Manchester City fans were forced to use the toilet against walls at Atatürk Stadium due to the lack of facilities for the Champions League final, one fan claims. City won the Champions League for the first time in Istanbul last month thanks to Rodri’s winner, completing a historic treble, but most fans who made the…
Hampden Park is in the running for a European final in 2026 or 2027. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has shown interest in the Women’s Champions League, Europa League and Conference League in both years. UEFA said the declaration of interests is not binding and final proposals will be submitted by February 21 next year,…
Brendan Rodgers insists he is thrilled to lead Dublin in pre-season, but the dream is to be back in the Irish capital at the end of the season. The Celtic boss will lead a side to the Aviva Stadium on July 29 to take on Wolves in a glamorous friendly. The Europa League final will…
A disabled Manchester City fan was left alone in her own urine in a hospital bed after breaking her femur in two places amid the chaos at last month’s Champions League final in Istanbul. Clare Watson, who is ambulantly disabled after collapsing her three lower vertebrae, traveled to Turkey with her grandchildren for the showpiece…
When Jim Dolan, a lifelong Manchester City fan, received a knock on the door on Thursday, he never could have imagined what was waiting for him outside. Wearing his new 2023/24 kit which had only arrived that morning, City surprised Jim and his family by bringing the real Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup…
For most Manchester City supporters, Saturday 10 June will be forever etched in their memories. Pep Guardiola orchestrated the elusive Champions League victory the club craved as Rodri sent thousands of City supporters in Turkey and at home in Manchester into ecstasy. Unfortunately, for supporters traveling to Istanbul, the experience was marred by factors beyond…
Dominik Szoboszlai has arrived in Liverpool to complete medical tests and complete his transfer from RB Leipzig. The midfielder will follow Alexis Mac Allister through the door at Anfield to become the second summer signing in Jurgen Klopp’s rebuilding squad. As ECHO confirmed last night, the Reds have informed Leipzig that they are ready to…
Russia stripped of UEFA Champions League final. UEFA recently announced that the 2025 Women’s Champions League Final will take place at Sporting Lisbon’s home ground, the Jose Alvalade Stadium. This is just the latest news and support the women’s game has needed, which has seen football boom among female supporters and multi-player players to become…
Bizarre footage shows Champions League final referee practicing handing out a yellow card in the dressing room ahead of Man City’s historic win By Ed Carruthers for Mailonline published: 09:26 BST, 24 June 2023 | Updated: 09:55 BST, 24 June 2023 (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag)[0]; s.src = src;…
Making the 2024 Champions League final at Wembley a success gives the Football Association “healthy paranoia,” says chairman Debbie Hewitt. Fans at this month’s final between Manchester City and Inter Milan in Istanbul reported problems with transport, water and toilet facilities. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin admitted this on Thursday “not everything was perfect”. That followed…
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has accepted that “not everything was perfect” for fans after criticizing the Champions League final in Istanbul. Over there were reports fans having to walk long distances on busy roads, queuing for hours for transport to and from the stadium and running out of water as Manchester City beat Inter Milan…
The UEFA president has admitted that the fan experience for the Champions League final was ‘not perfect’ when he first spoke of criticism from Manchester City fans. City beat Inter Milan at Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul, on June 10, but many of the 20,000 or so Blues fans have complained about the poor conditions for supporters…