“For me, it’s not only a lack of respect for [UEFA chief refereeing officer] Roberto Rosetti‘s team and the UEFA organization, but the influence of coaches is huge and if they complain aboutbeing refereed they should […]
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UEFA Nations League: What it all means
In a matter of less than three months, the group stage of the new UEFA Nations League is over. The final four for the first UEFA Nations League finals has been determined. Portugal willhost the semifinals, […]
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If Europe's top clubs really want a 'Super League,' let them go
“They stuff their bellies with tomorrow’s ache,” the Canadian poet Edmund Vance Cooke wrote almost 100 years ago. Perhaps he had already foreseen how Europe’s biggest soccerclubs would embark upon a ceaseless quest for more control […]
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Watch: The 2018 Champions League replayed by Legos
Relive Gareth Bale‘s goals, Loris Karius‘ anguish and Real Madrid’s third straight Champions League final win in Lego animation. =”https:>
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What They're Saying: Aleksander Ceferin
“We need to take this seriously, of course. If it shows clearly that there is damage, especially for children, we have to be strict.” — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, sayingthe governing body of European soccer will […]
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UCL: Defender hat trick sends Paris SG into knockout stage
Frenchman Layvin Kurzawa became the first defender in modern UEFA Champions League history to score a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 5-0 win over Belgian championAnderlecht to clinch a spot in the knockout stage.
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Floodnight failure costs Turkish club $30,000
UEFA has fined Turkish champion Besiktas $30,000 for the failure of is floodlights during last month’s Champions League game against RB Leipzig. The outage stopped play for 10 minutes, seemingto halt the second-half momentum of the German club, which fell, 2-0.
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Ivan Gazidis appointed to UEFA executive committee
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis, formerly MLS Deputy Commissioner through 2008, has been appointed to UEFA’s Executive Committee. Gazidis, who was part of MLS founding team inthe mid-1990s, is one of two ExCo representatives from the European Club Association. Juventus president Andrea Agnelli replaces Bayern Munich chairman Karl-HeinzRummenigge as the ECA’s second ever leader.
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What They're Saying: Aleksander Ceferin
“The wealthiest clubs are only getting richer and the gap between them and the rest is getting bigger. In the future, we will have to take into serious consideration the possibility of limitingclubs’ budgets for players’ […]