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attends the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

FIFA Ethics Committee Will Seek Lifetime Ban for Platini

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Michel Platini’s lawyer, Thibaut d’Ales, has stunningly claimed that the FIFA Ethics Committee is seeking to ban the UEFA President for life. There is no word on whether or not this ban would extend to FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Formal corruption proceedings have been opened against Platini and Blatter by Hans-Joachim Eckert and the FIFA […]

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 28: Kris Commons of Celtic scores just before half time and celebrates with his team mates during the UEFA Champions League Play Off Round Second Leg match between Celtic and FC Shakhter Karagandy at Celtic Park Stadium on August 28, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Celtic may play a Scottish Premier League game in the United States

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While there have been years and years of talk in the English Premier League about playing regular season games around the world and in the United States, the Scottish Premier League may be the first to do just that. Advanced talks have taken place between Dundee United and Celtic to play a Scottish Premier League […]

SOLNA, SWEDEN – NOVEMBER 14: Sweden 10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic durring a European Qualifier Play-Off between Sweden and Denmark on November 14, 2015 in Solna, Sweden. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Scores Free Kick Winner

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has basically assured Sweden passage into the 2016 Euros in France. If his first goal wasn’t enough to secure a win over rivals Denmark, then his second goal would. Sweden had a chance at a free kick from about 20+ yards away and Zlatan was the one who took it. Once he connected […]

SOLNA, SWEDEN – NOVEMBER 14: Sweden 10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic durring a European Qualifier Play-Off between Sweden and Denmark on November 14, 2015 in Solna, Sweden. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s cool placement puts Sweden up in Euros

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Oh Zlatan, why do you make these difficult shots so effortless? Already going into their second leg of their Euro 2016 playoff series up 2-1 on Denmark, Zlatan ibrahimovic scores a pretty difficult goal to put Sweden up 3-1 on aggregate. On the surface, this goal may not look all that impressive but Zlatan is […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 26: The European Trophy is displayed during EURO 2016 Logo & Slogan Launch on June 26, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

Halfway through the playoff round, who will qualify for Euro 2016?

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Before the playoff round started, 20 of 24 Euro 2016 spots were taken. This international break, eight teams entered in a playoff round and went head-to-head with another team in a home-and-away series whereas the winners qualify for the Euros. Now that everyone has played one leg, the second leg starts today and by Tuesday, […]

PARIS – JUNE 22: A general view of the Stade de France during the Confederations Cup Group A match between France and New Zealand on June 22, 2003 at the Stade de France in St Denis, France. France won the match 5-0. (Photo by Mike Finn-Kelcey/Getty Images)

Shootings and explosions throughout Paris and outside Stade de France during France vs. Germany game

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News is coming in by the minute that there have been shootings in Paris as well as three explosions just outside the Stade de France while France and Germany were having their friendly in an apparent organized terrorist attack. France President Francois Hollande was at the game and was safely evacuated while the game continued […]

DUBLIN, IRELAND – OCTOBER 11: Robbie Keane of Republic of Ireland congratulates Wes Hoolahan of Republic of Ireland on scoring their seventh goal during the EURO 2016 Qualifier match between Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar at Aviva Stadium on October 11, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Irish team will give a free season ticket for playing new Football Manager game

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Football Manager 2016 is out today and many people who “talk the talk” when they say they can manage a team better than (insert manager’s name here) will be trying to “walk the walk” in a fantasy sense. One Irish club team wants to make sure someone gets rewarded for managing their team to the […]

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – SEPTEMBER 05: Szabolcs Huszti of Hungary celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot during the FIFA2010 World Cup Qualifier match between Hungary and Sweden at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium on September 5, 2009 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Hungary scores in Euro 2016 playoff as Norway’s GK has one heck of a howler

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Hungary is a big underdog against Norway as the two faceoff in a UEFA Euro 2016 playoff series to determine who gets one of the final Euro positions. While Norway got out to a strong start, it was Hungary that shockingly got on the board and got their away goal and they got it in […]

