Kick Off: Man City get two-year European ban; Barca join Juve in Guardiola race

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Man City BANNED

OFFICIAL: Man City banned from UEFA club competitions for 2 seasons & fined €30m

Manchester City have been banned from the UEFA club competitions for the next two seasons by Uefa and fined €30m (£25m) after they were found to have seriously misled European football’s governing body and broken financial fair play rules.

City describe UEFA decision as 'prejudicial' & will appeal against 2-year ban

Man City banned from Champions League for two years. The club say they are "disappointed but not surprised" by the decision and described it as "prejudicial".

5th play UCL? What does Man City's ban from UCL mean for the rest of EPL?

Manchester City have been hit with a two-year ban from European football sanctioned by UEFA.

Man City 'highly likely' to be dealt EPL points deduction after UCL punishment

Manchester City are 'highly likely' to face a Premier League points deduction after they were punished by Uefa.

Meet the man who downed Man City: Football Leaks hacker Pinto STILL in prison

Football Leaks hacker Rui Pinto - the man who exposed Manchester City's breaking of Financial Fair Play rules - remains in prison awaiting a court case.

Match Reports

Dortmund 4-0 Frankfurt: Red-hot Haaland & Sancho send BVB to 2nd of Bundesliga

Jadon Sancho scored his 13th Bundesliga goal of the season and Erling Haaland was on target once again as Borussia Dortmund moved second in the table with a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Valencia 2-2 Atleti: Visitors held to 10th league draw before Liverpool clash

Valencia wasted two fine late chances as they could only draw 2-2 at home to an out-of-form Atletico Madrid on Friday.

VOICES

Scholes thinks current Liverpool are no better than 17-18's City who got 100 pts

Paul Scholes said on BBC Radio 5 Live that the current Liverpool team are not as good as the Manchester City side that won the Premier League title with 100 points.

Cazorla confirms calls from Arsenal over Chukwueze and Pau Torres transfers

Former Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has revealed he has received calls from people at the club to discuss possible transfer moves for two of his current team-mates.

'It doesn't matter how much you cost' - Lampard on dropping Kepa

Frank Lampard has been pleased with Kepa Arrizabalaga's reaction to being dropped, but Chelsea's head coach has refused to confirm whether the world's most expensive goalkeeper will return to the starting XI for Monday's home game against Manchester United.

'Liverpool don't need Coutinho & Chelsea a better option'

Philippe Coutinho once “served a purpose at Liverpool and was a great player”, says Jason McAteer, but that is considered to no longer be the case amid talk of a possible return to Anfield for the Brazilian

Solskjaer confirms McTominay and Pogba will not return for Man United at Chelsea

Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba will not return for Manchester United at Chelsea on Monday night.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Ronaldo, Kaka, Beckham... Stars showing off their softer side on Valentine's Day

Loved-up football stars have been showing off their softer side on Valentine's Day.

Friday Forecast: Chelsea lock horns with Man Utd; Barca, Madrid & Juve in action

Another weekend with several huge league clashes is coming as we bring you all you need to know ahead of it.

De Jong, De Ligt, Schone, Ziyech... they all leave Ajax after a remarkable year

With Ziyech going to join Chelsea, another Ajax star leaves the Amsterdam side after a stunning season. 

5th play UCL? What does Man City's ban from UCL mean for the rest of EPL?

Manchester City have been hit with a two-year ban from European football sanctioned by UEFA.

THE THINGS HAPPENED

Barca design special shirt for mascots to support people affected by coronavirus

The Liga fixture between Barça and Getafe this Saturday at 4.00pm CET at the Camp Nou is to be preceded by a solidarity action promoted by the club to show its support for the Chinese people affected by the coronavirus outbreak. 

Pique & Neto return to Barca squad vs Getafe, suspended Lenglet not included

Barca have announced their 18-man squad list for La Liga clash against Getafe.

Three things spotted in Manchester United training ahead of Chelsea game

Manchester United have held their last training session in Spain ahead of a return to Manchester.

Who is Rey Manaj? The Barca B striker could make his debut in Getafe clash

With Barcelona suffering issues in attack due to the injuries to Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele, Quique Setien has called up B team forward Rey Manaj as backup for this weekend's home match against Getafe.

OFF THE PITCH

Neymar’s new girlfriend? Model sparks dating rumours with post ‘beautiful baby’

PSG superstar Neymar is rumoured to be dating model Natalia Barulich.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Messi, Salah & Sterling join Pepsi Can Challenge Vol.2! Who's better than Pogba?

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2020/02/15 15:00   Barcelona vs Getafe

UTC 2020/02/15 16:30   Amiens vs PSG

UTC 2020/02/15 17:30   Norwich vs Liverpool