#heysel-memorial

#heysel-memorial

This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch. It's true that Scotland should be beyond the point of just being happy going to the World Cup - and these players are way past that notion.

FIFA holds a monopoly over ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup and has used that power to impose conditions on fans that would never be acceptable in a competitive market.

The match was abandoned without any goals being scored, in circumstances the Isthmian League described as "tragic" and "truly exceptional". The league said its board had decided that the original match stands as completed. "It will not be replayed, and the league table will be updated by the league accordingly."

Kinsky's opportunity to impress turned into a horror show after he slipped to allow Marcos Llorente to score after six minutes before he conceded again in the 14th minute, but worse followed 92 seconds later when his scuffed kick allowed Julian Alvarez to walk the ball into the empty net.

Lausanne have been knocked out of the Europa Conference League following a home defeat to Czech side Sigma Olomouc. The Swiss club lost 2-1 at home after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, ending their hopes of progressing further in the competition. It wraps up what had been a promising run, starting back in July with the qualifiers and highlighted by their win over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Besiktas to reach the group stage.

Felix Wienand was playing for Rot-Weiss Essen against Waldhof Mannheim in the German third division when the firecracker exploded "in his immediate vicinity" after being thrown from an area of the stands containing Mannheim fans, Essen said.

Refreshing Instagram, there was a thousand [likes] here, another thousand there. It was one of the most surreal things I have ever been through. I remember the actual moment of the goal, I can picture it and tell you exactly what happened. It was more the aftermath I don't really remember. Even being on that pitch and travelling to that game was enough for me. Then to score took it to another level. It's definitely one of the best days of my life.

The Oxford Dictionary defines it as "support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims".

What happened with Ter Stegen is tough. You sign a goalkeeper and then he gets injured; it was a tragedy.

Image source, Getty Images Leeds United say they are "devastated" after a supporter died before their Premier League game against Manchester United at Elland Road on Sunday. A statement from the club said there was a medical emergency in the ground prior to the 12:30 GMT kick-off. "Leeds United are devastated to confirm that a supporter sadly passed away ahead of our Premier League fixture with Manchester United at Elland Road," the club said.

We've got a fresh slate of UEFA Champions League action today as the competition enters a new phase, with the first legs of the knockout phase playoffs determining who advances to the round of 16. Headlining Tuesday's matches is a rematch from the final day of the league phase, as José Mourinho's Benfica host Álvaro Arbeloa's Real Madrid in Lisbon.

The team recently defeated holders Crystal Palace in the FA Cup which will go down as one of the competition's biggest shock results, and currently sit sixth in the table, vying for promotion to the National League. The Silkmen and their supporters have been on a rollercoaster journey since former club Macclesfield Town were wound up by the High Court in September 2020, leaving fans with the prospect of no longer having a team to follow.

CREMONA, Italy -- Inter Milan's match at Cremonese had to be halted Sunday for a few minutes after home goalkeeper Emil Audero was struck by a flare. The incident happened at the start of the second half. Play was in the middle of the field when a flare was thrown from the away fans sector into the penalty area, striking Audero.

With what seemed like an interminable January almost done and dusted, the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League are also at a close. Once again, we've seen stadiums across the continent transformed into cacophonous cauldrons of noise and motion as legions of fans organized and performed enormous tifos to help ramp up the prematch atmosphere.

"The city of Munich must submit an official application to UEFA by June 2026. Currently, we are the only applicant," Dreesen said (t-online journo Julian Buhl via @iMiaSanMia) The UEFA Executive Committee will then decide in September 2026 where the final will take place. We are, of course, making every effort to secure the hosting rights. With the Allianz Arena, we have the perfect infrastructure for such a major final, and UEFA is well aware of that."

"I had complete confidence that he would recover. You always have to trust the lads, that it's not a step backwards, but sometimes a step forwards," Kompany stated in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. "I'm always there for the players, as are all of us - whether it's Christoph Freund, Max Eberl or one of my assistants. That's very important for us.