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Ceferin makes his UEFA debut and puts Champions League dispute top of ‘to do’ list

By Andrew Warshaw

September 14 – Not many people outside his inner circle had heard of Aleksander Ceferin until the Slovenian launched his candidacy for UEFA president. But everyone knows who he is now and the new kid on the block insists he is well capable of delivering the changes the organisation needs, not least revisiting the hugely divisive Champions League deal that favours a bunch of Europe’s top clubs.

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Platini signs off thanking friends, invoking pride and passing on the fight

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By Andrew Warshaw in Athens

September 14 – It lasted less than 10 minutes, was dignified, personal, at times emotional and ended, tellingly, with the words, “Friends of football, farewell.” Michel Platini, out of the public spotlight for the last 11 months, made his eagerly anticipated but highly controversial goodbye appearance in front of his former lieutenants today before disappearing into the Athens sunlight, never to return as president of UEFA as a result of being banned for financial misconduct.

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UEFA election: Van Praag hangs on as more federations shift to Ceferin camp

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By Andrew Warshaw in Athens

September 14 – Aleksander Ceferin, a virtual unknown outside his native Slovenia until a few months ago, was poised to complete arguably the most meteoric rise in European football history Wednesday by being crowned UEFA president in succession to Michel Platini.

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UEFA election: Ceferin support bulks up as Platini sideshow enters Athens

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By Paul Nicholson

September 13 – With just a day to go before the election in Athens of UEFA’s new president to succeed Michel Platini, two more federations have come out in favour of Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin in his run-off with Holland’s Michael van Praag.

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UEFA rules out Welsh female candidate for FIFA Council for being British

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By Andrew Warshaw in Athens

September 13 – It may have gone unnoticed as something of a sideshow but there is a second vote taking place here Wednesday alongside the UEFA presidential election, one that involves a single candidate but also a healthy dose of controversy and questionable tactics on the part of UEFA.

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Spend, spend, spend: Man City beat Man Utd rivals all the way to the bank

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September 13 – Manchester City have spent over €1 billion on players since 2010, the most of any European club. In 2016, City also top the table spending €213 million. Manchester United are ranked third in spend since 2010, behind Chelsea, and second in the 2016 table, ahead of Juventus and Barcelona.

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Euro MPs lobby FIFA to ban Israeli teams in occupied West Bank

By Andrew Warshaw

September 12 – More than 60 European lawmakers have demanded that five clubs based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank be thrown out of the Israeli domestic league by FIFA or moved inside Israel’s internationally accepted borders.

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Portugal declare for Ceferin as UEFA presidential vote nears

By Andrew Warshaw

September 12 – As UEFA’s 55 federations converge on Athens for Wednesday’s presidential election, the Iberian vote looks set to be split after Portugal announced publicly it was backing Aleksander Ceferin to take over from Michel Platini.

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Tebas wooed by Wanda’s magic ‘wonga’ and backs breakaway Super League talks

September 12 – Amidst the wave of anger among European leagues to UEFA’s proposed changes to its two major club competitions to avert the possibility of a Super league outside its jurisdiction, one major league boss has actually had the temerity to come and conditionally support a breakaway competition.

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Leagues call for UEFA to revoke UCL revamp as French and Scots voice anger

By Andrew Warshaw

September 9 – Europe’s top leagues have stepped up their opposition to UEFA’s plans to revamp the Champions League by angrily accusing the governing body of giving in to the demands of the wealthiest and most successful clubs.

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Fallen Gods: Platini invited by UEFA to Greek farewell

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By Andrew Warshaw

September 9 – Michel Platini has been invited to say farewell to colleagues at next week’s UEFA presidential election, potentially violating his four-year ban imposed by FIFA.

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Real Madrid and Atletico lose appeals against two-window transfer ban

By Andrew Warshaw

September 9 – European powerhouses Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have lost their respective appeals against a transfer ban imposed by FIFA for breaching regulations on the acquisition of non-Spanish minors under the age of 18 and are taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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European leagues slam UCL club deal saying UEFA have broken their pact

By Andrew Warshaw

September 8 – In a move that could have wide-ranging repercussions and cause a potentially hugely damaging split, the umbrella organisation that represents the Continent’s top leagues has angrily rejected UEFA’s reforms of the Champions League and Europa League.

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FA chief fears Brexit pushes England to fringes of UEFA politics

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September 8 – The English Football Association fears that Britain’s exit from the European Union may hinder efforts to stage major tournaments in future and wants to find out whether Brexit had damaged relations within FIFA and UEFA.

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Duo duel for UEFA top position as battle shapes up into a big vs little slug-fest

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By Andrew Warshaw

September 7 – With the UEFA presidential election a week away amid signs that the two remaining candidates are feeling the heat, Michael van Praag has received a boost after the English Football Association, now under new leadership, has decided to throw its heavyweight support behind the Dutch football chief.