ALL POSTS TAGGED "UEFA"

Barcelona

/ 5 days ago

Barcelona could face Champions League ban over ref scandal

As Barcelona continues to battle through legal issues with its referee payment scandal, there could be a ban on the cards in the UEFA Champions League. The current LaLiga leaders could face a one-season suspension in European competition. According to UEFA rules, any team associated with match fixing is subject to a ban. Barcelona's millions […]

Euro 2024

/ 7 days ago

Euro 2024 qualifiers to air across FOX and Fubo

This week's Euro 2024 qualifiers are the start of a new era for FOX Sports and Fubo. The partnership between the two companies ensures that every game is available to viewers in the United States. FOX cherrypicks a small number of Euro 2024 qualification games to show on television (which are also available on Fubo). […]

Chelsea

/ 13 days ago

FIFA reveals 2025 Club World Cup qualification criteria

FIFA has officially approved plans to expand the Club World Cup in 2025 and revealed qualification criteria. The new rules mean that teams like Chelsea, Real Madrid and even the Seattle Sounders have already qualify for the tournament. Under the new scheme, clubs that win the UEFA Champions League from 2021 to 2024 would automatically […]

AFC

/ 14 days ago

Russia could play in Asian tournament this summer

Russia's national soccer team looks set to play meaningful games once again this summer in an Asian tournament. Since February 2022, FIFA banned the nation from official competition under the FIFA umbrella. However, now it seems as if Russia will be playing in an Asian tournament in June. The Central Asian Football Association Championships launch […]

Barcelona

/ 40 days ago

Barcelona, United draw in Europa League first leg

Barcelona and Manchester United played a massively entertaining match in Spain in the Europa League on Thursday. Both teams entered the night as two of the most in-form clubs in Europe. In fact, Barca and United both had just one loss over their last 17 total games. The Spanish side last lost in a Champions […]

Chelsea

/ 44 days ago

UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal draw announced

The UEFA Women’s Champions League draw for the last eight took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday. Holders Lyon will take on Chelsea while Arsenal have been pitted against Bayern Munich. Elsewhere, Barcelona will face Roma while PSG take on Wolfsburg. The draw opens up a potential semi-final between Lyon and Barcelona in what would […]

UEFA

/ 44 days ago

UEFA warns against multi-club ownership fueled by US investors

UEFA have rung the alarm bells over multi-club ownership claiming that holding stakes across multiple clubs would undermine the integrity of the game and distort the transfer market. A detailed report from Financial Times claims that there are trends of owners buying stakes in more than one club. Multi-club ownership trend explained Multi-club ownership usually […]

European Super League new proposal calls for 60-80 teams

European Super League officials have been working on ways to tweak their setup for months now with a new proposal. News surfaced back in October that the league, with help from A22 Sports Management chief executive Bernd Reichart, had plans to attempt a relaunch by 2024. Now Reichart has revealed a new scheme on Thursday […]

UEFA and FIFA can’t block European Super League, court rules

European Super League (ESL) organizers collected a significant victory inside a Madrid courtroom on Tuesday. A22, promoters of the breakaway league, won an appeal previously filed against FIFA and UEFA. The court rules UEFA and FIFA cannot punish the ESL. FIFA and UEFA wanted to sanction ESL organizers for attempting to form the league. Court […]

Chelsea

/ 63 days ago

UEFA to close FFP loophole due to Chelsea long-term deals

UEFA looks set to make changes to their Financial Fair Play rules. The governing body of the sport in Europe has allowed teams to spread out transfer fees on players over the duration of their full contract with their new club. However, new tweaks to the rule will reportedly limit this duration to five years. […]

AFC

/ 89 days ago

Russia soccer contemplates leaving UEFA to join AFC

Russia is considering a switch away from UEFA in order to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The Russian Football Union (RFU) has already supposedly scheduled a meeting to discuss the potential move. Sources at ESPN claim that the summit will take place on Friday. The Russia national soccer team, as well as all clubs […]