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Football: CAS uphold Malaga's European competition ban

Agence France-PresseJune 11, 2013 15:39

Spanish side Malaga will not be able to play in the Europa League next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld UEFA's one-year European ban, the tribunal announced on Tuesday. The Andalusians were hit with the suspension in December last year over an infringement of UEFA's financial fair play regulations due to outstanding payments that had not been made to other clubs and Spanish tax authorities. Malaga took their appeal to the Lausanne-based CAS but lost.

Football: CAS uphold Malaga's European competition ban

Agence France-PresseJune 11, 2013 11:40

UEFA: Europa League winners to earn Champions League berth

Agencia EFEMay 24, 2013 19:32

London, May 24 (EFE).- UEFA, European soccer's governing body, announced Friday that the winner of the 2014-15 Europa League - and ensuing editions of that club tournament - will earn an automatic berth in the more prestigious Champions League competition. Until now, only the winners of Europe's 52 league competitions - and in the case of the bigger soccer powerhouses, one or more runners-up - qualified for the Champions League. The winner of the Champions League title also earned an automatic berth in the next season's tournament.

Football: UEFA approves 10-game racism ban, blood tests

Agence France-PresseMay 23, 2013 19:38

European football governing body UEFA on Thursday formally ratified plans to impose 10-game European suspensions on players and officials found guilty of racism. Racist behaviour by supporters will initially be punished with a partial stadium closure, with a full stadium closure for a second offence.

Fenerbahce draws Benfica in Europa League semifinals

AsianetApril 15, 2013 17:18

Turkish football club Fenerbahce drew Portuguese side Benfica in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Europa League semifinals.The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in the Swiss city of Nyon on Friday. Fenerbahce faces Benfica in the semifinals, with the opening leg played in Turkey, and European champion Chelsea will play Basel, with the first-leg match in Switzerland. Basel and Fenerbahce have reached their first semifinal in any European club competition.

UEFA recommends referees halt matches in case of racism

Thomson ReutersMarch 28, 2013 08:00

SOFIA (Reuters) - UEFA has recommended that referees stop matches when there are incidents of racism and says it will "fully support" them if they follow its advice. In a resolution issued in conjunction with the European Clubs Association (ECA) and the world players' union FIFPro, European soccer's governing body reminded referees that they had been authorisied four years ago to stop matches in case of serious racism incidents from the stands or on the pitch.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday Feb 18

Thomson ReutersFebruary 13, 2013 12:00

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - NBA West is best in All Star game HOUSTON - Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin provided a potent mix of outside shooting and inside dominance to lift the Western Conference to a 143-138 victory over the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday. (NBA-ALLSTAR/ (PIX), moved, by Steve Ginsburg, 400 words) - - Yao Ming not sitting around during retirement

Soccer-Clubs in favour of separate Champions, Europa Leagues

Thomson ReutersFebruary 5, 2013 14:00

Feb 5 (Reuters) - European clubs are in favour of keeping the Champions League and Europa League as separate competitions, the association which represents them said on Tuesday. The European Clubs' Association (ECA), whose members include around 200 clubs from across the region, said that 92 percent of those questioned in a survey said they wanted the two competitions to continue to exist in parallel.