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UEFA’s Stand For Club Identity And Fair Practices

October 10th, 2008 · Comments · FIFA, UEFA, Uncategorized, ac milan, arsenal, champions league, champions league history, chelsea, disciplinary action, epl, liverpool, real madrid, rules

This may be a bit long-winded and rambling but I hope you stick with me as there are a number of important points to discuss.  UEFA recently released a publication entitled “Safeguarding The Heritage And Future Of Team Sport In Europe”, which outlines UEFA’s stance on principles of good governance, player agents and home-grown players. […]

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Champions League Group C Preview

September 15th, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, Uncategorized, barcelona, champions league, champions league group stage, fc basel, fc basel 1893, shakhtar donetsk, shaktar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, sporting lisbon

FC Basel 1893
How They Got Here:Basel beat Vitoria de Guimaraes (also known as Vitoria SC) 2-1 on aggregate in the third round of qualifying. Basel won the Swiss League last season.
Star Performer: MF Benjamin Huggel. An experienced member of the Swiss national squad, Huggel is a strong presence in central midfield. In his first […]

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Champions League Group B Preview

September 8th, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Panathinaikos FC, Uncategorized, champions league, champions league group stage, inter milan, internazionale, werder bremen

Group B is home to a surprising Cypriot side, a Greek side in transition, a German side sometimes called ‘everyone’s second team’, and an Italian club with a little something special. Confused? Let me explain!
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
How They Got Here: Became the first and only Cypriot football club to reach the group stages of the […]

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