Dutch international midfielder Wesley Sneijder is set to return to play for Spanish champions Real Madrid after recovering from a left knee injury, the club announced on Friday. -- read full article
European championship
finals will feature 24 teams instead of 16 from 2016, said UEFA
executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer on Thursday.
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France's Dominique Batheney, the assistant of previous United Arab Emirates coach Bruno Metsu who resigned, was named the new boss by the UAE football federation on Thursday. -- read full article
UEFA has agreed to expand the European Championship to 24 teams starting in 2016. Franz Beckenbauer, a FIFA executive member who sits in on UEFA's executive committee meetings as a nonvoting observer, said Thursday the decision will be officially ratified and announced Friday. The European Championship currently has 16 teams. -- read full article
The European football championships in 2016 will be expanded from 16 teams to 24, FIFA's European executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer said here Thursday. -- read full article
Political instability
in Ukraine will not affect UEFA's decision on Friday on whether
that country and Poland will be able to stage Euro 2012, the
head of Poland's FA said on Thursday.
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Michal Listkiewicz, president of the Polish Football Association (PZPN), Thursday denied reports in the German press that he was worried about his country's readiness to co-host Euro 2012. -- read full article
