Uefa

Finally Worth Winning?

PA | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Sport

Changes to Champions League rules agreed today could see Europe's top nations having up to five teams in UEFA's top club competition. From 2015, th...

Uefa Wants 10-Match Ban For Racist Abuse

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Sport

UEFA has ratified a proposal to impose a 10-match European ban for players and officials found guilty of racism. Racism by fans will be punished by...

Uefa Promise 10-Match Bans And Stadium Closures For Future Racist Incidents

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Sport

Uefa general-secretary Gianni Infantino has promised 10-match bans and stadium closures if club representatives or supporters are found guilty of raci...

Uefa Says Referees Should Stop Matches For Racist Incidents

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Sport

Uefa has advised referees to halt matches should a racist incident occur, pledging their "full support" to such a stand being made. Althought Europ...

Are Chelsea the Champions League's Worst Defending Champions?

Doron Salomon | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Sport
Doron Salomon

Today, Chelsea sit fourth in the league and in all likelihood will cling onto that place or better for the remainder of the season. It's mathematically possible for them to be champions still but a gap of 19 points to United with 10 games to go would require miracles of Red Sea proportions to make that happen.

Man United - Why Always Them?

Rob Atkinson | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Sport
Rob Atkinson

Recent events, on top of a long history of prominent stories figuring the controversy and fuss that attend one football club above all others, might lead us to ask a somewhat wider version of the same question. Why is it always Manchester United?

Arsenal Left in the Shadow of German Efficiency

Tom Pyman | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Sport
Tom Pyman

Arsenal's Champions League campaign, and, at the risk of sounding melodramatic, for all intents and purposes, their season, is all but over after they were comprehensively beaten by Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

Champions League Tie Played In England Was 'Fixed'

PA | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK Sport

A European soccer match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 380 suspicious games, including Word Cup and European Championship qualifiers and...

Swansea's Ballboy Incident Highlights the Growing Lack of Respect in Football

Tom Davies | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Sport
Tom Davies

Whilst Charlie Morgan was only doing as would any other 17-year-old in front of a stadium full of home fans, his behavior is symptomatic of a growing lack of respect in modern football.

Ajax Fined €10,000 By Uefa For Against Modern Football Banner

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.01.2013 | UK Sport

Ajax have been fined €10,000 by Uefa after supporters unfurled an "anti-sheikh" banner against Manchester City during their Champions League group g...

Eden Hazard Latest Name to Disavow Petition That Never Was

Alex Ryvchin | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Sport
Alex Ryvchin

Calls for Israel to lose its hard earned right to host the tournament are typical of a broader campaign aimed at isolating Israel by targeting any Jewish citizen of the state regardless of their political persuasion, or how far removed they are from political decision making.

Euro 2020 To Be Played Across Europe, Uefa Says

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 06.12.2012 | UK Sport

Euro 2020 will be played across Europe rather than being hosted in one country, Uefa confirmed today. The 2016 European Championship will be held i...

Spurs Urge Uefa To Take Action Against Lazio For Anti-Semitic Chanting

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.11.2012 | UK Sport

Lazio could be charged for their fans' behaviour against Tottenham Hotspur for the second time this season if they are found guilty of chanting anti-S...

Some Thoughts on Manchester City's Champions League Failings

Steven Allweis | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Sport
Steven Allweis

Champions League success doesn't happen overnight.

Tim Farron's Recent Call to Boycott Is Another Blow to the Status Quo in Football

Sam Tomlin | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Sport
Sam Tomlin

English football is still light-years from a state of good health, exemplified by exploitative ticketing. Unless concrete action is taken to challenge this, admonitions like Mr Farron's will, with any luck, become more frequent and more radical until something is done.

Football Must Get its House in Order

David Gold | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Sport
David Gold

I've never seen a club chairman cry over football, I've never seen a manager do it either. Sure, the odd player has shed tears but I've seen millions of fans with tears streaming down their faces because of their love for their football club and that's why we need governance to protect football from itself.

Bound - Terry To Wear Anti-Racism Armband

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK Sport

John Terry will wear Uefa's 'Unite Against Racism' armband should he be selected for Chelsea's Champions League fixture away to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tu...

Love your club? But is it fit for purpose?

Brendan Guilfoyle | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK Sport
Brendan Guilfoyle

Whatever your sport - football, rugby, cricket - is your club financially secure? Are you sure it can survive for the next year, let alone 50 years?

Defoe And Lennon Subjected To Monkey Chants, Will Uefa Appropriately Act?

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK Sport

Uefa is under pressure to punish Serie A side Lazio after their supporters aired monkey chants at Tottenham Hotspur players Jermain Defoe and Aaron Le...

Spanish Football in Disarray as La Liga Clubs Revolt Over Kick-Off Times

Richard P Martin | Posted 09.10.2012 | UK Sport
Richard P Martin

It is difficult to predict if the league will reach a resolution with the clubs before the season starts. What is certain is that the feeling of euphoria surrounding football in Spain when Iker Casillas lifted the European Championship trophy last month is now a distant memory.

The True Value of Olympic sponsorship

Gareth Price | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK Sport
Gareth Price

Corporate sponsorship is effectively paying for the Olympic Games. But are the sponsors truly capitalising on the exposure?

Racism in Football: UEFA Can No Longer Pass the Buck

John Mann | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK Politics
John Mann

Now that the dust has long since settled from the Euro 2012 championships it is perhaps a chance to review the successes and failures of the tournament, not on the field but rather in terms of tackling the incidents of racism and antisemitism which I had been forecasting for many months.

Putting the Beautiful Game Into the Cloud

Matthew Finnie | Posted 18.09.2012 | UK Tech
Matthew Finnie

The final whistle was blown at the UEFA EURO 2012 championships last month, with Spain reasserting their superiority as European football's top side once again. As football fans and critics continue to review the highlights and controversies of the tournament, Spain isn't the only team celebrating success; the ICT team at UEFA has much to celebrate too.

Premier League Should Follow NFL to Prosperity and Competition

Chris Brauer | Posted 09.09.2012 | UK Sport
Chris Brauer

The Premier League is coming off what many are calling its greatest season ever full of memorable matches and the first ever title decided on goal difference, in the final seconds of the last match no less.

Platini - 12 Or 13 Cities Could Host Euro 2020 (POLL)

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 30.06.2012 | UK Sport

Uefa president Michel Platini has suggested Euro 2020 could be hosted in "24 or 32 cities" across Europe. Speaking at his closing press conference ...