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Samuel Eto’o has said he is baffled by South Africa’s performance on international platforms including the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Cameroonian who is a former professional football player who played for top clubs like Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Chelsea, wonders why the South African national team, known as Bafana Bafana, consistently underperforms in the tournament. Eto’o believes that the South African League (PSL) is well-organised and one of the best in Africa, so he doesn’t understand why the national team doesn’t perform better. He told IOL:
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I am baffled as to why Bafana Bafana have constantly underperformed at the Africa Cup of Nations. The South African League (PSL) is well-organised and one of the best in Africa, so I do not understand why the national team is not that good.
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Some people have suggested that the poor performance of Bafana Bafana could be attributed to the management of the football association, which is led by the ANC Mayor, a political party that is considered corrupt and inefficient. Others argue that although the South African League is strong and competes in continental tournaments, it has many foreign players from countries like Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, and even Brazil. When these foreign players return to their home countries, they strengthen their own national teams rather than South Africa’s. Despite this, some believe that the resources and organisation of the league should enable South Africa to have a stronger national squad.
Eto’o is not the only one who questions South Africa’s potential. Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, <a href="https://sportsbrief.com/football/56852-effs-julius-malema-demands-removal-danny-jordaan-accuses-safa-president-disrupting-football/">has demanded the removal of Danny Jordaan</a> as the President of the South African Football Association (SAFA). 
With Bafana Bafana losing their opening AFCON 2-0 to Mali, Jordaan’s leadership has faced further scrutiny. The team will now aim to turn things around in their upcoming matches against Namibia and Tunisia. Criticism has been voiced on social media, with many expressing disappointment with the current state of South African football and calling for leadership changes.
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Samuel Eto'o Baffled By South Africa's Performance At AFCON

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The Uefa Champions League Group Stage Draw that was held this Thursday will see Robert Lewandowski’s new team, Barcelona FC facing his former team, Bayern Munich. We present the groups below:
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Group A</td>
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<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.44">Group B</td>
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<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=98.13">Group C</td>
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<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">Group D</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.47">Ajax</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.56">Porto</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">Bayern</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.27">Frankfurt</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">Liverpool</td>
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<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=97.7">Atlético</td>
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<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.02">Barcelona</td>
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<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.7">Tottenham</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">Napoli</td>
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<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=90.96">+ Leverkusen</td>
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<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=88.37">M Inter</td>
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<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Sporting CP</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">Rangers</td>
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<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.77">Club Brugge</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=66.64">Pizen</td>
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<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.36">Marseille</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">GROUP E</td>
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<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.44">GROUP F</td>
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<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=98.13">GROUP G</td>
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<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">GROUP H</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.47">Milan</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.56">Real Madrid</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">Man City</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.27">PSG</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">Chelsea</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=97.7">Leipzig</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.02">Sevilla</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.7">Juventus</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">Salzburg</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=90.96">Shakhtar</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=88.37">Dortmund</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Benfica</td>
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<td style="width: 19.8864%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">Dinamo Zagreb</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 25.8523%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.77">Celtic</td>
<td style="width: 1.42045%;" title="Character Accurarcy=0"> </td>
<td style="width: 21.0227%;" title="Character Accurarcy=66.64">Copenhagen</td>
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<td style="width: 300.899%;" title="Character Accurarcy=99.36">M. Haifa</td>
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UCL Draw: Bayern Face Lewandowski's Barcelona In Group Stages

Barcelona stunned Real Madrid in the last Clasico of the 2021/2022 season played on Sunday night to end a five-game El Classico losing streak.
Former Arsenal skipper, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to continue his great streak since being signed in the final minutes of the winter transfer window. 
Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres added a goal each to give Barcelona its seventh win in the last eight matches in all competitions.
The victory gave Barcelona title hopes in the Spanish league after a slow start to the season.
The result moved Barcelona within 12 points of league leader Madrid with nine rounds to go, and it could further cut the gap to nine points if it wins its game in hand against Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona is level on points with fourth-place Atletico Madrid and is three points behind second-place Sevilla, which was held 0-0 at home against Real Sociedad earlier Sunday for its third straight draw in the league.
Madrid, which badly missed the injured Karim Benzema, was unbeaten in its last eight games in the league, with six wins. It had beaten its Catalan rival 2-1 at Camp Nou in their first league game last year.
It was Madrid’s first home loss in 24 league games, since losing to Levante in January 2021.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti did not replace Benzema with another striker, instead, he used Luka Modric in a false-nine position at the top of the attacking line along with Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. 
Madrid barely threatened, though, and Ancelotti had to change tactics in the second half by putting Mariano Diaz upfront, which also didn’t help much. 
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El Classico: Aubameyang Scores Brace As Barcelona Beat Real Madrid

