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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have fought back for a 2-2 draw with Sydney FC in the AFC Champions League. — AFP
Sydney stunned by 10-man Jeonbuk in virus-hit AFC Champions League
SYDNEY — Sydney FC ended a three-game goal drought but failed to secure a first home AFC Champions League win in four years Wednesday as 10-man Jeonbuk Motors snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw.The Group H clash at Jubilee Stadium was only the second fixture this week to survive the havoc caused to Asia's top club competition by the coronavirus which saw 14 group stage matches postponed.The game sprung to life five minutes after half-time when the South Korean two-time former continental champions took the lead as Luke Brattan poked an attempted clearance into his own net.The Australian side leveled six minutes later when Trent Buhagiar finished coolly inside the near post after a mazy run.And it looked as if they had sealed their first home win since beating South Korea's Pohang...
March 04, 2020

Sydney stunned by 10-man Jeonbuk in virus-hit AFC Champions League

'These are challenging and unprecedented times,' Asian Football Confederation general Windsor John said after emergency talks in Kuala Lumpur with East Asia club representatives on Monday. — AFP
Johor topple Suwon as AFC Champions League takes huge viral hit
KUALA LUMPUR — Johor Darul Ta'zim celebrated a first AFC Champions League outing at their new stadium with a 2-1 win over Suwon Bluewings in the competition's only match played Tuesday because of the coronavirus.The Group G match in the southern Malaysian city, along with Wednesday's Sydney v Jeonbuk clash in Group H, are the only fixtures this week to survive the havoc caused to Asia's top club competition.Johor's state-of-the-art $50 million Sultan Ibrahim Stadium was opened last week and can seat 40,000, but it was just over half full to see Malaysia's sole Champions League representatives in action.The fans that did attend were soon roaring when, in the 12th minute, Johor's Brazilian forward Diogo was brought down by Min Sang-gi.Although the contact looked...
March 03, 2020

Johor topple Suwon as AFC Champions League takes huge viral hit

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin admits that Financial Fair Play rules — currently being challenged by the Manchester City case — could soon be changed. — AFP
UEFA could 'adapt' Financial Fair Play rules as Man City wait for ban appeal
AMSTERDAM — UEFA is considering adapting its Financial Fair Play regulations, president Aleksander Ceferin said Tuesday, as Manchester City take their fight to overturn a ban from the Champions League for breaching the rules to the Court of Arbitration for Sport."It is too early to say how it will look in the future but we are thinking about it and we will probably have to adapt it," the Slovenian Ceferin said at a press conference after the UEFA Congress in Amsterdam."It was very successful as a system, there are almost no losses in European football any more, but now we will probably have to adapt to different times."Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules were introduced by UEFA to combat growing debt in European football by obliging clubs to balance their...
March 03, 2020

UEFA could 'adapt' Financial Fair Play rules as Man City wait for ban appeal

Inter Milan played Ludogorets behind closed doors at the San Siro in the Europa League last week. — AFP
Italy's football bosses take to name-calling over virus
ROME — Italy's football schedule has been thrown into disarray by the new coronavirus and its bosses are taking out their frustrations via social media and calling each other names.The football-mad Mediterranean country has borne the European brunt of the COVID-19 disease now sweeping across much of the world.More than 2,000 people have tested positive and 52 have died from the virus in Italy since February 22.The big problem for football is that the Italian epicenter of the outbreak is in the northern part of the country where many of the big teams play.Milan's Lombardy region has recorded 38 deaths and its western neighbor Piedmont — home to Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus — has also been heavily hit.Now the bosses of Inter Milan are lashing out at league president Paolo...
March 03, 2020

Italy's football bosses take to name-calling over virus

Steven Gerrard moved Tuesday to quell speculation about his future as manager of Rangers following last weekend's Scottish Cup defeat by Hearts by insisting he was
Gerrard all set on staying at Rangers
GLASGOW — Steven Gerrard moved Tuesday to quell speculation about his future as manager of Rangers following last weekend's Scottish Cup defeat by Hearts by insisting he was "ready to go again".After the 1-0 loss at Tynecastle on Saturday, a downbeat Gerrard said it was "the lowest I felt since I came into the job by a long way".The Liverpool great also said "I just need to think", with Rangers facing the prospect of another season without a trophy.But speaking ahead of Wednesday's home match against Hamilton, Gerrard insisted he was staying at Ibrox.Asked if he had thought about his future with Rangers, the former England midfielder replied: "Long term? No, no."I'm OK, good, ready for the next challenge which is Hamilton...
March 03, 2020

