Russia missed out on promotion to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat to Sweden with a disappointing performance in Stockholm. Goals from Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof just before half time and a second-half strike from Marcus Berg were enough to settle matters and hand Sweden […]
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‘FIFA 19’ gets a UEFA eChampions League esports tournament
Earlier this year, EA scored a major coup by licensing the UEFA Champions League for FIFA 19 after the European soccer competition ended its partnership with Konami and PES. To no one’s surprise, it’s now giving the tournament the eSports treatment. The “eChampions League” will thus form another cog in the FIFA Global Series en […]
‘FIFA 19’ gets a UEFA eChampions League esports tournament
Earlier this year, EA scored a major coup by licensing the UEFA Champions League for FIFA 19 after the European soccer competition ended its partnership with Konami and PES. To no one’s surprise, it’s now giving the tournament the eSports treatment. The “eChampions League” will thus form another cog in the FIFA Global Series en […]
St. Petersburg lodge bid to host 2021 UEFA Champions League final
Russian city St. Petersburg is one of two contenders to host the 2020-21 season UEFA Champions League final, along with German capital Munich, the organization confirmed on Thursday. READ MORE: FIFA boss keen on 48-team World Cup for Qatar 2022 – but what are the problems? European football’s governing body announced the two cities had declared […]
Reds boss blasts ‘senseless’ UEFA competition
LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp has taken aim at UEFA’s Nations League, labelling it “senseless”, after his side headed into the international break with a home draw against Premier League leaders Manchester City. Klopp and his City counterpart Pep Guardiola were satisfied with their team’s after a tight, tactical encounter which finished 0-0 at Anfield. But […]
UEFA Champions League Final 2018 – Real Madrid v Liverpool
Goals, goals, goals? We don’t want to jinx it, but everything is pointing towards a healthy helping of goals in tonight’s game. Questionable keepers – tick Dodgy defending – tickRed-hot strike forces – tick Liverpool are the top scorers in this season’s Champions League with 40 goals, including 7 which came in a rout against Spartak […]
Arsenal fans slam UEFA over Barcelona conspiracy after major rule change
UEFA have made a significant rule change for the Champions League and Europa League that will ensure stars can play for two different sides in either competition in the same season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Philippe Coutinho are high-profile casualties of the cup-tied rule after both featuring for other clubs before Arsenal and Barcelona respectively. The […]
UEFA rule changes abolish players being cup-tied, add a sub
A fourth substitute can be selected in extra-time in the Champions League and Europa League competitions from next season. UEFA has introduced new rules that also allow 12 substitutes to be selected from in the finals of both competitions, as well as that of the UEFA Super Cup. The governing body says this is to […]
UEFA Nations League draw: Who England play and what it means for the future of football
And the headline news: England have drawn Spain and Croatia at the end of yet another convoluted UEFA draw in Lausanne, attended by Gareth Southgate. At least it could have been worse: Germany, France and the Netherlands all have to play each other with the worst one being relegated – that is how the Nation […]
UEFA secures UK court order to block illegal soccer streams
Tearing a leaf out of the English Premier League’s playbook, the Union of European Football Associations — better known as UEFA — has been granted the power to block illegal match streams by the UK’s highest court. UEFA won’t actually be doing any of the dirty work, of course. Rather, the injunction allows UEFA to […]
