Germans launch anti-racism campaign head of Euro 2024
March 19 – The German football federation is targeting racism and discrimination with a new campaign ahead of this summer’s European Championship.
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Kane limps back to England for friendlies
March 19 – England captain Harry Kane has linked up with the national squad despite sustaining an ankle injury during Bayern Munich’s recent match against Darmstadt.
Trabzonspor fans invade pitch and attack players after loss to Fenerbahce
March 18 – Turkish police have detained 12 people after fans of Trabzonspor invaded the pitch following the weekend home defeat to Fenerbahce and attacked visiting players, prompting immediate condemnation from FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Georgi Ivanov beats Dimitar Berbatov to Bulgarian FA presidency
March 18 – Former Bulgarian international and Levski Sofia legend Georgi Ivanov-Gonzo is the new president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), beating former Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov to the post in the first round of voting.
Man Utd dump Liverpool, Man City beat Newcastle to set up possible rerun of all-Manchester FA Cup final
March 18 – Manchester United have been handed a dream FA Cup semi-final draw after beating Liverpool 4-3 in an Old Trafford thriller, and could face rivals Manchester City in the final for the second year running.
Brugge fire Ronny Deila after poor run of results
March 18 – Club Brugge have dismissed their Norwegian manager Ronny Deila following a 2-1 defeat to STVV on the last day of the regular season, leaving the club with little to play for on the domestic front.
Las Palmas focussed on being a ‘selling’ club with Moleiro set to follow in Pedri’s footsteps
March 18 – UD Las Palmas Sporting Director Luis Helguera has backed young star Alberto Moleiro to become the next Pedri, explaining his club’s business model as an ‘academy’ club whose revenue model is based on developing and selling players.
Land of the giants: Man City face Real Madrid, PSG meet Barca in UCL quarter-finals
March 15 – Holders Manchester City have yet again been drawn against Real Madrid in the heavyweight clash of the Champions League quarterfinals, a tie that sees the most recent winners of Europe’s premier club competition take on its most successful side.
Nagelsmann shakes up his German squad pre-Euros, Toney get England call-up
March 15 – Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has shaken up his under-performing squad before this summer’s European Championship, which the country is hosting, by naming six new players for warmups against France and the Netherlands.
Norwegian club to lobby at federation AGM for boycott of Saudi Arabia 2034
March 15 – Norwegian club Frederikstad have voted to pressure their national federation to boycott the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia that FIFA is expected to award to the Arab Kingdom this year because there are no other bidding candidates.
Europa League draw clears path cleared for Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen final
March 15 – The Europa League quarter finalists have been decided following a night of busy night of knockout football, as the draw lines up a potential dream final between Xabi Alonso’s high-flying Bayer Leverkusen and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool final game.
Atletico Madrid fans target Vinicius Jr with racist abuse before Inter Milan UCL game
March 15 – Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr has urged UEFA to take action after once again being the subject of alleged racist abuse.
Greek police on high alert after reports of Dinamo Zagreb fans heading to Thessaloniki for PAOK clash
March 14 – Police in Greece were put on alert after they received information that a group of about 100 supporters of Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb were traveling to Thessaloniki for the UEFA Europa Conference League match against PAOK.
Name calling: ESL falls foul of trademark rules as Danes win EU case
March 14 – The controversial European Super League (ESL) breakaway project has faced a crucial legal setback after the European Union’s trademark authority prevented it from registering its name since it is already owned by Denmark’s top-tier Superliga.
Rangnick drops players from Austria’s March matches for homophobic chanting incident
March 14 – Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick has dropped three players from his squad for their March friendlies after their involvement in homophobic chanting following last month’s Vienna derby.