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Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Revealed: UEFA Super Cup 'could be expanded' - and moved to 'Asia or the United States' - in football's next break from tradition
The UEFA Super Cup could be expanded and moved outside Europe. That's the latest revelation in a footballing landscape which is constantly in flux with change, awash with cash, and filled with grandiose ideas of growth. Since 1973, the Super Cup showdown has been the prize awaiting the victors of the Champions League and either the Cup Winners' Cup or the Europa League (including their forerunners). The competition was witnessed some brilliant games - Barcelona pipping Sevilla 5-4 in 2015; Radamel Falcao scoring a hat-trick in 2012 as Atletico Madrid thrashed Chelsea 4-1; Galatasaray shocking Real Madrid with Mario Jardel's Golden Goal in 2000. But its rich history could be traded for a new format, played out in a far-flung destination, according to The Telegraph. The outlet reports that it could expand to four teams and see its fixtures played in the Middle East or United States. Previous proposals to revamp the tournament could resurface as bids are considered UEFA have previously floated the notion of re-inventing the Super Cup. In 2022, in a document used to sell TV rights for the 2024-2027 period, the idea of a 'Champions League opening tournament' was raised. Currently, it is unclear who else would gain entry into the tournament if it was doubled in size. A logical solution would be to include the winners of the Europa Conference League and the runners-up of the Champions League. And this sort of switch does have precedent. The Supercopa de Espana used to be a two-team affair, but since 2020 it has included four teams - the winners and runners-up of La Liga and the Copa del Rey - playing their games out in Saudi Arabia, barring 2021. According to The Telegraph, the idea for an enlarged, relocated Super Cup could resurface as UEFA and their US-based media rights sales partner, Relevent, consider fresh bids. It would be another sign of a changing game which often forefronts the desire to profit over catering to local fans. Just this week, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) reportedly approved a request to stage December's LaLiga clash between Villarreal and Barcelona. The RFEF's board of directors, who received and discussed the proposal during a meeting on Monday, have given a green light to the request which will now be submitted to UEFA and FIFA for further approval. In what would mark the first ever European top-flight league fixture to take place abroad, it has been requested that Villarreal's home clash with Barcelona in December be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, as per The Athletic.
Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Radamel Falcao offered to this Spanish club
Radamel Falcao offered to this Spanish club At 39, Radamel Falcao has no intention of hanging up his boots just yet. Now a free agent after leaving Millonarios, the Colombian striker has reportedly offered his services to Real Murcia, according to ORM Sport. The Spanish club has even already sent him a contract offer. Falcao, nicknamed "El Tigre," is coming off a decent season with six goals to his name. His career conjures up memories of giants: Atlético de Madrid, Porto, Monaco, Manchester United, Chelsea, Galatasaray… Across his club career, he has netted 317 goals in 621 appearances and claimed 16 trophies. With the Colombian national team, he boasts 107 caps and 38 goals—a true icon of South American football. His arrival in Murcia would be a dream come true for the fans. But the deal remains complicated. The Spanish third-division side still needs to find a financially viable agreement. As for Falcao, he makes no secret of his desire: to play one last season in Spain and close the circle in a country where he once shone. The big question is whether this dream can become reality.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Millonarios have chosen Cataño's replacement in midfield
Millonarios has already started the preseason for the upcoming semester, while the club and the coaching staff keep an eye on the transfer market to strengthen the team. Some important departures have already been confirmed in the ambassador team, such as Radamel Falcao García, Jader Valencia, and Daniel Cataño, so covering these absences is a priority. Advertisement Daniel Cataño has already been presented at Bolívar de La Paz and his departure leaves a significant gap in Millonarios' midfield, but the club is already aiming for his replacement. Millonarios, looking to bring back Juan José Ramírez Juan José Ramírez, who joined Millonarios for the second semester of 2024 after a good campaign at Orsomarso in the Second Division, made 14 appearances in the blue jersey during that season, and then went on loan to Real Cartagena, where he could gain more experience. Now, although the loan is still valid until the end of the year, Millonarios wants to bring the player back to be Cataño's replacement as the team's offensive midfielder. Advertisement Journalist Alexis Rodríguez from Win Sports clarified that the young 23-year-old midfielder will stay at Millonarios, although several reports linked him to Once Caldas, Deportivo Cali, and other clubs. Coach David González is giving a vote of confidence to Ramírez, who returns to Millonarios after a very good spell at Real Cartagena, where he was a key player and made 20 appearances in the semester, mostly as a starter. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
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🙏Millonarios hopeful Falcao will stay
Without a doubt, this first semester has been more than bitter for the ambassador team. The objectives on the local stage were not achieved, and hope will need to be renewed for the end of the year. And there is no better news for this than the information provided by Julián Capera. Apparently, Radamel Falcao and the management are in talks to renew his contract. The player reportedly left the match deeply hurt after his defeat against Independiente Santa Fe and wants to "settle the score" by winning the title as a blue. Advertisement This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Andres Rot - 2024 Getty Images
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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How bad was Spurs v United in comparison to other European club finals?
