Premier League clubs have once again massively outspent their rivals in a desperate scramble to strengthen their squads for the second half of the season.

"I'm nearly bankrupt," says Jad Fawaz, a crypto trader in Abu Dhabi. "I'm laughing because there's no point in exerting more depression and more frustration about it."

Cristiano Ronaldo has brought unwanted attention on the Portuguese team after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan with reporters pining for a comment from the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Portugal is likely to scrap its "golden visa" programme giving wealthy foreigners residence rights, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Wednesday, saying that the 10-year-old scheme had already fulfilled its role.

Olena Zelenska told thousands of investors, entrepreneurs and tech workers gathered for the annual Web Summit in Portugal that Russia "puts technology at the service of terror".

Conference organiser Paddy Cosgrave told AFP there were "a lot of questions to be answered" about crypto, describing it as "largely smoke and mirrors."

Juventus had been knocked out in the last 16 in each of the last three seasons but they have not been eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage since 2013/14.

Club Brugge also made it three wins from three while Inter edged Barcelona in a tight contest in Milan.

The football authorities were met with criticism from fans' groups after matches at all levels were called off at short notice last Friday in the wake of the Queen's death.

There was also a surprise defeat for Tottenham Hotspur at Sporting Lisbon, and Atletico Madrid were beaten on their trip to play Bayer Leverkusen.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have won just two of their first six Premier League games this season.

Around 60 flights were cancelled at Lisbon airport on Sunday, the last day of a strike by handling workers that has brought more disruption to summer travel at Portugal's main airports since Friday, data from national airports operator ANA showed.

Cristiano Ronaldo looks likely to remain at Manchester United for at least one more season after the club ruled out reports linking him with a return to Sporting Lisbon.

Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United continues to remain in doubt with the Portuguese superstar still not revealing if he will stay or leave the club this summer.

Portugal's border agency SEF has faced criticism for delays in issuing post-Brexit ID cards to thousands of British nationals in the country, putting the spotlight on a structural problem that has affected various other migrant communities for years.

Barcelona want to sign Jules Kounde but are struggling to match Sevilla's €65m valuation, which Chelsea have agreed to match.

Last week an avalanche triggered by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps amid unusually warm temperatures killed 11 people.

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Britain, like much of Europe, is suffering from rocketing inflation and stagnant economic growth, raising the prospect of a summer of strikes across the continent.

The club has yet to win a single UEFA Champions League trophy in its history

Some cabin crew at Ryanair went on strike in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on Friday in a dispute over pay and working conditions, causing limited disruption as the budget airline cancelled dozens of flights that left hundreds of passengers stranded.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could create "new vulnerabilities" in Europe to illegal drugs by triggering shifts in smuggling routes and potentially exposing more people to narcotics, the Lisbon-based EU drugs agency warned on Tuesday.

Real Madrid are gunning for an unprecedented 14th Champions League title.

The club's jet was hit by turbulence as it attempted to land back in Manchester from Lisbon

Erling Haaland is almost certain to leave Borussia Dortmund next summer with his next destination expected to be the Premier League. Rio Ferdinand feels the Norwegian forward will join Manchester City over other interested clubs.

Spain made sure they avoided the playoffs as Alvaro Morata's goal four minutes from time ended Sweden's resistance in Seville.

The Fed's move comes as other central banks have already lifted borrowing costs or started to tighten the purse strings.

Barcelona fans are outraged after the club lost a second consecutive UCL match

Barcelona lost 3-0 against Benfica on Wednesday