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      Angry Denmark boss rages at Uefa ‘Covid allows postponement but cardiac arrest doesn’t’ after Christian Eriksen collapse

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      FUMING Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand raged that Uefa rules allow a postponement for coronavirus but not following a cardiac arrest.Christian Eriksen collapsed just before half-time, requiring CPR and a defibrillator shock to resuscitate him on the pitch in Copenhagen.
      Kasper Hjulmand slammed Uefa for allowing postponements for coronavirus but not Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrestCredit: AP
      The Danish head coach was managing on the pitch just 90 minutes after Eriksen was taken awayCredit: Getty
      But Hjulmand’s side were forced to play the remaining 50 minutes of Saturday’s Euro 2020 clash against Finland, taking to the field around 90 minutes after seeing their team-mate rushed to hospital.
      And he hit out at Uefa once again for their handling of the situation.
      Speaking to the press today ahead of Thursday’s game with Belgium, Hjulmand said: “Coronavirus allows you to postpone a match for 48 hours.
      “A cardiac arrest obviously does not. That, I think, is wrong. 
      “There is learning here. It was not the right decision to continue playing. 
      “The boys showed so much strength by going out and playing on. 
      “But I do not think it was the right thing to give us and the players the choice to go out and finish play on Saturday or Sunday.”
      Uefa gave Denmark the choice to either conclude the Finland clash on Saturday night or come back on Sunday lunchtime.
      The world held its breath after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch

      Peter Schmeichel, former Danish goalkeeper and father of Kasper who was in goal on Saturday, revealed Uefa threatened his country with a 3-0 forfeit if they did not take one of those options.
      Uefa categorically deny the claim but Schmeichel said: “They said the players insisted on playing. I know that not to be the truth. Or that’s how you see the truth.
      “They were left with three options. One was to play immediately and get the last 50 minutes played.
      “The next one was to come in yesterday at 12 noon and finish the 50 minutes.
      “And the third option was to forfeit the game and lose 3-0.
      “So, you know, work it out for yourself. Is it the players’ wish to play? Did they have any choice really? I don’t think they had.
      Christian Eriksen’s life was saved by the fast reactions of team-mates and medics
      “And as you can hear from yesterday’s press conference, the coach seriously regrets putting the players back on the pitch.”
      Eriksen is stable and recovering in hospital following the shocking weekend events.
      He gave a thumbs up from his bed on Tuesday morning and shared a message on his Instagram.
      The Inter Milan star wrote: “Hello everyone. Big thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family.
      “I’m fine – under the circumstances. I still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay.
      “Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches. Play for all of Denmark. Best, Christian.”
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      Man Utd legend Gary Neville leads fan fury over Big Six’s ’embarrassing’ sanctions for European Super League plot

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      GARY NEVILLE has slammed the Premier League’s punishment of the Big Six clubs who attempted to join the European Super League.Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and the two Manchester giants have each been given fines of just over £3.6million, which they have accepted.
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      Gary Neville was fuming at the punishment given to the Big Six

      They have also agreed to punishments of a 30-point deduction and £25m fine if they attempt another plot similar to the breakaway plan in April.
      Neville is furious at the sanctions, labelling the Premier League “an absolute embrassment”.
      The Sky Sports pundit spoke passionately about the subject and was a leading voice in the opposition against the plan when it launched in April, and likely feels the Big Six have been let off the hook somewhat.
      He is not the only one, with several supporters suggesting the clubs deserved harsher punishment.
      Some feel the fine should be a lot heavier given the amount of clubs involved, not to mention the finances of said clubs.
      Others want a points deduction to be dished out now, or even for the teams involved to be relegated since they were so keen on leaving the Premier League.
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      £20m between 6 teams is pathetic. It should’ve been £20m each and distributed to teams from League 1 downwards.— inthezone (@inthezoneuk) June 9, 2021

      The £3.5m fine will really teach those Super League clubs a lesson. 🙄🙄 Personally I would of fined them more AND deducted 15pts at the start of the season. That way the clubs could potentially miss out on European football + top 4 finish + PL prize money.— Steve Hilliard (@Hackett01) June 9, 2021

      They should be relegated if they want to play in a different league.— Mike (@mike4000W) June 9, 2021

      It really is disgracerful, Gary. City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal they make me sick to my stomach for what they tried, 20 point deduction this coming season should have been the minimum punishment for them!— Alex (@AA_utd) June 9, 2021

