By Andrew Warshaw
May 27 – The phenomenal pull of the Champions League was brought into sharp focus today when it was revealed that tomorrow’s glamour final between Manchester United and Barcelona will be the richest on record.
By David Gold
May 13 – Following Barcelona and Manchester United’s progression into the European Champions League final earlier this month, the Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO) has successfully predicted almost 80 per cent of the knockout games during this season’s competition.
By David Gold
May 2 – Heineken has launched a new Iphone application which aims to involve viewers watching UEFA Champions League matches through a game, Star Player, which allows users to anticipate key moments during matches.
By David Gold
April 29 – Sky Sports has signed a deal to continue coverage of UEFA Champions League games until 2015.
By David Gold
April 29 – The row between Real Madrid and Barcelona has escalated further still after Real insisted that they would report the Catalans to UEFA for their behaviour during the bad-tempered Champions League semi-final between the two sides on Wednesday night (April 27).
By Andrew Warshaw at the Guildhall in London
April 20 – UEFA President Michel Platini has apologised for over-pricing tickets for next month’s Champions League final, the showpiece event of the European club calendar.
By Andrew Warshaw in Paris
March 21 – European football’s governing body are refusing to lower ticket prices for the Champions League final at Wembley despite its President Michel Platini admitting they were too expensive.
March 13 – The England women’s team manager Hope Powell has spoken of her excitement at the prospect of seeing the UEFA women’s Champions League final being staged at Fulham’s Craven Cottage on May 26.
By David Owen
February 19 – This season’s European Champions’ League finalists are set to earn around £4 million ($6.5 million) from ticket sales alone.
By Tom Degun in Geneva
February 16 – Heineken has launched its fifth consecutiveChampions League Trophy Tour here at the UEFA Headquarters in Switzerland, in order to give football fans in Asia the opportunity to experience the magnificent UEFA Champions League Trophy first hand.
By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley
November 26 – The chairman of Wembley Stadium has promised the pitch will be in perfect condition for this season’s Champions League final.
By David Owen
August 25 – Four of the seven biggest earners from the two major European cross-continental club football competitions last season were English.
July 21 -FIFA has approved the use of two additional assistant referees for the next two seasons of UEFA Champions League football.
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By Andrew Warshaw in Nyon
May 27 – Europe’s biggest spenders, including Premier League winners Chelsea, could be thrown out of the Champions League within three years under the biggest shake-up ever conducted to crack down on excessive spending.
By Andrew Warshaw in Nyon
May 27 – Two extra officials will be employed in next season’s Champions League – despite the idea patently failing to gather popular support or compensate for goal-line technology.