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Sporting greats inspiring Barcelona's Lamine Yamal ahead of Atletico Madrid second leg

Barcelona's teenage winger Lamine Yamal said Monday he was taking inspiration from basketball great LeBron James and Brazilian footballer Neymar to try and inspire a Champions League comeback against Atletico Madrid.

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Real Madrid planning to integrate former player Kroos into sporting structure

Toni Kroos is apparently on the verge of returning to Real Madrid. According to a report from the Spanish newspaper AS, the 2014 World Cup winner is set to become closely involved in the sporting structure of the Spanish record champions starting this summer. However, it is still unclear what exactly the 36-year-old’s role will be.

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Champions League surprise Bodo/Glimt humiliated by reigning champions in Norway

Viking FK on Saturday afternoon underlined why they are reigning Norwegian champions when they defeated Bodo/Glimt 5-0 who otherwise posed a big surprise in the Champions when they managed to reach the round of 16 where they lost against Sporting CP.

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EXCLUSIVE: Udinese director Nani remembers signing Baggio, discovering Hamsik & more

In an exclusive interview, Udinese's group sporting director Gian Luca Nani spoke to Flashscore about working with numerous icons during his time at Brescia, how his current club develops top talents, and more.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bondarenko dreams of war's end as Shakhtar enter Conference League quarters

Shakhtar Donetsk's left-sided midfielder, Artem Bondarenko, has experienced first-hand the main sporting and social events of the Ukrainian club's last few years. Now, with the Conference League quarter-finals approaching, he talks about his ambitions and retraces the teachings of the coach from Brescia.

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Kai Havertz labels Arsenal teammate David Raya as 'best in the world'

David Raya was hailed as the world's best goalkeeper by Arsenal's Kai Havertz after the pair inspired Tuesday's 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

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How Arsenal beat a spirited Sporting side to win their first UCL knockout game in Portugal

Arsenal travelled to Lisbon for a Tuesday evening Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie against Sporting in the knowledge that they'd never beaten a Portuguese side in Portugal during the knockout rounds of the competition.

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Havertz scores last-gasp winner in Lisbon to give Arsenal narrow advantage over Sporting

Arsenal won their first European knockout game played in Portugal at the seventh attempt, after an injury-time Kai Havertz goal saw the Gunners earn a 1-0 victory in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Sporting CP at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

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Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal must use frustration as fuel in Champions League against Sporting

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said the pain of back‑to‑back cup defeats must be ⁠used as motivation as his team turn their focus to the first leg of their Champions League quarter‑final against Sporting ‌on Tuesday.

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Sporting ready to protect a 20-game unbeaten home record as Arsenal look for UCL boost

After a humbling FA Cup exit at the hands of Southampton at the weekend, Arsenal now face Sporting in the Champions League, knowing that a UCL and Premier League double is the best possible outcome for them this season.

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Mourinho repeats that Sporting's Danish ace Hjulmand is given special treatment by referees

Benfica coach Jose Mourinho has repeated that Sporting CP's Danish international Morten Hjulmand is given special treatment from the referees in the Portuguese domestic league.

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Veikkausliiga 2026 season preview: KuPS' title again or can HJK bounce back?

Much of the Finnish sporting attention right now is on the business end of the ice hockey campaign, but the start of April brings with in the beginning of the football season, and the 2026 Veikkausliiga more than deserves its place in the spotlight.

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'Unacceptable disagrace': Outrage & disbelief across Italy as World Cup nightmare goes on

Italy woke up angry and disillusioned on Wednesday after ⁠the national team missed out on the World Cup for the third time in a row by losing a play-off ‌to Bosnia, prolonging a sporting nightmare for the football-mad country.

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Tiny Kosovo on brink of World Cup history but Turkey stand in way in play-off final

Under Serbian rule in the 1990s, sporting events in Kosovo were banned and ⁠football games were held privately. After matches, players washed off in small rivers or with melted snow.

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Inter Miami set to name stand at Nu Stadium after captain Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi will become part of a rare ⁠sporting phenomenon when he plays in Inter Miami's new stadium, with the ‌Major League Soccer club announcing that they will ‌have a stand bearing the Argentine's ‌name.

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Ole Book appointed Borussia Dortmund's sporting director after impressing at Elversberg

Borussia Dortmund ⁠have appointed Ole Book ‌as their sporting ‌director, the ‌Bundesliga club said ‌on Monday.

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Betting company pays out winnings for Morocco's delayed AFCON triumph as drama continues

First, Senegal, then from Tuesday, Morocco by default. The winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) changed after two months, making the tournament one of the most bizarre in the history of major sporting events. Even though Senegal have appealed the African federation's decision to the sports arbitration court in Lausanne, one British betting company has already started paying out winnings to those who had Morocco as the champion on their tickets.

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One stat from each of the Champions League last 16 return legs as Sporting stun Bodo

Tuesday and Wednesday saw the deciding matches of the UEFA Champions League take place, where a whopping 36 goals were scored across the eight matches. Here is a stat for each team after 16 was whittled down to eight.

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Braga overcome first-leg deficit to progress in Europa League after Ferencvaros thrashing

Sporting Braga produced a sensational 4-0 win over Ferencvaros at the Estadio Municipal de Braga to reach the UEFA Europa League (UEL) quarter-finals for the first time since 2022. Inspirational captain Ricardo Horta scored either side of the break, as the hosts flipped a 2-0 first-leg loss.

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Five-star Sporting complete incredible comeback to end Bodo/Glimt's dream run

Sporting CP broke FK Bodo/Glimt hearts with a remarkable fightback from a 3-0 first-leg defeat, winning 5-0 after extra time (5-3 on aggregate) to book their place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. It’s the first time they have overturned a deficit of three or more goals to progress in a UEFA competition since 1963/64.

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Rudy's Rumour Mill: Inter eyeing Ordonez as Newcastle monitor Monaco midfielder

Tottenham continue to search for a new sporting director, Inter have targeted Joel Ordonez for the summer, while Newcastle are monitoring Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara. These are some of the main stories over the last few days on the transfer market, courtesy of Tribal Football's transfer expert Rudy Galetti.

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Norwegian national coach Solbakken says Sporting players sabotaged their own team at Bodo

Norwegian national team coach Stale Solbakken was very critical of the efforts by Sporting CP after they lost 3-0 at the hands of Bodo/Glimt at the Aspmyra stadium on Wednesday night in the first leg of their clash in the 1/8-finals of the Champions League.

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Bodo/Glimt coach claims side are no longer a surprirse after fifth straight UCL win

The football world may have been surprised by another giant-killing performance by Arctic ⁠minnows Bodo/Glimt, but for coach Kjetil Knutsen, their 3-0 thrashing of Sporting on Wednesday was just another step in their amazing Champions League journey.

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Bodo/Glimt continue magical run with mauling of Sporting CP in last 16 first leg

Bodo/Glimt claimed a fifth successive victory in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) proper after powering past Sporting CP with a stunning 3-0 win in this last-16 first-leg tie at Aspmyra Stadion.