      The Premier League’s sanction follows a similar framework to Uefa’s handling of the breakaway clubs.
      Nine out of the 12 – excluding those that still have not renounced the Super League – have agreed to a combined fine of £13.4m, and each club will lose out on 5% of revenue from Uefa competitions for one season.
      However, a much bigger fine of £87m awaits the clubs if they attempt another coup, while Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus could even be banned from Uefa competition since they never pulled out of the plan.
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      Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus WILL play Champions League next season as Uefa halt ESL disciplinary proceedings

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      UEFA have suspended their disciplinary investigation into Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus following a Swiss court warning.The trio looked set to be handed a severe punishment for their role in the European Super League breakaway plot.
      English fans helped quash the European Super League but three clubs remain intentCredit: EPA
      Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are fighting any punishmentCredit: Getty
      That could have seen them banned from next season’s Champions League – but any sanctions have been put on hold.
      Uefa confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that they will attempt to restart the proceedings in due course.
      It read: “Following the opening of disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid for a potential violation of Uefa’s legal framework in connection with the so-called ‘Super League’ project, the Uefa Appeals Body has decided to stay the proceedings until further notice.
      “Uefa understands why the disciplinary proceedings needed to be suspended for the time being, but remains confident in and will continue to defend its position in all the relevant jurisdictions.
      “Uefa will take all necessary steps in strict accordance with national and EU law in order for the Uefa Appeals Body to be in a position to resume the disciplinary proceedings as soon as possible.”
      Earlier this week, reports in Spain detailed a warning from the Swiss Justice Ministry against Nyon-based Uefa taking action on the trio.

      Those involved claim a court ruling in Madrid legitimised the ESL bid and the judge responsible is said to be looking for the European Court of Justice to back the judgement.
      There is a fear that anti-monopoly laws would mean any punishment is revoked on appeal.
      Nevertheless, Uefa have already obtained an apology and reduced the prize money of the other nine clubs involved in April’s debacle.
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      The six Premier League clubs, plus Inter Milan, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid have all formally apologised and accepted a five per cent cut in prize money for next season – worth as much as £6million.
      Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City settled the issue with the Prem on Wednesday.
      Each club will pay a £3.6m fine for their role in the plot – with a further £25m and 30 points lost if they do it again.
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      Euro 2020 prize money revealed with England fighting for £24m jackpot after Uefa agree cash cut

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      ENGLAND can win a maximum £24.29m in prize money at Euro 2020 – after Uefa and national associations agreed a cash cut.The initial prize money budget for the tournament planned a total pot of £319m.
      England will be playing for a reduced prize pot share of £24m at Euro 2020Credit: EPAEURO 2020 PRIZE MONEY: Full breakdown

      GROUP STAGE
      Planned – £8m
      Actual – £8m
      MATCH BONUS
      Planned – £1.29m for win, £645k for draw
      Actual – £860k for win, £430k draw
      LAST-16
      Planned – £1.72m
      Actual – £1.29m
      QUARTER-FINALS
      Planned – £2.8m
      Actual – £2.15m
      SEMI-FINALS
      Planned – £4.3m
      Actual – £3.44m
      RUNNER-UP
      Planned – £6.02m
      Actual – £4.3m
      WINNER
      Planned – £8.61m
      Actual – £6.88m

      But with the Covid crisis causing a delay and crowds limited as a result of the pandemic, Uefa has now slashed the prize pool to £284.55m.
      England, like the other 23 qualified nations, will get a minimum payment of £8m.
      But the group stage prize money has been reduced from £1.29m per win (half that for a draw), to £860,000 for each victory and half for a draw.
      Qualifying for the last-16 is now worth £1.29m, down from the original £1.72m.
      Quarter-finalists will now receive an additional £2.15m, compared to the planned £2.8m.
      Reaching the semis will net the FA an extra £3.44m, 25 per cent less than the initial figure of £4.3m.
      And the winners and runners up will now receive £6.88m and £4.3m respectively.
      Those figures are way down on the original prizes of £8.61m and £6.02m.
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      Roy Keane reckons England have a shot of Euro 2020 glory, with Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling looking to ‘explode’ and prove their doubters wrong.
      Keane said: “Sometimes you look at players who have had a quiet spell – quiet because they’ve set such high standards.
      “Rashford and Sterling, for example.
      “But I think that is a good thing. You’re going into the tournament going ‘these lads are ready to explode’.
      “Gareth [Southgate] definitely likes Rashford and Sterling.”
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      Uefa chiefs discuss SCRAPPING away goals rule in Champions League and other competitions from start of next season

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      UEFA club supremos will discuss plans to axe the away goals rule tomorrow.SunSport revealed last month that Europe’s Club Competitions Committee was ready to change the much-criticised rule.
      The away goals rule in Uefa competition, which saw Spurs beat Man City in 2019, could be scrapped as early as next seasonCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Andres Iniesta famously knocked Chelsea out of the 2009 Champions League semi-finals on away goalsCredit: AP:Associated Press
      But a proposal for away goals to count extra in the first 90 minutes of the second leg was parked.
      It was felt that stopping the advantage of away goals in extra-time would be too confusing.
      Instead, panel members will debate scrapping the rule, originally introduced in the 1965-66 season.
      Uefa is understood to be ‘neutral’ over the proposal, which must be approved by the ruling executive committee.
      If club chiefs agree, it could end for 2021-22 European competitions.

