利物浦獲准衛冕歐聯

night

但有指若不是外圍賽最後一會合，將會考慮退出超級盃等賽事。

Uefa are expected to give Liverpool a place in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League.

The 14 men who make up Uefa's executive committee will vote on the matter during a telehone conference and although there is a block of members who believe the rules should not be changed, president Lennart Johansson is likely to succeed in persuading the majority to agree that the champions should be allowed to defend their crown.

The title-holders are usually guaranteed an automatic place in the group stage but that scenario is highly unlikely and, indeed, Liverpool themselves would be content with a place in the final qualifying round.

The Reds' failure to qualify through their Premiership finish has allowed Turkish champions Fenerbahce to take up the automatic group spot.

Fenerbahce staying in the group stages also brings Uefa's senior vice-president Senes Erzik, who is from Turkey, on board the campaign to allow Liverpool to become a fifth English side in Europe's elite club competition.

There have been suggestions a minnow from Andorra or San Marino would have to be bumped out of the earlier rounds but clubs from these countries only take part in the Uefa Cup anyway.

Uefa sources say under the most likely scenario the Slovakian champions - their league is not yet over - would play an extra qualifying round and be compensated by the country being given an extra Uefa Cup place.

A source close to Uefa said: "The executive committee is fairly evenly split but the fact the president has said he favours Liverpool's inclusion should prove decisive.

"The situation with Fenerbahce is very important. If they get an automatic place in the group phase that means a guaranteed £5.5m for them, so Senes Erzik will only support a qualifying round place for Liverpool."

The Football Association, who have been campaigning on Liverpool's behalf, have made it clear that they do not expect automatic qualification for the club.

There is another headache for Uefa in how they split up the TV money if five English sides do qualify - their formulas only cover up to four from the same country.

Liverpool would not object if given a place in the final qualifying round but they would not be happy if told they had to play in the first or second qualifiers - prinicpally because that would clash with their pre-season tour of Japan.

Should the unthinkable - as far as Rafael Benitez's side are concerned at any rate - occur and Uefa rule against Liverpool completely then the Reds will not take the decision lying down.

It has been suggested that they would then consider whether to pull out of the European Super Cup against Uefa Cup winners CSKA Moscow in

Uefa's glittering curtain-raiser in August.

They might also threaten to withdraw in protest from Fifa's rejigged World Club Championship in Yokohama, Japan, in December.

[ Last edited by brightlee on 2005-6-11 at 12:17 AM ]

abc123aa

有冇中文版呀

night

Originally posted by abc123aa at 2005-6-10 12:09 AM:
有冇中文版呀

利記將被uefa通過踢最後一回合既外圍賽，否則因為同tour撞期,利記會退出超級盃等賽事抗議，同埋要犧牲一隊斯洛伐克既冠軍球隊

abc123aa

Originally posted by night at 2005-6-10 12:25 AM:

利記將被uefa通過踢最後一回合既外圍賽，否則因為同tour撞期,利記會退出超級盃等賽事抗議，同埋要犧牲一隊斯洛伐克既冠軍球隊

邊隊球隊咁慘???

woojoejoe

yeah that good~

terry369

source pls

penp319

FROM Soccernet.com :

Liverpool will defend European crown


Liverpool will be allowed to defend their Champions League crown next season.
UEFA's 14-man executive committee today decided to make a special case to allow the Reds into the first qualifying round of the competition next season.


It means Liverpool will have to play six matches in order to qualify for the group phase and it could interfere with their pre-season tour of Japan.

Liverpool, who failed to finish in a qualifying place in the Barclays Premiership, will become the fifth English side in the competition.

UEFA have also taken steps to ensure that the same scenario never occurs again by changing the rules so that in the future the titleholders will always qualify for the competition the following season.

If the Liverpool situation occurs again and the European champions fail to finish in a qualifying place in their domestic competition however they will come in at the expense of the fourth-placed side.

The rules will also apply for countries who only get three or two Champions League spots, but there will be a special exemption in the unlikely event of a country with one Champion League spot winning the competition but failing to win their own domestic league.

UEFA said in a statement: 'Liverpool FC will compete in next season's UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.

'The UEFA Executive Committee decided to amend the regulations for the future editions of the Champions League, so that the holders will have the right to defend their title and therefore qualify automatically. At the same time, the number of clubs allowed per national association will remain stable based on coefficient ranking.

'Exceptionally, for the upcoming season, the executive committee today decided to allow the current Champions League holders to defend their title.'

The UEFA executive committee also decided that:

Liverpool would enter the competition in the first qualifying round, to be played on 12/13 and 19/20 July, with the draw taking place on 24 June.

There will be no country protection for Liverpool.

Liverpool will be included in the English market pool share with the status of lowest-placed English club.'

UEFA spokesman William Gaillard admitted that splitting the pot of money five rather than four ways will be 'a burden on the other English-based clubs'.

There was further disappointment for Manchester City, who will not take Liverpool's place in the UEFA Cup.

Gaillard described the verdicts on Liverpool and Manchester City as a 'consensus position'.

'The executive committee decided this was the best solution possible,' he told Sky Sports.

'They felt that this was the best and wisest decision.'

leeyanta

簡短中文版:cool:

歐洲足協週五宣佈，批准利物浦可以衛冕來屆歐聯賽事，但只能由第一圈外圍賽開始角逐。意味紅軍不能直接躋身分組賽，要透過參加三圈外圍賽。預計第一圈外圍賽於7月12日展開，而6月24日會進行外圍賽抽籤，決定利物浦的對手誰屬。

短毛

打多三場~

攰死利記d人...快馬多兩個人吧...

唔好打第一圈就出局.

好似以後仲有類似情形發生, 第四名會成為"盃灰"... ;p

ilovefuckingyou

唔係3場,係6場~

利物浦獲准參賽歐冠盃
6月 10日 星期五 19:15 更新

歐洲足協表示，剛重奪歐洲冠軍盃的利物浦可以破例參加歐冠盃外圍賽。



根據規定，衛冕的球隊並不可以直接取得下一屆的決賽周資格。而利物浦在今季英超聯的排名只得第五，本應無緣參與歐冠盃。但歐洲足協決定改例，歐冠盃冠軍可以擁有衛冕的權利，但就要先參加外圍賽。歐洲足協亦會破例容許英格蘭，在今屆歐冠盃有最多5個球會參賽，但就只此一次。

今年的外圍賽將會是7月展開，利物浦若果要晉身決賽周，就要先參加6場比賽。