one of the favourites to win the 2023 edition. El Try did extremely well in the last edition. They reached the final and scored nine goals in six matches.
Jaime Lozano’s side are doing well at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup as well. Mexico are at the top of Group B at the moment with six point from two matches. They have already booked their place in the next ro…
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Hoping to clinch back-to-back NPL Victoria victories this weekend, Port Melbourne will travel to a struggling St. Albans on Friday morning.
Starting with the hosts, at the heart of a relegation scrap last season and only just about clinging to their NPL Victoria status, St. Albans are once again looking over their shoulder at a looming bottom-two scrap. While the Dinamos might have claimed a much-needed 3-0 victory against Hume City last month, Kruni Razov’s men have come crashing back down to earth in a worrying fashion. Last seen putting in another downbeat performance as they slumped to a 2-0 loss at home against Bentleigh, the Victoria-based outfit have lost each of their last three straight NPL Victoria showdowns…
Malaga striker Ruud van Nistelrooy admits he will not celebrate if he scores against former club Real Madrid in Saturday s La Liga clash.
The 35-year-old Dutchman is preparing for battle and hopes to help his side rediscover winning ways following Sunday s 3-0 defeat at Levante.
Van Nistelrooy played for Madrid between 2006, when he joined them from Manchester United, and 2010, when he left for Hamburg.
But talk of any goal celebrations is out of the question if he finds the target against the Spanish giants.
If I score against Madrid I will not celebrate, van Nistelrooy told Marca.
I am not really thinking about this (scoring). We just want to prepare well for the game.
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Thailand striker Teerasil Dangda says his experiences at Manchester City made him a better footballer despite never playing for the first team.
Dangda, 23, endured a frustrating time at City where he never gained a work permit and spent time on loan with Swiss club Grasshoppers.
The forward is now with Thai champions Muang Thong United and is also playing a key role for Thailand, who have started their third-round 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign in fine style to sit second in Group D after three games.
Dandga told FIFA.com his experiences with City and Grasshoppers, despite never making a first-team appearance for either club, had helped him take his game to a new level with the results being seen now.
The time at City was helpful for me as I ga…
Former Everton boss has been appointed as the Belgium head coach
I could not quite believe my eyes when I read that Roberto Martinez has been appointed as the new head coach of Belgium.
Is this the same Roberto Martinez that completely and utterly failed to get the best out of a supposedly talented group of players at Everton?
Is it the same Roberto Martinez who continually had Wigan in a Premier League relegation fight, before actually getting them relegated?
It seems it is and Belgium expects him to succeed with their highly rated squad.
Martinez is all show and no substance
The Spaniard does produce an attacking brand of football, but it is at the expense of any sort of defensive solidarity. His Belgium team will win a lot of games, si…
A season without European football would not be a financial disaster for Serie A giants Inter, insists owner Erick Thohir.
Erick Thohir insists Inter will not be adversely affected financially by missing out on European football next season.
Inter have not competed in the UEFA Champions League since 2011-12, but qualified for the Europa League for 2014-15 by finishing fifth in Serie A last term.
With just over half of the season gone, Inter are 10th after 20 matches, some 10 points adrift of third-placed Napoli.
Inter also remain under investigation by UEFA over their Financial Fair Play regulations, but have invested in the likes of Lukas Podolski and Xherdan Shaqiri in the January transfer window.
And owner Thohir insists that the club s …
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Both Montenegro and Denmark have recovered from a slow start to the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and now go head to head in the battle for a play-off berth, while hoping they can also catch first placed Poland, who sit three points clear at the Group E summit.
Montenegro
The Montenegro national team have shown a great deal of promise since the country gained independence from Serbia in 2006, but they have yet to take part at a major international competition. New coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic faced some problems in warm-up matches for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, but his side fared pretty well in competitive fixtures, although back to back defeats to Armenia and Poland midway through the campaign threatened…
UEFA has opened a formal investigation into Paris Saint-Germain as part of its monitoring of clubs under Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, European football s governing body has announced.
The Ligue 1 club s huge spending stood as the defining feature of Europe s summer transfer window, with Brazil superstar Neymar arriving at Parc des Princes from Barcelona for a world-record fee of €222million.
Blaise Matuidi and Serge Aurier are among the players to have been moved on from Unai Emery s squad to recoup a portion of that incredible outlay but PSG completed another seismic swoop on deadline day by signing Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe.
The 18-year-old striker has joined on an initial loan deal for 2017-18, although terms are agreed on a permanent contrac…