Tag: UEFA
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UEFA lists records Ronaldo can break at 35
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has listed the records Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, can break in the Champions League. According to UEFA, Ronaldo can become the 50th player aged over 35 to score in the Champions League since the competition was introduced in 1992/1993 and also overtake the goals record of Didier Drogba…
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UEFA president criticises VAR use
Football needs uncertainty, the head of European soccer body UEFA said, as he criticised the way the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology had changed the character of football matches. Aleksander Ceferin said that UEFA would propose soccer’s rulemaking IFAB make changes to the way the VAR system, officially introduced in 2018, was being implemented, though…
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Italy asks UEFA to reconsider 2020 Champions League final in Turkey
Italy’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has urged European football governing body UEFA to reconsider the decision to play next year’s Champions League final in Istanbul after Turkey’s bloody offensive against the Kurds in northern Syria. Spadafora wrote to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin asking “to consider whether it is appropriate to keep the Champions League final…
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Champions League qualification: Premier League to lose one spot
The Premier League is set to lose an automatic Champions League place from 2021. The EPL along with Spain, Germany and Italy, has had four automatic places in Europe’s top club competition since last season. Now the August play-off for the fourth-placed team in the top flight is likely to return. “I think some of…
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UEFA to plant 600,000 trees to offset carbon emissions from Euro 2020
European football’s governing body UEFA said it will plant 600,000 trees across 12 countries as part of its commitment to offset carbon emissions from travel to next year’s expanded European Championships. UEFA, however, conceded it may have to do more. The environmental impact of Euro 2020 will be much greater due to the unique pan-European…
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UEFA tells teams not to play where women can’t watch
European football’s governing body (UEFA) said on Tuesday it would tell member clubs and national teams not to play games in countries where women do not have full access to stadiums. UEFA’s ruling executive committee agreed that it would “recommend to its 55 national associations and all European clubs not to play matches in countries…
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Chukwueze named in UEFA 50 players to watch
UEFA has named Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze, among the top 50 young players to keep an eye on in the 2019/2020 season. As was the case before the start of the 2018/2019 campaign, only one Nigerian youngster has been picked. Explaining why Chukwueze is being tipped for success in the upcoming season, UEFA wrote…
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Bayern Munich president Hoeness to retire in November
Uli Hoeness, the long-serving president of German football club Bayern Munich, is planning to retire and hand over his duties to a former Adidas chief executive in November. According to German daily newspaper Bild on Wednesday, Hoeness will not stand for re-election as club president and intends to also quit his role as supervisory board…
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19m ticket requests for Euro 2020 games, says UEFA
UEFA has received 19.3 million ticket requests for Euro 2020 matches in the first phase of ticket sales, the European governing body said on Monday. UEFA said that 1.9 million requests alone were placed for the July 12, 2020, final at London’s Wembley Stadium, 22 times the stadium capacity. Tickets for the London semi-finals and…
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AC Milan banned from Europe for a year
AC Milan have struck a deal with Uefa to serve a one-year ban from European football over breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. The club, which finished fifth in Italy’s Serie A, will miss next season’s Europa League. Uefa will end its proceedings against the Italians for overspending, said the Court of Arbitration for Sport…