European Football Thread

[Lineker]

Elche have been demoted from La Liga because of unpaid tax debts and Eibar will take their place in Spain's top flight next season. The Alicante-based side, who finished 13th in the league, were punished for "very serious infractions" of Spain's sports law and fined 180,000 euros. Elche will appeal, saying the debts will be settled by the end of July. Basque club Eibar's maiden season in La Liga ended in relegation on the final day in May.

[Lineker]

Silvio Berlusconi is close to selling a 48 % stake in Milan to a Thai investor. The deal with Bee Taechaubol would be worth up to €470m (£342.1m), the Gazzetta dello Sport reported.

[Lineker]

#ACMilan communicates that Filippo Inzaghi has been dismissed / L'AC Milan comunica di avere esonerato Filippo Inzaghi

— AC Milan (@acmilan)

June 16, 2015

Sinisa Mihajlovic is the new coach of #ACMilan, welcome! / Sinisa Mihajlovic è il nuovo allenatore del Milan, benvenuto! #weareacmilan

— AC Milan (@acmilan)

June 16, 2015

They waste zero time.

[Hobo]

The first tweet needed an "END COMMUNICATION" in it.

[Lineker]

Juventus and Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal is being held by police who say the footballer was driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed a Ferrari in the outskirts of Santiago.

[Lineker]

Dynamo Moscow have been banned from next season's Europa League after breaking Financial Fair Play rules.

[Lineker]

Parma have been relegated to Serie D after the club failed in their bid to find a buyer who could relieve them of their debt.

“The administrators of Parma FC, Dr Angelo Anedda and Dr Alberto Guion, communicated that as of 14.00 today, June 22 2015, no offers have been received for the sporting rights of the club,” said a statement on the club’s website.

“In the coming hours the administrators will meet with the creditor’s committee and the bankruptcy judge Dr Pietro Rogato to make the necessary arrangements for the bankruptcy proceedings.”

One potential owner reportedly withdrew from the bidding process on Sunday while another did the same on Monday. A bid from the former All-Star and New York Mets baseball catcher Mike Piazza never materialised.

The Ducali were relegated after finishing bottom of Serie A last season and were declared bankrupt by an Italian court in March. They have never won a Serie A title but during the 1990s they won two Uefa Cups and a Cup Winners’ Cup and finished second to Juventus in the league in 1997.

[Benji]

Next year's FM challenge!

[Twist]

Next year's FM challenge!

I was going to say this until I realised Serie D doesn't exist in FM.

[Benji]

Bah

I hope they license it just for this year

[brenchill]

A shame to think Parma had Crespo, Thuram, Veron, Buffon and Cannavaro all in the same team at one time.

[Lineker]

Bah

I hope they license it just for this year

Someone will make a playable mod.

[Lineker]

Phil Neville is the new Valencia assistant manager.

Seriously.

[Gazz]

Next year's FM challenge!

I was going to say this until I realised Serie D doesn't exist in FM.

I think it will actually since the Italian leagues are getting rearranged, the current Serie C2 will become Serie D.

[stokeriño]

Phil Neville is the new Valencia assistant manager.

Seriously.

It's party time for MOTD viewers~!

[Colly]

Good luck to him, can only be good for an English coach to get some experience elsewhere.

[Lineker]

Watch him be Newcastle manager in a few years time.

[King Ellis]

However, Neville has told the BBC that while talks are ongoing, there is a way to go before any deal is done.

Bloody Liniker not towing the party line.

[brenchill]

Phil Neville is the new Valencia assistant manager.

Seriously.

That's like one of those silly FM in-game appointments which would never happen in real life.

[Lineker]

However, Neville has told the BBC that while talks are ongoing, there is a way to go before any deal is done.

Bloody Liniker not towing the party line.

http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/41681/phil-neville-joins-valencia-cf-coaching-staff-as-assistant-manager.html

:/