Gazprom adds name to roster of UEFA Champions League backers
By David Gold
July 10 – Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom will be a UEFA Champions League sponsor for the next three years.
Champions League
Exclusive: UEFA’s Michael van Praag stands firm on Champions League yellow card rule
By Andrew Warshaw
May 10 – UEFA’s refusal to change the rules to allow a raft of suspended players to take part in the Champions League final was entirely correct according to the competition’s leading administrator.
UEFA turn down suspension appeals ahead of Champions League final
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – UEFA has refused to change its rules to allow a raft of suspended players to take part in the Bayern Munich-Chelsea Champions League final later this month.
Champions Festival acts as fun curtain-raiser for fans ahead of men’s and women’s UEFA finals
By David Gold
April 27 – The UEFA Champions Festival, the now traditional curtain-raiser to the Champions League final, is to take place in Munich from May 16 to 19, with the Olympiapark hosting the free event.
Under-fire Fenerbahçe gets court date over match fixing scandal compensation claim
By Andrew Warshaw
April 24 – Disgraced Turkish champions Fenerbahçe is taking UEFA to sport’s highest court seeking €45 million (£37 million/$59 million) in compensation after being thrown out of this season’s Champions League for its role in the country’s ongoing match fixing scandal.
Platini considering scrapping Europa League in dramatic shake-up of European football
By Andrew Warshaw
April 10 – The much maligned Europa League could be scrapped in favour of doubling the size of the Champions League according to a German report.
Ban Turkish teams from Europe, says country’s PM
By David Gold
April 2 – All Turkish teams, including those not involved in match rigging, could be banned from European competition rather than face relegation, after the suggestion from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was echoed by Yıldırım Demirören, the new Turkish Football Federation (TFF) chairman.
UEFA hopes for bumper 50,000 crowd for Women’s Champions League final
By David Gold
March 28 – UEFA has placed 50,000 tickets on sale for the Women’s Champions League final, to be held at the Olympiastadion in Munich on May 17.
Price of Champions League final tickets slashed by UEFA
By Andrew Warshaw
March 5 – UEFA are slashing ticket prices for this season’s Champions League final in Munich following a barrage of criticism about the expense of watching last year’s showpiece event for grassroots fans.
MasterCard renews Champions League sponsorship
By David Owen
February 13 – MasterCard has extended its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League, the premier competition for European football clubs, until 2015.
Munich’s Olympiastadion to host Women’s Champions League final
By David Gold
January 31 – UEFA has announced that this season’s Women’s Champions League final will be held in Munich’s Olympiastadion on May 17, two days before the men’s showpiece.
Viktoria Plzeň’s defender Davida Bystroně tests positive for doping
By David Gold
December 29 – Viktoria Plzeň’s Davida Bystroně tested positive for banned drugs after a Champions League game last month, the Czech champions have revealed.
Exclusive: Croatian court case has nothing do with Champions League match, claims Platini
By Duncan Mackay at the Ritz Carlton in Tokyo
December 16 – There is no reason to investigate Dinamo Zagreb’s controversial 7-1 defeat against Lyon in the Champions League despite 15 players and referees in Croatia being found guilty for their role in match-fixing, UEFA President Michel Platini claimed here today.
UEFA and Adidas agree new Champions League and Europa League deal
By Declan Warrington
December 15 – UEFA and Adidas have agreed a six-year extension to their partnership for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, as well as an agreement for the UEFA Super Cup.
Manchester United and Manchester City face television shun
By Declan Warrington
December 9 – Manchester United and Manchester City face the possibility of being overlooked for Channel 5’s coverage of the Europa League.