Tag: UEFA
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COVID-19: WHO, UEFA trade words over football resumption date
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and European soccer governing-body, UEFA, are seemingly now at loggerheads over the resumption of football amid on-going battle to contain the scourge of Coronavirus. According to Italian paper La Repubblica, the WHO have reportedly called for all football to be suspended until the end of next season – 2021. It…
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UEFA to discuss Champions League fate on Wednesday
UEFA will discuss the fate of this season’s Champions League and its other competitions that have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic in a video conference meeting on Wednesday, European soccer’s governing body said in a statement. All UEFA competitions have been halted because of the flu-like virus that has killed around 34,000 people,…
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UEFA postpones Champions League, Europa League finals
This season’s Champions League, Europa League and women’s Champions League finals scheduled for May have been formally postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Monday. All three competitions are currently suspended along with almost every European domestic league because of the coronavirus while UEFA last week postponed the Euro…
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BREAKING: UEFA postpones Euro 2020 for one year
Union of European Football Associations, UEFA has postponed Euro 2020 until next summer, the Norwegian FA claim. Euro 2020 was due to begin on June 12 for one month, but the decision has been made to postpone the finals due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on the sporting calendar. The tournament, which…
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UEFA suspends Champions League, Europa League
All Uefa competitions, including Champions League and Europa League matches due to be played next week, have been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The draws for the next rounds, set for 20 March, have also been postponed. In the Champions League, Manchester City v Real Madrid, Juventus v Lyon, Barcelona v Napoli and Bayern…
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UEFA cuts 15 seconds off VAR reviews in Champions League games
UEFA says it has shaved 15 seconds off the average time it takes for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system to correct a decision in its Champions League this season. It said the average is now down to one minute 30 seconds. The head of UEFA’s referees’ committee, Roberto Rosetti, said he was very happy…
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UEFA Ban: Premier League to deduct points from Man City
Manchester City are facing a points deduction from the Premier League, as punishment for breaching UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP). The “serious breaches” also represents a breach of the EPL’s regulations. City on Friday, were banned from the Champions League for two years and fined €30m, after UEFA’s Adjudicatory Chamber found the club had bloated…