MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - FIFA is to...
the newly named Europa League," FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Sunday at a FIFA world congress in Nassau, Bahamas.One team that is likely to welcome the move is Zenit St. Petersburg, who were knocked out of last season"s UEFA Cup after English referee Martin Atkinson referee failed to award a penalty for a goal-line handball by Udinese midfielder Gaetano D"Agostino. The player later admitted that he had handled.
In the most recent high-profile case of a penalty-area mistake, Chelsea forward Florent Malouda was denied a goal in the English FA Cup final against Everton on Saturday when his shot crashed off the cross bar and clearly landed behind the goal line before bouncing back into play. However, the officials" error did not affect the outcome of the game as Roman Abramovich"s side ran out 2-1 winners.
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