Tuesday 22 February 2011

Carrick ready for Euro buzz


Ahead of Manchester United's trip to Marseille,Michael Carrick is set for the 'buzz' of the UEFA Champions League again.

Due to the unavailability of Andreson due to knee injury,The England midfielder, who is set to feature in United's last-16 first leg trip to Marseille on Wednesday and will jet out to France on Tuesday morning with the rest of the squad.

"The buzz you get with the Champions League is something that no other competition brings," said Carrick. "It was strange watching Tottenham and Arsenal last week and not being involved.

"We have had to wait an extra week but we are ready for it."

Friday 18 February 2011

UEFA announce ticket prices for Euro 2012


On Feb. 15,Euro officials had announced how much tickets should be charge for each type of match for the Euro 2012 soccer championship being co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland June 8- July .

Prices are divided venues vice and matches vice like $37.50 to $750 depending on where venue seats are located and for which match during the 31-match, 16-team final tournament to name Europe’s top team for the next four year

"The purchasing power of local citizens was taken into account when setting prices, and the cheapest tickets will cost 50% less than at UEFA's Euro 2008 [event] in Austria and Switzerland. Furthermore, tickets for the final in category 3 will cost EUR 50 only," reads a posting on the Web site of UEFA.

EUR 45-250 will be charged for the opening match, tickets for group matches will cost EUR 30-120, and a ticket for the final will cost EUR 50-600.

The posting also reads that UEFA, the Polish and Ukrainian football federations and the local organizing committees have put in place a transparent and fair ticketing policy with the aim of offering affordable prices for all matches of the Euro 2012 Championship.

Sunday 13 February 2011

FIFA elevates threat to suspend Ukraine but warns Euro 2012 co-host it will be checked

FIFA says it has elevated a warning to suspend Ukraine from world football but will continue monitoring the 2012 European Championship co-host to make sure politicians have clogged interfering in the national federation business.

FIFA and UEFA intervened last month to protect the position of alliance leader Grygoriy Surkis after attempts to depose him.Surkis, a UEFA executive board member, is not liked in Ukraine for emerging to favour Dynamo Kyiv, which his family controls.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said last week that football officials must solve their problems and not jeopardize their Euro 2012 position.A postponement also would have banned Shakhtar Donetsk from playing a Champions League match at Roma next week.

Saturday 12 February 2011

Moyes eyes Euro spot

Despite Everton sitting 13th in the top-flight standings,boss David Moyes is still focusing European football next season.

The don't have prolific season this year as they remain just four points above the relegation zone but gained confidence from their amazing 5-3 victory over Blackpool last time out.

Due to injury four-goal hero Louis Saha has been pulled out for two weeks and will miss Sunday's trip to Bolton.

"I like to score - I am a supporter as well - I like to see goals in action," David said. "But when you are the manager and do the work - I look at the defensive mistakes we made in the last game and I can't take pride in that.

"Yes I scored five, but I conceded three so I have to do something about the bit that didn't go well."

"We have got to hope we can go on a run, win three or four games on a row, and hopefully we'll be on the tails of the teams just outside Europe," he added. "We're only just into February so we've got to hope the best is still to come.

"In the last few years we've tended to do that and that gives the players a bit of belief that the form will come."

Saturday 5 February 2011

U.S Rights to 2012 Euro Acquires by ESPN

European Championship in 2012 and 2016 every game will be televised by ESPN as it acquires the rights of broadcasting.

The announcement to be make by the Union of European Football Associations on Tuesday.

Broadcasting rights in all languages has been acquired by ESPN.The network televised the 2008 Euros and has U.S. English-language rights to its sixth consecutive World Cup in 2014.

Plans include broadcasting Euro matches on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and ESPN Mobile.