Ferran Torres has left English Premier League champions, Manchester City and has completed a permanent move to Spanish giants, Barcelona.
The Spanish forward has joined Barca on a five-year deal until 2027 and the club have set his buy-out clause at €1billion (£841,735,504.40m).
Barca will pay an initial £46.3m (€55m) plus a further £8.4m (€10m) in add-ons for the forward. Some £5.9m (€7m) of those add-ons are said to be more or less guaranteed.
The Spanish club agreed to a deal to sign Torres from City in the week leading up to Christmas.
The 21-year-old is regarded by Barcelona as one of Spain’s most promising talents. They are able to spend in January after recently receiving sizeable investment via a bank loan.
The club has said Torres will be officially unveiled at the Nou Camp and shall attend his first training session and press conference on January 3.
Torres joined City for an initial fee of £20.8m plus bonuses on a five-year deal in August 2020 but has played only four times in the Premier League this season, scoring twice, and once more in the Champions League.
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Ferran Torres Leaves Manchester City, Completes Permanent Move To Barcelona

Brazilian right-back, Dani Alves, is scheduled to meet the president of Barcelona Football Club over the Samba Boy’s possible return to Camp Nou.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta and head coach, Xavi Hernandez, Alves’ former teammate, are evaluating this possible signing to give an expert guide for the young talents.
Recently, Joan Laporta said Dani Alves was helping the club in many ways adding that the Brazilian had also offered to help the Catalans from a sporting perspective. He added:
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With Puyol there is a very direct relationship. They can help if Xavi needs them.
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The 38-year old who is currently a free agent, left Barcelona in 2016 after eight years and 23 trophies at the club, saying he has “been lucky enough to wear the shirt of the best club in the world”.
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Dani Alves To Meet Barcelona Chiefs Over Possible Return In January

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<div class="css-901oao r-18jsvk2 r-37j5jr r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-rjixqe r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="id__6gshen78mrq" lang="en">FC Barcelona striker, Sergio Kun Aguero was forced out of the Barcelona versus Alaves match on Saturday after suffering chest pains.</div>
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<div dir="auto" lang="en">The club released a statement updating on the health of the former Manchester City striker. Said the club:</div>
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<div dir="auto" lang="en">Barça player Kun Agüero has been subjected to a diagnostic and therapeutic process by Dr. Josep Brugada. He is unavailable for selection and, during the next three months, the effectiveness of treatment will be evaluated in order to determine his recovery process. </div>
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<div dir="auto" lang="en">The Argentine was taken to hospital for cardiological evaluation on Saturday following the Barça v Alaves game in which the Barça striker felt unwell in the first half and was replaced before half time by Philippe Coutinho. 
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<div dir="auto" lang="en">Meanwhile, Barcelona caretaker coach Sergi Barjuan said Sergio Aguero is “calm” after the striker was forced off in the first half in Saturday’s home draw.</div>
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Aguero Forced Out After Suffering Chest Pains During Barcelona Alaves Match

Barcelona have fired head coach Ronald Koeman hours after Wednesday’s La Liga defeat at Rayo Vallecano.
The defeat came on the back of a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in El Clasico at the weekend, leaving Barcelona in ninth place in the La Liga table, having won just four of their opening 10 league games.
Goal.com reported that club legend and current Al Sadd head coach Xavier Hernández Creus “Xavi” has now been offered the job by the Catalan club’s board.
The Blaugrana have also struggled in the Champions League this term, which led to Koeman’s ouster after just over a season in charge.
A statement <a href="https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2311932/ronald-koeman-relieved-of-his-duties-as-first-team-coach">released by the club</a> read:
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FC Barcelona has dismissed Ronald Koeman tonight as coach of the first team. Club president Joan Laporta informed him of the decision after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano.
Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the squad this Thursday at the Ciudad Deportiva.
FC Barcelona wishes to thank him for his service to the club and wishes him all the best in his professional career.
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Koeman was appointed Barcelona head coach in August 2020, taking over after Quique Setien had been dismissed in the aftermath of the club’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Overall in 67 games in charge, Koeman had a record of 40 wins, 11 draws and 16 defeats.
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Ronald Koeman Sacked By Barcelona After Defeat At Rayo Vallecano

