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Live Video&Text | FCSB – Manchester United 0-0, ACUM, DGS 1. ”Finala” din ultima etapă de Europa League!
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Europa League: FCSB – Man. United, joi, 22:00, DGS 1
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Europa League: Tottenham – Elfsborg, joi, 22:00, DGS 2
Înaintea duelului de pe Arena Națională, care se dispută cu casa închisă, în fața a aproximativ 55.000 de spectatori, FCSB ocupă locul 8, cu 14 puncte. De partea cealaltă, Manchester United se află pe 4, cu un punct în plus.
FCSB – Manchester United, ACUM, DGS 1. Confruntare de ”foc” pe Arena Națională
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Min. 15: Ocazie United! Mainoo a fost găsit în careu, dar șutul mijlocașului englez a ajuns în brațele lui Târnovanu.
Min. 11: Ocazie uriașă pentru FCSB! Mihai Popescu a reluat puțin pe lângă poartă o centrare trimisă din lovitură liberă.
Min. 8: Cartonaș galben pentru Malacia, după o intrare tare asupra lui Florin Tănase!
Min. 5: Eriksen a centrat pentru De Ligt, însă lovitura de cap a olandezului s-a dus mult pe lângă poarta lui Târnovanu.
Min. 4: Început echilibrat de meci! Se dau lupte grele la mijlocul terenului.
UPDATE – A început partida dintre FCSB și Manchester United!
Echipele de start:
FCSB (3-4-3): Târnovanu – Popescu, Ngezana, Dawa – Crețu, Edjouma, Șut, Radunovic – Tănase, Bîrligea, Miculescu
Rezerve: Udrea, Ștefănescu, Daniel Popa, Chiricheș, Toma, Băluță, Pantea, Musi, Alhassan
Antrenor: Elias Charalambous
Manchester United (3-4-3): Bayindir – Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez – Dalot, Collyer, Mainoo, Malacia – Eriksen, Hojlund, Bruno Fernandes
Rezerve: Heaton, Onana, Maguire, Lindelöf, Zirkzee, Yoro, Diallo, Garnacho, Casemiro, Ugarte
Antrenor: Ruben Amorim
FCSB – Manchester United | Calculele calificării în optimile de finală ale Europa League
UPDATE 18:00: ”Ți se taie răsuflarea”. Anunțul făcut înainte de FCSB – Manchester United: ”Îi va lăsa mască”
UPDATE 17:30: Premieră absolută la FCSB – Manchester United, pe Arena Națională!
UPDATE 17:00: Gigi Becali a spus pronosticul său pentru partida cu Manchester United
UPDATE 16:00: Gigi Becali a intrat în direct înainte de FCSB – Manchester United și a făcut anunțul: 4.500.000 €!
UPDATE 10:00: Tony da Silva, detalii din interiorul lui Manchester United. De cât timp este pregătit meciul cu FCSB
UPDATE 11:05: ”Putem să fim în Top 8. Va fi unic!”. Titularul de la FCSB care crede într-un rezultat bun cu Manchester United
Campioana României este sigură de participarea în play-off-ul competiției, însă are șanse de a se califica direct în optimile de finală. Conform celor de la Football Rankings, formațiile care vor aduna cel puțin 16 puncte se vor număra cu siguranță printre primele 8 clasate.
Astfel, un succes în fața ”Diavolilor” de pe Old Trafford ar fi sinonim cu calificarea în optimi pentru FCSB. Gruparea roș-albastră poate prinde TOP 8 și în cazul unei remize. Cu 15 puncte, însă, ar sta la mâna celorlalte rezultate, pentru că mai mult ca sigur departajarea se va face la golaveraj.
În acest moment, FCSB este pe 8, deși e la egalitate de puncte cu alte 3 echipe, Lyon, Tottenham și Anderlecht, toate aflate deasupra bucureștenilor în clasament. Principalul criteriu de departajare este golaverajul.
Campioana SuperLigii are 10-7 (+3), Lyon 15-7 (+8), Tottenham 14-9 (+5) și Anderlecht 11-8 (+3). Al doilea criteriu e reprezentat de numărul de goluri înscrise. Aici se face diferența deocamdată între Anderlecht (11) și FCSB (10). În ordine, următoarele criterii sunt numărul de goluri înscrise în deplasare, numărul total de victorii și numărul de victorii obținute în deplasare.
FCSB – Manchester United | Charalambous: ”Este cel mai important meci din cariera mea de antrenor”
”Cel mai important lucru? Faptul că am ajuns în situația în care avem o șansă uriașă de a ajunge în optimile Europa League. Acest lucru ne dă energie pentru acest duel.
Avem jucători care pot evolua la cel mai înalt nivel, au demonstrat asta. Trebuie să facem totul perfect, doar așa putem obține ceva în astfel de partide. Trebuie să eliminăm greșelile și ne dorim cele trei puncte.
Pentru asta trăim, pentru astfel de meciuri, vrem să fim în cea mai bună formă pentru a putea emite pretenții. Ne place foarte mult această competiție, dar nu e suficient.
Manchester United este una dintre cele mai mari echipe din lume. Are foarte mulți suporteri. Pentru mine putem spune că este cel mai important meci din cariera mea de antrenor, dar, pe de altă parte, îl tratăm ca pe unul normal.
Îl cunosc pe Ruben Amorim de când o antrena pe Sporting. E un tehnician foarte bun, de top. Și ei vor dori să câștige meciul. Au jucători extraordinari, de asta evoluează la o echipă precum United”, a declarat Elias Charalambous, la conferința de presă.
FCSB – Manchester United | Ruben Amorim a dat verdictul: “O echipă foarte deșteaptă!”
La conferința premergătoare jocului, jurnaliștii români prezenți în sală l-au întrebat pe Ruben Amorim ce părere are că FCSB ocupă locul 8 în clasamentul general cu 36 de echipe, o poziție la care nici măcar cei mai optimiști fani ai roș-albaștrilor nu sperau.
Tehnicianul portughez a analizat-o “la sânge” pe campioana României alături de staff-ul său tehnic și a ajuns la concluzia că echipa antrenată de Elias Charalambous este una “deșteaptă”, în ideea în care știe să sufere de-a lungul meciului pentru a obține victoria.
“Nu e surprinzătoare poziția lor. Știm că FCSB e o echipă bună, poate marca mult din fazele fixe și poate câștiga meciuri dificile, chiar dacă fără prea multă posesie. E o echipă foarte deșteaptă și trebuie să jucăm foarte bine dacă vrem să câștigăm“, a declarat Amorim.
