UEFA confirmed today that they will look into the complaint put forward by Manchester City over the racial abuse their players (Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure) received in their match against FC Porto. According to skysports UEFA produced the following statement: “Following a complaint lodged by Manchester City FC, UEFA has today opened disciplinary...

Manchester City are to complain to UEFA about the racial chanting their black players received in their UEFA Europa League match against FC Porto last night. Apparently Italian striker Mario Balotelli complained that he was racially abused by members of the crowd who targeted monkey noises at the striker. Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure also said...

Instead of me discussing poor refereeing decisions, as for once there were no real major decisions which the referees got wrong, (I know it’s a miracle!) I have been left with no choice but to talk about Luis Suarez’s actions on Saturday afternoon. Back in December Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged with an 8 match ban for his racist...

Football matches don’t come any bigger in this country than the clashes between the 2 giants of English football – Manchester United and Liverpool. These 2 clubs are the most successful teams in the league, sharing 37 league titles between them. Last season United set a new record, by overtaking Liverpool in winning their 19th league title....

Should John Terry hand over the England Captaincy? That’s a tough question. Regardless of the racist allegations against him Terry is a quality defender, who will arguably get into most sides starting eleven. But with the Chelsea Captain’s court case to continue in July (which is consequently after the Euros) critics are saying the Englishman...

Yesterday Luis Suarez made a public apology for his actions against Patrice Evra, but didn’t apologise to the man himself. His comments on skysports read: “I admitted to the commission that I used a word in Spanish once and only once. I told the panel members that I will not use it again on a football pitch in England. I never ever used this word...

The Chief Crown Prosecutor today announced earlier this afternoon that they have enough evidence to prosecute John Terry for his comments towards Anton Ferdinand at Loftus Road on 23rd October 2011. The English centre half has denied the claims and has vowed to clear his name. Terry has been summoned to appear before a Magistrates court on 1st February...

Today the Football Association confirmed that Uruguyuan Striker Luis Suarez is set to receive an 8 match ban for his racial comments towards Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during the clash at Anfield on 15th October. The 24 year old is also to pay a fine of £40,000. After that match Evra told French TV Suarez had racially abused him at least...

Today’s article is the first part of 3 articles which talk about the eleven values of UEFA. Here we will see whether UEFA have succeeded or failed in trying to uphold the values they claim to hold so dear in the game.   11. European Sports Model and Specifity of Sport  “UEFA is a European body and we remain totally committed to the European...

Once again the FIFA president opens his mouth to cause plenty of controversy around the world of football. In relation to the incidents of racism which have taken football by storm lately, Sepp Blatter had his own say on the matter. Yesterday he was quoted by CNN sports that “Racism doesn’t exist on the pitch and that words are said in the heat...