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Essential Fixtures to Watch in UEFA Nations League

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2024 0

The football community is buzzing once again as the UEFA Nations League draws close. Only the best teams and players are expected to make it out of the competition as its victors but it will not be easy. Everyone is insatiable and excited to show their ferocity on the pitch to show the global

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What are The Five Biggest Upsets in UEFA Euro History?

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2024 0

The UEFA European Championship has always been one of the football tournaments where fans anticipate magnificent spectacles. The game has never disappointed, with outstanding shocks occasionally occurring during matches.  These outcomes have not only redefined football in Europe but are also included in the list of historical facts of modern sports. In less than four

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UEFA champions league match, team news, goal scorers and stats

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2023 0

UEFA, Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich is doubtful with an inflamed tendon and will be assessed ahead of kickoff, while Manuel Neuer (calf), Kingsley Coman (muscle), Raphael Guerreiro (calf) and Tarek Buchmann (hamstring) all remain in the treatment room. Tuchel briefly experimented with both Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui as defensive midfielders towards

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VAR to be used in 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe – UEFA

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2021 0

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, starting from September 2022, continental football ruling body UEFA said Thursday. The light-touch use of VAR at Euro 2020 was widely praised, and UEFA will hope those standards are maintained in the qualifiers for Qatar, with the group stages concluding […]

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UEFA confirms 36-team Champions League reform with single league format

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2021 0

UEFA has given the green light for a 36-team Champions League reform which will include a single league format to replace the group stage. European football’s main governing body announced a number of changes to the competition on Monday amid reports of a rival Super League formation which could see 12 of the biggest clubs […]

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UEFA president Ceferin to punish Super League participants

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2021 0

UEFA president Alexander Ceferin has promised to punish participants in the Super League and says that any players involved “will be banned from the World Cup and Euros”. The announcement of a new European competition that would see a number of top clubs break away from the Champions League has been met with fierce opposition […]

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Just In: UEFA releases Europa League draw table

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

Arsenal will face Rapid Vienna, Molde and Dundalk in the Europa League group stage, while Tottenham will play Ludogorets, LASK and Royal Antwerp. Leicester City, who are in the competition for the first time, will take on Braga, AEK and FC Zorya Luhansk. Celtic have been handed a tough group as they will play AC […]

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UEFA: France squad announced ahead Nations League matches

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2020 0

France has announced its squad ahead of UEFA nation league matches. READ ALSO: A.S Roma fan wakes up from coma on hearing Francesco Totti’s voice After an impressive debut in the last round of matches, Rennes Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga gets a recall. Lyon playmaker Houssem Aouar is also called up. Impressive RB Leipzig defender Dayot […]

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UEFA approves five substitutions for its competitions

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

By Elijah Odetokun European football governing body UEFA has approved the use of up to five substitutions for matches to be played in its competitions in 2020/21 season. UEFA made this known in a statement on its official website after the meeting of its executive committee on Thursday, Daily Times reports. “The UEFA Executive Committee […]

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UEFA to allow fans into stadium for Super Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

By Rilwan Balogun European football governing body, UEFA has approved fans’ presence in Budapest for the Super Cup tie between Bayern Munich and Sevilla. UEFA in a statement on Tuesday revealed that the Puskas Arena can have 30% of its capacity. However, the body said that all other matches, including the upcoming Nations League matches […]

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Breaking: UEFA approve spectators for Supercup fixture

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2020 0

UEFA has approved the presence of spectators in next month’s Super Cup final between Bayern Munich and Sevilla in Budapest, Daily Times gathered. The apex football governing body in Europe said 30 per cent of the 67,215 capacity Puskas Arena will be available to supporters. READ ALSO: UCL: The fairytale story of rejects turned heroes […]

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Europa League: Sevilla clinches European glory

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

Julen Lopetegui‘s team have secured the 2020 Europa League championship title after beating Inter Milan 3-2. READ ALSO: Maguire complying fully with Greek police following his arrest Sevilla on Friday in Cologne, Germany forced Milian to surrender, Daily Times reports. Meanwhile, Belgium born Romelu Lukaku endured one of the worst nights of his career as […]

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Manchester City To Learn UEFA Appeal Fate On Monday

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on  Friday announced that Manchester City will discover the result of their appeal against a two-year ban from UEFA competitions on Monday. Man City were banned by UEFA and handed a 30 million euro ($34 million, £27 million) fine for allegedly overstating sponsorship revenue to hide that they had not […]

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Champions League return date revealed

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

According to European football governing body UEFA, Champions League will return on August 7 In a statement on Wednesday, the remaining last-16 ties played before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final set to take place in Portugal. The competition was suspended when four outstanding round-of-sixteen fixtures were set to be played with the ties being that […]

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Man city’s fate on European ban to be known July

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

English Premier League side Manchester City will learn about their fate and European football early next month. At the beginning of the current season, City was banned by UEFA from the Champions League for two seasons beginning in 2020/21. Apart from the ban, the Pep Guardiola coached side were hit with a €30 million fine for failing […]

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UEFA: Ligue 1 could resume their season again

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2020 0

UEFA maintains that the French Ligue 1 ended their season rather prematurely, but, there still is a chance to resume their campaign and play to completion. In the latter days of April, all sporting events in France were canceled until September to curb the spread of the coronavirus, an announcement that made the Ligue 1 […]

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Football with fans will return very soon- UEFA president

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin hopes that despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, football will be back to normal. Leagues across Europe were suspended in mid-March due to the outbreak of COVID-18, leading to the current campaign to be extended and the costly postponement of Euro 2020. And Ceferin believes ‘good old football with fans will come […]

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Good old football with fans will return soon, UEFA boss says

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

Berlin – UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is upbeat that confident football will soon return to normal in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and would bet a million dollars that the postponed Euro 2020 tournament will take place in 2021. On Wednesday’s edition of Britain’s Guardian newspaper, Ceferin said football has also stayed the same […]

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UEFA not willing to change Champions League qualification rules

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

UEFA is not willing to change anything that pertains qualification to the champions league next season, a statement from the body says. With several leagues in Europe halted and some canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were suggestions of a change to the qualification rules, but that is highly unlikely. READ ALSO: Roma ready […]

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Coronavirus: UEFA sending £3.75m to each member association

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

UEFA has released more than £205m in funding to aid its 55 member countries meet the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The money – working out at around £3.75m per association – will come from UEFA’s HatTrick funding scheme, usually targeted to cover running costs and targeted areas of domestic football. READ ALSO: […]