OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED BY UEFA:POOL WILL DEFEND CUP
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aircollector???
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Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!
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lol aircollector.com..
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U had better delete the link or u gonna get sued by UEFA ! I know because I told them !
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Your mom told them?Originally posted by Mango Juice:U had better delete the link or u gonna get sued by UEFA ! I know because I told them ! -
No joke , just got the latest news , UEFA can reject Everton for next season's UCL ! They got the right , and final say !!
And let L'pool defend the title !
If it's true , Merseyside are going to have war !
I'll be gutted if I'm an Evertonian ! Ka na lan feeling !
Fight like warrior the whole season , and demoted into UEFA Cup because L'pool won the cup . ! -
I want Pool to be in but not at the expense of Everton! Best if both can be in!Originally posted by Poolman:No joke , just got the latest news , UEFA can reject Everton for next season's UCL ! They got the right , and final say !!
And let L'pool defend the title !
If it's true , Merseyside are going to have war !
I'll be gutted if I'm an Evertonian ! Ka na lan feeling !
Fight like warrior the whole season , and demoted into UEFA Cup because L'pool won the cup . ! -
I want to see Everton embarrase themselves and the English clubs in the Champions League.
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I'd prefer Man Utd out
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Sama sama.Originally posted by deathscythe99:I'd prefer Man Utd out
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Everton deserved their place,so did liverpool...
if i had to pick one only,everton would be the team i want in.. sorry.. but thats just how i feel.. -
i agree that if only one can go it should be everton coz that's the original rule for qualification.
they fought hard the whole season. it wouldnt be fair to let liverpool defend at everton's expense. -
Taken from LIVERPOOLFC.TV
UEFA chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson says a decision over whether or not Liverpool will be allowed to defend their Champions League title next season could be made before a scheduled meeting in Manchester on June 17.
UEFA's executive committee is due to meet next month at which it was assumed they would discuss Liverpool's case, but Olsson has now revealed a decision is likely to be made much earlier.
The Reds have received widespread backing in their bid to play Champions League football next season following their thrilling success over AC Milan in last week's final.
UEFA president Lennart Johansson along with major footballing names such as Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff have added their names to the weight of opinion which now appears to be stacked overwhelmingly in Liverpool's favour.
Olsson said: "We can make a decision before the meeting, because it is important for the clubs playing that they know the conditions.
"We are doing an analysis now and it is complex. There will be an open discussion. It is a welcome debate because there are different views in different countries.
"It cannot be a discussion only about Liverpool. The entire rule has to be discussed." -
At first I wanted Pool to auto qualify also,but then after I realised Brazil is not auto qualifiers for the World Cup,I am having second thoughts...
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Walan , different issue leh !Originally posted by Marco_Simone:At first I wanted Pool to auto qualify also,but then after I realised Brazil is not auto qualifiers for the World Cup,I am having second thoughts...
The ruling on Brazil's case was stated years ago before the World Cup .
Liverpool's case is a loop hole unexploit . Now it happens , and there's not rule to support the case !
That's the complication . -
put everton and mu on 2 legged play-off since they are on playoff anyway to determine who is in.
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this is rubbish.if liverpool has to be in,please dun let it be at the expense of everton.btw uefa has not release a statement so don't jump to conclusion.wait 3 weeks later from soccernet.
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'It's too late for Liverpool' - UEFA chief
A UEFA executive committee member believes it is too late to change the rules to accommodate holders Liverpool into next season's Champions League.
Pressure has increased on UEFA in the past week to include the Reds in next season's competition following their stunning penalty shoot-out triumph over AC Milan.
The elite European clubs group, the G14, have added their voice to the clamour while Football Association chairman Geoff Thompson, who is also a UEFA vice-president, has continued lobbying for there to be five English clubs in the Champions League so the Reds can defend their crown.
Liverpool will have to wait for another three weeks before the issue is resolved by UEFA's 15-man executive committee at their meeting in Manchester on June 17.
UEFA president Lennart Johansson is understood to be broadly supportive, and his influence is extremely important though not necessarily decisive.
However, Dr Joseph Mifsud, who has been on the committee since 1994, is a dissenting voice and is unequivocal in his belief the current regulations should be adhered to, which would result in the exclusion of the newly-crowned champions.
Mifsud, who is also the president of the Malta FA, told BBC Radio 5 Live: 'I believe we should follow the rules.
'If the rules permit it it is ok, if the rules do not permit it, no.
