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Rapidinha: Taça UEFA poderá mudar de nome
Sportingar | 22 hours ago by Socio 92050
A Taça UEFA poderá vir a ter uma nova designação a partir de Setembro. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge afirmou, em entrevista à Agência Reuters, que a possivel mudança de nome da competição se deve ao facto «[...] que uma mudança de nome e marca aju read more
UEFA Cup’s Delusions of Grandeur
The Offside | July 7th 2008
In an attempt to get out of the shadow of their much smarter, more handsome and successful older brother, the Champions League, the UEFA Cup will overgo a minor appearance change to get some goddamn attention. So they’re going to emulate the ol read more
Euro 2008 was a tournament to savour
World Cup Travel Blog | July 4th 2008
Back in England a week on from the end of Euro 2008, the tournament still looks as impressive as it did in the Alps. I am not relishing another stolid European club season, dominated by the tawdry money of the big teams, so for the last time, I am lo read more
Funny Football Fact about Faroes
Amateur Journalism | July 2nd 2008 by Eric Penner
Manchester City FC have been drawn to play renowned minnows, EB/Streymur, of the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Manchester City qualified last season through UEFA's fair play league, and EB/Streymur were winners of the F read more
What Not To Wear
The Pea Green Boat | June 30th 2008
It's unbelievably hot! Yesterday it reached a mighty 120F on our back deck. ExpatOwl has a red nose that could light up a darkened room because he insists on sitting in the hottest spot with his t-shirt draped over his head (socks and sneakers peekin read more
Football Debt, Spiralling Wages and the future of European Footba…
Soccerlens | June 28th 2008
Taking a break from the Euros, Ronaldo, babes and bad refereeing decisions, we come back to one of our favourite topics, football and money. Long story short - UEFA president Michel Platini wants to establish a financial criteria which would qualify read more
Impact Of Foreign Managers On The Premier League
A2to.info "Online Magazine" | June 28th 2008 by Dinesh
The influx of foreign players into England’s Premier League is a frequent bone of contention, critics arguing that the imports not only deny promising home-grown talent the chance to make the breakthrough but also, ultimately, undermine the qua read more
Who Needs An Off-Season? Welcome to the Last Intertoto Cup
The Offside | June 27th 2008
There are lots of firsts in professional football tournaments. Real Madrid will always be the first winners of the European Cup. Tottenham can claim the first UEFA Cup. But aside from the old Cup Winners’ Cup (won first by Fiorentina and las read more
Arshavin Dreams Of Barcelona
A2to.info "Online Magazine" | June 25th 2008 by Dinesh
Following on from his earlier declarations that he was angling for a move to Spain, Russia’s most wanted striker Andrei Arshavin has revealed he would love to move to Barcelona. This comes as little surprise, but Barça will be glad to hear it anyw read more
Night Russian football caught fire
European Soccer Championship | June 19th 2008 by David
Harking back to the dark months of the winter against England, Russia looked interesting but naive. Last night they demolished the old men of Sweden and Gus Hiddink’s team had the speed and flair that marked them out as an… read more
Scotland get extra Uefa Cup spot
Soccer Combo News and Blog | June 16th 2008
Scotland will have five teams in Europe from next summer (2009/10 season) as the UEFA Cup gets a massive revamp. European football chiefs have opted to scrap the Intertoto Cup after 14 seasons and incorporate the games as qualifiers in a bigger UEFA read more
UEFA Cup 2009-12 Media Rights deals announced in the UK
Daily football/soccer news | June 6th 2008 by Femina
Channel Five, ITV 4 and Setanta each awarded 2009-12 UEFA Cup media rights packages in the UK For 2009-12 the competition format has been re-structured with the introduction of a Group Stage featuring twelve groups of four teams and a focus on Thursd read more
UEFA Cup - Good job, Zenit!
