The Guardian has released a UEFA report on the financial status of European football. And, guess who’s at the heart of all the trouble? If you said the Barclay’s Premier League, you’d be correct. According to the report, 18 of England’s top-flight clubs owe an estimated 56% of all of Europe’s football debt. That equates [...]
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 – 1 Portugal:
Ukraine 0 – 1 Greece:
Slovenia 1 – 0 Russia:
France 1 – 1 Ireland: Henry’s double handball sends France through. Bogus.
Russia 2 – 1 Slovenia:
Ireland 0 – 1 France:
Portugal 1 – 0 Bosnia Herzegovina:
Greece 0 – 0 Ukraine
Hoffenheim 3 – 0 FC Koln:
Hannover 1 – 0 Stuttgart:
Rangers 1 – 1 Hibernian:
Sampdoria 4 – 1 Bologna:
Matches will be played November 14 and 18:
Ireland v. France
Portugal v. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Greece v. Ukraine
Russia v. Slovenia
German Bundesliga: Borrusia Dortmund 2 – 0 Bochum, Wolfsburg 2 – 1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Dortmund v. Bochum:
Wolfsburg v. Borussia Monchengladbach:
French Ligue 1: Monaco 2 – 0 Lens, Lorient 4 – 1 Nice, Toulouse 1 – 0 PSG
Toulouse v. PSG:
Dutch Eredivisie: VVV Venlo 1 – 1 Roda JC, Groningen 0 – 0 FC Utrecht, NEC 1 [...]
The 30 finalists for the European Player of the Year have been released, and the list is headed by the usual suspects of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and Lionel Messi. Other notable finalists are Fernando Torres, Xavi Hernandez, and Didier Drogba. The winner of the award will be announced on December 1st. The award is a [...]
I’ve updated the ’soccer on tv’ tab through Thursday. I’ve included all of the Champions League and Europa League matches. Enjoy!
The top four seeded teams that qualified for UEFA’s World Cup play-offs are Russia, France, Portugal, and Greece. These four teams will play one of the seeded teams: Ireland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Azerbaijan 1 – 1 Russia:
Andorra 0 – 6 Ukraine:
San Marino 0 – 3 Slovenia:
Italy 3 – 2 Cyprus:
Germany 1 – 1 Finland:
France 3 [...]
Final Scores: Finland 2 – 1 Wales, Belarus 4 – 0 Kazakhstan, Russia 0 – 1 Germany, Luxemborg 0 – 3 Switzerland, Armenia 1 – 2 Spain, Estonia 0 – 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine 1 – 0 England, Cyprus 4 -1 Bulgaria, Montenegro 2 – 1 Georgia, Denmark 1 – 0 Sweden, Lichtenstein 0 – 2 [...]
England 6 – 3 Macedonia:
Serbia 2 – 1 Cyprus:
Greece 2 – 1 Portugal
FC Sheriff 0 – 1 Fenerbahce:
BATE Borisov 1 – 2 Everton:
Timisoara 0 – 3 Dinamo Zagreb:
Austria Wien 1 – 1 Nacional Madeira:
Slavia Praha 1 – 5 Lille
Salzburg 2 – 0 Villareal:
Copenhagen 1 – 0 Sparta Prague:
Sporting 1 – 0 Hertha Berlin:
Toulouse 2 – 2 Club Brugge:
Celtic 1 – 1 Rapid Wien:
Shakhtar Donetsk 4 – 1 [...]
Final Scores
CKSA Moscow 2 – 1 Besiktas
AC Milan 0 – 1 FC Zurich
APOEL 0 – 1 Chelsea
Manchester United 2 – 1 Wolfsburg
Real Madrid 3 – 0 Marseille
FC Porto 2 – 0 Atletico Madrid
Bordeaux 1 – 0 Maccabi Haifa
Bayern Munich 0 – 0 Juventus
CSKA Moscow v. Besiktas highlights:
AC Milan v. FC Zurich highlights:
APOEL v. Chelsea highlights:
Manchester United v. Wolfsburg [...]
UEFA have announced investigations into 40 Champions League and Europa League matches over the past four years, due to irregular betting patterns. Most of the matches involve Eastern European teams involved in early qualification rounds, but none of the matches being investigated have been officially announced. One prominent figure said, “It’s hard for a referee [...]
The Europa League group stage begins tomorrow, and GolTV looks like it has the US rights to the tournament. They’ll be showing two live games on Thursday, and one delayed broadcast. Check that, I just checked the new UEFA channel block (461-466) on my DirecTV system, and guess what I found? The holy grail. DirecTV [...]
According to the Guardian, six Premier League clubs have reported a loss of at least 20% of their income. Incredibly, as high-profile as the Premier League is, England had the fifth-highest losses in all of Europe, only trailing Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, and the Ukraine. UEFA have mandated that clubs break even in terms of [...]
Goal-line referees will make their debut tomorrow in the UEFA Europa League, reports the Guardian. The purpose is to give the center offical and linesman another set of eyes to judge penalty decisions and whether the ball has crossed the line in a debatable goal situation. The extra officials will aid in situations like the [...]
UPDATE: UEFA has decided to bar teams from European competition (Champions League and Europa League) if they continue to spend more money than they make. This is in an effort to curtail the huge spending that has been escalating over the past few years. The English FA, along with it’s ‘home-grown’ rule, has stated that [...]
Eduardo da Silva has won his appeal against the two match ban he recieved after diving v. Arsenal a few weeks ago. It’s difficult to deny that Eduardo intentionally fell down in the penalty box. However, had UEFA upheld the deicision, it would have been extremely hypocritical. UEFA used video replay to determine the penalty [...]
The Champions League ‘proper’ kicks off tomorrow and I’m more than ready for it. This tournament pits the best Europe has to offer against one another. Barcelona are the reigning champions and they look poised to make another deep run. However, Real Madrid have basically bought the world over the summer in an effort to [...]