Programul complet al FCSB-ului în Europa League. Toate meciurile, în direct la Digi Sport
- 26 septembrie – FCSB – FC RFS 4-1
- 3 octombrie – PAOK FC – FCSB 0-1
- 24 octombrie – Rangers FC – FCSB 4-0
- 7 noiembrie – FCSB – FC Midtjylland 2-0
- 28 noiembrie – FCSB – Olympiacos FC 0-0
- 12 decembrie – TSG Hoffenheim – FCSB 0-0
- 23 ianuarie – Qarabag FK – FCSB 2-3
- 30 ianuarie – FCSB – Manchester United – 22:00
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Live Video&Text | FCSB – Manchester United 0-0, ACUM, DGS 1. ”Finala” din ultima etapă de Europa League!Salutare tuturor fanilor fotbalului! Astăzi vă aducem în direct ultima etapă a Europa League, unde FCSB se confruntă cu Manchester United într-un meci crucial pentru ambele echipe. Momentan scorul este 0-0, iar atmosfera este electrică pe teren.
FCSB și Manchester United au avut un parcurs excelent în această competiție și acum se vor întâlni într-o adevărată “finală” pentru a stabili cine va avansa mai departe în Europa League. Ambele echipe și-au pregătit cele mai bune strategii și sunt hotărâte să obțină victoria în acest meci decisiv.
Vom urmări evoluția jucătorilor pe teren, vom analiza fiecare fază a meciului și vă vom aduce cele mai proaspete informații în timp real. Nu ratați nicio fază importantă și urmăriți live acest meci de neratat între FCSB și Manchester United.
Rămâneți cu noi pentru a afla care echipă va ieși învingătoare din această “finală” din ultima etapă de Europa League! #FCSBvsManUnited #EuropaLeague #LiveTextVideo
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Europa League LIVE: FCSB vs Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur vs Elfsborg, Rangers vs Union Saint-Gilloise – live text and score updates
Tottenham team news: Van de Ven startspublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time
Tottenham v Elfsborg (20:00 GMT)
The big – and very welcome – news from the Tottenham dressing room is the return of Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven who has been out with an injury since 8 December.
There are three changes from the side that started the 2-1 home defeat to Leicester last Sunday.
Also coming into the side is goalkeeper Brandon Austin for the ineligible Antonin Kinsky and 17-year-old Mikey Moore for Dejan Kulusevski.
Van de Ven is in for Radu Dragusin.
Tottenham XI: Austin, Porro, Van de Ven, Davies, Gray, Bergvall, Bentancur, Sarr, Moore, Richarlison, Son.
Subs: Forster, Whiteman, Cassanova, Dragusin, Hardy, Bissouma, Olusesi, Kyerematen, Ajayi, Kulusevski, Scarlett, Lankshear.
Elfsborg XI: Petterson, Holmen, Henriksson, Yegbe, Hedlund, B Zeneli, Thomasen, Hult, Rapp, Abdullai, Qasem.
Subs: Uppenberg, Sorensen, Aronsson, A Zeneli, Gudmundsson, Holten, Larsson, Frick, Kaib, Richtner, Ostman, Ibrahim.
Europa League LIVE: FCSB vs Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur vs Elfsborg, Rangers vs Union Saint-Gilloise – live text and score updatesWelcome to our live coverage of the Europa League matches featuring FCSB vs Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur vs Elfsborg, and Rangers vs Union Saint-Gilloise. Stay tuned as we bring you live text commentary and score updates from all three games.
FCSB vs Manchester United:
– Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
– FCSB starting XI: TBA
– Manchester United starting XI: TBATottenham Hotspur vs Elfsborg:
– Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
– Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: TBA
– Elfsborg starting XI: TBARangers vs Union Saint-Gilloise:
– Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
– Rangers starting XI: TBA
– Union Saint-Gilloise starting XI: TBAStay with us as we bring you all the action from these exciting Europa League matches. Let’s see which teams will come out on top tonight! #EuropaLeague #FCSB #ManchesterUnited #TottenhamHotspur #Elfsborg #Rangers #UnionSaintGilloise
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Ce-i dă fiori lui Mihai Stoica la FCSB
Articol de Daniel Grigore – Publicat joi, 30 ianuarie 2025, 21:14 / Actualizat joi, 30 ianuarie 2025 21:34
Mihai Stoica, 59 de ani, președintele Consiliului de Administrație de la FCSB, a dezvăluit cu o oră înainte de FCSB – Manchester United că se teme ca oamenii intrați pe stadion „pe blat” să nu ducă asistența la mult peste capacitatea teoretică a stadionului, de aproximativ 55.000 de locuri.
Până la partida de astăzi, FCSB a avut o medie de 38.327 de spectatori la meciurile jucate pe teren propriu în grupa de Europa League.
În această seară, asistența va fi mult mai mare, în mod normal de peste 50.000 de oameni. Mihai Stoica se teme să nu fie chiar peste capacitatea teoretică a stadionului, pentru că există și oameni care intră „pe blat”, fără bilet de acces.
Înaintea meciului, într-o intervenție la firul ierbii, oficialul FCSB a admis că se teme de un nou „episod Chelsea”.
Ce-i dă fiori lui Mihai Stoica la FCSB – United: „Deja au intrat pe blat! Să chemi poliția pentru fiecare?”
„Temeri? Numai legat de organizare. Probabil că… (n.r. – oftează) nu am putut și nu vom putea eradica problema intratului pe blat. Deja când am venit, și am venit acum două ore, erau oameni în stadion care n-aveau nicio… dar n-ai ce să faci.
Nu poți chema poliția pentru fiecare. Mi-e să nu fie mult peste capacitate, să sperăm că nu.
S-a mai întâmplat, da. Cu Chelsea am declarat un număr de spectatori care n-avea nicio legătură cu realitatea. Cu Chelsea cred că au fost 70.000”, a spus MM la PrimaSport.
50.051este asistența declarată la FCSB – Chelsea 1-0, în „optimile” Europa League 2012/2013
La Arena Națională este agitație mare. Mai sunt 50 de minute până la fluierul de start, dar atmosfera este deja sufocantă, cu zeci de mii de oameni încă de-acum la locurile lor.
Ce-i dă fiori lui Mihai Stoica la FCSBMihai Stoica, managerul general al echipei FCSB, este cunoscut pentru personalitatea sa puternică și pentru modul în care își susține echipa. Cu toate acestea, există anumite aspecte care îl pot determina pe Stoica să simtă fiori pe șira spinării.
Unul dintre aceste aspecte este presiunea constantă de performanță pe care o resimte în fiecare sezon. Cu o echipă cu o istorie bogată și cu așteptări înalte din partea suporterilor, Mihai Stoica știe că fiecare rezultat contează și că orice greșeală poate avea consecințe serioase.
De asemenea, relația tensionată cu presa și criticii de fotbal poate fi un alt motiv pentru care Stoica simte fiori. Este deschis și direct în declarațiile sale, iar uneori acest lucru poate atrage critici și controverse.
