Barcelona fans for flares Uefa Super Cup victory over Porto fined £95.000

The Catalan club in Monaco's supporters in the bright sky as they took the second trophy of the new season but Uefa was not happy and impose a heavy sanction.

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Barcelona's attacking flair to the 12 trophies in three seasons of the show and wow the world with style flowing footbal, but the Spanish champions have been hit by a € 110,000 (95,000 pounds) Uefa on Thursday after recovering from his fans for their Super Cup victory since September bright flares.

Uefa Super Cup Catalan club's fans by the end of last month's Monaco win in Porto stadium lighting by brightly colored flares observed.

Europa League last season's 2-0 win against seen winners PEP Guardiola's side of the second piece of silverware of the campaign claims, following their Spanish Supercopa success against Real Madrid.

However, Uefa Catalans were unimpressed by the conduct of a company's control and disciplinary body and the fine imposed by the Spanish.

Europa League again this season and playing in the Uefa Super Cup

Atletico Madrid's record signing Radamel Falcao has spoken Europa League win this season and as a result of his dream of playing in the Uefa Super Cup .

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The Colombia's former club Porto International Trophy final campaign with 17 goals to help lift a major role, with the Portuguese champions defeating Braga 1-0 in the final.

40 € Falcao Atletico joined (£ 35) million in the summer, a fortnight before the Uefa Super Cup in Porto lost to Barcelona, the striker is in a perfect dream

Falcao told AS, "I have the same ambition as the rest of the team, I want to get to the end and win [the Europa League]. We must be careful as it's a long competition and we need to take things step by step".

"My dream is to go to Monaco and play in the Super Cup, something I have not accomplished in my career."

The 25-year-old also spoke about his move to Spanish club and said his ambition to achieve with Liga and Champions League.

He added, "I want to win the league. The players here are ambitious and I share this with my team-mates as we also want to win the Champions League".

"We have a group high in quality here and the league is a difficult challenge but it would be a dream to win all these tournaments with Atletico."

Falcao his first goal for the club will hope to capture him against Celtic on Thursday, when Atletico Europa League to kick off the campaign.

James Rodriguez his team beat Barcelona in the Uefa Super Cup

Porto midfielder James Rodriguez has said he was confident that his team beat Barcelona in the Uefa Super Cup can give it.

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Braga Portuguese Champions League after winning the Europa Stade Louis II in Monaco on August 26 Catalans are a complete set.

Rodriguez believes and Porto in Europe last year was an impressive first season, the club's Champions League title holders are on the same level.

He told the Portuguese press, "We will play like we always do. It will be a very hard match, but if we play smart, I believe we can win".

Puerto Colombia in Wednesday's pre-season training camp in Germany up to World Cup Under-20 squad for their country will join, but the next week training with his club is not worth worrying about.

He added, "Playing in the national side gives me rhythm and that is important. I have been year after year, it will not be a problem to re-adapt and I hope to return in even better shape."

Airtricity League XI manager Damien Richardson confirmed at Uefa Super Cup

Airtricity League XI manager Damien Richardson confirmed that the Uefa Super Cup in Dublin next to the former Republic of Ireland captain Kenny Cunningham will be his assistant.

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At the Aviva Stadium the four-team tournament will also see Celtic, Manchester City and Inter Milan in action on 30/31 July.

Looking forward to the tournament, the Dubliner said: I've done my UEFA A licence and Pro-Licence in Dublin and have come to know many of the managers in the league through that so I've been up to speed with what has been going on in the Airtricity League.

'I worked with the likes of Martin Russell, Eddie Gormley, Liam Buckley and John Devine and was always very interested in their viewpoints about the game here, the league and the players in it.

'This year I've attended a lot more games through my involvement with RTE's MNS show and I've really enjoyed getting to the games myself and learning more about the league. I always kept in touch with the game here while I was in England but it is completely different when you are actually attending the matches.

'I saw the tournament advertised before I got the call from Damien to work with him and I thought it captured the imagination. With the likes of Manchester City, Inter Milan and Celtic involved, you are talking massive names.'

DStv platform secured to UEFA Champions’ League matches

DStv platform together a significant premium sports content rights UEFA Champions League 2011 2012 / season to match India and Pakistan is safe for the area.

By this development, SuperSport prestigious' live Champions League match with all 146 UEFA Super Cup match and 205 Europa League rights will remain.

SuperSport holds the rights to offer broadcasters and previous holder of the rights to sub a novation agreement between the Authority as a result built on a third party the rights of broadcast licenses to broadcasters.

President DSTv Nigeria Mr. Adewunmi Ogunsanya said on the development that his company is glad that the Champions League just like English Premier League, DStv return to the world the best in traditional home game content.

“I am delighted that we have been able to underline our commitment to our subscribers that we will continue to make strategic investment decisions to keep DStv as the premium pay TV choice in the Nigeria”.

Joseph Hundah, Managing Director of DStv said: “Come 2011/2012 season, DStv subscribers in the country will be treated to the best coverage of the Champions League with all the pre- and post-match soccer analysis spiced with magazine-type programmes and profiles of the top teams. Most of our subscribers will recall that Champions League was made popular for soccer loving Nigerians by SuperSport and it is only fair that we have re-taken what rightfully belongs to DStv subscribers.”

League champions Zenit claimed Russia Super Cup

League champions FC Zenit St Petersburg in honor of the list after beating PFC CSKA 1-0 Moskva Russia has added the Super Cup.

Zenit also claimed the Russia Cup last time, no difficult moments during the first half as Seydou Doumbia time hit love Vágner target with only goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev was defeated remember the rest. Luciano Spalletti's side held firm despite the League second place - CSKA and finally appear to substitute 17 minutes from time by Aleksei Ionov.