      FIFA has opened the door for ex-players to be in the VAR room.
      At the moment only current and recently retired referees — in the last three years — are allowed roles in the video booth.
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      Former stars could be allowed into the VAR room to offer a player’s perspective on decisionsCredit: EPA

      But Fifa president Gianni Infantino suggested the rules could change.
      Infantino said: “The real problem isn’t VAR but how it is applied and used. You can’t blame VAR if it’s not applied properly.
      “It’s only been with us since 2018 and we can improve a few things.
      “We will have to think about not having referees but specific VAR experts who can be responsible.”
      That suggests former stars could be brought into the process to offer a player’s perspective on what should and should not be penalised.
      Fifa has taken control of VAR from the International FA Board and is pushing for ‘semi-automatic’ offside calls using skeletal modelling — with decisions signalled to the ref and his assistants within seconds — for the 2022 World Cup finals.
      And Infantino is also a supporter of the ‘daylight’ offside law proposed by Arsene Wenger.
      He said: “We’re testing a possible new offside rule.
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      “VAR has created an unexpected situation.
      “Before VAR, referees were told to give the doubt to the attacker — but with VAR there are no doubts any more.
      “We shouldn’t cancel a goal just because the nose is offside — but that’s the rule. So you have to see if you need to change the rule.”
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      Uefa open disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over failed European Super League plot

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      UEFA have opened the way to ban Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus from the Champions League after beginning formal disciplinary charges against the rebel trio.Euro chiefs are determined to bring the three Super League ringleaders to heel after the collapse of their breakaway plan.
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      Unlike the Prem Big Six, the two Milan sides and Atletico Madrid, the three clubs have refused to pull the plug on their scheme.
      That has infuriated Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin.
      He is out for revenge and wants to impose two season bans.
      And now that prospect had moved a step closer after Uefa announced its first move.
      In a statement, Nyon officials said: “Following an investigation conducted by UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectors in connection with the so-called ‘Super League’ project, disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and Juventus FC for a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework.
      “Further information will be made available in due course.”
      Uefa has put the screws on all three who now know they face serious sanctions unless they apologise and finally give up the ghost on their concept.
      Despite all six English rebels backing out within 48 hours of the ESL announcement, Real, Barca and Juve have still not backed down.
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      Earlier in May, the trio released a joint statement vowing to go to war with the European chiefs.
      The waffling press release also aimed a dig at the nine clubs who initially formed the ESL but pulled out amid fan fury across the world.
      Days later, the threat of a two-year suspension from European tournaments was thrown down.
      Uefa boss Alexander Ceferin is determined to throw the book at the wantaway rebelsCredit: AFP

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      England ace Lucy Bronze opens up on fight to stop online abuse as part star-studded campaign

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      LUCY BRONZE has hit out at the sexist abuse she has received on social media as she teams up with football stars to tackle online hate.Bronze and top players from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are using this year’s Euros to push tech giants to clamp down on bigoted trolling.
      Lucy Bronze is among the football stars backing a campaign to help people to spot and tackle online hate and abuse
      The Man City and Lionesses star has joined forces with some of the biggest names from across the home nations as part of Hope United.
      The BT campaign, backed by Bronze, Demi Stokes, Man United’s Lauren James and Wales striker Helen Ward, is urging social media firms to encourage their users to be ‘better digital citizens’.
      It comes a month after YouGov research revealed that 1 in 10 people have been on the receiving end of hate speech and abusive comments online.
      Bronze, 29, said: “The crazy thing is that I don’t know anyone I have ever played with who has not been on the receiving end of online abuse.
      “It’s really sad when you think about it. For me, there has always been the whole ‘get back in the kitchen’ comment.
      “It’s the ‘go to’ of the unoriginal sexist comments I get online.
      “It’s kind of embarrassing for someone who sends that kind of message that they’ve resorted to that. 

