Manchester United's big money signing, Paul Pogba has been named the winner of the Europa League Player of the Season award for 2016/2017. The player who grabbed the award during a gala ceremony organized a day after the Champions League draw in Monaco, played a significant role by assisting Manchester United to win the Europa Cup for the first time after defeating Ajax in the finals of the competition.
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has ruled out Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the UEFA Champions League group stage matches citing fitness. According to Sky Sports, Mourinho believes that Ibrahimovic, who re-signed for the club on a one-year deal this week, will not be fit for the early stages of the Champions League but will play a vital role if the club reach the knock-out stages.
The 2017/18 UEFA Europa League group stage draw which was concluded on Friday at Monaco, saw 48 teams from 29 countries drawn into 12 groups for the battle to Lyon which will host the final on May 16, 2018.
The UEFA Europa League group stage draw on Friday has pitched Arsenal against make weight and little-known teams from Belarus and Serbia The Gunners, who are making an unsavoury return to Europa league since the final loss to Galatasaray in 2000, will play FC BATE Borisov of Belarus, Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade and German side FC Cologne.
FIFA has confirmed that Neymar presented a counter-claim to FIFA over the controversial payment of a bonus by Barcelona, after the player signed a new contract with the club before joining Paris Saint Germain. Recall that on Tuesday, Barcelona launched a legal battle against their former playmaker over alleged breach of contract. The club requested the player to refund about nine million Euros earlier paid to him as bonus.
Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the winner of the UEFA Footballer of the Year ahead of Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon during a gala ceremony organized by the European football governing body in Monaco. The award was handed to the player after the Champions League draw was concluded.
