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Yahoo SportsUEFA strips Russia of Champions League final, will be played in Paris instead
UEFA is held an 'extraordinary meeting' on Friday to discuss moving the Champions League final out of Russia.
ReutersUK's Johnson says it's 'inconceivable' that Russia hosts Champions League final
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia should not be allowed to host soccer events such as the Champions League final after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. Britain said that it would discuss the location of the Champions League final, which is scheduled to take place in St Petersburg in May, with the relevant governing bodies.
ReutersCycling-Israel round of Track Champions League cancelled, London prepares for finale
The UCI Track Champions League will culminate in this weekend's double-header in London after the final round scheduled for Israel on Dec. 11 was cancelled because of the new Omnicron coronavirus variant. London will host two sold-out rounds with one later on Friday followed by Saturday's finale. Israel has imposed tight restrictions on movement into the country in response to fears about the new variant.
ReutersMessi dreams of delivering PSG elusive Champions League crown
PARIS (Reuters) -Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he wanted to power Paris St Germain to their first Champions League trophy, putting the tearful farewell he bade to Barcelona behind him after signing a two-year contract with the deep-pocketed French soccer powerhouse. Messi joined the star-studded PSG as a free agent after Barcelona, where he begun and always imagined he would play out his career, acknowledged last week they could no longer afford him. Thousands of PSG fans thronged the side's Parc des Princes stadium, daring to believe their team would now deliver the Champions League having hoovered up domestic titles since free-spending owners Qatar Sports Investment European arrived in 2011 but always fallen short of European soccer's top prize.