Tag: UEFA

Uefa fears impact of Premier League spending in transfer market
24 September 2026 Off

Uefa fears impact of Premier League spending in transfer market

By Total Football News

Uefa believes “a clear two-speed system” is emerging in the transfer market as a result of the huge spending by Premier League clubs this summer.

In its latest European club talent and competition landscape report, European football’s governing body laid bare just how dominant the transfer activity of English clubs has become.

Uefa’s report said that the estimated €4.6bn (£4bn) spend by Premier League clubs is “larger than that

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Middlesbrough: BBC Radio Tees looks back at Boro’s UEFA Cup adventures
15 June 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: BBC Radio Tees looks back at Boro’s UEFA Cup adventures

By Total Football News

The man who brought these players to the Riverside was McClaren, who admitted he had an amazing five years on Teesside after being sold on Steve Gibson’s vision.

“The goal was to win a trophy, we’d done that, I just felt the next season I needed more firepower and a bigger squad,” McClaren said.

“We wanted to go further into cups, do well in the league and not just make

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Premier League to only have one Boxing Day game ‘because of Uefa competitions’
1 November 2025 Off

Premier League to only have one Boxing Day game ‘because of Uefa competitions’

By Total Football News

December’s full fixture schedule has now been confirmed, 16 days later than originally planned, with the Premier League blaming “complexities” around the calendar.

The Football Supporters’ Association said on X: “The Premier League’s TV selections for [Christmas and New Year] have finally been announced a fortnight after they were supposed to be. Newcastle’s game at Old Trafford – the longest trip of that gameweek – has been selected

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Crystal Palace: Uefa decision to demote club ‘biggest injustice in the history of football’ says Steve Parish
14 July 2025 Off

Crystal Palace: Uefa decision to demote club ‘biggest injustice in the history of football’ says Steve Parish

By Total Football News

Palace were huge underdogs to win the FA Cup, beating Manchester City 1-0, and their joy at qualifying for Europe for a first time quickly turned to unease when the club realised their spot may be in doubt.

Uefa’s regulations around multi-club ownership and European competitions are in place to prevent collusion.

In the governing body’s rulebook, a club is required to prove they are not “simultaneously involved in any

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Chelsea and Aston Villa fined for breaching Uefa financial rules
4 July 2025 Off

Chelsea and Aston Villa fined for breaching Uefa financial rules

By Total Football News

In a statement, Chelsea said: “The club has worked closely and transparently with Uefa to provide a full and detailed breakdown of its financial reporting, which indicates that the financial performance of the club is on a strong upwards trajectory.

“Chelsea FC greatly values its relationship with Uefa and considered it important to bring this matter to a swift conclusion by entering into a settlement agreement.”

The punishments were issued

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Crystal Palace: Uefa delays decision on club’s Europa League fate
30 June 2025 Off

Crystal Palace: Uefa delays decision on club’s Europa League fate

By Total Football News

A decision on whether Crystal Palace can compete in next season’s Europa League has been delayed by Uefa.

The Eagles’ place, earned by winning the FA Cup last season, has been under threat because of Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules, which prevents teams under the same ownership from competing in the same European competition.

Co-owner John Textor, who also co-owns French club Lyon, has agreed to sell his 44% stake in

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Nottingham Forest: Evangelos Marinakis dilutes control of club to meet Uefa rules
30 April 2025 Off

Nottingham Forest: Evangelos Marinakis dilutes control of club to meet Uefa rules

By Total Football News

However, a Forest source confirmed to the BBC that Marinakis remains the club’s owner and is still committed to the club.

The development is among a number of changes filed with Companies House in light of Uefa’s rules.

Sources have confirmed the move is designed to ensure the ownership model is positioned to ensure Forest comply with Uefa’s rules.

The alterations in ownership structure had to be completed by the

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Chelsea finances: Club confirm talks with Uefa over financial sustainability
5 April 2025 Off

Chelsea finances: Club confirm talks with Uefa over financial sustainability

By Total Football News

Chelsea have confirmed they are in talks with Uefa over their financial sustainability following a potential breach of the governing body’s Financial Fair Play rules.

The Blues are in talks with Uefa over a settlement relating to their financial results for the year ending June 2024, where the club posted a pre-tax profit of £128.4m, their first since Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital consortium took ownership of the club.

That figure

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Champions League: How a fifth place for English teams is likely based on Uefa coefficient rankings
20 February 2025 Off

Champions League: How a fifth place for English teams is likely based on Uefa coefficient rankings

By Total Football News

Each country’s league earns a coefficient ranking based on how their teams perform in UEFA’s three men’s club competitions: the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Coefficient points are earned through match results – two for a win and one for a draw.

The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league are added up and divided by the number of clubs the league has in Europe.

For

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