Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The Union of European Football Associations (, also referred to by its acronym UEFA
Read More at Wikipedia ›Doha and Baku were eliminated from the race for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the IOC trimmed the field of candidates from five cities to three.
Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul made the cut as the International Olympic Committee executive board settled on a shortlist of finalists.Doha, capital of the Gulf state of Qatar, and Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, were rejected for a second time in a row after failing to make the final list for the 2016 Games.Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul — all former bidders — now advance to the final phase, a 17-month race that will end with the IOC vote on Sept. 7, 2014, in Buenos Aires.Madrid is bidding for a third consecutive time, Tokyo a second time in a row and Istanbul a fifth time overall.The executive board, headed by IOC President Jacques Rogge, chose the finalists after examining a technical evaluation report compiled by a panel of Olympic experts. The board voted on each candidate.An official familiar with details of the selection told The Associated Pre...Mauricio Pellegrino will replace Unai Emery next season at Valencia, the club announced Tuesday.Emery helped Valencia finish third in La Liga to secure Champions Lea...
It is a match that gets circled on the calendar as soon as the La Liga schedule is released and it transcends the soccer community with people who were previously un...
The chairman of the Premier League accused FIFA and UEFA of stealing the game of soccer from the English and derided his Qatari hosts' restrictions on selling alcoho...
Turkey submitted a bid Tuesday to host soccer's 2020 European Championship, another step by the country to become a major sports player following its candidacy to ho...
Michel Platini was re-elected UEFA president unopposed Tuesday in the presence of Sepp Blatter and Mohamed bin Hammam, who hope to draw on Platini's popularity to sw...
Lothar Matthaeus was fired Monday as Bulgaria's soccer coach after leading the team to only five points from seven European Championship qualifying matches.Bulgarian...
Juventus winger Milos Krasic has said that he is set to move on from Juventus at the end of the current Serie A campaign after struggling to find a way into Antonio ...
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA passed rules designed to curb European soccer clubs' excessive spending and end an era of so-called "financial doping."UEFA's ruling ex...
Lisbon's Stadium of Light has been chosen to host the 2014 Champions League final.European soccer's ruling body Tuesday selected the 65,000-seat home of the Portugue...
European governments are not the only ones with major debt problems: Top European soccer clubs lost more than €1.6 billion ($2 billion) in 2010 and their debts are s...
European governments are not the only ones with major debt problems: Top European soccer clubs lost more than euro1.6 billion ($2 billion) in 2010 and their debts ar...
As thousands of loyal fans chanted their support, 93 suspects including the jailed president of Turkey's top soccer team went on trial Tuesday in a match-fixing scan...
You may have never heard of David Alaba, a 19-year-old Austria international who is one of the rising stars in soccer. In just a few days, you should be introduced t...
It's an ethical dilemma that has Western leaders in a bind: to boycott or not to boycott Ukraine-hosted matches in the European soccer championship over the alleged ...
Chelsea can plan its future from an unexpected position of strength as champion of Europe following its dramatic upset of Bayern Munich.Roman Abramovich has the Cham...
A European lawmakers' advisory group says UEFA should stop clubs like Manchester City from being sponsored by their owners.A Council of Europe sports governance repo...
Soccer officials across Europe signed a deal Thursday for minimum standards in player contracts that protect professional players in lesser leagues and minor clubs.T...
Colorado Rapids forward Edu has received his ITC and P-1 work visa and has been added to the roster.Edu signed late last month, and the 33-year-old will bring experi...
Hoffenheim signed German international goalkeeper Tim Wiese and Switzerland striker Eren Derdiyok to four-year deals Thursday.The 30-year-old Wiese will join from We...
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