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Only one manager has won more UEFA Champions League trophies than Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique.

This follows PSG’s triumph against Arsenal in the Champions League final on Saturday.

Enrique guided the Parisians to win back-to-back Champions League titles on Saturday night in Budapest.

Enrique’s side won on penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

Kai Havertz had scored for the Gunners in the first half, but Ousmane Dembele equalized in the second half for the French Ligue 1 champions.

However, PSG’s victory against the Premier League champions means only Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has now won more Champions League trophies than Enrique in the history of the competition.

The Italian has won it five times during his time at Real Madrid and AC Milan in the past, while Enrique has wotit three times (twice at PSG and once at Barcelona).

Enrique also has the highest win percentage of any manager with 50-plus games in Champions League history (63.3%).

UCL: Only one manager has won more trophy than PSG coach Luis Enrique

The Super Eagles successfully defended their Unity Cup title following a 3-0 victory over Jamaica at the Valley on Saturday.

Head coach Éric Chelle  made just one change to the side that started the semi-final victory over Zimbabwe with Rafiu Durosinmi replacing Philip Otele.

Nigeria pinned the Jamaicans back in the opening minutes, and scored the curtain raiser in the third minute through Alhassan Yusuf.

The Super Eagles continued their dominance, with Moffi netting Nigeria’s second one minute before the hour mark.

Yusuf scored his second, and Nigeria’s third of the game on the dot of 90 minutes.

Zimbabwe finished third after beating India 1-0 in the third-place final.

Super Eagles thrash Jamaica to retain Unity Cup 

Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice, has said “it is not nice” that Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes missed their penalty kicks in the Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

The game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes, after Kai Havertz’s early goal was cancelled out by Ousmane Dembele.

This year’s final was eventually decided via spot-kicks.

Eze and Gabriel failed to hit the target, as PSG retained their trophy.

Rice said: “Missing a penalty in a Champions League final isn’t nice. But we love them. Look, that happens in football.

“They aren’t going to be the last players to miss a penalty in finals.

“Everyone has missed a penalty. Without them two this season, we wouldn’t have won the Premier League. It’s cruel, but we take the positives.”

UCL final: Not nice – Declan Rice speaks on Eze, Gabriel missing penalties against PSG

Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, has hailed Arsenal’s display in the UEFA Champions League final.

The Ligue 1 giants needed penalties to see off the Gunners after the game ended 1-1.

Ousmane Dembele’s penalty cancelled out Kai Havertz’s early opener.

Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes missed their kicks for Arsenal, as PSG retained their trophy.

Enrique said: “This is the best moment of the season. We are still champions, two in a row, it’s amazing.

“We deserved that. Our supporters, during the whole season, we deserve to be in the final.

“It was very tough and difficult. Congratulations to Arsenal, it was very tough. They played great.”

UCL final: Congratulations to Arsenal – PSG manager, Enrique reacts after retaining trophy

Real Madrid star, Kylian Mbappe, is the top scorer in the Champions League this season.

This follows the conclusion of the competition on Saturday night, where Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal via penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw to win the trophy.

Mbappe scored 15 goals in the Champions League, and he is one goal ahead of second-place Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane.

Champions League top scorers after PSG defeated Arsenal in the final in Budapest:

Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) – 15 goals

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 14 goals

Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) – 10 goals

Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) – 10 goals

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG) – 10 goals

Erling Haaland (Man City) – 8 goals

Ousmane Dembele (PSG) – 8 goals

Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich) – 7 goals

Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) – 7 goals.

UCL Final: Osimhen among top scorers after PSG beat Arsenal to win trophy

Brazil head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has ruled out any possibility of replacing Neymar after the Santos forward sustained an injury ahead of the World Cup tournament, starting in June.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Brazil’s friendly against Panama on Sunday, Ancelotti made it clear that Neymar will be with the national team at the World Cup.

“We expect Neymar to be back in the first game against Morocco or eventually in the following game,” Ancelotti said.

“We will not change anyone — the chosen players are these and I don’t change plans, all these 26 will play the World Cup,” he said.

After the Panama match, Brazil will face Egypt in their last friendly before their first game against Morocco in the World Cup opener, on Saturday, June 13th, in New Jersey.

World Cup 2026: Brazil coach Ancelotti takes decision on replacing Neymar

Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, has arrived Budapest to support Paris Saint-Germain ahead of today’s UEFA Champions League final against Arsenal, DAILY POST reports.

Ajibade announced her departure for Budapest on the social media earlier in the day.

The 26-year-old, who is an Arsenal fan declared she will be rooting for PSG in the encounter.

“Off to Budapest 🇭🇺✈️ Supporting the boys in the Champions league Final. Pls don’t as me whichside i am on…. my jersey speaks for itself. Allez Paris,” the winger wrote on X.

Ajibade is currently on the books of PSG women’s team.

She joined Les Parisiennes on a free transfer last summer.

UCL final: Super Falcons captain land in Budapest to support PSG

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain lead the top 10 global jersey sales with Premier League champions Arsenal missing out.

According to a recent study conducted by Euromericas Sport Marketing, Real Madrid topped the global rankings with sales exceeding 3.13 million jerseys this season.

The Los Blancos achieved this, thanks to the star power of France captain Kylian Mbappe and Brazilian Vinicius Junior.

Behind Real Madrid is LaLiga champions Barcelona in second position.

The Catalan club has sold 2.94 million jerseys, while French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain is ranked in third place with 2.54 million jerseys sold.

In fourth place is Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga champions have sold 2.3 million jerseys globally, followed by Inter Miami (5th) with 2.1 million jerseys sold and Argentina’s Boca Juniors (6th) with 1.9 million.

Manchester United is next in 7th place with 1.85 million, followed by Brazil’s CR Flamengo with 1.6 million, and  Chelsea in ninth place with 1.4 million jerseys sold.

Al-Nassr is ranked 10th globally and fourth among non-European clubs, thanks to their captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG lead top 10 world jersey sales as Arsenal miss out

Shooting Stars technical adviser, Nurudeen Aweroro, has praised his players after the club secured third position in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, this season.

The Oluyole Warriors earned a continental berth for the first time in over two decades.

Aweroro insisted that the players and the backroom staff played a pivotal role in finishing among the top three in the NPFL.

“To God be all the praise — He made this possible, I’m deeply humbled to lead this group,” Aweroro stated in a chat with the media.

“My heartfelt thanks to Hon. Taiwo Lekan-Salami for the belief and backing.

“If I’m honest, my role was small, The heart, sweat, and sacrifice came from the players who gave everything, and the staff who worked day and night out of sight.

“Media and fans, I’m begging you — celebrate these boys and the backroom team more. They deserve every cheer, every headline.”

NPFL: Aweroro credits players for Shooting Stars continental feat

Paris Saint-Germain boss, Luis Enrique, has named Arsenal as the best and most consistent team in the Premier League.

Enrique stated this at his pre-match press conference ahead of PSG’s Champions League final with the Gunners on Saturday evening.

According to him, he is not surprised particularly with what Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has done for the Premier League North London club this term.

“No, I am not surprised, especially with what he [Arteta] has done this year. They are absolutely worthy of winning the Premier League,” Enrique said.

“They were the best team and the most consistent. It was not always easy with [Manchester] City on their tails, but they deserve the title.

“Arteta has been there for six-and-a-half years, so he knows the team, and he knows them inside out.”

EPL: ‘I’m not surprised’ – PSG coach Luis Enrique names best, most consistent team