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Bulgaria football chief resigns as Uefa urges 'war' on racists
England eased to a 6-0 victory over their hosts in the Bulgarian capital on Monday but the game was blighted by offensive chants, forcing the match to be halted twice in the first half.
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England thrash Bulgaria after game halted over racist abuse
The match at the Vasil Levski stadium was temporarily halted by the referee in the first half under a three-step UEFA protocol to tackle racist abuse from the crowd.
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Van Dijk, Bronze take Uefa Player of the Year honours
Dutchman Van Dijk starred as Liverpool won their sixth European Cup last season with a 2-0 Champions League final victory over Tottenham in Madrid.
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Platini released in 2022 World Cup probe, denies wrongdoing
The French football legend was held Tuesday by French anti-corruption police investigating alleged corruption in the 2010 vote to award the competition to Qatar.
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Former Uefa chief Platini questioned in Qatar World Cup probe - judicial source
Prosecutors are investigating suspected corruption and bribery in the process of awarding the 2022 World Cup to Gulf emirate of Qatar.
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Man City face further action over financial fairplay 'breaches'
City reportedly face a season-long ban from the Champions League if found to have breached the regulations.
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Uefa panel to recommend Man City Champions League ban - report
European football's governing body Uefa and the Premier League launched an investigation this year after allegations made in German magazine 'Der Spiegel' that the club broke Financial Fair Play rules.
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European clubs to discuss Champions League revamp
Proposals to change the Champions League after 2024 have triggered opposition from several leading European football leagues.
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Klopp, Guardiola would back players leaving pitch over racist abuse
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri wants the sport’s governing bodies to introduce clear guidelines to stop matches in order to combat racist abuse.
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Uefa urged to take strong action over racist incidents in England match
England defender Danny Rose was subjected to monkey chants and Raheem Sterling, scorer of England’s final goal in the 5-1 win, was also targeted, with racist abuse heard throughout the game.
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Underperforming Turkey sack coach Lucescu
Under the 73-year-old Romanian the 'Milli Takim' failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and were recently relegated to third-tier League C in the UEFA Nations League.
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African Super Cup to take place in Qatar
The switch of venue to the 2022 World Cup hosts was first mooted last month and has now been rubber-stamped by CAF’s emergency committee.
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Fifa, Uefa blast piracy network with alleged Saudi ties
Qatar and the Doha-based beIN Media Group have described beoutQ as a vast and sophisticated Saudi bootlegging network that has been transmitting stolen programmes.
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Swiss attorney general suspends prosecutor in Fifa probe
Olivier Thormann was suspended 'temporarily from all of his duties until further notice', the OAG said, without specifying which specific investigations the prosecutor had been working on.
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Infantino to ask for vote on new tournaments despite opposition
The new competitions and related commercial strategy feature on the agenda for the meeting and the Fifa spokesman told Reuters that there will be votes held on the proposals.
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'Green light' given for third Uefa club competition
European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli has said that "the 'green light' has been given to introduce a third competition as of the 2021/22 season.
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Samir Nasri doping ban increased to 18-months
In February, Uefa found the former Manchester City midfielder ‘guilty of using a prohibited method in accordance with the Wada prohibited list’.
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AC Milan cleared to compete in Europa League after court overturns UEFA ban
UEFA said last month that AC Milan did not meet a break-even requirement under its Financial Fair Play regulations.
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AC Milan banned from Europa League as bidders circle
Uefa announced the ban on Wednesday after an investigation under its Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, in particular the break-even requirement.
