Juventus full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner has admitted he and his teammates were to blame for their struggles in Europe last season.
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NYON, Switzerland -- UEFA has barred Turkish clubs Sivasspor and Eskisehirspor from next season's Europa League for involvement in a domestic match-fixing scandal.
Both clubs were implicated in deliberately losing to eventual champion Fenerbahce late in the 2010-11 season.
UEFA rules demand clubs ar...
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Russian Cup winners FC Rostov have been excluded from next season's Europa League for financial problems and Spartak Moscow will take their place, the Russian Football Union says.
Rostov qualified for Europe for the first time since 2000 with a surprise cup triumph. The football union blocked the cl...
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Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi is resigning and putting the club up for sale after the club were denied a spot in the Europa League over an underpaid tax bill.
Ghirardi said: "You football people should be ashamed with yourselves. They have taken away a deserved success that was earned on the pitc...
Torino will take Parma's place in the Europa League next season after the Gialloblu's second and final appeal over their exclusion was rejected.
Parma secured a place in Europe with a 2-0 win over Livorno on the final day of the season, taking them one point ahead of Torino, who were held to a draw...