Gerrard all set on staying at Rangers

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 24 to Aug. 9. — AFP
Tokyo could lose Olympics if not held in 2020, minister says
TOKYO — Tokyo risks losing the Olympics if they're postponed later than this year over the new coronavirus, a government minister said on Tuesday, adding that May looks like the deadline for the decision.The contract for the Games says the International Olympic Committee can withdraw hosting rights if they're not held in 2020, Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto told parliament.Japan's government, Tokyo organizers and the IOC have all pledged to hold the Games on schedule from July 24, but the fast-spreading virus continues to raise concerns."Looking at the contract once again, it says in Article 66 that the IOC holds the right to cancel the Games by deactivating the contract if... the Games are not held in 2020," Hashimoto said."At this moment, the Tokyo 2020...
March 03, 2020

Tokyo could lose Olympics if not held in 2020, minister says

Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring against Portsmouth. — AFP
Arsenal reach FA Cup quarters to ease Euro woe
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom — Arsenal bounced back from their Europa League heartache to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah sealed a 2-0 win at Portsmouth on Monday.Mikel Arteta's side desperately needed a morale-boosting success after Olympiakos snatched a late winner to knock them out of the Europa League at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.Arteta said his players were still feeling "very down" several days after that kick in the teeth, but they survived an early barrage from third-tier Portsmouth to avoid more misery in the FA Cup fifth round.Sokratis put Arsenal ahead just before half-time and Nketiah bagged the second soon after the interval.Arsenal's record 13 FA Cup triumphs featured two with Arteta in the team...
March 03, 2020

Arsenal reach FA Cup quarters to ease Euro woe

Juventus supporters wear protective face masks as a safety measure against the COVID-19. — AFP
Wobbling Juve, Inter aim for cup glory amid coronavirus chaos
MILAN — Juventus and Inter Milan can get their seasons back on track with Italian Cup semifinal return-legs midweek, which take place amid Serie A fixture chaos caused by the coronavirus.Locked in a battle for the league title the pair have been overtaken by surprise package Lazio as the city of Rome remains relatively untouched by COVID-19, which has caused havoc in the north of the country, killing 52 people.Inter, who travel to Napoli on Thursday hoping to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg at the San Siro, haven't played in Italy since being beaten at Lazio on Feb. 16 as the virus concentrated in the Lombardy and Veneto regions.Their home match against Sampdoria and the weekend's schedule title clash with Juve were both postponed, provoking a furious reaction from the...
March 03, 2020

Wobbling Juve, Inter aim for cup glory amid coronavirus chaos

This Wednesday marks 100 days to go until the start of Euro 2020, but as preparations are fine-tuned for the first European Championship to be played across the continent, the coronavirus outbreak could pose a potentially serious threat to the tournament itself.
Coronavirus casts potential cloud over Euro 2020 with 100 days to go
PARIS —This Wednesday marks 100 days to go until the start of Euro 2020, but as preparations are fine-tuned for the first European Championship to be played across the continent, the coronavirus outbreak could pose a potentially serious threat to the tournament itself.The decision to stage the second 24-team Euros in 12 different cities in 12 different nations, from as far apart as Baku to Dublin and Glasgow to Rome, was certainly an ambitious move.UEFA say all venues and transport links are ready, that demand for tickets is through the roof, and there are no obvious security worries. Except for the coronavirus outbreak, with its unknown potential consequences, which could cast a shadow over the entire event.Most matches in Italy's Serie A were called off at the weekend with the...
March 03, 2020

Coronavirus casts potential cloud over Euro 2020 with 100 days to go

England's Joe Root celebrates with teammates on their tour of South Africa. — AFP
Coronavirus forces England to ditch hand shakes in Sri Lanka: Root
LONDON — England captain Joe Root on Monday said his players will not be shaking hands on their tour of Sri Lanka in a bid to avoid the coronavirus.Root was quizzed on the coronavirus on Monday as England prepared to depart for their two-Test tour.The Yorkshire batsman said instead of shaking hands, England players will greet each other with fist bumps.England were hit by a series of gastroenteritis and flu problems before and during the first Test on their recent tour of South Africa."After the illnesses that swept through the squad in South Africa, we are well aware of the importance of keeping contact to a minimum and we've been given some really sound and sensible advice from our medical team to help prevent spreading germs and bacteria," Root said."We are not...
March 03, 2020

Coronavirus forces England to ditch hand shakes in Sri Lanka: Root

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