UEFA Futsal Cup: how the new format will work

UEFA Futsal Cup: how the new format will work

The UEFA Futsal Cup is expanding for 2017/18 and we explain the slight tweaks to the format of a competition that will become the UEFA Futsal Champions League in 2018/19.What is changing?• The main initial change is that for the first time the top three nations in the UEFA Futsal National Team coefficient rankings will have two guaranteed entries in the competition: for 2017/18 that is Russia, Spain and Portugal.• Italy (ranked fourth) will also have a second entrant for 2017/18 as Spain's Inter FS will enter as UEFA Futsal Cup holders (only one other team will qualify from Spain... UEFA.com - News

Casillas and Buffon in the UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Casillas and Buffon in the UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

1. Iker Casillas had a chastening start to life in the UEFA Champions League, conceding three goals on his competition debut, a draw at Olympiacos in September 1999. Indeed, after six outings he had picked the ball out of his net no fewer than 15 times. However, all's well that ends well – by the end of the season he was a UEFA Champions League winner, the youngest keeper to play in a final.2. Gianluigi Buffon was 19 when he made his competition bow for Parma in 1997/98 (the only one of his 13 UEFA Champions League campaigns that have not come with Juventus).

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar joins 50-goal club

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar joins 50-goal club

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's goal to complete Schalke's 3-0 win at PAOK has taken his tally to 50 in UEFA club competition, making him just the 16th player to reach a half-century, in what was his 81st continental fixture.UEFA.com celebrates the other 50+ players, including Karim Benzema who achieved that mark during the UEFA Champions League group stage, as well as the top marksmen in the UEFA Europa League, and reveals key stats about the 33-year-old Huntelaar's haul.

UEFA brings Champions League coverage to Facebook Live

UEFA brings Champions League coverage to Facebook Live

Fans of the UEFA Champions League around the world can look forward to even more great coverage of the competition after UEFA announced plans to stream live video in the build-up to matches, starting with the round of 16.Coverage starts with two-time UEFA Champions League winner Míchel Salgado joining the on-site team at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday ahead of his former club Real Madrid's first leg against Napoli. "I'm very excited to be involved in this new project with UEFA," said Salgado. "This is a magical competition and we've got some really great stuff planned for Madrid that will

2016/17 UEFA Youth League skills challenges

2016/17 UEFA Youth League skills challenges

The UEFA Youth League skills challenge invites the 64 teams in this season's competition to submit a video showcasing their tricks and flicks.Here are the entries received so far ...ArsenalJuventusMidtjyllandNitraPSV EindhovenReal MadridSevillaThe winning video from last season: Barcelona's keepy-uppy displayLet us know which video you like most using #UYL. ... UEFA.com - News

Daniel Sturridge Scores Twice As Liverpool Out-Guns Tottenham In EFL Cup

Share this: A Daniel Sturridge double helped Liverpool book its place in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday at Anfield. The striker scored in either half of the fourth-round tie as the Reds controlled much of the game, though the visitors set up a tense finale after Vincent Janssen converted a penalty kick. But Jurgen Klopp’s side held onto its lead to move into the final eight of a competition that they came so close to winning under the German last season. Click to read more at Liverpool.com >> Thumbnail photo via LiverpoolFC.com More Stories Source link

A suggestion: Olympic golf should have a team format

By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — For all the praise of golf’s return to the Olympics, there was no shortage of suggestions to make it better. The easy fix is to introduce a team format. All golf leaders had to do for the Rio Games was to combine the scores of the top two players from each country to provide a team medal. There would have been 24 teams for the men and women. For the men, Sweden would have won by one shot over the Americans, and Justin Rose’s birdie putt to win the gold medal also would have given Britain the bronze medal by one shot over Spain. How’s that for an additional layer of drama? If only it