Messi, Ronaldo, Van Dijk nominated for UEFA Player of the Year Award
Football | August 15, 2019 21:04 ISTThe winner will be announced in Monaco on August 29 during the draw for the 2019-20 Champions League group stage.
The winner will be announced in Monaco on August 29 during the draw for the 2019-20 Champions League group stage.
Platini, a former France soccer great, was being detained at the Anti-Corruption Office of the Judicial Police outside Paris.
An official said Nasser Al-Khelaifi is suspected of corruption "in regards with Qatar's track and field worlds."
Chelsea didn't specify which player was the target of the racist abuse. Britain's Press Association reported that monkey chants were heard from a small group of Dynamo Kiev fans in the corner of the end Chelsea was attacking.
UEFA says its disciplinary panel will judge the charge of "improper conduct" on Thursday.
Saul Niguez and Thiago Alcantara also missed out on coach Luis Enrique's list announced on Friday for 2020 European Championship qualifying matches.
UEFA acted after the latest release last Friday included complete emails detailing how Abu Dhabi's owners secretly paid into inflated commercial deals.
UEFA says its disciplinary panel found Ramos guilty of "clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose" against Ajax two weeks ago.
fter Atletico defender Jose Maria Gimenez scored the first goal late in a 2-0 win on Wednesday, Simeone turned to his team's fans and made the gesture.
Arguably the best player in the world, and the one strongly tipped to become the next one, achieved their feats just one hour apart.
The leaks emails claimed to show in 2015 how the Etihad deal generated 67.5 million pounds annually for Manchester City which is owned by Sheikh Mansour, a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Since Man City was bought with Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth in 2008, a team long in the shadows of more glamorous Manchester United has overtaken its rival on the field.
Italy has recorded only one victory in 10 matches, a win over Saudi Arabia in a friendly in May.
Ronaldo, going by media reports, recently spoke to Santos and to Portuguese federation president Fernando Gomes, saying it is best for the 33-year old to not play for the country through November.
Ronaldo tangled with Valencia's Jeison Murillo, appearing to tug at the defender's hair, in the first half of Juventus' 2-0 win on Wednesday.
Modric helped Real Madrid to win a third straight Champions League title, and fourth in five seasons, before leading Croatia to the World Cup final.
Beckham was the first English player to make 100 appearances in the Champions League and also helped Man United win the title in 1999.
Nasri was suspended for six months in February following an investigation into intravenous drip treatment he received in 2016.
The 32 Champions League teams kicking off in the group stage in September will share a prize fund of 1.95 billion euros ($2.28 billion), up from 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) this season, UEFA confirmed on Tuesday.
Buffon, who has since left Juventus, will serve the ban next season if he signs for a club which plays in the Champions League or Europa League.
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