Tag Archives: UEFA

UEFA fines Barcelona for fans’ racist behaviour after Champions League exit

UEFA fines Barcelona for fans? racist behaviour after Champions�League�exit

UEFA announced on Thursday it had fined Barcelona 25,000 euros ($26,680) for racist behaviour by their fans after two supporters were questioned by police following their Champions League quarter-final first leg with Paris Saint-Germain.     Barcelona were also banned from selling tickets to their supporters for their next away …

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‘Heartbreaking, but incredible’ – Shaun Maloney on Celtic’s defeat to Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final

The Porto goalkeeper Vitor Baia (grounded) goes over all to easy

Ask any Celtic fan of a certain vintage what the most passionate and heartbreaking away day they’ve experienced is and they might say the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.  A reported 80,000 Bhoys fans made their way to Seville for the showdown with Jose Mourinho’s Porto, who claimed the Champions League …

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Manchester United 'could be barred from playing in Europe next season' as UEFA 'refuse to change ownership rules' after Ratcliffe takeover

Manchester United

  Manchester United face being barred from Europe next season after Uefa stuck to their ban on clubs under the same ownership competing against each other.     Uefa have finally published its new regulations about ‘multi-club ownership’ issues.     While clubs under the same ownership umbrella can play …

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'We knew we were right': UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin says he's sure of Manchester City's FFP guilt, as club prepare to fight 115 Premier League charges

'We knew we were right': UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin says he's sure of Manchester City's FFP guilt, as club prepare to fight 115 Premier League charges

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said the European football’s governing body was ‘right’ to expel Manchester City from European competition for breaching its Financial Fairplay regulations (FFP). City were handed a two-year ban from European competition and fined £ 25 million in February 2020 after they were found guilty of …

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Football is not for sale, go ahead”- UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin insists he won't try to stop breakaway European Super League after court ruling against FIFA and UEFA Super League

Football is not for sale, go ahead"- UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin insists he won

UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin has spoken out on the proposed new plans for the European Super League. The rebel breakaway league was given a boost by a court ruling on Thursday morning, December 21 when the European Court of Justice ruled that UEFA and FIFA were found to have acted …

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European Super League: European court rules against UEFA and FIFA, paving way for formation of European Super League

European Super League: European court rules against UEFA and FIFA, paving way for formation of European Super League

The prospect of a European Super League was on Thursday December 21, boosted after judges ruled that UEFA and FIFA rules banning breakaway competitions were pushed as contrary to EU law. A ruling by the European Court of Justice [ECJ] said that UEFA acted illegally and were “abusing a dominant …

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UEFA Champions League last-16 draw revealed: Victor Osihmen's Napoli to face Barcelona, Leipzig to face Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League last-16 draw revealed:  Victor Osihmen

The organizers of the UEFA Champions League have released the last-16 draw for the tournament.  African footballer of the year, Victor Osihmen will be hoping to help his side Napoli defeat Spanish giants Barcelona in the knockout stage to advance to the next stage.   Current champions, Manchester City will …

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Erling Haaland won’t be at the Euros – will UEFA regret a system that let Iceland into the play-offs instead, despite zero wins from 14 Nations League games?

Erling Haaland

“One thing is for sure, a World Cup without me is nothing to watch,” declared Zlatan Ibrahimovic in November 2013, after Sweden failed to make it to Brazil. It was a typical Zlatan exaggeration, but one of the finest and most marketable players on the planet had missed out on …

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