      “But the really bad comments, I think, you try so hard to just block out. I think that’s the thing as well.
      “People ask, ‘does it affect you’ and you brush it off and say you’re fine. 
      “But I don’t think anyone is really fine with it. I think everyone is affected in some sort of way, whether it’s a small slice of abuse or it is daily, or hourly.
      “It’s not okay to normalise online abuse, whether it’s for us as footballers or people in society, work and school it’s not okay.
      “We want to use our platform to make change and make a difference.”
      Bronze says all the footballers she has played with have received abusive messages onlineCredit: Getty

      Bronze, who won Fifa’s Best Women’s Player award in 2020, says she is “100 per cent” behind efforts to push tech firms to educate users on how to recognise and counter hate online.
      A squad of players – led by Rio Ferdinand, Karen Carney, Eni Aluko and Robbie Savage – have been drawing on their distressing experiences to raise awareness of the effect of social media abuse.
      A day before the campaign’s launch Man United legend Ferdinand was on the receiving end of monkey chants from a Wolves fan at Molineux.
      The former England star also received an abusive post featuring banana emojis in response to his reflections on the incident which he shared on Twitter.
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      Jordan Henderson, Gareth Bale and Marcus Rashford are among the other figures involved in Hope United campaign along with para footballers Rebecca Sellar and Charlie Fogarty.
      There are people from different backgrounds, both men and women, from different teams who have all suffered online abuse or witnessed online abuseLucy Bronze
      The sports stars are featured in video guides offering people pointers on how to protect themselves from abuse on digital platforms.  
      Rio Ferdinand received a racially abusive tweet one day of ahead of the launch of Hope United
      Bronze added: “I have a huge platform in women’s football to get this message out and to be part of this team.
      “The whole point of being a part of this team is that we’re all together, it’s not just Lucy Bronze and Demi Stokes of women’s football.
      “It’s not just men’s football, it’s all of us coming together.
      “There are people from different backgrounds, both men and women, from different teams who have all suffered online abuse or witnessed online abuse.
      “We’ve come together and said enough is enough. This is a message we’ve said all year, whether it’s been about racism, homophobia.
      “As players we’ve said with online abuse, we know that there is something that can be done about it. 
      “Platforms can be held accountable to make changes.
      “People putting out abuse should be held accountable for the actions that they’re taking because online hate is a hate crime. 
      “We know that these platforms can make a difference and change can be made
      “And we want change now because we’re not accepting this anymore.”
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      What is the Europa Conference League, and who will qualify from Premier League on final day?

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      THERE’s a new Uefa competition on the block from next season – the Europa Conference League. Here’s all you need to know about the tournament, which will see one English team take part.

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      Tottenham are one of the teams who could end up in the Europa Conference LeagueCredit: Getty
      What is the Europa Conference League?
      The Europa Conference League is Uefa’s new third tier European competition.
      The idea is to give more clubs from more countries the chance to play European football.
      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said: “The new UEFA club competition makes UEFA’s club competitions more inclusive than ever before.
      “There will be more matches for more clubs, with more associations represented in the group stages.”
      Like the Champions League and Europa League, the competition will consist of a group and knockout stage.

      Which English teams qualify for the Europa Conference League?
      England has been granted one Europa Conference League place.
      Originally, the slot was to be allocated to the side winning the Carabao Cup – provided they finished outside of the Premier League top-six.
      But after Manchester City won the trophy, the Conference League spot will instead go to the team that finishes seventh in the Premier League.
      All other Premier League European spots are unchanged, with the top 4 entering the Champions League and fifth and sixth being granted Europa League spots.
      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the Europa Conference League will give more clubs than ever before the chance to play in EuropeCredit: EPA
      Which other teams qualify for the Europa Conference League?
      The 2021-22 European season will involve a slimmed down Europa League with more teams entering the Conference League.
      Just 57 teams will compete in the Europa League compared to 184 in the Europa Conference League.
      While the champions of every country will get the chance to qualify for the Champions League, all other teams from countries ranked below 15th in the Uefa Coefficients will enter the Europa Conference League rather than the Europa League.
      Teams eliminated from the Champions League preliminary round and first qualifying rounds will also go to the Conference League, as well as those eliminated from the Europa League third qualifying round, play-off round and third place finishers in the group stage.

      How will the Europa League change?
      The Europa League group stage will be reduced to 32 teams from the current 48.
      Group winners will now advance to the last 16 of the tournament while runners-up will have to play a preliminary knockout stage against the third placed Champions League teams.
      Does the winner of the Europa Conference League qualify for any other tournaments?
      The Europa Conference League winner will qualify for the following season’s Europa League. More