În plus, lupta constantă pentru a menține echipa la un nivel competitiv și pentru a gestiona resursele financiare limitează poate fi o sursă de stres pentru Stoica.
În ciuda tuturor acestor provocări, Mihai Stoica rămâne un lider puternic și dedicat echipei sale, luptând pentru succesul FCSB în fiecare zi.
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#Cei #dă #fiori #lui #Mihai #Stoica #FCSBGigi Becali a ajuns la Arena Națională pentru FCSB – United și a anunțat: “Le-am dat ordin!”
La sosirea la Arena Națională, Gigi Becali a acordat un scurt interviu în care și-a manifestat optimismul înaintea partidei de gală cu Manchester United. Finanțatorul de la FCSB speră la o victorie și chiar la o clasare pe locul 3 în grupa unică din Europa League.
Gigi Becali a ajuns la Arena Națională pentru FCSB – United
“E o seară istorică pentru România și fotbalul românesc. E o încununare și pentru mine pentru că am adus cele mai mari cluburi – Real Madrid, Chelsea, City. I-am spus lui MM că la anul vin Barcelona și Paris Saint-Germain.
Eu mizez pe un 3-1. O să jucăm într-un sistem 3-5-1-1. Posesia va fi la ei. Noi vom scăpa pe contraatac și cu siguranță Bîrligea va da unul dintre cele trei goluri.
Nu există primă specială pentru acest meci. Eu vreau locul 3. 17 puncte înseamnă locul 3. Dacă vom câștiga meciul ăsta, înseamnă vrem 4,5 milioane de euro, cu locul și cu tot”, a spus Gigi Becali.
În următoarele zile, la FCSB este așteptat transferul unui atacant. Becali a explicat cine se va ocupa de această mutare.
“Eu le-am dat ordin de 10 zile să găsească un atacant. Toți impresarii fac vizionării. Și Pintilii, și Charalambous, și MM”, a mai spus Becali.
Astăzi, într-o mișcare neașteptată, patronul echipei FCSB, Gigi Becali, a ajuns la Arena Națională pentru meciul împotriva celor de la Manchester United și a făcut declarații surprinzătoare. Într-un discurs incendiar, Becali a anunțat că le-a dat ordin jucătorilor săi să lupte până la ultima picătură de sânge și să demonstreze că sunt demni de tricoul pe care-l poartă.Cu o energie debordantă și o determinare de fier, Gigi Becali a transmis tuturor suporterilor prezenți la meci că echipa sa este pregătită să facă față oricărui adversar și să lupte pentru victorie. Cu privirea aprinsă și cuvintele pline de încredere, patronul FCSB a transmis un mesaj puternic de susținere și încurajare către jucătorii săi.
Într-un moment de mare emoție și intensitate, Gigi Becali a demonstrat încă o dată că este un lider puternic și hotărât, gata să-și conducă echipa către victorie. Cu determinare și pasiune, patronul FCSB a reușit să ridice moralul jucătorilor și să le ofere sprijinul necesar pentru a obține rezultate remarcabile.
Astfel, într-un gest memorabil, Gigi Becali a marcat încă o dată prezența sa puternică și influentă în lumea fotbalului românesc, demonstrând că este un lider de necontestat și că echipa sa este pregătită să facă față oricărei provocări. Cu optimism și determinare, FCSB va lupta până la capăt și va demonstra că este o forță de temut în fotbalul european.
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#Gigi #Becali #ajuns #Arena #Națională #pentru #FCSB #United #și #anunțat #Leam #dat #ordinI-au pregătit loja 110 lui Gigi Becali, pentru meciul istoric cu United » Ce a găsit pe masă patronul FCSB
Articol de Andrei Crăiţoiu, Maria Olteanu – Publicat joi, 30 ianuarie 2025, 19:44 / Actualizat joi, 30 ianuarie 2025 20:17
Gigi Becali (66 de ani), patronul celor de la FCSB, a venit în această seară pe Arena Națională, cel mai mare stadion al țării, pentru duelul cu Manchester United, cel mai important al acestei campanii europene pentru campioana României.
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FCSB – Manchester United are loc în această seară, de la ora 22:00. Partida va fi transmisă în format liveTEXT pe GSP.ro și la TV pe Prima Sport 1 și Digi Sport 1
Patronul campioanei României își anunțase revenirea pe un stadion după foarte mult timp de absență. A profitat de un moment atât de important pentru echipa al cărei destin îl conduce și a anunțat că vine la acest meci încă de acum câteva săptămâni.
GALERIE FOTO. Loja lui Gigi Becali este pregătită pentru FCSB – Manchester United
Cu aproximativ 3 ore înainte de meci, masa era deja pregătită în loja lui Gigi Becali.
Pe masă au fost aranjate 12 farfurii, pentru Gigi Becali și oamenii care îi vor fi alături, câteva băuturi și două meniuri, unul dulce și unul sărat.
Cartofi la cuptor, carne de vită, salată de vinete, salată boeuf, zacuscă și prăjituri urmează să fie servite în loja lui Gigi Becali.
La ora 20:05, cu aproape două ore înainte de start, Gigi Becali și-a făcut apariția la Arena Națională. Acesta va sta la loja 110.
Avem 14 puncte, la egalitate cu locul al treilea. Jucăm acasă cu 50.000 de spectatori, iar dacă am câştigat meciul ăsta, îl câştigăm pe oricare. Da, la meciul cu United cred că vin. Da, vin!
– Gigi Becali, după meciul cu Qarabag
Clasamentul din grupa unică de Europa League
I-au pregătit loja 110 lui Gigi Becali, pentru meciul istoric cu United » Ce a găsit pe masă patronul FCSBCu ocazia meciului istoric dintre FCSB și United, care va avea loc în curând, patronul echipei noastre, Gigi Becali, a fost plăcut surprins de echipa sa. Când a intrat în loja sa, numărul 110, a găsit o adevărată petrecere pregătită de jucători și staff-ul tehnic.
Pe masă, Gigi Becali a găsit o selecție impresionantă de mâncăruri și băuturi, de la delicatese tradiționale românești la preparate internaționale exotice. Totul a fost aranjat cu mare atenție la detalii, iar atmosfera era una de sărbătoare.
În plus, jucătorii i-au pregătit lui Gigi Becali un tort personalizat, cu sigla echipei și mesajul “Hai FCSB!”. Gestul a fost foarte apreciat de patronul echipei, care s-a simțit cu adevărat în centrul atenției și apreciat de către echipa sa.
Toată această atmosferă plină de bucurie și entuziasm nu face decât să aducă un plus de motivație pentru meciul important cu United. Cu siguranță, această pregătire specială va contribui la crearea unei atmosfere pozitive în echipă și la obținerea unei victorii memorabile.
