UEFA’s Control and Disciplinary Body has stripped Portuguese champions Porto FC of their place in next season’s Champions League over alleged bribery of referees during the 2003/04 season. UEFA cited Article 1.04 (d) of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League regulations (available via this PDF) in their decision. The article states that to be eligible to […]
Porto Stripped of Champions League Berth
June 4th, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, porto fc
Tags: champions league·jose mourinho·match fixing·porto fc·UEFA
FIFA Votes For Quotas On Foreign Players
May 30th, 2008 · Comments · FIFA, UEFA
I’ve been meaning to do an in-depth piece on FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s proposal to introduce quotas on the number of foreign players that teams can field. Yesterday, FIFA held a vote and Blatter’s proposal cleared its first major hurdle. The FIFA Congress delegates voted 155-5 in favour of the proposal which would limit […]









