Manchester United and Manchester City face television shun
By Declan Warrington
December 9 – Manchester United and Manchester City face the possibility of being overlooked for Channel 5’s coverage of the Europa League.
Champions League
UEFA will not investigate Lyon Champions League match despite big goal swing
By David Gold
December 8 – Lyon’s stunning 7-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb in their crucial Champions League qualifying game will not be investigated for irregular betting patterns, UEFA has said.
Manchester United set to lose £22 million after Champions League exit
By David Gold
December 8 – Manchester United’s accountants will be counting the cost of their shock elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Basle last night, as the club could lose up to £22 million ($34 million/€26 million) in income.
Al Jazeera buy French rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League
By David Gold
December 6 – Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera has taken another step into the French sports media rights market with the acquisition of four UEFA packages to show Champions League games.
Cut leagues to allow Champions League matches, demands Barcelona’s Rosell
By Andrew Warshaw in Doha
November 15 – Barcelona President Sandro Rosell (pictured) wants all Europe’s main leagues slashed to 16 clubs in order to facilitate playing Champions League matches at weekends.
Tevez did not refuse to play against Bayern, claims the Argentine’s advisor
By Andrew Warshaw at the Leaders in Football Conference in London
October 5 – The advisor of Carlos Tevez insisted today that the Argentine and Manchester City striker did not refuse to play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and that post-match comments by the player were mistranslated by a club interpreter.
Exclusive: UEFA have no power to ban Tevez for refusing to play
By Andrew Warshaw
September 29 – UEFA says it has no power to ban Carlos Tevez for apparently refusing to play for Manchester City in Tuesday’s Champions’ League fixture against Bayern Munich.
Spain and France lead Champions League representation
By David Gold
September 12 – More players from Spain will participate in this season’s European Champions League than any other, with 81 players, and France close behind on 78, a new survey published today has revealed.
Fenerbahçe launch court case against UEFA and TFF
By David Gold
September 5 – Turkish outfit Fenerbahçe have confirmed that they have opened a case against UEFA and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) after they were thrown out of the Champions League and replaced with last year’s runners up Trabzonspor.
Exclusive: We have done nothing wrong in replacing Fenerbahçe with Trabzonspor, claims UEFA official
By Andrew Warshaw
August 31 – UEFA were perfectly within their rights to replace disgraced Turkish champions Fenerbahçe with another Turkish club in this season’s Champions League, according to their competitions director.
Champions League draw spells tough competition among European powerhouses
By Andrew Warshaw in Monaco
August 25 – Defending champions Barcelona were drawn to play AC Milan in this season’s Champions League group stage today in a classic showdown of two teams who have won the tournament 11 times between them.
Champions League looks set to be a gripping competition among European powerhouses
By Andrew Warshaw in Monaco
August 25 – Barcelona will open the defence of their Champions League title on Sept 13 against AC Milan in a mouth-watering clash between teams who have won the tournament 11 times between them.
Fenerbahçe out of Champions League over match rigging saga
By Andrew Warshaw
August 24 – Turkish champions Fenerbahçe were sensationally thrown out of the Champions League today over the country’s match fixing scandal that has even implicated the club’s chairman.
Wenger awarded stay of execution for play-off match
By Andrew Warshaw
August 24 – Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has won a brief stay of execution from UEFA by being allowed on the touchline for the club’s potentially season-defining Champions League play-off second leg against Udinese later today.
Wenger faces two-match ban
By Andrew Warshaw
August 22 – The crisis surrounding Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger went from bad to worse today when the Frenchman was handed a two-match ban from UEFA for breaching the terms of a previous Champions League suspension.