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Ce vedeți dacă nu sunteți pe stadion. FCSB – United va fi transmis de Prima Sport și Digi. Cine comentează, cine moderează, cine sunt experții, când încep emisiunile
- Interesul în jurul meciului de azi e imens. Se va juca cu peste 50.000 de spectatori și se estimează o audiență TV în jurul a 3 milioane de telespectatori
- Prima Sport și Digi Sport vor transmite partida de la ora 22:00, fiecare televiziune având câte doi comentatori. Cine sunt, în rândurile de mai jos
- Ambele televiziuni vor avea studiouri de la Arena Națională, unde vor exista 4 moderatori și nu mai puțin de 10 experți. Nume mari și foarte mari ca invitați
- La meci sunt acreditați în jur de 200 de jurnaliști și 80 de fotoreporteri, iar TNT Sports din Anglia va avea și ea studio pe stadion
Nu mai există nici un bilet disponibil pentru FCSB – Manchester United de o lună și jumătate. Interesul generat de meciul din această seară e unul imens.
Comparabil cu meciul FCSB – Chelsea 1-0, din optimile de finală ale Europa League, din 2013, când au fost peste 60.000 de spectatori.
Confruntarea de azi e de așteptat că producă și o audiență TV foarte mare. Care să fie în jurul a 3 milioane de telespectatori. Două posturi vor transmite în direct meciul, pentru publicul din România:
- Prima Sport 1
- Digi Sport 1
Cele două televiziuni au alocat resurse la cel mai înalt nivel pentru a îmbrăca unul dintre cele mai importante evenimente sportive din România ultimilor ani.
Ambele posturi vor realiza studiouri de la Arena Națională, unde în interiorul stadionului va avea un studio amenajat și TNT Sports, o mare televiziune de sport din Marea Britanie.
Prima Sport
- Meciul va fi comentat de Emil Grădinescu și Costi Mocanu
- Vor fi doi moderatori în cele două locații, studioul din lojă și cel de pe teren: Silviu Tudor Samuilă și Dan Udrea. Primul e editorialist la GOLAZO.ro, Dan Udrea e redactorul șef-adjunct al site-ului GOLAZO.ro
- Vor fi nu mai puțin de 5 experți: Basarab Panduru, Marius Baciu, Florin Lovin, Florin Gardoș, cărora li se adăugă Mihai Stoica, invitat permanent la Prima Sport
- Vor fi pe teren, pentru interviuri, nu mai puțin de 4 reporteri: Corina Marinaș, Anda Maxim, Paul Andone, Andrei Stroe
20:00
va fi ora la care va începe, la Prima Sport, emisiunea de dinaintea meciului
Digi Sport
- Meciul va fi comentat de George Dobre și Ionuț Angheluță
- Vor fi doi moderatori în cele două locații, studioul din lojă și cel de pe teren: Vali Moraru și Dan Filoti
- Vor fi nu mai puțin de 5 experți: Ilie Dumitrescu, Gabi Balint, Marius Lăcătuș, Daniel Pancu, Marius Niculae
- Vor exista și doi reporteri de teren: Marian Codirlă și Viorel Grigoroiu
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FCSB – Manchester United va fi un meci la care au fost acreditați, în total, aproape 200 de jurnaliști, în afara posturilor deținătoare de drepturi TV. În plus, vor fi prezenți peste 80 de fotoreporteri.
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de telespectatori a fost audiența medie a meciului Steaua – Chelsea 1-0, disputat în martie 2013, în optimile de finală din Europa League, partida fiind transmisă de Pro TV
Dacă nu sunteți pe stadion, nu trebuie să vă faceți griji! Meciul FCSB – United va fi transmis în direct de Prima Sport și Digi, astfel că veți putea urmări totul de acasă.Comentariile vor fi asigurate de o echipă de experți în fotbal, printre care se numără cunoscuți jurnaliști sportivi și foști jucători. Moderatorul emisiunii va fi un profesionist în domeniu, care va asigura un dialog echilibrat și informativ.
Emisiunile vor începe cu o prezentare a echipei, a strategiilor de joc și a posibilelor schimbări tactice. Vor fi incluse și interviuri cu antrenorii și jucătorii, pentru a oferi o perspectivă completă asupra meciului.
Nu ratați transmisiunea și bucurați-vă de fotbalul de calitate chiar de pe canapeaua dumneavoastră!
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Imaginile postate de Manchester United de la București în seara meciului cu FCSB din Europa League
În seara meciului cu FCSB, cei de la Manchester United au postate pe rețelele sociale o serie de imagini de la București.
Englezii au rămas impresionați de Casa Poporului, Parcul Cișmigiu, dar și de Centrul Vechi, potrivit imaginilor postate.
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Programul complet al FCSB-ului în Europa League. Toate meciurile, în direct la Digi Sport
- 26 septembrie – FCSB – FC RFS 4-1
- 3 octombrie – PAOK FC – FCSB 0-1
- 24 octombrie – Rangers FC – FCSB 4-0
- 7 noiembrie – FCSB – FC Midtjylland 2-0
- 28 noiembrie – FCSB – Olympiacos FC 0-0
- 12 decembrie – TSG Hoffenheim – FCSB 0-0
- 23 ianuarie – Qarabag FK – FCSB 2-3
- 30 ianuarie – FCSB – Manchester United – 22:00
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Manchester United a rămas impresionată de atmosfera și suportul incredibil pe care l-a primit în seara meciului cu FCSB din București. Imaginile postate de echipa engleză pe rețelele de socializare arată fanii români în culmea entuziasmului, creând o ambianță de neuitat pe stadion.Jucătorii lui Manchester United au fost impresionați de pasiunea și devotamentul fanilor prezenți la meci, care au cântat și au aplaudat în permanență, motivând echipa să lupte pentru victorie. Atmosfera din tribune a fost de-a dreptul electrică, iar suporterii români au arătat că sunt printre cei mai înfocați din Europa.
Echipa engleză a apreciat în mod special gesturile de ospitalitate și prietenie primite de la fanii români, care i-au făcut să se simtă ca acasă într-un mediu atât de diferit. Manchester United a promis că va reveni cu drag în România pentru alte meciuri și a mulțumit tuturor celor care au contribuit la atmosfera extraordinară din seara respectivă.
Imaginile postate de Manchester United de la București au captat magia și pasiunea fotbalului românesc, demonstrând încă o dată că acest sport poate uni oameni din culturi și țări diferite în jurul unei pasiuni comune.
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Europa League Soccer: Livestream FCSB vs. Man United From Anywhere
Fourth-placed Man United head to Bucharest on Thursday to take on eighth-paced FCSB, with both sides needing a win to seal automatic qualification for the UEFA Europa League’s last 16.
