Football: Spurs game against Rennes postponed, Uefa confirms
LONDON (REUTERS) – Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa Conference League game at home to Stade Rennais on Thursday (Dec 9) will not go ahead as planned, Uefa has announced, after a Covid-19 outbreak at the Premier League club. Spurs said on Wednesday the match had been called off after manager Antonio Conte confirmed that there had been... » read more
Football: Five substitutes option to be made permanent
LONDON (AFP) – Football competitions can decide to make the originally temporary five-substitutes rule permanent, the sport’s rule-making body IFAB recommended on Wednesday (Oct 27). “FAP-TAP (football and technical advisory panels) today recommended that competitions should be able to decide on increasing the number of substitutes according to the needs of their football environment,” read... » read more
Football: Uefa raises ‘serious concerns’ about Fifa plans for biennial World Cup
PARIS (AFP) – Uefa on Wednesday (Sept 22) said it still has “serious concerns” about Fifa’s controversial proposal to hold the World Cup every two years instead of four. Football’s world governing body has invited the sport’s domestic bodies to an online summit on Sept 30 to discuss a potential biennial World Cup. But Uefa... » read more
Football: Uefa suspends legal action against Super League rebels
PARIS (AFP) – European football’s governing body Uefa has suspended legal action against Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona over their role in attempting to launch a breakaway European Super League. “The Uefa appeal Body has decided to stay the proceedings until further notice,” Uefa said on Wednesday (June 9) without specifying their reasons. Real, Juventus... » read more
Football: Uefa weighs Super League revenge and changing Euro host cities
LAUSANNE (AFP) – Uefa meets on Friday (April 23) with revenge on some members’ minds following the attempted Super League breakaway, while the fate of some Euro host cities is also on the agenda. In the space of 48 emotional hours, between Sunday evening and Tuesday evening, European football’s governing body, aided by fans and... » read more
Sports World: Ex-England stopper Clemence, 72, dies
Ex-England stopper Clemence, 72, dies LONDON • Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died aged 72. He died peacefully after a long battle with illness, said media reports. Clemence, who played 61 times for England, began his career with Scunthorpe United before joining Liverpool and he made over 450 appearances in... » read more