Former Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, was emotional during a presser this Sunday as he bade farewell to the club he joined when he was 13 saying he is not ready to say goodbye “because I never thought of it.”
<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/08/07/difficult-to-see-messi-wearing-any-other-jersey-at-camp-nou-iniesta/">Messi is leaving the club</a> after it emerged that it would be a violation of LaLiga regulations to sign the Argentinian footballer who became clubless in July.
It is strongly believed that Messi will join French Ligue 1 giants or English Champions Manchester City as they are the only big clubs that can afford him at the moment. 
PSG are offering Messi a two-year deal worth £25m a year after tax with the option of a further year but Messi insists “nothing is confirmed.” Asked if a move to PSG will be his next move, Messi said: 
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That is one possibility, to reach those heights.
I’ve got nothing confirmed with anybody. I had a lot of calls, a lot of interested clubs. At the moment, nothing is closed, but we are talking about a lot of things.
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Watch the video below for more details.
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I'm Not Ready For This - Emotional Lionel Messi During Presser

Lionel Messi has left Barcelona after the two parties failed to reach an agreement over a new deal.
Barcelona didn’t have money to secure a new contract for Messi, and the player will leave the club.
Spanish outlet MARCA reported on Thursday that Barcelona president Joan Laporta was aware of the situation and the fact, that Messi was further from renewing with the Catalan club than ever before. Barca said in a statement:
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Despite club and player reaching an agreement and their clear intention to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles.
Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations).
As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of the player and the club will ultimately not be fulfilled.
FC Barcelona wholeheartedly expresses its gratitude to the player for his contribution to the aggrandisement of the club and wishes him all the very best for the future in his personal and professional life.
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Lionel Messi Leaves Barcelona

Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi is officially a free agent following the expiration of his contract. 
The Catalans were hopeful of signing Messi to renewal before the June 30 deadline but the 34-year-old is now officially unattached.
It is strongly believed that the Argentinian international will sign an extension with Barca with reports suggesting contract negotiations have since started.
Messi becomes a free agent amid interest from a number of clubs including Manchester City, and Paris Saint Germain.
Meanwhile, a few clubs, including Barcelona, can afford his salary and still follow Financial Fair Play.
At the beginning of the 2020/21 season, Messi expressed his desire to leave the Catalans but they would not allow him to leave as he was not a free agent.
He later resolved to stay albeit making a number of demands including beefing up the squad.
If Barca resign Messi, they will have to register him as a new signing and find a solution to fit him into the framework of La Liga’s financial regulations.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has already warned Barca that they must bring their wages down, or they won’t be able to register Messi ahead of the 2021-22 season.
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Lionel Messi Is Officially A Free Agent

Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola has revealed Sergio Aguero’s next club insisting that City ‘cannot replace’ the departing striker.
Guardiola revealed that Aguero’s next club is Barcelona and is ‘close’ to agreeing on a deal that will see him partner his compatriot Lionel Messi.
Aguero who will leave City after 10 years in the summer when his contract ends, signed off in style with two goals in a 5-0 victory over Everton as he lifted his fifth Premier League trophy.
Speaking to the BBC following City’s Premier League trophy lift, Guardiola revealed:
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_Maybe he’s close to agreeing to a deal with the club of my heart, Barcelona._
_He’s going to play alongside the best player of all-time, Leo Messi. I’m pretty sure he’s going to enjoy and make my club Barcelona stronger and stronger._
_We love him so much. He is a special person for all of us. He is so nice, he is so nice. He helped me a lot, he’s so good._ </blockquote>
Aguero’s 260 goals for City make him by far their leading scorer and the record holder for most goals for one club in the Premier League.
Despite allowing him to move on, Guardiola said his qualities as a player and person will be impossible to replicate in the future.