World Cup Travel Blog | June 5th 2008
UEFA Cup Zenit's success triumph of soccerOzren Podnar reports...A brilliant Zenit team became only the second European trophy winner for Russia after CSKA Moscow three years ago. Congratulations to Zenit, as their soccer was like a puff of fresh air read more
The Italian without the Kapitan
Europe 2008 Best Football Tournament | June 4th 2008 by Azlan A.Raof
Image by NaturalBlu via FlickrI am quite shock when I read Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out from the tournament. Giorgio Chiellini was the one responsible for the tackle to the Capitan. He even cried and Fabio have to calmed him down. Fabio said read more
Uspjeh Zenita pobjeda je nogometa
Soccerphile Blog | May 31st 2008
Sretan ishod Kupa UEFA Čestitke Zenitu – i Istok ima "konja za trku" Sjajni sastav Zenita postala je druga ruska osvajačica europskog trofeja, tri godine nakon moskovskog CSKA. Obje su imale svog Hrvata, dapače Ivicu. CSKA Olića, Zenit Križan read more
EU calls Blatter’s 6+5 proposed rule illegal
Soccerlens | May 28th 2008
Sepp Blatter yesterday made it clear that he wants to impose the “six plus five” rule in football by 2012. The rule states that teams have to have at least six home-grown players and at most five foreigners in their starting line-up in ev read more
La Liga: Club by Club Review of the Season 2007/08
Soccerlens | May 23rd 2008
Season 2007/2008 was not a vintage season for La Liga. In the end Real Madrid gained a record breaking 85 points, but most Madridistas would agree that their team was far from perfect. They were helped by the demise of their rivals Barcelona whose fa read more
United win third Champions league title after penalty shootout
Sports Blogs | May 22nd 2008 by Scott Miller
MANCHESTER United won the Champions League by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after the all-English final had finished 1-1 after extra time.Cristiano Ronaldo, who had put United in front with a 26th-minute header, missed in the shootout but Chelsea' read more
CAUTION: JOHN TERRY
Latest news from Football Euro Cup 2008 | May 21st 2008 by Eugen J
Don’t be sad, don’t feel blue, this could happen to anyone. read more
UEFA Cup for Flamini and Diarra
ArseSpeak - The Arsenal Blog For Gooners Everywhere! | May 19th 2008 by ArseSpeak
Mathieu Flamini left Arsenal for Milan because they are a big club, and they are paying him loads of money. He won’t be in the Champions League next season though! If anything though he seems to have taken a step back right now. He is not guara read more
Manchester City 0-1 Bon Jovi
The Offside | May 18th 2008
That’s right, after being slaughtered 8-1 on the final day of the season, Manchester City fans have to absorb yet another embarrassing defeat, this time to an aging New Jersey rock star. When things started to go bad for City this season, or a read more
Flamini Playing UEFA Cup Football Next Season
Gooner Talk | May 18th 2008 by GoonerChris
Mathieu Flamini will not be playing Champions League football for AC Milan next season, after his new club missed out on fourth spot to Italian underdogs Fiorentina. A stunning Daniel Pablo Osvaldo overhead kick sent Fiorentina into the Champions Lea read more
Milan playing UEFA Cup next season?! Inter champions again!
Calcio Football | May 18th 2008
Just now when I check out soccernet for the football result, the headlines is "Gerrard: We must spend big". But if you ask me, this "We must spend big" word is more suited to AC Milan, who despite winning 4-1 against Udinese in the last game, fail to read more
Couldn't they have yodelled for Scotland?
SCOT goes POP! | May 17th 2008
Having had a few days to reflect on the riot in Manchester on Wednesday, it strikes me that this is genuinely the first time in my life that I've ever felt a little bit ashamed to be Scottish. Wouldn't it be nice for the country to get a swift oppor read more
Scots' broth a bit rich for England
World Cup Travel Blog | May 16th 2008
They came, they saw, they conquered Manchester.But the first Scottish invasion of England since Bonnie Prince Charlie's in 1745 ended in tears once again.Rangers were deservedly beaten 2-0 in the UEFA Cup Final by the sleek Russians of Zenit St Peter read more
Man City to play in UEFA Cup
Buzzin' Football Blog | May 16th 2008 by john williams
Manchester City have been awarded a place in next season’s UEFA Cup via the Premier League’s fair play table. England were awarded an extra UEFA Cup place for the 2008/09 tournament as the Premier League came top of Uefa’s fair play read more
Manchester City qualify for UEFA Cup - will Thaksin change his mi…
Soccerlens | May 16th 2008
Manchester City have qualified to play in the UEFA Cup next season through the Premier League’s fair play table. The Premier League came top of UEFA’s fair play table (I guess fewer fouls are given in England than anywhere else?) and alth read more
Manchester City Claim Uefa Cup Spot
CLDsport | May 16th 2008 by Kevin Davis
Congratulations to Man City who have had their Uefa Cup spot confirmed for the 2008/9 season. The Premier League won an extra Uefa Cup spot due to finishing top of the UEFA Fair Play rankings. Man City finished 5th in the Fair Play league, but all te read more
Manchester City win UEFA Cup place
Pitchslap | May 16th 2008 by pitchslap
Manchester City have been awarded a place in next seasons UEFA Cup through the fair play league. City did not win the league, Tottenham Hotspur did, but City managed to finish highest of the teams who had not already secured a place in Europe. The ne read more
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