Spalletti said, "Everything is important in these kinds of matches – mentality, fitness and tactics. But the main thing is your character and the absence of fear. I want to thank my players for this trophy. I am also grateful to all the staff here at Zenit as their work is really important to our success."

Army men before the break and went to a better than chance left ruing his luck from Alan Dzagoev love and missed opportunities Doumbia Apart from seven meters out after failing to convert with.

Match changed after the interval, however, the deadlock when duly and Zenit CSKA captain Sergei Semak former Ionov from the break following good work.

Both sides will resume UEFA Europa League duty in the round of 16 on Thursday, when Zenit visit FC Twente and the capital club host FC Porto.

Luis Fabiano to Leave Sevilla

Luis Fabiano at the end of the season will leave the Sevilla,he revealed.

Luis is legally in contract with Sevilla until 2013 had been linked with a host of clubs across Europe before the January transfer window shut.


"Now we are in the middle of the season and perhaps it is not the best moment to speak, but it is clear that my cycle with Sevilla has ended," Fabiano was quoted on Brazilian website Globoesporte as saying.

"I have won many titles and have also played in the Champions League. [I've experienced] excellent things during the last few years but things in football don't always last.

"Clubs such as Corinthians, Santos and Inter Porto Alegre wanted me but Sevilla decided not to listen to their offers.

"The rumours and the blows have made the last few months complicated but personally I am content with my performances.

Fabiano has been capped 43 times for Brazil, and remains desperate to put a disappointing World Cup campaign last year behind him.

"Still my dreams lie with the Canarinha and my ambition is to help them triumph in the next Copa America," he was quoted as saying.

"I left the World Cup unhappy and now I want a title with Brazil."
Fabiano joined Sevilla from Porto in 2005.

Redknapp action against Mathieu Flamini

Uefa has been forced by Harry Redknapp to take action against Mathieu Flamini after claiming the AC Milan midfielder's challenge on Vedran Corluka could have broken the Tottenham Hotspur defender's leg.

Corluka was stretchered off at the San Siro 10 minutes into the second half of Tottenham's famous 1-0 win over Milan in the first leg of the last 16 Champions League tie.

Former Arsenal midfielder Flamini's two-footed lunge on Corluka only warranted a yellow card from the referee, but Redknapp is adamant the Frenchman should have been sent off.

Redknapp is waiting to learn the results of an X-ray on Corluka's injury and is optimistic the Croatia international has not broken his leg.

However, the Spurs boss is eager for Uefa to take retrospective action against Flamini for his 'horrendous' challenge on Corluka.

Why Roy Keane was a Far Better Captain Than Steven Gerrard

They say the devil's greatest trick was convincing the world he did not survive. On that note, Steven Gerrard's greatest trick has been convincing the world he is a great captain of a football team.

Gerrard pulled off such a good con job that he even became the English captain for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Yesterday I read an article about how Steven Gerrard is the greatest captain in the history of the Premier League.

Openly states that the amount of silverware a captain won with his club was not being careful as a factor in deciding who was the best.

Scotland fixtures announced

A predominately Thursday/Monday fixture schedule for Billy Stark's next UEFA Under-21 Championship campaign has been secured by the Scottish Football Association.

The Scotland Under-21 coach had been desperate to secure matches on those days to confirm there was no clash with Craig Levein's full national team.

Scotland starts their campaign at home to Bulgaria on Monday, September 5 before an October double header against Luxembourg away and Austria at home, followed by two matches in succession against top seeds Holland.

Messi urges Pep to sign extension

Since Guardiola appointment in 2008,Barca has led to successive league titles and also creep up the Champions League, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de Espana, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup in 2009.

For the FIFA Coach of the Year award,he has been shortlisted despite the team is on top of La Liga.

Pep is currently preferring short term deals as he is out of contract at the end of the season.When agreeing his extension a year ago, he said that "a coach of Barca can't be here for life"

Messi expose that the team is currently struggling to envisage life at the club without Guardiola.

"The truth is, after everything he's created and how he's rallied the team around him, it's difficult to imagine," he said. "A Barcelona without him wouldn't be like it is.

"(I hope) he renews when he can, and stays.

"He's on top of us with all of the details - not only with me but with the whole squad. He's always looking for the best positioning for me near the midfielders so that I can have as much contact with the ball as I can in play."

McManaman: Benzema must step up

Current Merengues striker Karim Benzema has been forced by Former Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman to move up to the plate and insisted that the Frenchman is capable of being a key player at the Bernabeu.

In La Liga with Real Benzema, 23, has endured a profligate season netting just one goal despite playing more regularly since Gonzalo Higuain got injured in November.

In the Champions League,Benzema has shown glimpses of his goalscoring touch with hat-tricks.

Copa del Rey and McManaman, who twice won the European Cup with Real in his four-year stay in Spain, is confident that Benzema has what it takes - and urged him to show it.

"Karim has struggled to settle in," McManaman told ESPNsoccernet. "His language has been a problem and he's quite shy, which can be difficult for him in a dressing-room full of big characters.

"He had problems in pre-season but Mourinho is trying to get the best out of him and we must remember he is still a young lad.

"He has to stand up and be counted now because Higuain is out for a while and Kaka has only just come back. But everyone knows he is a good player and I think Real will rely on Benzema to produce the goods this year."

Aguero extends Atletico contract

A two-year contract extension to keep him at the Vicente Calderon until the summer of 2014,contract had been signed by Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero.

The talented Argentina had various offers with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City reportedly and he had been tipped to leave Atletico last summer.

But the 22-year-old pledged his future to the club ahead of the current season, and he has now put pen to paper on a new deal at Atletico.