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  FIFA : Angel Maria Villar appears before judge after arrest in corruption probe

  Football | July 20, 2017 16:31 IST

  National Court Judge will question the four, who are accused of improper management, misappropriation of funds, corruption and falsifying documents as part of an inquiry into the finances of the federations.

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  Spain football chief Angel Maria Villar, son arrested in anti-corruption probe

  Football | July 18, 2017 15:31 IST

  Police said the five men were arrested on charges of corruption as part of a probe into the finances of the federations.

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  Ranveer Singh will be flying to Cardiff to watch the UEFA Champions League Finale desipte head injury

  Bollywood | May 28, 2017 18:47 IST

  Ranveer Singh is an ardent football fan, so he couldn't afford to miss the Champions League Finale despite the injury

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  Euro Cup: Russia fined, warned of suspension from tournament by UEFA

  Football | June 14, 2016 19:11 IST

  The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fined Russia 150,000 euros ($168,200) on Tuesday over their football fans' misconduct during their opening match of the Euro 2016 against England last week.

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  Michel Platini to resign as UEFA president after appeal failure

  Football | May 09, 2016 18:23 IST

  Zurich: UEFA president Michel Platini will resign from European football's governing body after failing to have a six-year ban overturned by a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel on Monday. The panel, however, reduced

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  Europe's Infantino wins FIFA presidency

  Football | February 27, 2016 9:00 IST

  Zurich: Europe's Gianni Infantino scored a convincing win over the Asian rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the FIFA presidential election and ended the 18-year reign of Sepp Blatter. Europe's Gianni Infantino today won

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  FIFA reduces ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years

  Football | February 25, 2016 19:03 IST

  Zurich: A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday reduced bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years but maintained they were still guilty of ethics breaches.The appeal result was announced as UEFA general secretary

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  FIFA rejects Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini appeals against 90-day bans

  Football | November 18, 2015 22:56 IST

  Geneva (AP): Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini lost their appeals Wednesday against interim 90-day bans for financial wrongdoing in the growing corruption scandal that has shaken world soccer.Platini's lawyer said FIFA had "perverted its own

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  Messi, Suarez, Ronaldo in running for UEFA Best Player award

  Football | August 13, 2015 22:00 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland:  Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez of Champions League winner Barcelona will compete with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for UEFA's Best Player in Europe award for last season.UEFA says the three stars topped a

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  Lionel Messi named UEFA super cup final's best player

  Football | August 12, 2015 15:19 IST

  Tbilisi (Georgia): Argentine star Lionel Messi was named the best player of the UEFA Super Cup football tournament's final, which his team FC Barcelona won 5-4 in extra time against Sevilla in an all Spanish

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  Chung Mong-joon wants to replace Sepp Blatter at FIFA

  Football | July 30, 2015 17:33 IST

  Seoul: Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon on Thursday said he wants to replace Sepp Blatter as the world football governing body's next president.Chung is a major shareholder of automobile giants Hyundai. The South-Korean has also

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  Michel Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president

  Football | July 30, 2015 8:34 IST

  Geneva (AP):   Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves."Platini, the UEFA president and a

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  UEFA chief Michel Platini hopes 'new leadership' will solve FIFA's woes

  Football | July 21, 2015 17:21 IST

  Madrid:  European football's governing body UEFA president Michel Platini has underlined the urgent need for reform within FIFA, hoping the "new leadership" will solve the world football body's troubles.FIFA is set to elect a new president

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  Champions League final most important game of my life: Vidal

  Football | June 02, 2015 16:45 IST

  Rome: Italian club Juventus' Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal described the upcoming Champions League final against Spanish side FC Barcelona as "the most important game" of his life.Juventus will take on Barcelona in the final on

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  Barcelona players dominate La Liga team of the season

  Football | May 25, 2015 19:17 IST

  Madrid:  Four Barcelona players topped the list of the best 11 La Liga footballers in the 2014-15 season, as chosen by the editors of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) website.The Catalan team, which

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  UEFA charges Bayern coach Guardiola over T-shirt statement

  Football | April 22, 2015 22:57 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has been charged by UEFA after he wore a T-shirt to a Champions League news conference that supported a campaign to investigate the death of a journalist at

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  UEFA charges Barcelona over fan banner at Man City match

  Football | March 21, 2015 8:44 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA has charged Barcelona over fans showing an "illicit banner" at Camp Nou during a Champions League win against Manchester City.UEFA announced the incident Friday but did not give details. Barcelona won 1-0

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  UEFA bans Ibrahimovic for 1 match, PSG teammate Aurier for 3

  Football | March 20, 2015 9:41 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA has imposed the minimum one-match Champions League ban on Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his red card against Chelsea.However, Ibrahimovic's Paris Saint-Germain teammate Serge Aurier gets a three-match ban for insulting the match referee

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  UEFA bars Crimean clubs from Russian competitions

  Football | December 05, 2014 12:42 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA has barred football clubs in the disputed Crimea region from playing in competitions organized by the Russian Football Union.   The prohibition starting on Jan. 1 was imposed at a meeting of UEFA's

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  Basel charged for fans on pitch near Ronaldo

  Football | November 27, 2014 23:26 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA has charged Basel after fans ran onto the pitch and approached Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo during a Champions League match.Five spectators encroached on the pitch from different sections of the St-Jakob