English referee David Coote has been banned by UEFA until June 30, 2026, European soccer's governing body says.

The stage is set for the UEFA Champions League after the Round of 16 draw concluded on Friday at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Draw made Friday for the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League: First leg Mar. 6 Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) vs. Lazio (Italy) Roma (Italy) vs. Athletic Bilbao (Spain) AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) vs.

Russia will no longer have a seat on the influential UEFA executive committee after its elections in six weeks' time.

This morning, the draw for the Champions League last 16 took place, and Aston Villa’s European dream continues as they are drawn with Belgium side Club Brugge. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland with the winners progressing to the quatre final of the Champions League.

the draw revealed Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. Bayern Munich will take on Bayer Leverkusen in an All-German matchup. Arsenal will face PSV Eindhoven. Barcelona will play Benfica in the Round of 16.

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) The group formations are shown on an electronic panel after drawing the UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off draw, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP ...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League: First leg Mar. 4-5 Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Aston Villa (England) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs. Lille (France) Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Atletico Madrid (Spain ...

Draw made Friday for the round of 16 in the UEFA Conference League: First leg Mar. 6 Real Betis (Spain) vs. Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) Copenhagen (Denmark) vs. Chelsea (England) Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland) vs.