The Irish Times

Players could face European bans if clubs breach new Uefa financial rules

Sanctions include points deductions and competition bans

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 18:08

Uefa president says plans to hold biennial World Cup a ‘no go’

Ceferin also launches fresh attack on attempts to form European super league

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 15:58

Team effort: How stranded soccer stars escaped from Kyiv

Players for top Ukrainian teams huddled with families in hotel as Russian forces advanced

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 06:00

UEFA to give 30,000 free tickets to supporters for club finals

Governing body says move is in recognition of difficulties fans experienced in pandemic

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 19:10

FAI in joint bid to host the 2028 European Championships

Republic to join with England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to host Euros

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 06:00

Ireland and UK may favour 2028 Euros bid over 2030 World Cup

The number of competing teams at the 2028 European Championship could be expanded to 32

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 22:02

Biennial World Cup would ‘cannibalise’ women’s game, says Ceferin

Uefa president reiterates his opposition to plans being developed by Fifa

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 18:16

European Leagues reject Fifa’s World Cup proposal

Dissenting organisation includes Premier League, EFL and SPFL among its members

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 18:50

UK and Ireland bid for 2030 World Cup is not ‘up in smoke’

Chief operating officer of UK Sport reflects on chaos at Wembley for Euro 2020 final

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 12:50

Premier League opposes biannual World Cup plan

Fifa’s proposal could ‘kill football’, warns Uefa’s president Aleksander Ceferin

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 12:52

Senior European figures oppose Fifa plans for biennial World Cup

Uefa president and European Club Association boss united in opposition

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 19:10

Uefa scrap away goals rule in European club competitions from next season

Rule was first introduced in 1965 but its fairness has been questioned in recent years

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 15:47

Future is now for Gareth Southgate and his promising young side

England have played 11 games over 27 months to get to this point but now face a defining test

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 01:00

Saving Euro 2020: a year later the show goes on

Idea of a pan-continental European championship was brainchild of Michel Platini

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 06:00

Chelsea and Man City fans condemn Uefa ‘greed, hypocrisy and deception’

Chelsea have returned more than 800 tickets out of their allocation of 5,800

Thu May 27 2021 - 12:33

Uefa confirm Champions League final will be played in Porto

Quarantine restrictions in UK blocked plans to move game to Wembley

Thu May 13 2021 - 12:23

Nine of the 12 European Super League clubs commit to Uefa competitions

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are set to face “appropriate action” from Uefa

Fri May 07 2021 - 20:08

Man United fans’ opposition to the Glazers has long proved well-founded

EPL sanctioned a debt-loading takeover of club from which family make a fortune

Tue May 04 2021 - 01:00

Dublin loses Euro 2020 hosting rights, Uefa confirm to FAI

The four matches will instead be played between St Petersburg and Wembley

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 12:23

European Super League may have died a death but the cartel lives on

Now is the time to get vindictive - Points deductions, suspensions, expulsions, fines

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 21:00

Breakaway clubs could be hit by changes to new Champions League format

Pressure to remove the proposal to award places based on historical performances

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 18:28

Super League: Fifa chief tells clubs they cannot be ‘half in, half out’

Football bodies warned not to ban clubs and players before hearing Super League’s case

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 01:00

Super League players will be banned from World Cup, insists Uefa chief

Aleksander Ceferin condemns ‘cynical plans’ as Uefa press ahead with reform plans

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 22:30

Uefa to cut Dublin from Euro2020 hosts on Monday

Reformat of European club competitions from 2024 is also on the agenda

Sun Apr 18 2021 - 22:05

World Cup 2030 Q&A: Everything you need to know about Irish/UK bid

Proposed bid would see the World Cup hosted in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 11:42

Plans for new-look Champions League set for discussion

Proposals involve the competition expanding from 125 to 225 games

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 06:25

FAI chief says Uefa still intend to stage Euros at 12 cities

Jonathan Hill is pleased with FAI's progress on governance and commercial issues

Fri Jan 22 2021 - 06:00

After a year of sporting famine, get ready for a high summer feast in 2021

Johnny Watterson looks at the year ahead as sport, like life, tries to get back to normal

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00

PSG’s owners have already won, proving football can be bought

Their 10-year plan has pretty much come to fruition whatever the result in Lisbon

Sun Aug 23 2020 - 12:54

Manchester City may learn their European competition fate in July

Club have appealed against Uefa’s two-year ban over breaches of financial regulations

Tue May 19 2020 - 22:30

Uefa considering neutral venues for remaining Champions League matches

Government’s decision to restrict sporting events until September means PSG cannot play at home

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 19:50

FAI cashed Uefa payment in 2018 and now must rely on Fifa funding

Association hoping for anything up to €7.5m from world governing body

Mon Apr 27 2020 - 19:13

Women’s Euro 2021 tournament moved to July 2022

Aim of the switch was to avoid clash with other events including men’s tournament

Thu Apr 23 2020 - 14:05

Germany well ahead of the curve as Bundesliga gears up for return to action

League chief believes teams could return to behind closed doors action by start of May

Thu Apr 09 2020 - 15:28