Новости за 04.03.2020

March 4 – UEFA are considering tweaking their financial fair play regulations after  Manchester City announced they were taking their fight to overturn a two-year ban for breaching the rules to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

By Paul Nicholson

March 4 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed commercial director Abdelmounaïm Bah as Acting General Secretary following the surprise resignation of fellow Moroccan Mouad Hajji yesterday. 

The decision to promote Bah was made at an Emergency Committee meeting with committee members expressing “full confidence in Bah who has exhibited good qualities since joining CAF, particularly during the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019.”

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By David Owen

March 4 – Leicester City tumbled into the red last year as the Thai-controlled club sought to rebuild the squad that carried it to a gloriously unexpected Premier League title in 2015-16.

The Foxes, seemingly well set for a return to the Champions League next season under manager Brendan Rodgers, posted a pre-tax loss of £20.2 million for the year to end-May 2019. This came on turnover up nearly £20 million to £178.4 million.

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By Samindra Kunti in Amsterdam

March 4 – Reigning European champions Portugal will meet the world champions France, who renew their rivalry with Croatia, in what looks to be the Nations League’s ‘Group of Death’. An ambitious Sweden make up the fourth group team.

“We got the toughest group possible but also the most attractive group and I am happy for Croatia. We have got the current World and European champions and Sweden who are a strong side,” said Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić.

March 4 – Despite UEFA cautioning against over-reacting to the effects of the coronavirus on European football, the Champions League has been hit for the first time with Valencia’s forthcoming clash with Atalanta to be played behind closed doors.

March 4 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has added his voice to the growing confusion over VAR saying something has to be done to make it more palatable to the average fan.

March 4 – The opening weekend of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season delivered record TV ratings across the US for a league that is pushing to take a bigger slice of the broadcast rights revenue cake.

March 4 – The full report into circumstances of the crash that killed Argentine forward  Emiliano Sala and his pilot will be released on March 13 according to British and French media.

March 4 – The US third tier National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) league, which has just started its Spring season having completed an inaugural Fall season last year, will have a new team in 2021 with the New Jersey Teamsters Football Club (NJTFC).