SUAREZ AND MESSI MISSING ON UEFA LIST-SCANDAL

Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre has branded UEFA’s decision to omit Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi from its Best Player Award shortlist “scandalous”.
Suarez and Messi only came fourth and fifth respectively in the running for the award to acknowledge Europe's best player of last season, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann preferred, prompting Mestre to hit out at UEFA.
“It doesn’t seem the right decision to me at all,” he told TV3 prior to Barca’s friendly against Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday.
“I don’t know what criteria UEFA applied, with all respect to the chosen winners, but I disagree [with the choices].
“That our players aren’t there, such as Suarez or Messi, is scandalous. The club are very disappointed and angry.”

SOURCE: http://www.eurosport.com/football/no-messi-or-suarez-on-uefa-shortlist-scandalous-says-barcelona-vice-president_sto5710133/story.shtml

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LIVERPOOL'S SAKHO INVESTIGATED

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho will not feature for the club pending a UEFA investigation into a potential anti-doping violation.
A statement on the club's official website read: "Yesterday, Friday 22nd April 2016, a formal communication was received from UEFA stating that they are investigating a possible anti-doping rule violation by Mamadou Sakho.
"The player will respond to UEFA on the matter.
"The player is currently not subject to any playing suspension. However, the club, in consultation with the player, has decided that while this process is followed the player will not be available for selection for matches.
"There will be no further comment at

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