Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been slapped with a five-match Champions League ban on Friday after suggesting UEFA conspired to help Barcelona. He has already served one match of the ban and another has been suspended for three years.
Serbian authorities apologised on Wednesday for the stadium clashes that forced the suspension of a Euro 2012 qualifier against Italy. UEFA has warned that sanctions could include Serbia's disqualification from the competition.
Michel Platini, the head of the Union of European Football Associations, was released from a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday after remaining overnight. Platini took ill while dining at a local restaurant on Friday.
The UEFA executive committee has chosen France as the host nation for Euro 2016, beating out rivals Italy and Turkey at a ceremony in Geneva on Friday.
France will host the European Football Championship for a third time in 2016 after defeating rival bids by Turkey and Italy in a ceremony attended by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
President Nicolas Sarkozy and Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot will go to Geneva on Friday to support France's bid to host the 2016 European football championships. Turkey and Italy are also in the running to host the tournament.
UEFA chief Michel Platini said on Thursday that he will seek a second mandate at the helm of European football's governing body next year. The 54 year-old Platini is widely considered as one of the greatest French players of all time.
Around 200 European football games are under investigation over match fixing allegations, including three in the Champions League. For UEFA officials, its the largest ever match-fixing scandal.
