UEFA could authorise one-legged knockout matches for some Champions League and Europa League ties after postponing the finals of all this season’s major competitions. With European football suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no possibility of the competitions…
Man City beat West Ham in first game since ban
Kevin de Bruyne made one goal and scored another as Manchester City easily saw off West Ham in their first game since being banned from European competition for two years by Uefa. Friday’s punishment – which City say they will…
*Agony on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Nation) *ADC slays Lagos state govt over Okada, keke ban (Vanguard)
Agony on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Nation) December 2019 and January this year came with some bad news from the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The newspapers captured the horror in screaming headlines: ‘Three die, three injured’; ‘Accident kills five, injured nine’; and ‘travellers groan…
UEFA slam Bulgaria with two-match fan ban after England racism storm (Vanguard)
Bulgaria have been ordered by UEFA to play their next home international match behind closed doors after the racism storm that engulfed the national side following their recent Euro 2020 qualifier against England, with a second fixture potentially to follow…
UEFA tells teams not to play where women can’t watch (Punch)
European football’s governing body said on Tuesday it would tell member clubs and national teams not to play games in countries where women do not have full access to stadiums. UEFA’s ruling executive committee agreed that it would “recommend to…
Montenegro get one-game fan stadium ban for racial abuse of England players (Guardian)
UEFA has ordered Montenegro to play one match behind closed doors after England players were racially abused during a European Championships qualifier. Danny Rose, Raheem Sterling and Callum Hudson-Odoi were particularly targeted by groups of home fans within the Gradski…
UEFA says anti-racism protocol not followed in Koulibaly case (Vanguard)
European football governing body UEFA said Friday that the correct anti-racism protocol had not been followed during the Italian league game between Inter Milan and Napoli midweek amid repeated abuse of Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly. Napoli’s French-born Koulibaly was targeted…
Champions League: Liverpool to face Bayern in round 16 (Guardian)
The UEFA Champions League last-16 draw held on Monday in Nyon delivered some fantastic matchups this season. Some of the biggest teams in Europe will face tough challenges to get to the next stage of the competition. Defending champions, Real…
UEFA starts VAR at Champions League knock out stage (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used from the last 16 of this season’s Champions League, UEFA has confirmed.European football’s governing body had already committed to using VAR in its competitions from 2019-20 onwards. But last month,…
DStv and GOtv beams UEFA Champions League
Matchday four in the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League is headlined by the return matches between Juventus and Manchester United, Internazionale and Barcelona, as well as Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund . The latter clash between the…