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Emotional Guardiola Reveals Aguero's Next Club

Details of the European Super League (ESL) contracts signed by all 12 rebel clubs have been leaked online with some startling detail about the riches on offer and heavy fines to clubs withdrawing.
<a class="class" href="https://www.spiegel.de/sport/super-league-diese-klauseln-stecken-im-geheimen-gruendungsvertrag-a-baa19242-f1c3-4e39-b6a3-c1d2baedb5e2" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">German outlet Der Spiegel </a>has released a few pages of the document, which was agreed to by the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/04/19/top-six-epl-clubs-face-ban-for-joining-european-super-league/">Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, as well as three clubs from Italy and three from Spain before the controversial announcement last week.</a>
The leaked details of the 23-year contracts signed by the 12 clubs have given an insight into some aspects of the competition and the financial rewards that those involved were set to receive.
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<li class="imageCaption">Teams would also have the right to exclusively broadcast a number of their matches on in-house channels</li>
<li class="imageCaption">Real Madrid and Barcelona would be paid the additional fixed amount of €60m (£52m) each, payable in two equal instalments.</li>
<li class="imageCaption">Super League clubs would have the right to show four of their regular season games live per season “exclusively” on “core club platforms”‘, such as their website, club mobile application and TV channel.</li>
<li class="imageCaption">Those clubs who have pulled out face a £130m fee -This would ensure additional income from the clubs’ in-house media channels, allowing them to earn extra revenue from subscriptions to those packages.</li>
<li class="imageCaption">The 15 founder clubs – which is the original 12 plus Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, who were all due to be invited – AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Dortmund and Inter Milan would receive a smaller share of the initial ‘infrastructure grant amount’.</li>
<li class="imageCaption">Arsenal, Bayern, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Man United, PSG, Real Madrid and Tottenham were due to earn 7.7 per cent of the initial payment given to founder members.</li>
<li class="imageCaption">The other four teams were only due to bring in 3.8 per cent of that figure.</li>
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All the six big English clubs succumbed to pressure and withdrew forcing the ESL founder, Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, to announce it could not go ahead.
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To make matters worse, American investment bank JP Morgan pulled their £3.5billion backing of the Super League.
More: Daily Mail

Leaked European Super League Contracts Reveal Heavy Fines For Withdrawing Clubs

The UEFA Champions League <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=uefa+champions+league+results&amp;oq=uefa+champions+league+results&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i131i433l2j0j0i131i433j0l5.13669j1j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#sie=lg;/g/11fks91v3s;2;/m/0c1q0;mt;fp;1;;">returned to action this week</a> with Serie A giants, <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/juventus-players-agree-to-take-a-4-months-pay-cut/">Juventus,</a> and La Liga giants, Barcelona being shown the exit door.
We present below the results of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 2 of 2 matches played Tuesday and Wednesday.
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<li>Juventus 3-2 FC Porto (Aggregate: 4 – 4, Porto wins on away goals). Juventus goals came from Federico Chiesa 49′, 63′ and Adrien Rabiot 117′ while Porto got goals from Sérgio Oliveira 19′ (P), 1</li>
<li>Dortmund 2-2 Sevilla (Aggregate: 5 – 4) Dortmund got goals from Erling Haaland 35′, 54′ (P) while Sevilla got theirs from Youssef En-Nesyri 68′ (P), 90+6′</li>
<li>PSG 1-1 Barcelona (Aggregate: 5 – 2) PSG got their goal from Kylian Mbappé 30′ (P) while Barcelona got theirs from Lionel Messi 37′</li>
<li>Liverpool 2-0 Leipzig (Aggregate: 4 – 0) The Reds got their goals from Mohamed Salah 70′ and Sadio Mané 74′</li>
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Matches to be played next week:
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<li>Machester City v Mönchengladbach (16 March at 22:00)</li>
<li>Bayern Munich v Lazio (17 March at 22:00)</li>
<li>Chelsea v Atlético Madrid (17 March at 22:00)</li>
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Djurgårdens IF’s sporting director Bo Anderson believes Tino Kadewere could end up joining either Real Madrid or Barcelona, or any of the big clubs in the English Premier League.
Tino Kadewere played for the Swedish league side after joining from <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Harare_City_FC">Harare City</a> in 2015 for a reported sum of €150 000.
TinoKadewere was later sold to French Ligue 2 side Le Havre before signing for French giants Olympique Lyon in January 2020 for a reported signing fee of US$15 million.
Speaking to a United Kingdom football website Firsttimefinish this week about Tino Kadewere’s future, Bo Anderson said:
<blockquote>He could play at Real Madrid or Barcelona. Or the biggest clubs in England. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t.
He always talked about how Real Madrid is his dream.</blockquote>
Tino Kadewere’s explosive start at the club has earned him praise from Real Madrid’s star <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/01/26/tino-kadewere-reacts-to-benzemas-motivational-tweet/">striker Karim Benzema whom he recently said would love to play with.</a>
The Zimbabwean international attributes his form to the calibre and attitude of his teammates who made it easy for him to adapt to the new club. He said:
<blockquote>We have played a lot of good matches and we need to keep working hard in order to finish the league campaign with lots of points to get back into the Champions League.
When I got here, I realised I had good teammates who work all the time with me, and who talk to me a lot. That explains why I’ve been able to adapt so quickly. When you play with players like my teammates, then it’s magnificent.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Lyon are now third on the Ligue 1 log following their recent shock defeat at the hands of Montpellier but they still have a chance to return to the summit when they travel to Brest on Friday.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/02/tino-good-enough-for-madrid-barcelona/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewsDay</a>

