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Spanish powerhouse Barcelona traveled to the Bosuilstadion for their 2023-24 UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 clash with Royal Antwerp on Wednesday night (December 13). On paper, it looked like a straightforward victory for the Group H leaders, who had already secured passage into the Round Of 16. The bottom-placed hosts, however, refused to follow the script and mounted a sensational …

December 14 – Pan-African banking group Ecobank has become an official sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 that kicks off 13 January 2024. Ecobank operates in 35 sub-Saharan African countries, 16 of which have qualified for the 24 team AFCON 2023 finals. The bank has more than 14,000 employees and boasts over 32 million customers. Jeremy …

December 14 – Rio de Janeiro’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has thrown out Brazilian FA (CBF) boss Ednaldo Rodrigues’ appeal after a lower court removed him from the presidency. Last week, a court in Rio annulled the 2022 CBF assembly that elected Rodrigues as CBF leader until 2026. The STJ dismissed the appeal because it did not consider it …

The 2-4 loss at home to Girona in La Liga had turned up the heat on FC Barcelona and their manager Xavi Hernandez. Things got even more intense for the Catalans last night as they fell to a shock 3-2 loss against Royal Antwerp in Belgium in what was their final UEFA Champions League group-stage fixture. It was an underwhelming …

The Philadelphia Eagles were at the top of the NFL just a couple of weeks ago, and it looked like they’d be the team to beat, not only in the NFC, but overall. But they have since lost two in a row to conference rivals in the 49ers and Cowboys, and are now listed as the 5th seed in the …

Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri has said that he would love to face Barcelona in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, saying that it would be a wonderful experience for him. Barcelona qualified for the knockout round despite facing a 2-3 defeat against Royal Antwerp in their final group stage match.  As a result of finishing at the …

It was yet another forgettable night for FC Barcelona on Wednesday as they succumbed to a shock 3-2 defeat at the hands of Royal Antwerp in their final UEFA Champions League group-stage fixture in Belgium. With qualification for the Round of 16 and top spot in the group secured, Barça did not have a lot at stake, but there was …

Bill Belichick, and the New England Patriots as a whole, have had a rapid fall from grace after dominating the sport for nearly two decades. Hard times have fallen on the coach and team after the departure of Tom Brady a few years back, and things have gotten progressively worse with each passing season. They are easily the worst team …

Eddie Howe has reacted to a “painful” night for Newcastle United, who crashed out of Europe altogether after a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan. The boss urges everyone to use this setback as “fuel” for the future, believing the pain we feel today can be motivation for tomorrow, focusing his attention back to the Premier League and building consistency there. …

December 14 – The all MLS match-up of Houston Dynamo vs St Louis City and the LigaMX vs MLS tie between Tigres UANL and Vancouver Whitecaps were the stand-out first round fixtures in the draw for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup yesterday. The Champions Cup, the renamed and revamped Concacaf Champions League, is the region’s premier men’s club competition, now entering …