UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin said the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in football has completely changed the way the game is being played, having its effect on the most-watched sport in the world. Ceferin expressed his dissatisfaction with the technology, said that the system goes far beyond its original remit and that decisions are … Read more
Manchester City have lost their attempt to block a UEFA investigation into financial fair play violations. City had asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] to throw out the financial fair play case that had been brought against the club by UEFA. Read Also: U23 AFCON: South Africa End Olympic Eagles Tokyo 2020 Hopes The … Read more
Bulgaria has been hit with stadium ban and fine £65,000 by Uefa following the racist abuse England players suffered in Sofia last month. The European football governing body ordered that the Bulgarian team will play one match behind closed doors. England’s Euro 2020 qualifier on October 15 was marred by racism and had to be … Read more
The anti-racism organisation, Kick It Out said the Monday’s Euro 2020 qualifier match between England and Bulgaria should have been abandoned after the English black players were subjected to monkey chants by the home fans. The body criticised the European football’s governing body UEFA for failing to abandon the match after which the match was … Read more
Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to referee a major UEFA men’s match when she takes charge of the Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea. UEFA have confirmed Frappart, who refereed the FIFA Women’s World Cup final between the United States and the Netherlands in Lyon, will officiate the clash between the Champions … Read more
Following an impressive 3-1 win over Switzerland in the semi-final with all goals supplied by Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal secured Nations League glory on Sunday. This time, it was through a solitary 60th-minute effort by Goncalo Guedes after Ronaldo succeeded in dragging Netherlands defence anchored by the impressive Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de … Read more
A day after Cristiano Ronaldo produced another sublime performance to take Portugal to the final of the maiden UEFA Nations League, England failed to make it past Netherlands. Despite starting brightly and going ahead via a Marcus Rashford penalty, England left the field heartbroken again, losing 3-1 after extra time. Ajax’s 19-year-old defender, Marttijs De … Read more
With Manchester City adamant that UEFA ignored ‘irrefutable evidence’ in its ongoing financial fair play (FFP) probe, they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The appeal is against the decision by Europe’s football governing body to refer the matter to a disciplinary body over alleged violation of financial fair play procedures. … Read more
European football governing body, UEFA, has announced that new rules planned to be introduced in European football will not apply for Nations League finals in Portugal this week. Making this known on Tuesday, UEFA, saying the rules concerning penalty-taking, free-kicks and accidental handballs will not be introduced until June 25. The rules, unveiled in March … Read more
UEFA have confirmed they are investigating Neymar’s outburst on social media over the Video Assisted Referee (VAR), ESPN reports. The Paris Saint-Germain forward fumed over the use of VAR to award Manchester United a late penalty in their 3-1 Champions League round-of-16 second-leg win at Parc des Princes last week. Injured Neymar could only watch … Read more