Archive for the 'UEFA' Category

March 5th, 2010

Are changes to the soccer rule book coming?

from espn.com: Football's law-makers will decide on Saturday whether to introduce a change to the rule book which could lead to a dramatic drop in red cards - but there will be no discussion on changes to the offside rule. The International FA Board (IFAB) meeting in Zurich will rule on a FIFA proposal where players would no longer receive an ...
February 24th, 2010

Platini brings the hammer down hard for match-fixing; Bosnian ref banned for life, others suspended

UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body took the decision last Thursday regarding the Bosnian match official, who has been handed a permanent ban from "any football activities'', after studying information supplied from an ongoing investigation led by German police. Two further match officials have received bans after being found in breach of "the ...
February 23rd, 2010

Portuguese soccer legend Eusebio receives the UEFA’S President Award

Portuguese soccer legend Eusebio (L) receives the UEFA'S President Award by President Michel Platini for his outstanding contribution to Eurpean soccer before the Europa League soccer match between Benfica and Hertha Berlin at Luz stadium in Lisbon February 23, 2010. A statement from Platini before the presentation said: "It is a great privilege ...
February 9th, 2010

Heineken Bringing the UEFA Champions League Trophy To US

Heineken and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) today announced their plans to bring the famous UEFA Champions League Trophy to American soil for a 5-week tour of major U.S. cities. (more...)
February 1st, 2010

Champions League Final Tops Super Bowl in TV Survey

UEFA's Champions League final has for the first time replaced the NFL's Super Bowl as the most-watched annual sports event, according to a survey. (more...)
December 18th, 2009

Champions League draw

The matchdays are: First Legs: February 16&17 and 23&24 Second Legs: March 9&10 and 16&17 VfB Stuttgart v. Barcelona Olympiakos v. Bordeaux Internazionale v. Chelsea Bayern Munich v. Fiorentina CSKA Moscow v. Sevilla FC Lyon v. Real Madrid FC Porto v. Arsenal AC Milan v. Manchester United image
December 16th, 2009

UEFA Suspends Bulgarian Referee Anton Genov Over Friendly Investigation

Anytime you see a story like this hit the web, you hope it's not true.  But with UEFA suspended Bulgarian Referee Anton Genov from future matches until the full investigation over "obvious irregular betting patterns" leading up to  Macedonia's 3 - 0 Friendly win over Canada back on November 14th, this might have more legs than one would hope for. ...
December 14th, 2009

UEFA Euro 2012 Logo Launch – Video Edition

isps showed us some images and broke down some details earlier about the logo launch for the 2012 European Championships  co-hosted by Poland and the Ukraine. Here's the first ad campaign we are seeing beginning to promote and position the championships even before the 2010 World Cup jumps off.