NEWS
England - November 15, 2020 09:00The English disgraceBBC report on UEFA's fine to the FACourtesy: BBC


Futsal: FA fined over England Euro 2022 play-offs withdrawal

by Alistair Magowan - BBC Sport

The Football Association has been fined by Uefa for "refusing" to fulfil England's Euro 2022 futsal play-off games against North Macedonia.

The FA said the decision to withdraw the team from the two matches in the past week was "solely based" on coronavirus safety concerns.

European governing body Uefa has set strict safety measures and England was the only team of 12 to pull out.

In September, the FA said funding for the England futsal teams would end because of "unavoidable" budget cuts associated with Covid-19.

That decision angered players, with the men's senior side calling it "an attack on the sport" at the time.

In a joint statement on Saturday, they said they were "appalled" to learn about the withdrawal from the play-offs, adding: "We cannot trust the FA's reasoning that this was for our welfare since they have treated us with contempt since announcing funding cuts."

English football's governing body, which has been fined 3,000 euros (£2,650), said it was "very disappointed for the players and staff" not to play the play-off matches on 8 and 9 November.

North Macedonia were awarded 5-0 wins in each case.
KeywordSearch in Title and DescriptionSearchClearPages : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
International CompetitionsFutsal Week Women's June Cup - Porec 2026May 13, 2026 15:00
International CompetitionsFutsal Week June Cup - Porec 2026May 27, 2026 09:00
International CompetitionsFutsal Week U19 Summer Cup - Porec 2026May 01, 2026 22:24
International CompetitionsCAFA Women's Futsal Championships 2026June 04, 2026 21:00
SerbiaSpecialized camp for futsal goalkeeper in BelgradeMay 31, 2026 12:00
International CompetitionsVI Nations Tournament UNDER 17 - Castro del Río 2026May 23, 2026 12:00
PhilippinesReport from ManilaMay 23, 2026 12:00
International CompetitionsDakar 2026May 19, 2026 16:00
International CompetitionsYouth Olympic Futsal Tournaments - Dakar 2026May 19, 2026 12:00
International CompetitionsCONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Cup - Brazil 2026May 13, 2026 18:00
International CompetitionsYouth Olympic Futsal Tournaments Dakar 2026May 12, 2026 14:00
International CompetitionsSuperclássico das Américas de Futsal 2026May 08, 2026 15:00
Pages : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
FOLLOW US
Facebook
FutsalPlanet© 2018/2024