Tag: UEFA

Organizers blamed for UEFA Paris show fiasco

Article posted by Coliseum, July 15^th, 2022

An enquiry by the French Senate into crowd chaos at this year’s Champions League final in Paris (France) concluded that organizers were to blame, not supporters, undermining claims by the police and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. ‘yahoo!sports’ stated that a fact-finding mission led by... » Read more

Sea of people at UEFA women soccer show

Article posted by Coliseum, July 8^th, 2022

The record books have been rewritten after a crowd of 68,781 turned out to watch hosts England edge a 1-0 win against Austria in the opening game of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Women’s EURO 2022. The above fixture was held at the 74,140-capacity Old Trafford in Greater... » Read more

UEFA ‘sorry’ over Paris soccer show fiasco

Article posted by Coliseum, June 7^th, 2022

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has issued an apology to the Premier League club Liverpool F.C. (UK) and the Spanish professional football club Real Madrid CF (Spain) supporters as well as all other spectators caught up in the “frightening and distressing events” at the May... » Read more

Russia, Turkey in the running for Euro 2028

Article posted by Coliseum, March 25^th, 2022

Russia and Turkey have joined the UK and Ireland in declaring an interest to host Euro 2028. Russia and Turkey have also declared an interest in hosting Euro 2032, with Italy rivaling them for that edition of the European Championships. The ‘CNBC’ stated that it had seemed a joint bid from the... » Read more

Russia persona non grata in sports world

Article posted by Coliseum, March 2^nd, 2022

The United States Olympic chiefs threw their support behind the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calls for Russian athletes to be barred from international competition following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ‘The Times of India’ stated that the United States Olympic & Paralympic... » Read more

Italy to bid for Euro 2032 over 2028 show

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2022

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) (Italy) has opted to focus on a bid to stage Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2032 over the 2028 edition, claiming it would prefer to modernize stadiums across the country “over a longer timeframe”. The ‘inside the games’ stated that... » Read more

UEFA spectacle hosts’ announcement in 2023

Article posted by Coliseum, October 25^th, 2021

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced that its member-associations interested in hosting UEFA Euro 2028 have until March 2022 to declare their interest, with the appointment of the host(s) set to take place in September 2023. The ‘UEFA’ stated that UEFA Euro 2028 is... » Read more