The attacking talents on show for both Italian sides were frightening. Juventus partnered David Trezeguet in attack with Alessandro Del Piero, while Milan opted for Pippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko in front of the creativity of Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf and Rui Costa. Such was the embarrassment of riches available to manager Carlo Ancelotti, Rivaldo was an unused sub. Yet after 120 minutes, the final remained goalless. Marcello Lippi, who had succeeded Ancelotti as Juve manager in 2001, was particularly culpable, having brought on the defensively minded Antonio Conte as a makeshift No 10 at half-time. How they missed the suspended Pavel Nedved. Milan prevailed in the shootout, with Paolo Maldini lifting the trophy at Old Trafford, but the final did nothing to dispel the belief that Italian football is a defensive game. Related: Tottenham clinch Europa League glory on golden night to floor Manchester United A goal of exquisite beauty punctuated an otherwise drab affair as Radamel Falcao earned victory for André Villas Boas's side, a triumph that would contribute to the Portuguese manager moving to Chelsea later that summer. Falcao's looping header from a brilliant Fredy Guarín cross was the only highlight, with Braga looking only to frustrate their neighbours before conceding and unable to muster any sort of response once they fell behind. Even Villas Boas conceded afterwards his disappointment that the final had 'not been the spectacle' he had envisaged, while the Guardian's Paul Doyle, on liveblogging duties that night, was a little more forthright in his summary of the match: 'Well that was torpid. Nice enough goal to win it, though.' It is often the way that finals contested by teams from the same nation can be tight, cagey affairs – just look at this list – which is normally due to the finalists knowing each other well and often being concerned about losing to a long-established rival. In this case, it was much more to do with the fact that Spurs and Manchester United were lurching from dreadful domestic seasons, in which both sides lurked just above the Premier League relegation zone. The carrot of Champions League qualification and the stick of derision or potentially someone losing their job probably didn't help in opening up the contest, which was fittingly decided by a dismal Brennan Johnson deflection. Spurs fans won't care about that, or Ange Postecoglou's gameplan, which the Australian admitted afterwards was about 'minimising moments by having a strong foundation' – manager-speak for putting 10 men behind the ball for almost the entire second half. The fairytale of Nottingham Forest winning their first European Cup under Brian Clough often seems to omit how the final against the Swedish club was a drab affair. In an age where back passes to the keeper were common, especially in tight and important matches decided by the odd goal, it was a game heavy on offsides and stoppages. Forest had thrilled many en route to the final, including in a 4-1 win over Grasshoppers in the first leg of their quarter-final, and a 3-3 draw with Cologne in the first leg of their semi-final, but a tall, physical Malmö nullified Forest in the final, before Trevor Francis's headed winner, in his first European appearance for the club, mercifully prevented the final from going into extra time. As ever, though, it was Clough who had the last word: 'It wasn't a great game but they were a boring team, Malmö. In fact the Swedes are quite a boring nation. But we still won, so who cares?' 'Two teams with their minds more obviously on correcting the perceived injustices of the past than on winning a match through the sort of expressive football that earned the European Cup its reputation fought each other virtually to a standstill in Milan,' began Richard Williams' match report from San Siro. This was both a disappointing match – a penalty each for Bayern and Valencia sending the game towards, you guessed it, more penalties in a shootout – but also two disappointing performances, particularly for that Valencia side. The La Liga team were appearing in their second successive final, having been thrashed by Real Madrid in the 2000 showpiece a year earlier. Owen Hargreaves did such a good job of negating Pablo Aimar that the Valencia manager, Héctor Cúper, withdrew the Argentinian playmaker at half-time. Ultimately, the Spanish side could not conquer man-of-the-match Oliver Kahn. The goalkeeper saved Mauricio Pellegrino's spotkick in the shootout to give Bayern their fourth European crown.