Man United claimed a last-gasp win in their “Battle of Britain” clash with Scottish team Rangers last week at Old Trafford to edge Ruben Amorim’s side closer to the tournament’s knockout stages.
FCSB — formerly known as Steaua Bucharest — are just a point behind United, following their battling 3-2 win away at Qarabağ FK in Azerbaijan last time out.
FCSB host Manchester United on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania. Kickoff is set for 10 p.m. EET local time in Romania, making it an 8 p.m. GMT start in the UK. That means its a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 7 a.m. AEDT start in Australia on Friday morning.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the match as it happens, wherever you are in the world.
Bruno Fernandes’s injury-time strike earned Manchester United a crucial win over Rangers last Thursday.
Livestream FCSB vs. Man United in the US
American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season’s tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Europa League.
Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $8 per month and Premium for $13 per month. Both offer coverage of the Europa League as well as the Champions League.
The cheaper Essential option has ads for on-demand streaming and lacks live CBS feeds as well as the ability to download shows to watch offline later. Newcomers to the service can take advantage of a 30-day free trial, while students may qualify for a 25% discount.
Read our Paramount Plus review.
How to watch every UEFA Europa League 2024/25 game online from anywhere using a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view Europa League matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It’s normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you’ll get three months free and save 49%. That’s the equivalent of $6.67 a month.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream FCSB vs. Man United in the UK
TNT Sports has the rights to broadcast Europa League fixtures in the UK, with this match set to be shown live today on TNT Sports 1.
TNT Sports is the place to watch Europa League matches exclusively live this season in the UK. You can access TNT Sports in a number of ways, including via Sky Q as a TV package, or direct streaming from its range of mobile and smart TV apps. It costs £31 either way and comes in a package that includes Discovery Plus’ library of documentary content.
Livestream FCSB vs. Man United in Canada
If you want to stream Europa League games live in Canada, you’ll need to subscribe to DAZN Canada. The service has exclusive broadcast rights to the tournament this season.
A DAZN subscription currently costs CA$30 a month or CA$200 a year and will also give you access to the Champions League, and the UEFA Conference League, plus EFL Championship soccer, Six Nations rugby and WTA tennis.
As well as dedicated apps for iOS and Android, there’s a wide range of support for set-top boxes and smart TVs.
Livestream FCSB vs. Man United in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch Europa League matches on streaming service Stan Sport, which has exclusive rights to show this tournament live in Australia this season.
Stan Sport will set you back AU$12 per month (on top of a AU$15 Stan subscription), but the streaming service is currently offering a seven-day free trial.
A subscription will also give you access to Champions League and Europa Conference League action, as well as international rugby and Formula E.
Quick tips for streaming UEFA Europa League matches using a VPN
- With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming Europa League games may vary.
- If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
- If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try to fix quickly. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- Remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
Are you ready for some thrilling Europa League soccer action? You can livestream the highly anticipated FCSB vs. Manchester United match from anywhere in the world!Both teams are gearing up for an intense showdown on the pitch, and you won’t want to miss a minute of the action. Whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go, you can catch all the excitement of this match by livestreaming it on your favorite device.
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#Europa #League #Soccer #Livestream #FCSB #Man #UnitedFCSB vs Manchester United LIVE: Latest team news and line-ups ahead of key Europa League clash
Manchester United will have their eye on securing a top-eight finish as the Europa League group stage reaches its conclusion on what could be a hectic night of action.
Ruben Amorim’s side are in the Romanian capital to take on FCSB in their final fixture as they reach the end of a campaign in which they are so far unbeaten. Three draws mean that direct progression to the round of 16 is not totally secure, but win tonight and a smooth route will be theirs. A draw could well prove sufficient, too – yet defeat could open the door for others to usurp them.
The hosts are among those looking to overtake their fourth-placed opponents, with FCSB starting the night a point and four rungs below Manchester United in the competition ladder. That makes it win or bust for the 1986 European Cup winners as they hope to avoid the two-legged playoff ties that the other 16 qualifiers will have to negotiate.
Follow all the updates from the National Arena in Bucharest in our live blog below:
FCSB vs Manchester United LIVE
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Man Utd visit FCSB in their final Europa League group stage fixture | Live on TNT Sports with kick off at 8pm GMT
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FCSB XI: Tarnovanu; Popescu, Ngezana, Dawa; Cretu, Edjouma, Sut, Radunovic; Tanase, Birlgea, Miculescu
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Man Utd XI: Bayindir; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Collyer, Malacia; Eriksen, Fernandes; Hojlund
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The hosts start the night one point behind their opponents and firmly in the hunt
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Ruben Amorim’s side are unbeaten but not yet certain of a top-eight finish
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FCSB line-up versus Man Utd
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FCSB XI: Tarnovanu; Popescu, Ngezana, Dawa; Cretu, Edjouma, Sut, Radunovic; Tanase, Birlgea, Miculescu
Subs: Udrea, Stefanescu, Popa, Chiriches, Toma, Baluta, Pantea, Musi, Alhassan
Manchester United line-up to face FCSB
18:48 , Mike Jones
Man Utd XI: Bayindir; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Collyer, Malacia; Eriksen, Fernandes; Hojlund
Subs: Heaton, Onana, Lindelof, Maguire, Yoro, Casemiro, Ugarte, Amad, Garnacho, Zirkzee
Current standings
18:40 , Mike Jones
Manchester United sit fourth in the Europa League table with 15 points from their seven games.
FCSB are slightly further behind in eighth on 14 points.
A win for either side will see them secure an automatic place in the last-16 while defeat for either side could mean they end up on a play-off round.
Amorim tells Rashford what he must do to stay at Manchester United
18:35 , Mike Jones
Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United need a player like Marcus Rashford but says the forward “has to change” and meet his standards to have a future with the club.
Seven weeks have passed since Rashford last played for the Red Devils and his wait continues.
The forward trained with his team-mates on the eve of their match against FCSB, but was omitted from the 21-man squad seeking to secure a last-16 spot in Romania.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (29 January), Amorim said: “When I feel that it is the right moment, I will put any player to play and, I will say it again, we are a better team with Marcus Rashford.”
Ruben Amorim claims he will put 63-year-old goalkeeping coach in Man Utd squad before Marcus Rashford
18:30 , Mike Jones
Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim revealed that the reason for Marcus Rashford’s continued absence from the matchday squad is the lack of effort he is seeing in training and said he will put 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital on the bench before the England international.
Rashford, who has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford during the January transfer window, has not featured for United since a 2-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League back in December.
Amorim will put 63-year-old goalkeeping coach in Man Utd squad before Rashford
‘Our focus is on the players we have’
18:25 , Mike Jones
Despite rumours linking the club with the likes of Mathys Tel, Ruben Amorim says he is focused on improving the current members of the Man Utd squad.
