Football News 2021-2022 Season
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2021/22 UEFA Champions League match and draw calendar released
June
8 June: Preliminary round draw
15 June: First qualifying round draw
16 June: Second qualifying round draw
22 June: Preliminary round, semi-finals
25 June: Preliminary round, final
July
6/7 July: First qualifying round, first legs
13/14 July: First qualifying round, second legs
19 July: Third qualifying round draw
20/21 July: Second qualifying round, first legs
27/28 July: Second qualifying round, second legs
August
2 August: Play-off round draw
3/4 August: Third qualifying round, first legs
10 August: Third qualifying round, second legs
17/18 August: Play-offs, first legs
24/25 August: Play-offs, second legs
26 August: Group stage draw
September
14/15 September: Group stage, Matchday 1
28/29 September: Group stage, Matchday 2
October
19/20 October: Group stage, Matchday 3
November
2/3 November: Group stage, Matchday 4
23/24 November: Group stage, Matchday 5
December
7/8 December: Group stage, Matchday 6
13 December: Round of 16 draw
February
15/16/22/23 February: Round of 16, first legs
March
8/9/15/16 March: Round of 16, second legs
18 March: Quarter-final & Semi-final draw
April
5/6 April: Quarter-finals, first legs
12/13 April: Quarter-finals, second legs
26/27 April: Semi-finals, first legs
May
3/4 May: Semi-finals, second legs
28 May: Final – Saint Petersburg Stadium
All dates are provisional and subject to change by UEFA.
All draws start at 12:00 CET except the group stage draw, which begins at 18:00 CET.
We finally know when La Liga Santander and La Liga Smartbank fixtures will be released for the new season.
It was confirmed this week that La Liga will commence on the weekend of August 13 after more frosty talks between the league’s organisers and the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
EA Sports have revealed their cover star for the newest edition of the football simulation series FIFA 22, ahead of the upcoming season.
Arsenal’s rookie goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo had an unfortunate debut, after making a howler which led to the Gunners falling behind in their first pre-season friendly ahead of the new season.
7 posts were merged into an existing topic: New 2021/2022 football kits: Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and other top European clubs
OFFICIAL: UEFA have confirmed the away goals rule will be removed from all UEFA club competitions from the 2021/22 season.
Ties in which the two teams score the same number of goals over the two legs will now have two 15-minute periods of extra time, and, if required, penalty kicks.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is under scanner once again as a few audio tape of him was leaked where he can be heard ridiculing former club striker Cristiano Ronaldo and manager Jose Mourinho.
In the audio, Perez says about Ronaldo, “He’s crazy. This guy is an idiot, a sick man. You think this guy is normal, but he’s not normal, otherwise, he wouldn’t do all the things he does."
“Mourinho is an idiot. It is not that he does not want to play. Well, he’s a bit abnormal. He drives without a license. That said, he has been overwhelmed by the pressure."
“These are guys with a terrible ego, both spoiled, the coach and him, and they don’t see reality," Perez was quoted as saying in the audio.
Former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich winger, who made 96 appearances for Holland, thanked fans for the ‘heartwarming support’ after confirming his retirement decision.
Arjen Robben’s career by numbers:
710 appearances
246 goals
8 Bundesliga
5 DFB Pokal
2 Premier League
2 League Cup
1 La Liga
1 Eredivisie
1 Champions League
1 FA Cup
One deadly left-foot.
The change comes amid concerns from television companies that green outfield shirts are too similar to the colour of the pitch and would blend in with the background, making it difficult for viewers and anyone who is colourblind.
Jose Antonio Abellan - the journalist at the centre of the leaked audio recordings storm surrounding Real Madrid president Florentino Perez - is said to have demanded 10 million euros from the club in exchange for deleting the files.
Saudi Arabia are considering partnering with Italy to submit a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup, reports @TheAthleticUK
Golden Boy final 80 nominees: Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Barcelona’s Pedri, and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham all included.