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As if awarding the 2022 World Cup to the tiny nation of Qatar wasn't enough to get a whooole lot of people fired up, UEFA president Michel Platini's latest suggestion of how it should be staged is sure to set off a whole new round of complaints. Fresh on the heels of Fifa president Sepp Blatter looking to reschedule the tournament and have it played in ...

A UEFA statement read: ''As of today, 23 December 2010, only one candidate has been announced: current Uefa president Michel Platini will be seeking a second four-year term of office from 2011 to 2015.'' Apparently if you wanted to declare yourself eligible for candidacy you had declare by midnight December 22; only Platini has put himself ...

Classic classic stuff here ...  Blackpool's manager Ian Holloway goes in on FIFA president Sepp Blatter, UEFA president Michel Platini and the idea of a WInter World Cup in Qatar; he even throws a jab at the whole Blackburn situation in light of the Sam Allardyce sacking last week.

The draw for the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 was held this morning in Switzerland and as usual come this Knock Out Stage, there were some fantastic match up in the Home and Away set for mid-February and early March. Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk AC Milan vs Tottenham Valencia vs Shalke 04 Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich Lyon vs ...

Following pressure to help referees in the world of football following more than a few controversial incidents, lawmakers took the first step towards introducing goal-line technology.... Something that didn't sit well with UEFA President Michel Platini. "Then we will have PlayStation football," he told the Scottish FA's official website. "One ...

Barcelona goalkeeper Jose Pinto has been called before UEFA's Disciplinary Committee next Thursday over his Whistling ability... Via Dirty Tackle In the 26th minute, Copenhagen's Cesar Santin was on a clear break towards the goal when he suddenly stopped for seemingly no reason. The ref let play continue and Pinto wasn't booked for allegedly ...

The European Club Association, which represents about 170 teams, said it is unfair that clubs had to carry on paying the salaries for players who can spend months on the sidelines nursing long-term injuries. “We have to give up our player and take the risk of injuries and they come back and we still have to pay the salaries,” ECA chairman ...

UEFA has decided that vuvuzelas  may not be brought into stadiums at matches in UEFA competitions. European football's governing body has informed its 53 member associations that it has taken the move for reasons related to Europe's football culture and tradition, saying that the atmosphere at matches would be changed by the sound of the ...