Tag: UEFA
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UEFA Champions League matchday 2 results
Lacklustre Liverpool beat Midtjylland 2-0 on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two in the Champions League but their defensive problems mounted as Fabinho limped off injured. Casemiro scored a last-gasp equaliser as Real Madrid fought back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday and avoid…
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UEFA prize money to be cut for 5 years due to COVID-19 – report
UEFA says Champions League and Europa League prize money will be cut over the next five seasons. The soccer governing body said the decision is due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times has reported. UEFA has informed its member associations that they lost 514 million pounds ($666.40 million) following the drop…
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UEFA to continue with five substitutions this season
UEFA will continue to allow teams to make up to five substitutions per match instead of three for the rest of this season, the Head of European soccer governing body, Aleksander Ceferin, said on Thursday. Ceferin told a news conference that the rule would apply to the Champions League, Europa League, Nations League and the…
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Messi, Ronaldo absent from Champions League awards shortlist
Superstar duo Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been snubbed by UEFA in the list of nominees for the 2019/2020 Champions League awards. The awards were introduced in 2016/17 to recognize the season’s best player in each position in Europe’s premier club competition. Both players regularly appeared on the list since its introduction until now.…
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UEFA approves fans for Bayern, Sevilla Super Cup clash
Europe’s football governing body UEFA has confirmed fans will be allowed for next month’s Super Cup clash between Bayern Munich and Sevilla. It however said only 30 percent of fans will watch the match live at Puskas Stadium in Budapest. The stadium in the capital of Hungary holds 67,215 spectators at full capacity, which means…
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COVID-19: Two Atletico Madrid players test positive
The two positive coronavirus cases reported in the Atletico Madrid camp have both been returned by players, Goal reports. News broke on Sunday that two members of the party set to travel to the Champions League quarter-finals in Portugal had tested positive for the virus, but there was no further indication whether those effected were…
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BREAKING: Chelsea, Man Utd confirm UCL spots
Chelsea and Manchester United will join Liverpool and Manchester City to represent England in the next season UEFA Champions League. Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 in Stamford Bridge with Manchester United running away from the King Power Stadium with a 2-0 victory over Leicester City. Leicester City, failing to get the much- needed victory over…
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UEFA bans Turkish club Trabzonspor
UEFA has banned Turkey’s Trabzonspor from its club competitions for one year for failing to meet the financial targets. The European football’s governing body said this on Wednesday. “The CFCB [UEFA Club Financial Control Body] Adjudicatory Chamber has now determined that Trabzonspor AS failed to meet the target fixed for the 2019 financial year,” UEFA…
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UEFA gives European leagues deadline for restart plans
European Football Leagues have been given a May 25 deadline to inform the governing body UEFA of their plans to restart their domestic competitions. Soccer has been grounded to a halt in all major leagues in Europe and none is yet to resume. But UEFA is keen to start planning for next season’s European club…