Tino Kadewere Could Play At Real Madrid Or Barcelona - Ex-Club

Liverpool rebounded from three straight defeats in the Premier League with victory over RB Leipzig in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane struck in the space of five minutes near the start of the second half in an away leg played in Budapest’s Puskas Arena, Hungary to give the English champions a 0-2 win ahead of the return leg on 10 March.
The match was moved to Hungary after the Germany government banned people travelling from the United Kingdom from entering the country due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Speaking to BT Sport after the match, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he felt that some people expected them to lose. Said, Klopp:
<blockquote>A lot of people probably expected us to slip again because of the situation, and the boys didn’t and I’m really happy about that.
It was the game we wanted, the game we needed. Leipzig can be a real monster – they overrun teams, they are really physical and tonight we controlled them in an exceptional way.
For two years we’ve been really good and this year we have some problems. It’s normal that the talks start – I have no problem with that. But the boys showed what they can do.</blockquote>
In another Champions League match played on Tuesday night, Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain ripped Barcelona apart in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Nou Camp.
On-loan Everton striker Moise Kean scored the other goal for PSG while Barcelona’s face-saver was scored by Lionel Messi from the penalty spot.
The match finished 1-4 in favour of the French.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56031671" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BBC Football</a></h4>

Liverpool's Salah & Mane Demolish RB Leipzig

FC Barcelona’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board have resigned amid accusations of failing to run one of the greatest football clubs in the world.
The club announced of Bartomeu and his entire board’s resignation on Tuesday. The resignation comes after <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/10/08/barcelona-president-faces-vote-of-no-confidence/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a board meeting confirmed the vote of no confidence</a> would go ahead no matter what.
The petition seeking his departure had already secured over 20 000 votes which meant the referendum to decide his fate was to be held.
Bartomeu has been Barca’s president since 2014 and has recently been heavily criticised over the club’s poor performances including a humiliating 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The club’s captain, Lionel Messi this year tried to leave the club citing Bartomeu and the board’s lack of a sustainable plan to strengthen the club.
The vote will no longer be needed now that Bartomeu and the entire board have quit, but an election will have to be held to decide on a new president.
A number of candidates including Victor Font, Joan Laporta and Jordi Farre have already made it clear they want to replace Bartomeu as Barcelona FC president.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/barcelona-president-josep-maria-bartomeu-and-his-board-resign/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News</a>

