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Chelsea FC’s Didier Drogba has been suspended for six UEFA club competition matches, the last two deferred for a probationary period of two years, while José Bosingwa has also been banned after incidents in May.

Marco Materazzi has agreed a one-year extension to his FC Internazionale Milano contract, with the Italian champions’ president Massimo Moratti noting that the 35-year-old “played well whenever he was called upon”.

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With six of the eight 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finalists now known, thoughts in Hungary are turning back to 25 years ago today when their team held their nerve in front of 72,000 fans to take the title.

Former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti will become manager of Chelsea FC on 1 July after signing a three-year contract with the English club. “Carlo brings unparalleled all-round experience to the job,” said a statement.

The refereeing experiment involving five match officials is to continue at matches in the new UEFA Europa League on the proposal of the UEFA President Michel Platini, following the FIFA Executive Committee’s approval.

With Sunday’s Serie A game away to ACF Fiorentina to be his last for AC Milan 40-year-old defender Paolo Maldini told uefa.com the Rossoneri style has “always been about working towards beautiful and spectacular play”.

Chelsea FC’s plans to give Guus Hiddink a memorable send-off at Wembley in Saturday’s FA Cup final could yet be torpedoed by a hungry Everton FC outfit who have already sunk Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC.

UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona enjoyed a spectacular homecoming as hundreds of thousands of ecstatic supporters took to the streets of Spain’s second largest city to salute their triumphant heroes.

FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United FC
A goal in each half from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi downed the holders in Rome as Barcelona were crowned European champions for a third time.

Xavi Hernández was left to reflect on a “wonderful” feeling after inspiring FC Barcelona to victory in the UEFA Champions League final with yet another masterclass to crown a memorable 12 months for the midfielder.

Lionel Messi has ended a memorable campaign with yet another personal accolade after his goal in FC Barcelona’s final victory, his ninth of this UEFA Champions League season, ensured he was the competition’s top scorer.

The uefa.com Magazine hears from players from both clubs after Manchester United FC relinquished their European crown to FC Barcelona in Rome.

UEFA has issued a warning to any fans travelling to Rome without tickets not to be tempted to purchase any tickets offered by touts, as a number of forged tickets have appeared on the black market in the last few days.

FC Barcelona will wear their traditional colours at the Stadio Olimpico, with Manchester United FC sporting an all-white kit in a European final for the first time since they beat the Blaugrana in the 1991 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.