Zenit St Peterburg’s Uefa Cup win is due to be investigated by Uefa after allegations of corruption. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
Zenit St Petersburg have denied allegations that a Russian criminal gang paid out bribes to the club’s Uefa Cup opponents last season. Spanish newspapers El Pais and ABC reported that a leading Spanish judge had [...]

Top player: Xavi of Spain. Photograph: Empics/PA
The Spain midfielder Xavi has been named the best player at Euro 2008 by Uefa’s technical committee. The 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder, the heartbeat of his team’s midfield during the tournament, was voted the Castrol player of the tournament by a nine-strong panel of Uefa’s technical experts.
There was no place [...]