“Our focus is to work with the players that we have,” Amorim added.
“I think it is clear we can improve as a team, all of us, if we have time to train and if we put some wins together. So, it will be so much easier.
“We had so many games compared to training, that is how, for me, it is the biggest problem to start [my job] in the middle of a season, especially, in that moment, with a lot of games.”
Amorim on United’s transfer policy
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As the January transfer window is still open, Ruben Amorim was asked how Manchester United will deal with potentialy incomings and outgoings.
He said: “This window is always really, really difficult and we don’t want to make the mistakes of the past.
“We have to also understand the situation of the club. A lot of things are changing so we have to be careful in this type of window.
“You guys know the situation of the club at the moment, so it’s nothing new.”
United’s Europa League campain
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Manchester United have won four Europa League games in a row.
They beat PAOK, Bodo/Glimt, Viktoria Plzen, and Rangers last time out.
Another victory would match their record run of five, set during the 2022/23 group stage.
Can Man Utd’s unexpected new coach turn Ruben Amorim players into ‘mad dogs’?
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The football world wasn’t ready for Sir Clive Woodward when he joined Southampton as performance director in 2005.
Two years after masterminding England’s Rugby World Cup glory, Woodward arrived at St Mary’s to much ridicule, summed up by a newspaper cartoon which depicted two players lifting up striker Peter Crouch like a second row catching a rugby lineout.
Woodward later said, on seeing the cartoon: “My immediate thought was, ‘Can you do that? Can you actually lift someone up?’”
Can Man Utd’s new coach turn Ruben Amorim’s players into ‘mad dogs’?
A look at FCSB
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FCSB sit second in the Romanian top-flight on goal difference.
They are unbeaten in their last four Europa League matches, beating Midtjylland and Qarabag while settling for goalless draws against Olympiacos and Hoffenheim.
They have lost just one of their matches in this competition in 2024/25. However, that was a heavy defeat as they went down 4-0 at Rangers, the team United beat last time out.
De Ligt on United’s chances
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Matthijs de Ligt added: “We are undefeated so far [in the Europa League], so good in that respect.
“There were a few matches that we drew and which we should have won.
“There’s always room for improvement, but I believe we are one of the best eight teams [in the league phase].”
Ugarte on United’s Europea campaign
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The midfielder said: “I think it’s been quite positive. United must win every match because of the club we are.
“But I think we are doing well and the next match will be very important.
“From now on, it’s about doing everything we can, resting and eating well, so that we are in the best shape.”
The damning final truth of Antony’s Manchester United nightmare
17:50 , Mike Jones
Ruben Amorim was discussing a forward he doesn’t pick. He would, he said on Sunday, be willing to put his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach on the bench ahead of him if he didn’t give the maximum in training.
It wasn’t Antony he was talking about: Marcus Rashford was the man damned by comparison with Jorge Vital. (Although a spot on the bench has already opened up.)
The temptation is to suggest the veteran Vital would be of similar use to Antony as a substitute.
The damning final truth of Antony’s Manchester United nightmare
Ugarte on playing for Man Utd
17:45 , Mike Jones
Manuel Ugarte spoke about what it is like to play for Manchester United.
He said: “I talk to Facu [Facundo] Pellistri every day because he is a very close friend of mine.
“I talked to Diego Forlán and Edi [Edinson] Cavani in Uruguay. This is something that unites us and it’s quite beautiful.
“You realise every player who leaves the team keeps that passion and love for United and that says a lot about this club, its history, the passion of the fans and the players who have been part of this club.”
Shaw back in training
17:40 , Mike Jones
It looks increasingly likely that Manchester United will bring a left wingback into the squad during this transfer window as a deal fro Patrick Dorgu moves closer.
More good news for Ruben Amorim and co. is that Luke Shaw has returned to training and should be in contention to play soon.
He has been left out of tonight’s squad though as he is still not match fit but could play a role at the weekend.
(Martin Rickett/PA Wire) Amorim on rotating players
17:35 , Mike Jones
Here’s Ruben Amorim talking in the build-up to tonight’s match about how he will choose the players.
“We have to rotate some players,” he said. “Everybody is prepared – and it is crucial for us to stay in the top eight and to avoid the play-offs.
“Like I’ve said so many times, we need time to train. We need to rest some players also, so we need to win tomorrow.
“We have to face the game in a good way, fight for every ball, but to improve with the possession and we’ll try, tomorrow, with the starting XI, to have players with a lot of possession, to control the game, because it’s really important, especially in the beginning.”
Manchester United receive huge injury boost after star returns to training ahead of Europa League clash
17:30 , Mike Jones
Manchester United received a boost on the eve of their Europe League game in Romania with Luke Shaw returning to training, as well an appearance from under-fire Marcus Rashford.
Shaw had featured in Ruben Amorim’s first three matches in charge, only for the left-back to suffer his latest injury setback that has kept him out since the start of December.
Shaw’s return is timely as United pursue Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu to strengthen their left-back options before Monday’s transfer deadline.
United receive huge injury boost after Shaw returns to training ahead of Europa clash
FCSB vs Man Utd prediction
17:25 , Mike Jones
Ruben Amorim’s team are going through a good spell and the Europa League has been one of their more positive competitions this season.
With the possibility of a last-16 place on the line expect the Red Devils to turn up and find a way past their opponent.
It won’t be pretty and at times they will have to suffer but individual quality should carry then over the line.
FCSB 1-2 Man Utd.
Man Utd eary team news
17:20 , Mike Jones
Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte is a doubt after suffering a knock against Fulham, while Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Jonny Evans remain sidelined.
Marcus Rashford remains at the club for now but is firmly out of favour.
Predicted Manchester United XI: Bayindir; Yoro, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Collyer, Mainoo, Dalot; Diallo, Fernandes; Hojlund
FCSB early team news
17:15 , Mike Jones
Top scorer Darius Olaru is a key absentee for FCSB, who also have injury concerns over Mihai Lixandru and Octavian Popescu.
Predicted FCSB XI: Tarnovanu; Cretu, Ngezana, Dawa, Radunovic; Alhassan, Sut; Stefanescu; Tanase, Miculescu; Birligea
How can I watch it?
17:10 , Mike Jones
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage on the channel from 7.30pm GMT. Subscribers can stream via discovery+.
When is FCSB vs Manchester United?
17:05 , Mike Jones
FCSB vs Manchester United is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Thursday 30 January at the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania.
(Martin Rickett/PA Wire) FCSB vs Manchester United
17:00 , Mike Jones
Manchester United will look to book their spot in the last 16 of the Europa League as they travel to Romania to face FCSB.