FC Barcelona President, Entire Board Resign

UEFA has announced the provisional dates for the 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League. It also announced that the group stage draw will take place from 17:00 CET on Thursday 1 October at the at the RTS studios in Geneva and it <a href="https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2021/2001252/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self">will be streamed live on UEFA.com</a>.
<h4>Below are the teams that will be participating in the draw:</h4>
ESP (4): Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla 
ENG (4): Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea 
ITA (4): Juventus, Inter, Atalanta, Lazio 
GER (4): Bayern, Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Mönchengladbach 
FRA (3): Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Rennes 
RUS (2): Zenit, Lokomotiv Moskva 
POR (1): Porto 
BEL (1): Club Brugge 
UKR (1): Shakhtar Donetsk 
TUR (1): İstanbul Başakşehir 
NED (1): Ajax
<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/about/format/?iv=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self">2020/21 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CALENDAR</a>
<h4>What are the draw pots?</h4>
<h4>Pot 1</h4>
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Liverpool (ENG) 
Juventus (ITA) 
Paris (FRA) 
Zenit (RUS) 
Porto (POR)
<h4>Pots 2</h4>
Barcelona (ESP) coefficient 128.000 
Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 127.000 
Manchester City (ENG) 116.000 
Manchester United (ENG) 100.000 
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 85.000 
Dortmund (GER) 85.000 
Chelsea (ENG) 83.000 
Ajax (NED) 69.500
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RB Leipzig (GER) 49.000 
Inter (ITA) 44.000 
Lazio (ITA) 41.000 
Atalanta (ITA) 35.500 
Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) 33.000 
Marseille (FRA) 31.000 
Club Brugge (BEL) 28.500 
Mönchengladbach (GER) 26.000 
İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) 21.500 
Rennes (FRA) 14.000
Six further teams will qualify via the play-offs.
<a href="https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2020" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_self">Club coefficients</a> are determined either by the sum of all points won in the previous five years or by the association coefficient over the same period – whichever is higher.
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<li>The teams will be split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 consists of the holders, the UEFA Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2019/20 titles . Pots 2 to 4 are determined by the <a href="http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_self">club coefficient rankings</a>.</li>
<li>No team can play a club from their own association, with the exact draw procedure to be confirmed before the ceremony.</li>
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<li>UEFA Women’s Player of the Year</li>
<li>UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year</li>
<li>UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year</li>
<li>Goalkeeper of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season</li>
<li>Defender of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season</li>
<li>Midfielder of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season</li>
<li>Forward of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season</li>
<li>Goalkeeper of the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League season</li>
<li>Defender of the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League season</li>
<li>Midfielder of the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League season</li>
<li>Forward of the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League season</li>
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<h4>Match dates</h4>
Matchday 1: 20/21 October 
Matchday 2: 27/28 October 
Matchday 3: 3/4 November 
Matchday 4: 24/25 November 
Matchday 5: 1/2 December 
Matchday 6: 8/9 December
Draws are provisional and are subject to final confirmation from UEFA.
More: <a href="https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/about/format/?iv=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UEFA </a>

UEFA Champions League Provisional Dates Announced

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has expressed his frustration after strike partner Luis Suarez was “thrown out” of the club.
In an explosive and emotional Instagram post, the Argentine superstar aimed a fresh dig at those calling the shots at Camp Nou, with “one of the most important players in history” departing. He wrote:
<blockquote>I had already begun to imagine it but today I went into the dressing room and it truly dawned on me. It’s going to be so difficult to not continue to share every day with you both on the pitches and away from them.
We’re going to miss you so much. We spent many years together, many lunches and many dinners. So many things we will never forget, all the time we spent together.
… You did not deserve for them to throw you out as they did. But the truth is that at this stage nothing surprises me anymore.</blockquote>
The Uruguayan scored 198 goals for Barcelona through just 283 appearances, with his impressive strike rate complementing that of Messi.
Another former member of the famed ‘MSN’ frontline, current Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar, has also expressed his surprise at goings-on in Catalunya.
Commenting on Messi’s original post, the Brazil international said, “incredible how they do things”.
New Barca coach Ronald Koeman deemed Suarez to be surplus to requirements and the former Liverpool striker is expected to join Atletico Madrid.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/you-didnt-deserve-to-be-thrown-out-messi-slams-barcelona/1108qvc7yi4lh1gmmu31hy2na9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goal.com</a></h4>

