The semi-final known to Italians as il Euroderby began with an ear-splitting chorus of “Pioli’s on fire” one week ago at San Siro, Milan supporters showing appreciation for their manager, Stefano, but it ended as vindication for the man in the opposing dugout. Simone Inzaghi was supposed to be a
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‘Football is about friendship’: the photo that captured an iconic Milan derby moment
De Bruyne finds key as Real Madrid are locked down in their super-prison | Barney Ronay
Shortly after the post‑World Cup resumption Pep Guardiola made some comments about Kevin De Bruyne; sighing a little, looking sad, bemoaning by sly implication the physical state of his champion midfielder. As motivational obiter dicta go it was brutally effective. The Belgian has been sublime on the current winning run. This
FA backed Aleksander Ceferin for Uefa re-election weeks after Paris final chaos
The Football Association gave official support for Aleksander Ceferin to be re-elected Uefa president and sent a written endorsement just three weeks after Uefa’s catastrophic organisation of the Champions League final in May. Senior FA officials including the chair, Debbie Hewitt, were at the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid
Champions League report vindicates everything we Liverpool fans fought for | Daniel Austin
A stain on France: police brutality against football fans has become systemic
Uefa’s report on last season’s Champions League final is impressively uncompromising. It was, it said, “through no merit of those in charge” that another Hillsborough was avoided. “The Préfecture de Police were in effect acting unilaterally to direct supporters toward an entry point that would be unable to cope with