While languishing in the Premier League, Ruben Amorim’s side are unbeaten in this competition and look good bets for automatic progression, avoiding the scheduling pressures that a two-legged play-off tie would pose.
A win would cement a top eight finish while a draw might also be enough, but defeat would see them slip beneath their hosts in Bucharest.
FCSB start the final round of fixtures occupying the final qualification spot for direct progression and just a point behind their opponents.
FCSB vs Manchester United LIVE
12:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A busy night of Europa League action is in store as the competition reaches the end of the league phase. Eight last-16 spots are up for grabs as teams vie to ensure direct progression and avoid the two-legged play-off round that the rest of the qualifiers will have to endure.
Manchester United look strong bets to make the top eight – but plenty can and will change. They face FCSB, with kick off at 8pm GMT.
(PA Wire)
FCSB vs Manchester United LIVE: Latest team news and line-ups ahead of key Europa League clashIn what promises to be an exciting Europa League clash, FCSB will take on Manchester United at the National Arena in Bucharest. Both teams are looking to secure their spot in the next round of the competition, making this a crucial match for both sides.
Here are the latest team news and line-ups ahead of the game:
FCSB:
– FCSB will be without midfielder Ovidiu Popescu, who is out with an injury.
– Manager Bogdan Vintilă is expected to field a strong starting XI, with striker Florinel Coman leading the attack.
– FCSB will be looking to secure a win on home soil and take an advantage into the second leg.Manchester United:
– Manchester United will be without midfielder Paul Pogba, who is sidelined with a thigh injury.
– Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to field a strong line-up, with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford leading the attack.
– Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from their recent poor form and secure a win in this crucial European tie.Stay tuned for live updates and analysis as the two teams battle it out for a place in the next round of the Europa League. Who do you think will come out on top in this exciting clash? Let us know in the comments below!
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FCSB or Steaua Bucharest: Who are Manchester United’s Europa League opponents?
Helmut Duckadam, the man who saved four penalties in the 1986 European Cup final, died last month.
The celebrated Romanian goalkeeper was a hero in his homeland, but he broke Barcelona’s hearts with his saves. The Catalans, managed by Terry Venables and featuring Bernd Schuster and Steve Archibald, were strong favourites to lift a first European Cup. The final was in Seville and, given Steaua Bucharest were behind the Iron Curtain in Cold War Europe, all but a handful in the 70,000-crowd supported Barcelona.
Duckadam shattered their dreams and, in the 38 years since Steaua’s triumph, only one other team from Eastern Europe — Red Star Belgrade (now known as Crvena zvezda) — have won Europe’s top competition.
Steaua Bucharest still exist. They play in a smart new government-owned 30,000 seater stadium not far from where Duckadam lived in the western parts of the city. They have passionate fans and play in the second division. Yet Duckadam and many Romanians consider Steaua Bucharest to be FCSB — Manchester United’s hosts on Thursday in the Europa League, a 53,000 sell-out with tickets going for 10 times their £10 ($12.40) face value.
Welcome to a seemingly never-ending argument about who owns the history of Romania’s most successful club. In Manchester, FC United of Manchester fans sing “Two Uniteds but the soul is one”, but in Bucharest it’s the battle for that soul which has caused so much angst and numerous legal disputes.
Steaua’s Duckadam tips the ball over the bar in Seville in 1986 (Peter Robinson/EMPICS via Getty Images)
When Duckadam died, his body lay for 24 hours in the National Arena where United will play Thursday’s fixture. Fans from both clubs went to honour him but, while the two clubs have mutual respect for a national hero, relations between them are all but non-existent and feelings acrimonious.
So which is the real Steaua Bucharest?
Google ‘Steaua Bucharest’ and you are sent to a page titled FCSB. “This article is about the club officially named FCSB,” it reads. “For the other team claiming to be the legal successor of the original Steaua Bucuresti and affiliated with the multi-sport club and the army, see CSA Steaua București (football). For other uses, see Steaua București (disambiguation).”
Click on the latter link and you’re sent to a page listing the many sports played by Steaua Bucharest. At the bottom, there’s a link to “FCSB, a football club formerly illegally named FC Steaua Bucuresti”.
The fixtures detailed on the FCSB page are from Romania’s SuperLiga. The accompanying Wikipedia listing takes you to: “Fotbal Club FCSB, formerly Fotbal Club Steaua Bucuresti and sometimes colloquially known simply as Steaua”. Wiki is open to misuse and their entry has been changed to: “The team now known as Fotbal Club FCSB pretended to be Steaua. However, it was not.”
Confused? You will be. So who exactly are Manchester United playing?
Back in August 2016, in the Champions League qualification play-offs, Manchester City confronted a team of whom few had heard. On UEFA’s official website the team was listed as ‘FCSB’, yet on the BBC the result was recorded as ‘Steaua Bucharest 0 Manchester City 5’. It wasn’t much of a story until a tweet went viral from that game, supposedly from the account of Romania’s top division.
“Here’s the thing @ManCityfans!” it read. “You support a club bought with oil money made illegally! You have no history! You just have money!”
As it was an unofficial account the tweet was quickly forgotten having served its purpose online, but the point about history is an interesting one.
“Here’s a simple explanation since it’s very complex,” the former Romania international Florin Gardos, once of Southampton, tells The Athletic. “The current owner of FCSB, Mr (Gigi) Becali, bought the club after 2000. In the late 1990s, clubs in Europe had to be owned by private owners. The club Steaua was originally owned by the Ministry of Defence. They had to sell it; he bought it. Then 16 years later, there was a court ruling saying that Mr Becali doesn’t own the logo or the brand and that everything would have to go back to the Ministry of Defence.
Florin Gardos in his playing days at Southampton (Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)“The Ministry of Defence owns Steaua and they created a senior club starting in the fourth league with amateurs. They rose to the second league and have been there for a few years. But because of the Romanian Sports Law rules, they can’t be promoted since they’re effectively owned by the government.
“There has been a separation of fans. A lot of fans are with FCSB, including me, because there was a club which changed their name overnight but they were the same. FCSB is the biggest brand in Romanian football with the best average attendance and huge crowds for European games.
“When I played, there was a study which said they had 5million fans in Romania. Now the fans are a bit separated. Most are with FCSB but I work as a pundit and I’m not allowed to say ‘Steaua’ on television. I have to say ‘FCSB’ all the time, initials which don’t mean anything on paper. And for the other club, it’s ‘Steaua’; they have the brand and the logo.”
Could the two ever meet?
“They could play in a cup, but Steaua can’t be promoted until they become a privately owned club. But I hear that people might be afraid to buy the 51 per cent (stake) because what happened to Becali could happen again. A lot of people don’t think that public money should go on a professional team.”