Pic shows: Dong Lu. A football commentator has lost his job after a hilarious incident which saw him fall asleep and snore on live television while giving his thoughts on a UEFA Champions League group stage match this week. Dong Lu, the veteran Chinese pundit, was acting as co-commentator for LeTVís coverage of the Real Madrid versus Paris Saint-Germain match early Wednesday morning Beijing time, when he accidentally dozed off. In his defence, the 46-year-old had to stay up till 3:45am to watch the kick-off – in Madridís Santiago Bernabeu Stadium – and fatigue got the better of him in the last 20 minutes. In footage of the match from LeTV, Dong can be heard snoring at around the 79-minute mark, in an incident that had football fans across China chuckling. However, his employers at LeTV did not take the incident as lightly, as the man with 20 years of experience analysing football matches was fired from his post soon after. Dong later apologised for the incident and vowed to continue his profession through his personal online blog. The match in question ended 1ñ0, with Real Madrid getting the crucial win to secure qualification to the round of 16 with two games to spare. “Los Blancos” took a first-half lead through substitute Nacho Fernandez, who had been on the pitch for a matter of minutes, having come on for the injured Marcelo. Despite twice hitting the woodwork in the match, the Parisians were unable to get themselves on the scoresheet. They will have to wait until matchday five when they visit Swedish team Malmo for a chance to book a place in the knock-out phase of the worldís most illustrious club football competition. (ends)

VIDEO: Chinese Commentator Fired for Snoring During Real Madrid PSG Match

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Veteran Chinese commentator, Dong Lu, has been sacked from Chinese broadcaster LeTV after he dosed off while covering the Champions League match between Real Madrid and PSG. To be fair to Mr. Dong, with the time difference between China and Europe, it was 3:45 in the morning. Unfortunately for him, his snores were picked up […]

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – AUGUST 19: Stephan Auer of Vienna controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League: Qualifying Round Play Off First Leg match between SK Rapid Vienna and FC Shakhtar Donetsk on August 19, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Christian Hofer/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Rapid Wien’s Phillip Schobesberger scores goal while falling down

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You never know what you are gonna see in football, and in today’s Europa League matches there was truly a sight to behold. Rapid Wien, from Austria, was taking on Viktoria Plzeň, from the Czech Republic, in a Europa League Group E match. The score was all level at one with 77 minutes played and Rapid […]

The Locker: Braga has boots stolen from stadium dressing room

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SC Braga arrived for their Europa League match against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome only to find their shooting boots missing. Literally. The club was shocked to discover that every pair of boots, which they have said was three pairs per player, had been stolen from their dressing room following Wednesday nights training session. UEFA […]

TURIN, ENGLAND – MAY 05: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF beats goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus to score their first and equalising goal during the UEFA Champions League semi final first leg match between Juventus and Real Madrid CF at Juventus Arena on May 5, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 4, Pt. 2

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We are now 2/3 of the way in the UEFA Champions League group stage and things in the knockout stage is getting to be a bit clearer. Teams are now qualifying for the knockout stage (Zenit has qualified), teams are being eliminated (Maccabi Tel Aviv has been eliminated), the action is moving thick and fast […]

during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern Munchen at Emirates Stadium on October 20, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.

VIDEO: Left back David Alaba putting the hurt on Arsenal with this great goal

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When a left back is masking like a central midfielder, steals the ball like you’re standing still and scores a terrific goal from outside the box to put you down 3-0, it’s just not your day. This is what happened to Arsenal as Bayern Munich’s left back David Alaba scored this beauty right before halftime. […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 03: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United looks thoughtful during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Manchester United FC and PFC CSKA Moskva at Old Trafford on November 3, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 4, Pt. 1

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The halfway pole is now in the rearview mirror for half of the UEFA Champions League groups and boy are things getting interesting. Only a few clubs are safe, with Real Madrid punching its ticket for the knockout stage after Tuesday. However, the return legs from Matchday 3 gave us all sorts of entertainment and […]

MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 22: Fabian Johnson of Moenchengladbach celebrates with his team mate Oskar Wendt after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Allianz Arena on March 22, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For MAN)

VIDEO: Monchengladbach’s Fabian Johnson becomes first American to score in Champions League since 2013

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We had some frantic action in the first half of the Borussia Monchengladbach/Juventus UEFA Champions League game that culminated in American Fabian Johnson scoring a nice goal from about 10 yards out to put the struggling German team up 1-0 against the struggling Italian team. Juventus equalized to make it 1-1 right before halftime. Monchengladbach […]

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