FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of the ban imposed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee on the General Secretary of the Timor-Leste Football Association, who was found guilty of using falsified documents in connection with the fielding of ineligible players by Timor-Leste. In accordance with art. 136ff of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to extend the three-year ban imposed on Amândio de Araújo Sarmento from taking part in any kind of football-related activity to have worldwide effect. The relevant parties have been duly notified of the chairman’s decision. Members o... FIFA.com - News
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How Barcelona raised Thiago Motta’s horizons
Having joined the club's academy as a teenager, Thiago Motta was deeply influenced by his time at Barcelona, but now he is eager to stand up to his old employers with Paris in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The Italian international midfielder, 34, spoke to UEFA.com.On facing Barcelona again ... Barcelona are the favourites – that's pretty obvious, you can see that in everyone's eyes. But we've competed against them many times, we know what they can do, and we also know there's a chance for us to get to the quarter-finals. They're going to be two really tough
Derby delight for Fenerbahçe and St-Étienne
Fenerbahçe and St-Étienne grabbed the spoils on a weekend of high-profile derbies against fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls, and there were smiles too for a Manchester United team back on track. The Turkish Cup round of 16 brought a pair of UEFA Europa League sides together in Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe, and it was Fener who got the better of their Istanbul neighbours thanks to Robin van Persie's decider in a 1-0 victory. A place in the last eight proved beyond Osmanlıspor, on the other hand, as they succumbed to Kasımpaşa after extra time.
Seven for Napoli, two each for Torres and Falcao
FRIDAY Hamburg 1-0 Leverkusen (Papadopoulos 76)Kyriakos Papadopoulos's header and some resolute home defending were enough to ensure Leverkusen suffered consecutive defeats and failed to score away from home for the first time since March.SATURDAYChelsea 3-1 Arsenal (Alonso 13, Hazard 53, Fàbregas 85; Giroud 90+1)A second defeat of the week left Arsenal 12 points adrift of their London rivals at the top of the table. Héctor Bellerín was injured in the move that led to Chelsea's opener, while Petr Čech's misplaced clearance... UEFA.com - News
UEFA.com’s weekly wonderkid: Kai Havertz
Bayer Leverkusen have been quick to promote young talent in the recent past and teenager Kai Havertz is the latest to come off the production line. After becoming the club's youngest-ever Bundesliga player in October, he soon broke into the starting line-up and appeared twice in the UEFA Champions League as well as aiding the Werkself's UEFA Youth League bid. Watch Havertz score in 2016 U17 EURO Name: Kai HavertzClu... UEFA.com - News
Official: UEFA Europa League squad changes confirmed
All the UEFA Europa League round of 32 clubs were permitted to register a maximum of three new eligible A list players by midnight CET on Wednesday. With that deadline now passed, here are the changes (click on the clubs to view their full squad list). AjaxIn: Norbert Alblas, Justin Kluivert*, Peter Leeuwenburgh, David NeresOut: Richedly Bazoer, Jeffrey De Lange, Mitchell Dijks, Anwar El Ghazi, Nemanja Gudelj, Tim Krul, Thulani SereroSeven of the biggest January transfers< ... UEFA.com - News
Futsal EURO main round line-up complete
All seven UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 preliminary round groups have been decided, with Georgia, Moldova, Latvia, Albania, France, Montenegro and Denmark through to join the top seeds in April's main round.Denmark were the last country to qualify. Having defeated debutants Kosovo 2-1 earlier on Thursday, the Nordic side were confirmed as Group E winners ahead of their opponents on direct head-to-head by Cyprus's failure to overcome Norway. They progress to main round Group 6 in Kazakhstan.Among the earlier successes were Albania making it through a round for the first time and Moldova earning a berth in a main round group hosted by holders Spain. Latvia topped Group C but were hel... UEFA.com - News