http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/ Champions League Watch en Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT info@championsleaguewatch.com info@championsleaguewatch.com http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/laportas-barcelona-future-hangs-in-the-balance/ Joan Laporta, president of perennial Champions League giants FC Barcelona, will be subject to a vote of confidence on 6 July. The vote will determine whether Laporta remains at the... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/laportas-barcelona-future-hangs-in-the-balance/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/laportas-barcelona-future-hangs-in-the-balance/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/champions-league-200809-begins/ At 12:00 CET today at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, the draw for the Champions League First and Second Qualifying Rounds marked the kick-off of the 2008/09 Champions League. Here are... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/champions-league-200809-begins/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/champions-league-200809-begins/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/important-dates-for-champions-league-200809/ Here's UEFA's calendar for the upcoming season of the Champions League: First qualifying round - 1st leg: 15-16/07/2008 First qualifying round - 2nd leg: 22-23/07/2008 Second qualifying round - 1st... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/important-dates-for-champions-league-200809/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/important-dates-for-champions-league-200809/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:59:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/another-club-dodges-a-cl-bullet/ Steaua Bucharest, the Romanian club whose owner was found guilty of bribery during their last domestic season, have followed in FC Porto's footsteps and been told they will be allowed... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/another-club-dodges-a-cl-bullet/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/another-club-dodges-a-cl-bullet/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:26:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-drama-gets-new-twist/ The controversy that always seems ready to be resolved but never quite dies has taken one more gasp of air - Benfica have appealed Porto's inclusion in the 2008/09 Champions... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-drama-gets-new-twist/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-drama-gets-new-twist/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:29:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/platini-comes-out-against-debt-in-the-champions-league/ UEFA President Michel Platini has declared his disapproval of clubs who are in debt, comparing clubs going into debt to afford the best players to "cheating" and announcing that he... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/platini-comes-out-against-debt-in-the-champions-league/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/platini-comes-out-against-debt-in-the-champions-league/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:46:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/mcclaren-to-coach-fc-twente/ FC Twente, the Dutch club that beat Ajax in a playoff to grab a Champions League spot last season, have got themselves a new manager: former England and Middlesbrough manager... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/mcclaren-to-coach-fc-twente/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/mcclaren-to-coach-fc-twente/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:28:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-to-feature-in-200809-champions-league/ UEFA announced today that FC Porto are assured of a place in next season's Champions League. The investigation into the bribery activity that cost them 6 points in last season's... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-to-feature-in-200809-champions-league/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-to-feature-in-200809-champions-league/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:37:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/footballs/ This isn't Champions League-related at all, but it is something I think football fans all around the world (except maybe Polish fans) can enjoy, and I just can't restrain myself... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/footballs/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/footballs/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:11:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/fc-porto-receive-champions-league-lifeline/ UEFA's appeals board rejected the decision to ban Portuguese club FC Porto from next season's Champions League on Friday, sending the matter back to the disciplinary committee for a rehearing... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/fc-porto-receive-champions-league-lifeline/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/fc-porto-receive-champions-league-lifeline/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:41:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/another-champions-league-scandal-now-in-romania/ Steaua Bucharest, who finished second in Romania's Liga I this season, have been given a seven point deduction for bribery due to actions on the part of owner Gigi Becali... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/another-champions-league-scandal-now-in-romania/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/another-champions-league-scandal-now-in-romania/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:59:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/next-years-champions-league-surprises-come-into-focus/ With the 2007/2008 Champions League final just under three weeks away, teams from all over the continent are rapidly claiming spots in next season's competition. England, Germany and Italy are... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/next-years-champions-league-surprises-come-into-focus/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/next-years-champions-league-surprises-come-into-focus/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:35:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/levski-sofia-prepares-for-possible-cl-sub-duty/ Bulgarian club Levski Sofia may have to take the place of last season's first-place side CSKA Sofia if CSKA are banned as expected from the upcoming Champions League. Despite dominating... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/levski-sofia-prepares-for-possible-cl-sub-duty/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/levski-sofia-prepares-for-possible-cl-sub-duty/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-banned-from-champions-league/ After a meeting of the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Board, it was announced on Wednesday that Portugal's FC Porto will not be allowed to participate in next season's Champions League... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-banned-from-champions-league/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/porto-banned-from-champions-league/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:01:00 GMT http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/a-question-for-the-readers-/ With the most recent Champions League season behind us, some time yet before the whole FC Porto scenario gets any clearer and a long while before the draw for CL... http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/a-question-for-the-readers-/#comments http://www.championsleaguewatch.com/a-question-for-the-readers-/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:57:00 GMT