Messi Slams Barca Over Luis Suarez Exit

La Liga has said Barcelona skipper, Lionel Messi can only leave the club if the €700m release clause is paid making it harder for the Argentina international to move away.
Messi recently tendered a transfer request to exercise a clause in his contract which allowed him to leave for free before the start of 2020/21 season.
The period has however passed but Messi’s lawyers believe Barcelona should honour it as the season had to be extended because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, La Liga said:
<blockquote>In compliance with the applicable regulations and protocol that apply in such instances, La Liga will not carry out the prior visa-release process for the player (Lionel Andres Messi) to be unregistered from the (Royal Spanish Football) Federation if the sum in the aforementioned clause has not been paid beforehand.</blockquote>
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More: <a href="https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11833/12059667/lionel-messi-can-only-leave-barcelona-if-8364700m-release-clause-is-paid-says-la-liga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sky Sports</a>
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Reports suggested Thursday night that Messi would see out his contract at the Nou Camp and then leave the club at the end of next season.
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Asked about Messi leaving, following Real’s 1-0 win over Getafe on Thursday, Zidane said:
<blockquote>I don’t know what will happen but we hope not because he is in this league and we want the best in this league.</blockquote>
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Messi had been expected to sign a new deal, which would have seen him stay with the Spanish champions until 2023, but things have suddenly changed.
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Cadena Ser’s report says the 33-year-old wants to leave the Catalonia side mainly because he is being wrongly accused of being the root cause of many issues at the club.
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Earlier this season Messi, and the players as a whole, were allegedly blamed by Eric Abidal, Barca’s sporting director, for the departure of manager Ernesto Valverde, following the loss to Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa.
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He was also accused of influencing other players in the negotiations to cut wages during the football break following the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Some reports suggest that the Argentina skipper was also annoyed by the club’s failure to resign Neymar junior from Paris Saint Germain, a situation that he believes contributed to Barca’s dismal performance lately.
More: <a href="https://www.sportbible.com/football/transfers-rivalries-zinedine-zidane-responds-to-lionel-messis-decision-to-leave-barcelona-20200703" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SportBible</a>
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Real Madrid Boss Reacts To Messi's Intention To Leave Barcelona

Real Madrid are back on the top of the La Liga table following their 2-1 win against Real Sociedad on Sunday at <span class="imspo_mff__mff-fv imso-loa" data-url="/search?client=firefox-b-d&amp;q=Reale+Arena&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLVT9c3NMyyNK9KSqswf8RowS3w8sc9YSn9SWtOXmPU5OIKzsgvd80rySypFJLmYoOyBKX4uVB18ixi5Q5KTcxJVXAsSs1LBAAS2KdrWgAAAA" role="link" tabindex="0">Reale Arena.
Madrid took the lead in the 50th minute when their skipper Sergio Ramos converted a penalty won by Vinícius Júnior who went to ground following contact from Sociedad’s Diego Llorente.
The hosts equalised with a strike from Adnan Januzaj from outside the box but the goal was ruled out after a VAR review showed Mikel Merino obstructing the view of keeper Thibaut Courtois without touching the ball.
 Madrid striker and French international, Karim Benzema doubled Madrid’s lead in the 71st minute while Mikel Merino scored Sociedad’s consoling goal in the 83rd minute.
On Friday, title contenders, Barcelona had drawn 0-0 with Sevilla thereby surrendering their three points lead.
They are now level with Zinedine Zidane’s men on 65 points but Madrid are now on top due to their superior head-to-head record.
Catalan side’s defender Gerard Piqué said the title was now Madrid’s for the taking.
More: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jun/22/real-madrid-back-on-top-as-are-the-var-rows-and-talk-of-conspiracies">The Guardian </a>

Real Madrid Back On Top Of Laliga Log

According to the CIES Football Observatory, Liverpool have the most valuable squad in the transfer market from Europe’s top-five leagues.
English 2018/19 champions, Manchester City are second-placed.
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More: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51909519">BBC</a>

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<div class="imso_gf__xtxt">Chelsea and Bayern Munich’s last Champions League encounter was the 2012 final that was won 4-3 on penalties by the London side after the match had ended 1-1 at the extra time at Bayern’s Allianz Arena.</div>
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UEFA Champions League Returns To Action Tonight, Things You Need To Know

Real Madrid suffered a huge setback on Saturday when their forward, Eden Hazard fractured his right ankle during his team’s 1-0 La Liga defeat at Levante.
Hazard who joined Los Blancos from Chelsea last season was making his comeback from injury which saw him sidelined for a sustained period of time.
Meanwhile, another Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale was left out of the Real Madrid squad which played against Levante as the former Tottenham Hotspurs star was yet to recover from gastroenteritis he suffered during training on Wednesday.
This is happening when Real Madrid are due to play English Champions, Manchester City this Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League encounter.
Meanwhile, their La Liga rival, Barcelona retained their spot at the top of the log standing following their convincing 5-0 win over Eibar on Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored four goals before the first half before Arthur scored the fifth in the dying minutes of the game to maintain a 2-point gap between them and the second-placed Real Madrid.
More: <a href="https://www.gemnation.news/real-madrids-hazard-suffers-right-ankle-fracture/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=real-madrids-hazard-suffers-right-ankle-fracture">Gemnation</a>

