THE 36 clubs that have qualified for this season’s UEFA Champions League league phase have been confirmed ahead of Thursday’s official draw in Monaco. Teams are seeded into four pots based on UEFA club coefficients. Each club will face two others from each pot, playing one home and one away …
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CAS affirms Crystal Palace’s demotion to Conference League
THE Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that UEFA’s original decision to demote Crystal Palace from Europa League to UEFA Conference League will stand. Palace, who beat Liverpool to win the Community Shield on Sunday, qualified for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup in May. However, …
Read More »Euro 2024: England’s Jude Bellingham Dares UEFA Sanction Over “gesture” Against Slovakia
European football governing body, UEFA, is investigating England midfielder Jude Bellingham over his gesture after scoring a late equaliser against Slovakia on Monday, June 30. In the said Euro 2024 game, Jude Bellingham and his teammates were looking like they were heading back home especially after Slovakia took the lead …
Read More »UEFA Releases Statement On Champions League Matches Amid ISIS Threat
UEFA has said the Champions League quarter-final ties scheduled for this week will go ahead as scheduled despite an alleged terror threat. There are reports that ISIS has issued a threat concerning all four of this week’s ties. But UEFA has now released a statement on the matter. It said: …
Read More »UEFA To Use Computer For Champions League Draw
UEFA has said it will completely computerise the Champions League draw from next season due to its new format. The competition will be expanded to 36 teams from the 2024/2025 campaign, with all teams in one league table. Each club will play eight games, four at home and four away. …
Read More »UEFA Releases List Of Most Expensive Squads In Europe
THE European football governing body, UEFA, has listed Premier League giants, Manchester United, as the most expensive squad in Europe. UEFA came to this conclusion after the 2023 financial year which means that no football squad in Europe has a total amount of financial value as Manchester United. According to …
Read More »Court Rules Against FIFA, UEFA Ban Of European Super League
THE European Court of Justice on Thursday ruled in favour of the Super League and handed a fresh blow to both FIFA and UEFA. The court said the two football governing bodies cannot abuse their power, block the formation of the new league or ban the clubs planning to participate …
Read More »UEFA Champions League Round Of 16 Draw (Full List)
2023-2024 UEFA Champions League group stage campaign, Victor Osimhen who scored in Napoli’s last group stage game against Braga which ended in a 2-0 victory for the Italian side would hope to help his team scale through Spanish La Liga giants, FC Barcelona. Due to fitness issues, the 24-year-old Osimhen has managed …
Read More »UEFA Champions League: 10 Teams Qualify For Round Of 16 [Full list]
ATLEAST 10 teams have confirmed their spots in the Champions League Round of 16 following Tuesday’s matches. Before the games were played, six teams were already assured of their places. They are: Manchester City, Real Sociedad, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich. The six teams have now …
Read More »UEFA President Sends Emotional Letter To Israel Over War With Hamas
THE president of the European football governing body, UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, has written a letter to Israel on behalf of the body to sympathize with the country. In the letter, the UEFA president expressed “profound sorrow” regarding “the tragic acts of violence” that took place in Israel. Reports claimed that Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked …
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