‘Third-party ownership of players not human’ Third-party ownership of players is inhumane and deprives football of investment, Uefa president Michel Platini said on Friday. Read full article |
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Gibraltar finally gets Uefa membership Gibraltar was finally accepted as a member of European soccer's governing body Uefa on Friday after a 14-year battle during which they faced fierce opposition from Spain. Read full article |
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Platini wants a sports police force Uefa president Michel Platini says he wants a European sports police force to tackle betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and hooliganism. Read full article |
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Wolfsburg win women's Champs League German club Wolfsburg ended Lyon's two-year reign as women's Champions League holders with a shock 1-0 win over the French side in Thursday's final at Stamford Bridge. Read full article |
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Utrecht step closer to Europa League spot Utrecht took a step towards qualifying for the Europa League with goals from Cedric van der Gun and Edouard Duplan in a 2-0 win at Twente Enschede in the first leg of the Dutch playoff final on Thursday. Read full article |
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Stoichkov fined for threatening FA boss Litex Lovech coach Hristo Stoichkov was fined 7 000 levs on Thursday for threatening to beat up Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) president Borislav Mihaylov after his team's 2-1 home loss to Lokomotiv Sofia. Read full article |
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Uefa agrees sterner racism sanctions Players or officials found guilty of racist offences in European club matches or internationals will face a minimum ban of 10 matches under tougher disciplinary regulations approved by Uefa. Read full article |
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Berlin, Warsaw to stage European finals Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, Uefa said on Thursday. Read full article |
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Partizan win sixth successive title Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade won their 25th league title and a record sixth in a row with a match to spare after a 2-0 win at relegated Smederevo on Wednesday. Read full article |
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Fenerbahce win Turkish Cup Fenerbahce beat Trabzonspor 1-0 to retain the Turkish Cup on Wednesday after an early goal from Moussa Sow, gaining some consolation for finishing runners-up in the league to Galatasaray. Read full article |
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Four new names to Dutch squad Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included four newcomers and recalled Everton defender John Heitinga when he named his 21-man squad on Wednesday for friendly international matches against Indonesia and China. Read full article |
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De Boer extends Ajax contract Ajax Amsterdam coach Frank de Boer has agreed a four-year deal to extend his contract until July 2017, the Dutch champions said on Tuesday. Read full article |
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Hearts avoid punishment over financial crisis Hearts have avoided relegation after Scottish Premier League chiefs decided the financial problems of the Edinburgh club's majority shareholder had not breached its rules before the end of the season. Read full article |
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Match in Makhachkala to go ahead A Russian Premier League match in Makhachkala between local side Anzhi and Lokomotiv Moscow will go ahead on Monday despite two car bombs that killed at least two people. Read full article |
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Arsenal, Milan qualify for Champs League Arsenal beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to England's fourth Champions League spot, their 1-0 victory over Newcastle on the final day of the Premier League season enough to ensure their place. Read full article |
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Lennon backs Celtic for Cup finale Celtic manager Neil Lennon says his players are physically and mentally ready for next Sunday's Scottish Cup final as they ended their Scottish Premier League campaign with a 4-0 win over Dundee United. Read full article |
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Celtic warm up for Cup final with win Celtic ended a run of six winless away matches as they warmed up for the Scottish Cup final with a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of Dundee United at Tannadice on Sunday. Read full article |
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CSKA Moscow seal Russian title CSKA Moscow sealed the Russian title with a game to spare through a scrappy 0-0 home draw with Kuban Krasnodar on Saturday. Read full article |
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Celtic aim to end with rare away win Champions Celtic will wrap up their Scottish Premier League campaign on Sunday by looking to end a six-game run without an away league win. Read full article |
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Belgium calls up Thorgan Hazard Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has called up Eden Hazard's younger brother Thorgan to an inflated 28-man squad ahead of a friendly with the United States followed by a World Cup qualifier against Serbia Read full article |