The new format of this season’s Champions League has had tongues wagging for months but after four games, it feels as though there has been a shift in acceptance to the new-world version of Europe’s most prestigious club tournament.  Now one 36-team league rather than a cluster of four-club groups, the jeopardy for some of…

Now that the dust has settled on Wembley Stadium following the action this weekend, it’s time to look back on the final that saw Real Madrid win a remarkable fifteenth Champions League title. There’s only one place to start and his name is Toni Kroos. The German international and central midfielder announced his retirement and…