Uefa
Platini calls for European sports police force
UEFA president Michel Platini has said he wants a European sports police force to tackle betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and hooliganism, according to the Associated Press.
UEFA to introduce blood tests
UEFA’s executive committee will introduce blood tests in its competitions as of the 2013/14 season, in addition to standard urine tests, as part of its fight against doping.
Bundesliga chief Seifert slams FIFA for Qatar 2022 award
Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has criticised football’s governing body FIFA for being “politically driven” in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, according to Associated Press.
UEFA bans Rapid Bucharest from European competitions
Football’s governing body UEFA has banned Romanian side Rapid Bucharest from qualifying for one European competition after it missed a deadline to pay debts.
Malaga’s European ban reduced
Football’s governing body UEFA has halved Malaga’s suspension from all European competitions in line with financial fair play rules.
Blatter slams 2022 World Cup summer scheduling
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted that hosting the 2022 World Cup in the heat of a Qatari summer is not “rational or reasonable”.