NYON, Switzerland — UEFA has dismissed protests by defending champion Portugal and Luxembourg about Ukraine fielding Brazil-born forward Junior Moraes in European Championship qualifying games. UEFA said Friday its disciplinary panel rejected cases from both national federations who played Ukraine in Euro 2020 qualifiers in March. Ukraine leads the qualifying group after drawing at Portugal 0-0 and winning at Luxembourg 2-1. Ukraine risked losing all four points and forfeiting both games as 3-0 losses if the 32-year-old Moraes was judged ineligible. Moraes spent several months playing on loan in China.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 09:11 UTC