Anorthosis kicked out of Europa League

Aug. 14 | PARIS: Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta have been kicked out of the Europa League after crowd trouble forced their home game against Georgia’s Dila Gori to be abandoned, UEFA said on Tuesday. Anorthosis, 1-0 up going into the third qualifying round...

Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta up for best player award

Aug. 14 | PARIS: World player of the year Lionel Messi was named on Tuesday among the three finalists in the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award short-list along with Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Argentina’s Messi...

Croatia call up Vrsaljko to replace Ilicevic

Jun. 8 |   Croatia have called Sime Vrsaljko into their Euro 2012 squad to replace injured midfielder Ivo Ilicevic, UEFA said on Thursday. Ilicevic has suffered a ruptured calf muscle. “I am sorry about Ilicevic,” coach Slaven Bilic said. “We...

Three Turkish clubs suspended from European competitions

May. 31 | ISTANBUL – UEFA has banned Turkey’s Besiktas, Bursaspor and Gaziantepspor from European competitions for one year due to financial problems, club officials said on Wednesday. UEFA’s decisions, with the punishments for the first two confirmed...

UEFA suspends Besiktas from European competitions

May. 30 | ISTANBUL: UEFA has suspended Besiktas from European competitions for one year and fined them 200,000 euros ($250,700) due to financial problems at the Istanbul club, Turkish media reported on Wednesday. The move came after UEFA scrutinised Besiktas’...

Sion stay up despite 36-point deduction

May. 29 | BERNE (Reuters) – FC Sion, docked 36 points this season after dragging UEFA into a complex legal battle, made sure of staying in Switzerland’s top flight by winning a relegation playoff on Monday. The controversial club lost the second leg...

FIFA calls for talks on Kosovo with UEFA and Serbia

May. 24 | BUDAPEST (Reuters) – FIFA has invited officials from the Serbian FA and from European governing body UEFA to talks in Zurich next week over its decision to allow its members to play friendly internationals against Kosovo, the Balkan province which...

UEFA may review rule that hit Spurs Champions League bid

May. 24 | BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Champions League rule which has denied Tottenham Hotspur a place in next season’s competition because Chelsea won Saturday’s final could be reviewed by UEFA’s executive committee, president Michel Platini...

Players banned in Turkish match-fixing probe

May. 7 | ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey‘s football disciplinary committee left leading clubs unpunished on Monday over match-fixing allegations, imposing bans of between one and three years on 10 players and officials in a move that will be closely scrutinised...

Germany tells UEFA it will not bid for Euro 2020

Apr. 27 | BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will not bid to host the Euro 2020 soccer championships, the country’s football association said on Friday, ending months of speculation regarding the football crazy nation’s intentions. Germany, hosts of the...