UEFA gives heavy ban on Serbia U21 team

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Serbian under-21 team coaches were banned by two years for their role in a post-match brawl in a European Championship qualifier, UEFA announced on Thursday. UEFA also fined the Serbian federation 105,000 U.S. dollars

UEFA worried about Polish football rowdies

WARSAW, March 30 (Xinhua) -- UEFA Wednesday voiced concern about Poland's highly aggressive stadium rowdies, calling them a huge image problem in connection with Poland's co-organization (with Ukraine) of the 2012 European Football Championship, loca

Iberia Star win UEFA Cup Futsal Elite Group D qualifiers

Iberia Star win UEFA Cup Futsal Elite Group D qualifiers TBILISI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iberia Star Tbilisi from hosts Georgia on Sunday overwhelmed a one-man-short SL Benfica of Portugal to win the Group D of the Elite qualification for the 2012-2013

Euro 2012 ticket design unveiled in Ukraine

KIEV, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Ticket for the Euro 2012 Soccer Championship was officially presented on Monday by UEFA Events executive Martin Kallen in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Representatives of UEFA and Ukraine's tournament executing committee atte

Leverkusen beat Rosenborg 1-0 in UEFA Europa League

BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- German side Bayer Leverkusen ensured a neat 1-0 victory over Norwegian side Rosenborg Trondheim at the last match of group K in Europa League on Thursday. Leverkusen introduced a couple of youngsters into the formation, as

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Cristiano Ronaldo has won UEFA's award as the best player in Europe last season after scoring a record 17 goals in the Champions League. The Real Madrid and Portgual forward beat Bayern Munich pair Manuel Neuer of Germany and the Netherlands' Arjen R

Messi awarded Europe best player

MONACO, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi was voted the inaugural winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday, which replaces the European Footballer of the Year award. The Argentine striker beat Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Re

Former Real star says Ronaldo is upset at missing out on UEFA award

Former Real star says Ronaldo is upset at missing out on UEFA award RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Former Real Madrid and Brazil star Roberto Carlos believes Cristiano Ronaldo is upset due to his failure to win last week's UEFA best player in Eu

Ibrahimovic banned by UEFA for two European matches

GENEVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been banned for two matches on Wednesday for challenging opponents' player. Ibrahimovic will sit out of the European Champions League quarterfinals, first leg if Paris Sai

Raffael joins German side Schalke on loan

BERLIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Bundesliga side Schalke signs Raffael Caetano Araujo from Dynamo Kyiv until June 2013 on loan due to their injury crisis, the club said on its official homepage on Wednesday. The 27-year-old attacking midfielder already pl

Over 9,000 volunteer candidates for Euro 2012

WARSAW, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Over 9,000 candidates from 71 countries and regions have applied for voluntary work during the 2012 European Championship in Ukraine and Poland, local media reported on Tuesday. Euro 2012 volunteers are recruited both by c

UEFA to hold Euro 2020 finals across continent

LONDON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- UEFA has announced Thursday that the 2020 European Championship finals will be staged in various major cities across the continent. The decision was made by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Lausanne Thursday.

Bayern humiliates Lille 6-1 in UEFA Champions League

BERLIN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich crushed Lille 6-1 as Claudio Pizarro donated a hat rick to ensure the German champions' third win in group F at outsold Allianz Arena in UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The Bavarians made short work of har

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Turkish champions withdraw from UEFA Champions League

ISTANBUL, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish football champions Fenerbache have withdrawn from the UEFA Champions League for the 2011-12 season, the Turkish football federation announced Wednesday. Turkish football has been mired in a match-fixing scandal s

Porto crush Villareal for UEFA Europa League

LISBON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- With four goals from the Colombian player Falcao, Porto defeated the Spanish team Villareal 5-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League semifinals（半决赛 ）. Playing at home, Porto, called by the supporters as th

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