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Not for the first or last time, a Daily Mail headline sparked outrage. Yet, the back page of an issue from December 1954 prompted the creation of something positive out of the cries of fake news. "Hail Wolves, Champions of the World," the English red top declared after Stan Cullis' side defeated Hungarian champions Honved. Former French international turned editor of L'Equipe , Gabriel Hanot, was so disgusted by the suggestion that Wolves were the elite example that he set the wheels in motion for the first edition of the European Cup, which would later become the UEFA Champions League . Chile was the driving force behind the South American equivalent but had to convince the Atlantic leaders - Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay - that money could be made from the pan-continental competition. Eventually, the Copa Libertadores was born in 1960. Only 15 players have ever claimed winners' medals from both competitions in the modern era. Here is a look at those select ind...

Another chapter of woe in Manchester United's dismal start to the season was penned with a chaotic 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Erik ten Hag's side recorded their sixth defeat of the season despite twice taking the lead through Rasmus Hojlund, one of the few United p layer s to emerge with any credit from a helter-skelter evening. Casemiro, who collected yet another red card, and the uninspiring Andre Onana, only damaged their broken reputations further on another night at Old Trafford to forget. How the game unfolded Casemiro, who started the night with a strut and ended it in an early shower, set Marcus Rashford away with a regal swat of his right boot. Haring into a scantily clad opposition half, Rashford tickled a perfect cross into the box which Rasmus Hojlund, blitzing through the middle of the pitch, nodded in. United's lead lasted just six minutes. On his return to England and Old Trafford, Wilfried Zaha was alway...