Barcelona FC
Matildas star has won two Champions Leagues but still hopes third time’s a charm
It has been both the shortest and longest four years since Ellie Carpenter signed with Lyon. This weekend, she will play Barcelona for a third Champions League winner’s medal.
- by Emma Kemp
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Champions League semis set for Spanish flavour after Barcelona, Atletico win
Spain could provide three of the final four in Europe’s top competition after Atletico Madrid and Barcelona accounted for Dortmund and PSG respectively.
Why a napkin that changed Messi’s life is worth almost $600,000
The paper napkin became a makeshift contract at a meeting in December 2000 to assure the then 13-year-old’s father that Barcelona wanted him at the club.
- by Praveena Somasundaram
Haaland and Mbappe star as Man City, PSG win big in Champions League
A late double for Erling Haaland ensured the holders avoided a slip-up against Swiss club Young Boys but there were no such issues for the French giants, who hosted AC Milan.
- by Lori Ewing and Fernando Kallas
PSG trump Dortmund as Barcelona get Champions League quest off to flying start
Defending champions Manchester City also got their campaign off on the right foot but it was a mouth-watering Group F clash garnering most attention as Europe’s top competition returned.
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FIFA World Cup
Ronaldo v Messi: You can’t beat them, and you can’t split them
Neither Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have anything left to prove - except perhaps to one another. Qatar 2022 will be their World Cup swansongs.
- by Greg Baum
Tottenham advance on see-sawing final Champions League day
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored with the last kick of the game at Stade Velodrome for a goal that lifted the Premier League outfit to the top of Group D.
Lewandowski frustrated on Bayern return as Barca lose in Champions League
The former Bavarian goalscoring machine was left to rue missed opportunities against his former club, while a late winner did the job for Liverpool against Ajax.
- by Agencies
The teenage Socceroos hopeful in hot demand after Barcelona blitz
Garang Kuol was the name on everybody’s lips at Accor Stadium on Wednesday night, with the 17-year-old earning rich praise from Xavi and Dwight Yorke.
- by Vince Rugari
Barcelona scrape through on another night for the dreamers
On another night of what might have been for Australian football, the Spanish giants held off a strong challenge from their All-Star hosts.
- by Vince Rugari
‘OK, maybe it’s possible’: Was Dani Alves courting A-League offer?
It’s often asked what exhibition matches do for the local game in Australia. With Dani Alves off contract and in Sydney, can the A-League tempt the Barcelona superstar?
- by Dominic Bossi
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