La Liga: Huge Setback For Real Madrid And Messi Shines For Barca

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has responded to reports claiming that Real Madrid is interested in signing the Cityzens’ ‘hazardous’ midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne.
The Belgian international was linked with Real Madrid in the past as he has proved at both international and club levels that he is a top-class player.
De Bruyne has so far shined at the Euros, World Cup and in the Bundesliga and English Premiership, something that has caught the eyes of big clubs around the world.
Speaking on the recent speculations that Real Madrid are keen to bring the services of the Belgian international to Bernabeu, Guardiola joked on Post United in an interview with YouTuber ‘DjMaRiiO’ and said:
<blockquote>Could De Bruyne play in Madrid? Florentino will have to call me.</blockquote>
The Spanish coach has high regards of De Bruyne whom he included in a team of the best eleven players he has coached since becoming a manager.
Guardiola has previously been in charge at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, world-class teams with world-class players.
More: <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/de-bruyne-to-play-for-real-madrid-florentino-will-have-to/pw3ufsitwamj1ai69qrawj44d">Google.com</a>

Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola Speaks On Reports That Kevin De Bruyne Is Likely To Join Real Madrid

Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane has said that the Whites do not miss a player like Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo.
He was responding to a reporter who had asked whether Madrid’s goal drought (two games in a row, against Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao) meant that the LaLiga giants were missing a player like Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer with 451 goals in all competitions. His departure from Bernabeu saw the team’s performance deteriorating and they have not found his replacement yet.
Meanwhile, Karim Benzema has been in impressive form this season scoring 12 goals in Laliga and is behind the current top goalscorer in Laliga, Lionel Messi with only one goal.
More: <a href="https://video.eurosport.com/football/real-madrid-don-t-need-a-ronaldo-type-player-zidane_vid1273181/video.shtml">Eurosport</a>

"We Don't Need A Cristiano Ronaldo Type Player," Real Madrid Coach

Barcelona FC and Real Madrid FC shared spoils in the first El Clasico of the season which ended goalless at Camp Nou on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid outplayed Barcelona for large parts of the La Liga clash but were unable to make their dominance count.
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Both sides had shots cleared off the line and Real’s Gareth Bale did put the ball in the net after the interval but his strike was narrowly ruled out for offside against Ferland Mendy and the fixture ended scoreless for the first time since November 2002.
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The result leaves the Catalans at the top of the La Liga table with only goal difference separating them from Madrid.
More: <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/20191218-barcelona-and-real-madrid-share-spoils-in-goalless-clasico-marked-by-catalan-protests">France24</a>

Barcelona And Real Madrid Share Spoils In The First El Clasico

FC Barcelona has been crowned Spanish Champions for the second year in a row after overcoming Levante 1-0 at Camp Nou on Saturday.
The solitary goal was scored by Lionel Messi in the 62nd minute, after coming on as a substitute in place of Phil Coutinho.
Barcelona amassed an unassailable 83 points with three games to play.
Barca dominated the match from start to finish and it was the club’s profligacy in front of goal that delayed the title party.
Barcelona has now won the League 8 times in 11 years, and this latest triumph is the 26th overall.
Liverpool now looms large in the Champions League semi-final, with the first leg set for the Estadio Camp Nou on Wednesday.
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The gate charges for the exhibition match between Warriors Legends and the FC Barcelona Legends which is set to be played at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday have been announced. The charges are as follows:
$50 – VVIP 
$10 – VIP Gates 15-18 
$2 – Rest of the Ground
There will be no advance ticket sales.
Gates at the Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium will be opened at 10:00 am. The match is being played to promote brand Zimbabwe as a tourist destination.
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More: <a href="http://www.zbc.co.zw/2017/11/07/legends-match-gate-charges-set/">ZBC News</a>

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