January 23 – Reeling from a damaging defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday, when they blew a two-goal lead in a high-stakes clash with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City have taken their January spending to around £123 million by signing Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt.
By Samindra Kunti in Brugge
January 22 – Belgian champions Club Brugge have edged closer to a playoff spot in the Champions League following a laboured, goalless draw against Italian giants Juventus.
November 6 – European heavyweights Real Madrid and Manchester City both suffered damaging defeats in the Champions League on Tuesday, the latter falling to a third straight loss in all competitions for the first time since 2018.
October 15 – They thought it was all over…it may not be. Despite the general consensus throughout the game that the Super League concept is truly dead and buried, the man trying to get it off the ground is adamant it still has legs.
August 29 – Historic rivals Dinamo Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade won their Champions League qualifying playoffs on Wednesday and can now potentially be drawn to meet for the first time in 33 years.
August 27 – With UEFA set to unveil the match-ups for its new look Champions League this Thursday at the League Phase Draw, the confederation will also pay homage to its past and Champions League all-time leading goalscorer, Cristiano Ronaldo.
August 23 – With the draw for the reformatted Champions league to take place next week, UEFA has unveiled a new brand identity for competition, tagged ‘Kick of Light’.
August 19 – When the Champions League proper begins next month, it will look nothing like the previous format after undergoing perhaps the most significant revamp in the competition’s history.
July 18 – Dynamo Kyiv and Partizan Belgrade will play their home and away matches in the second qualifying round in the Champions League without away fans, following an agreement reached by the two clubs and approved by UEFA.
June 3 – Security at Wembley Stadium is once again under the spotlight after more than 50 people were arrested at the Champions League final on Saturday, according to British reports.
May 31 – Real Madrid are sky-high favourites to claim a record 15th European Cup when the Spanish giants take on surprise package Borussia Dortmund in the final of the Champions League at Wembley on Saturday.
May 17 – Lenny Kravitz will headline the entertainment at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show on June 1 in London.
May 15 – Aston Villa will play in the UEFA Champions League next season, as European riches look to heal the club’s precarious financial situation behind the scenes.
May 8 – Dortmund will return to Wembley and the Champions League final after a dramatic 1-0 second-leg victory against Paris Saint-Germain (2-0 on aggregate), raising the prospect of an all-German final in London once again.
May 3 – Manchester City and Girona could face a UEFA probe over their eligibility to compete in next season’s Champions League should the latter secure qualification because of rules around multi-club ownership, according to press reports.