'I believe that while the English FA can do something in this regard, I believe as the rules stand at present at UEFA we cannot do anything - unless of course the regulations are changed.
'But I don't agree regulations can be changed midway through the season.
'As far as I can see it is too late.' -
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Martina won't back Liverpool
Tennis great Martina Navratilova has refused to back calls for Liverpool to be allowed to defend their Champions League title.
The Reds won the European Cup on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw against Italian giants AC Milan two weeks ago.
However, the team did not qualify for the Champions League next season as they only finished fifth in the Premiership.
A host of politicians, celebrities and sporting greats have called for UEFA to bend the rules and allow Liverpool a wildcard entry.
But nine-times Wimbledon winner Navratilova, who today visited Anfield to see the new trophy, said it was Liverpool's own fault that they did not qualify and it was too late to change the rules.
She said: 'I think the rules are pretty obvious.
'You have four teams from England that can go through and Liverpool didn't make it.
'They should concentrate on the Premier League instead. Just because they won it, it doesn't mean they should bend the rules.
'I think a champion should be given the chance to defend their title, but at the moment, the rules are the rules.
'Liverpool did it to themselves. They shot themselves in the foot.'
Navratilova, who was in Liverpool to play in the city's three-day International Tennis Tournament, which starts tomorrow, posed with the cup alongside Ivan Ljubicic, her opponent in a mixed doubles match.
Nine Merseyside MPs will hand over a dossier tomorrow in support of Liverpool being granted a chance to defend their Champions League crown to FA executive director David Davies.
The Liverpool Echo have gathered 3,000 messages of support from all over the world, with more continuing to roll in.
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no doubt she has her point but how useful is the opinion of a tennis star on soccer matter?
but she is right that liverpool shld concentrate on epl. -
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/archivedirs/mediawatch/2005/jun/MW8377050615-1158.htm
LIVERPOOLÂ’S journey to Istanbul ensured they made the most Champions League money of any club in Europe last season.
Figures released last night revealed the Anfield side earned £20.5million from TV money and performance bonuses, £1.7m ahead of second-placed Chelsea.
AC Milan, the side Rafael Benitez's men so memorably overcame in the final, were third in the table with £17.5m, with Arsenal fourth on £15.7m.
The UEFA table proves how crucial it was for Liverpool to eventually be allowed to defend their trophy, with the extra rounds they are now having to play meaning they could well top last season's figure should they go all the way again.
Manchester United's new owner Malcolm Glazer, however, will be concerned to see that his side was not one of the leading earners.
United paid the price for a poor season in the Champions League and for taking part as England's third-placed team by bringing in just £10.9m. They were in eighth place behind Werder Bremen of Germany.
Henk Potts, football finance expert for Barclays stockbrokers, said: "These figures show that English football is the dominant financial force in Europe, and the value of the Champions League TV contracts to the clubs who take part.
"The earnings from the Premier League are very important but the Champions League is the big cash cow of modern football. If you can make it to the Champions League for several seasons then it really is the road to riches.
"However these figures also show how important success on the pitch is. Manchester United had a poor season in Europe last year and that is reflected in the figures.
"Malcolm Glazer will want the club to be rising pretty rapidly up the earnings table but to do that he has to invest in players. That's the difficulty facing every club - how much to invest in players in order to bring in even more money."
The UEFA figures just show the distribution of performance bonuses and market pool cash - money from TV,, sponsorship and new media - and do not include gate receipts, another area where English clubs outperform their European rivals.
Onepot of £20m is split depending on domestic league position - the reigning English champions (last season Arsenal) got 40%, Chelsea 30%, third-placed Manchester United and fourth-placed Liverpool 15% each.
Another pot of £20m is split among the English clubs according to how many games each side plays in the tournament.
Should five English clubs qualify for the group stage next season - Liverpool must negotiate three qualifying rounds to get there, while Everton must play one - earnings will fall because the pots will have to be split five ways rather than four. Similarly, should only three qualify - and Chelsea and Arsenal have done so automatically - their earnings will rise.
As Scotland's sole representative, Celtic got the market pool for their association to themselves and earned £7m, just below Italian side Roma (£7.1m) and more than Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna (£6.6m). -
What if Bolton had been 4th instead? Would there be such a hoo-ha?Originally posted by stellazio:this is rubbish.if liverpool has to be in,please dun let it be at the expense of everton.btw uefa has not release a statement so don't jump to conclusion.wait 3 weeks later from soccernet.