Arsenal striker Eduardo is in danger of facing a two-game suspension after UEFA determined that he was guilty of misleading the referee after his blatant dive during Arsenal's Champions League playoff vs. Celtic on Wednesday.
Here is the dive, in case you missed it the first time.
If suspended, Eduardo would miss Arsenal's first two Champions League group stage matches against Standard Leige on Sept. 16, and against Olympiakos on Sept. 29.
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Everton and Fulham get tough Europa League groups
Just a day after both qualifying for the Europa League group stages, English clubs Everton and Fulham were rewarded with very tough group draws.
Tim Howard and Everton will face a group that includes Benfica and AEK Athens, while Clint Dempsey and Fulham will meet Roma and FC Basel in its group.
Here are all the Europa League groups:
Group A-Ajax, Anderlecht, Dinamo Zagreb, FC Timisoara
Group B- Valencia, Lille, Slavia Prague, Genoa
Group C- Hamburg, Celtic, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Rapid Vienna
Group D- Sporting Lisbon, Heerenveen, Hertha Berlin, FK Ventspils
Group E- Roma, FC Basel, Fulham, CSKA Sofia
Group F- Panathanaikos, Galatasaray, Dinamo Bucharest, Sturm Graz
Group G- Villarreal, Lazio, Levski Sofia, Red Bull Salzburg
Group H- Steaua Bucharest, Fenerbahce, FC Twente, FC Sheriff
Group I- Benfica, Everton, AEK Athens, BATE Borisov
Group J- Shakhtar Donetsk, Club Brugge, Partizan Belgrade, Toulouse
Group K- PSV Eindhoven, FC Copenhagen, Sparta Prague, CFR Cluj
Group L- Werder Bremen, Austria Vienna, Athletic Bilbao, Nacional
Group play begins on Sept. 17th.
Transfers galore as transfer window nears close
The European transfer window is set for Aug. 31 and clubs are completing transfers and loans at a blistering pace.
Here are just some of the transfers to go down today:
Arjen Robben to Bayern Munich from Real Madrid
Dmytro Chygrynskiy to FC Barcelona from Shakhtar Donetsk
Sanli Tuncay and Robert Huth to Stoke City from Middlesbrough
Alessandro Diamanti to West Ham from Livorno
Stephen Warnock to Aston Villa from Blackburn
Pascal Chimbonda to Blackburn from Tottenham
The European transfer window closes on Tuesday.
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What do you think of these developments? Think a two-match ban is fair for Eduardo, or unfair? Which Europa League group do you think is toughest? Excited to see Clint Dempsey and Fulham take on Totti, DeRossi and Roma? Can you see Robben helping Bayern Munich out of its early-season funk?
Share your thoughts below.
Ives Galarcep is an American soccer columnist for ESPNsoccernet.com and creator of SoccerByIves.net.
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