Manchester United and Benfica meet at Old Trafford on matchday five each looking to take a significant step towards the round of 16. The teams enter the match level on eight points at the section’s summit, three clear of FC Basel 1893, meaning victory for Benfica would guarantee first place. A draw would make sure [ Read More ]
Manchester City FC take on SSC Napoli knowing that victory would take them through to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the first time. City, second in Group A, arrive in Naples with a two-point advantage over third-placed Napoli and buoyed by back-to-back successes against Villarreal CF. Napoli slipped below City after [ Read More ]
The FIFA Appeal Committee, under the Chairmanship of Mr Francisco Acosta (Ecuador) met at the Home of FIFA to discuss, among others, the case of the Myanmar Football Federation. The FIFA Appeal Committee decided that the appeal lodged by the Myanmar Football Federation be partially upheld. The exclusion of the Myanmar Football Federation from taking [ Read More ]
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed the dates of Team GB’s group stage fixtures ahead of London 2012 Olympic Football tickets going back on sale on 29 November 2011. The men’s team, coached by Stuart Pearce, will begin their London 2012 campaign at Old Trafford on Thursday [ Read More ]
At UEFA EURO 2012, away from the action on the field, where the stars and teams make the headlines, UEFA’s RESPECT campaign will be tackling some of Europe’s key social issues aiming to raise awareness and positively affect the lives of people in Poland and Ukraine. The RESPECT campaign, UEFA’s social responsibility initiative, was launched [ Read More ]
The candidates for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award and for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award have been unveiled (see below), and the final decisions will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football. [ Read More ]
