Category: UEFA

European Ambition Hangs By Thread For Man City Against Sporting Lisbon

| March 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Having lost 1-0 in their UEFA Europa League away game to Sporting Lisbon, and by a similar score-line to Swansea in the Premier League, crunch time is here, for Mancini’s men. City need to win by a two-goal margin when they take on Sporting, at home, in a round of 16 game, on Thursday, March [...]

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Barcelona Favourites To Pip Leverkusen to UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals

| March 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

Champions Barcelona take on Bayer Leverkusen in a home match on March 7, 2012 that will prove crucial in deciding which team progresses to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona are coming into the game, after having recorded four wins on the trot. Those wins have come against the likes of Sporting Gijon, [...]

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Redemption Time For Man United Against Ajax in Europa League

| February 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Man United take on Ajax in a round of 32 tie in the Europa League, on Thursday, February 16, 2012. This is an encounter between two sides that failed to make it past the group stage of the Champions League. Having been finalists in last year’s league, United’s fall was all the more disgraceful after [...]

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Europa League: Man City Look To Knock Out Champions Porto

| February 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Having been knocked out of the Champions League, Man City have an opportunity to redeem themselves in another arena of European contest – the Europa League – when they travel to Portugal to take on champions Porto FC, in a round of 32 tie, on Thursday, February 16, 2012. Porto were supremely successful last season, [...]

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UEFA Champions League: Leverkusen Likely To Pay For Barcelona Loss In La Liga

| February 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Bayer Leverkusen are set to host Barcelona on Valentine’s day in a last-16 tie, the UEFA Champions League, in what is likely to be a one-sided encounter. All speculation is centered around the margin of Barcelona’s expected win. Barcelona will be smarting from the shock loss to Osasuna which has hurt their title hopes in [...]

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English Referee Howard Webb to Officiate At Euro 2012

| December 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
English Referee Howard Webb to Officiate At Euro 2012

Howard Webb, who refereed last year’s world cup final between champions Spain and runners-up Holland, has been chosen as one of the 12 referees short-listed for Euro 2012. The complete list of referees named to do duty at the tournament to be hosted in Ukraine and Poland, from June 8 to July 1, 2012, is [...]

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UEFA Champions League: Basel Expulsion Will Revive Manchester United Campaign

| December 18, 2011 | 2 Comments
UEFA Champions League: Basel Expulsion Will Revive Manchester United Campaign

Manchester United’s Champions League campaign could be back on track with the threat of expulsion hanging over FC Basel, following FIFA’s threat to ban the Swiss FA over the Europa League dispute involving Swiss club Sion. Were Basel to be thrown out of the tournament, UEFA is expected to review which team would replace them [...]

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FIFA Threatens To Ban Switzerland Over Europa League Dispute

| December 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Soccer’s governing body FIFA issued a statement on Saturday threatening to suspend Switzerland over the legal case involving first division club Sion. FIFA have given the Swiss FA a deadline of Jan. 13 to resolve the issue, according to FIFA’s statement. If the deadline were not to be met, it would mean automatic suspension of [...]

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Manchester City To Clash With Champions Porto In Europa League

| December 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

Manchester City have been drawn to face title holders Porto in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, in the draw held at the UEFA headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland. In another knock out match, Manchester United are due to play Ajax Amsterdam. Incidentally all four teams were in the Champions League and dropped [...]

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Champions League Round Of 16 Draw Pits Arsenal, Chelsea Against Tough Rivals

| December 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

The UEFA Champions League draw for the knock out round of 16 is out. English clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea, have been pitted against tough Italian clubs. While Arsenal are set to clash with AC Milan, Chelsea will be up against Napoli who showed Manchester City the exit atthe group stage, from the European tournament. AC [...]

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