Dortmund blame bus delay for a torrid night in Monaco
April 20 – Spare a thought for Borussia Dortmund’s players, staff and supporters after their Champions League elimination in the most unfortunate of circumstances.
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£780 for a pair of unscalped tickets to the Champions League final
March 22 – Champions League final tickets are on sale and will set buyers back £390 for a Category 1 seat at the Cardiff venue on June 3. Bayern Munich fans who protested at the price of Arsenal away tickets, will be apoplectic at the cost if their team reaches the final.
Ceferin scoffs at Super League talk saying Euro competitions must stay open for all
February 24 – UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has once again dismissed the idea of a breakaway European super league, repeatedly mooted as an inevitability despite UEFA’s decision to reform the Champions league in favour of the continent’s top four domestic leagues.
Jeonbuk still out in the AFC Champions League cold as CAS refuses to open the door back
February 3 – AFC Champions League holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have not been cleared to defend their title. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the club’s request for ‘provisional measures’ to allow the club back into the 2017 competition following it January 18 sanction for historic match-fixing.
Real Madrid and Barca lead all-time Champions League standings, Bayern and Man Utd follow
January 25 – Who are the all-time champions of Europe? Not surprisingly it is the two Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona who lead the ranking, with Real edging ahead but only by five points over the 25 years of Champions League competition.
CONCACAF rejigs Champions League and opens up with new regional tournament
January 24 – CONCACAF has added a new international club competition and revamped its Champions League format to bring it into a single calendar season for clubs, rather than spanning two seasons currently.
Andrew Warshaw: Spurs’ Euro derailment. Has Pochettino missed the ‘big’ picture?
It’s the ultimate catch-22 question for ambitious club owners and coaches. How do you fund an expensive new stadium while at the same time build a competitive title-contending team?
UK government slams door on PSG’s Aurier. Brexit is coming and it looks ugly
By Andrew Warshaw
November 23 – In an unprecedented ruling that has stunned officials in France and led to a quick reaction from UEFA, Paris St-Germain full-back Serge Aurier has been refused entry to the United Kingdom because of a recent criminal conviction and will miss tonight’s crucial Champions League match against Arsenal which will decide which of them tops their group.
Bale and Aguero add ‘excitement’ to Nissan’s brand marketing push
November 1 – Japanese car manufacturer Nissan, global sponsor of UEFA’s Champions League, has added some star power to its ‘Excitement’ advertising theme, naming Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero as the brands ‘Engineers of Excitement’.
Marginalised Euro leagues make power play for voice at UEFA’s top table
By Andrew Warshaw
October 24 – European leagues are seeking membership of UEFA’s executive committee as part of negotiations to stave off a potential fixture free-for-all next season.
Ceferin draws line under Champions League political favours
October 21 – New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has given the biggest hint yet that a bidding process will be put in place for staging UEFA’s major club finals.
Olsson and Ceferin find common ground over new Champions League deal
By Andrew Warshaw
October 7 – Leading leagues across Europe say they have won vital concessions from UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin over plans to revamp the Champions League.
Nissan gets excited for start of UCL, Brits get excited for Leicester City
September 13 – UEFA Champions League sponsor Nissan have released their second annual Nissan Excitement Index for the start of group matches this week. The research finds that in Britain, Leicester City’s debut tomorrow in Brugges is the most anticipated ahead of this season’s group stage start (58%).
Tebas wooed by Wanda’s magic ‘wonga’ and backs breakaway Super League talks
September 12 – Amidst the wave of anger among European leagues to UEFA’s proposed changes to its two major club competitions to avert the possibility of a Super league outside its jurisdiction, one major league boss has actually had the temerity to come and conditionally support a breakaway competition.
Rummenigge endorses Champions League changes and European unity
September 5 – UEFA’s decision to amend the Champions League format from the 2018/19 season in favour of the most powerful clubs has, not surprisingly, been widely welcomed by Europe’s leading clubs.