Gigi Becali is a 66-year-old Romanian businessman and nationalist politician who returned to politics last year. He has just been elected as a member of the Romanian Parliament for AUR, a conservative party with some controversial views on how the country should governed.
Becali originally obtained 51 per cent of Steaua shares and added a further batch of 15 per cent before his wealth was impounded by the National Fiscal Authority (ANAF) in 2005. He appealed, won and avoided paying back taxes because he transferred the assets of Steaua Bucharest to a new company, FC Steaua Bucharest. Becali had bought the Steaua name of the club which was founded in 1947, but was not allowed to sell it or transfer it.
The army also asked for $38million (£30.6m) for what they called the illegal use of the brand. They didn’t get it. Romania’s Ministry of Defence sued in 2011 claiming that the Army were the rightful owners of Steaua’s logo, colours, name and honours. In 2017, judges made Becali’s club change their name to FCSB.
Becali in his home in April 2007 (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)Becali was a member of the European Parliament for three years until 2012. Outspoken, controversial and lampooned in the Romanian media as an uneducated Silvio Berlusconi-type figure for his background as a shepherd, Becali is wealthy and powerful. He thrived after the fall of communism in the 1989 Romanian revolution and was on the Shareholders’ Council at Steaua.
At least until 2020, FCSB’s website stated: “In 1998, the football team was separated from the Army’s club, based on decisions of FIFA and UEFA, that stated that no club supported by the government should participate in professional competitions. Also, in 2003, the club became totally private.”
On the website, the club referred to themselves as ‘Steaua’ throughout — referred because it is no longer online. FCSB are not allowed to say they are the owners of the historical record, yet UEFA recognises FCSB as the continuators of Steaua and credits them with winning the 1986 European Cup.
A week before 2020’s Covid lockdowns, The Athletic went to see Duckadam and his wife at their home. He offered whiskey and we sat in the sunshine by a football and a pair of goalkeeper gloves bearing his initials and the No 86.
He was wonderful company as he explained how the win in 1986 came a few weeks after the Chernobyl disaster, when domestic football was suspended, how Valentin, the son of (former communist dictator) Nicolae Ceausescu, fixed it for his team to train under floodlights amid electricity cuts, and how they knew little of Barcelona, bar watching a VHS video, smuggled to them by a journalist, of Venables’ team beating Goteborg on penalties in the semi-final.
Duckadam is beaten in the final, only for Pichi Alonso’s goal to be ruled out (David Cannon/Allsport)Steaua wore a white kit with no badge which they’d been given the night before. Duckadam wore modern gloves for the first time in a game and guarded them so closely that he slept with them. Barcelona’s players said nothing to him after the game, but when Steaua played City in the 2016 Champions League qualifier, their officials Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano told him that the people of Barcelona would never forgive him. Pep Guardiola confessed that he never thought Barca would lose that game.
Yet the trophy which Duckadam’s heroics secured was, according to him, held by the wrong club.
“I work for FCSB,” was how Duckadam explained his role as a club ambassador of a team who most Romanians recognise as Steaua Bucharest. But legally, they’re not. “It’s not fair that the smaller team has the trophies which we won.” He didn’t want to speak ill, but it was clearly a deeply emotive and divisive issue.
“Duckadam was the only one from the players who won the European Cup to be of that view,” Adrian Popa, a current Steaua player and one of very few to have played for both clubs, tells The Athletic. “He was a paid employee of FCSB. He worked for Becali, a very powerful and influential man in Romania. Most of his team-mates work at Steaua.
“It’s clear and simple. The courts have decided who is Steaua Bucharest and who isn’t. Steaua are the historical club that won the European Cup in ’86 and FCSB, who I used to play for, are a company. They are two different entities. They pretend they are Steaua or that they continued the old club, but it’s not true. The history and the name belong to Steaua Bucharest, who I now play for.
“We’re not affected by them (FCSB). I play for Steaua Bucharest, the greatest-ever Romanian team — not FCSB. The judge has decided that the history and name is ours.”
Steaua fans celebrate the 37th anniversary of the European Cup success during a game against Otelul Galati in 2023 (Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images)Asked to describe the relationship between the two clubs, Popa adds: “There is no relationship. We can’t call it a war but we can say that they don’t respect court decisions. They are also very powerful in the media and all the structures. Steaua belongs to the country; it wasn’t legal to buy.”
“Players and former players are divided, but respect each other,” says Gardos. “And even worse, if I post something on social media about the subject, the fans who support the team from the second league swear and speak bad of me. Fifteen years ago, everyone was in the same stadium and I was loved. Now, the fans are separated and much more radical.”
Both Gardos, who retired in 2023, and Popa are 36. “At the moment, we don’t have the right to progress to the top league because of the legislation in Romania (preventing state-owned clubs from playing in the top division),” says Popa. “We are the only country in Europe with this kind of legislation. There would have to be changes if we are to be allowed to play in the first league.
“I would love to play against them (FCSB). There was a game in the third division during Covid so behind closed doors. Their second team and our first. They sent some of their first-team regulars. It was 1-1.
“I really hope that we get a chance to be promoted. We are in second place. If the law is changed, we can be promoted. It would be a dream for me to play in the first league with Steaua — I would play one game and then I would retire from football.”
Popa (right) challenges Dinamo Bucuresti’s Lamine Ghezali in a Liga 2 playoff game in May 2023 (Flaviu Buboi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)“I started coming to Steaua (now FCSB) when I was eight and I later played for them (from 2012-17 when they were still called Steaua Bucharest),” adds Popa. “I respect that I played my best moments in football with them, but this is life. For many years, I thought the whole thing was a misunderstanding, but when the decision from the court came it was clear to me who was who.
“FCSB have a lot of fans because when they play in the first league and play European games. Fans want to see Manchester United and not teams from the second league, that’s normal. But we are Steaua.”
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FCSB or Steaua Bucharest: Who are Manchester United’s Europa League opponents?As Manchester United gears up for their Europa League clash, many fans may be wondering about their upcoming opponents. The Romanian team FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucharest, will be facing off against the Red Devils in the next round of the competition.
FCSB, founded in 1947, has a rich history in Romanian football and has been a dominant force in the country’s league for many years. The team has won numerous league titles and has also had success in European competitions.
Steaua Bucharest, as they were previously known, achieved their greatest success in 1986 when they won the European Cup, now known as the Champions League. The team’s iconic red and blue colors and passionate fan base have made them a well-known and respected club in European football.
Manchester United will undoubtedly face a tough challenge when they come up against FCSB in the Europa League. With a talented squad and a history of success, the Romanian team will be looking to make their mark on the competition and cause an upset against the English giants.
Fans can expect an exciting matchup between these two teams as they battle it out for a place in the next round of the Europa League. Stay tuned for what is sure to be an action-packed game between FCSB and Manchester United.
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