Новости за 03.03.2020

By Andrew Warshaw

March 3 – Using language such as “sickened” and “death sentence”, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin pulled no punches today as he renewed his attack on racism and threats to the international  calendar and UEFA’s competitions – issues that continue to be of grave concern  to the  administration of European football’s governing body.

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By Paul Nicholson

March 3 – Crisis-hit Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken another blow with the resignation of Secretary General Mouad Hajji (pictured). Haji, a close confidant and supporter of CAF president Ahmad, had only been in the post since April 2019.

Haji’s resignation comes at difficult time for CAF which is also coming to terms with the resignation of other key staff; marketing director Abdel Bah and Achta Saleh,

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 3 – UEFA’s top brass were forced on the defensive today as they closed ranks over contingency plans for Euro 2020 – or lack of them – as a result of the spread of the coronavirus.

Despite announcing at its 55-nation congress it had set up a working group with the European Leagues, the umbrella body for domestic leagues, to handle any fixture congestion and “work on calendar issues”,

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By Samindra Kunti in Amsterdam

March 3 – The bidding race for the 2023 Women’s World Cup is shifting gear. On the eve of the UEFA Congress in the Dutch capital, the four bids pitched their tournament plans to the European governing body’s Executive Committee. 

Brazil, Colombia, Japan and the joint bid of Australia and New Zealand presented their vision for the quadrennial high mass of the women’s game during presentations to the powerful UEFA executive committee.

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March 3 – Goals win matches, but you have to create the chances. Lionel Messi tops a ranking of players who create ‘big’ chances, making a significant goal opportunity every 90 minutes, according to data from the CIES Football Observatory looking at Europe’s Big 5 leagues.

March 3 – Swiss football authorities have suspended all matches in the country’s top two divisions because of the coronavirus, one of the strongest sporting reactions to date to try and combat the spread of the illness.

By Samindra Kunti in Amsterdam

March 3 – Budapest will host the 2022 Europa League final, UEFA’s Executive Committee decided on Tuesday. The body also awarded various other European finals to Helsinki, Kazan, Turin and Eindhoven respectively. 

This summer, the brand-new Puskas Arena will stage four matches at Euro 2020 and, in two years’ time, the 67,215-capacity venue that opened in November 2019, will be revisited with the 2022 Europa League final.

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March 3 – Former England striker Daniel Sturridge has been banned from football for four months and fined £150,000 for breaching betting rules.

March 3 – Malaysian Vincent Tan, owner of Cardiff, has reportedly sold half his stake in Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Los Angeles FC (LAFC), valuing the club at a league high $700 million.