Macedonian side FK Pobeda have been given an 8-year ban from all UEFA-sponsored competitions, and club President Aleksandar Zabrcanec and player Nikolce Zdraveski were given lifetime bans from the game. Pobeda were accused of fixing a match against FC Pyunik in the first round qualifying of the 2004 Champions League competition, over two legs. There [...]
Archive for April 18th, 2009
Heavy sanctions from UEFA in match-fixing case
Posted in News, tagged Match Fixing on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Liverpool can be very lonely on a Saturday night, and it’s only Thursday” – Paul Angelis
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, FA Cup, La Liga, MLS, Serie A, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, that was a week, wasn’t it? Let’s review: Harry Kalas and Mark Fidrych passed away on Monday. Tuesday, Barcelona advanced to the Champions League semifinals with a 1-1 draw in Munich. Also on Tuesday, Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals, in a game that will go down in history as one of the most entertaining [...]
