Europe

The Latvian Football Association (LFF) is aiming to boost its country’s footballing development through its commitment to making football the most popular sport in Latvia for women and making the game part of the curriculum for physical education classes in schools. In their bid to achieve the latter, the LFF …

The popularity of women’s football is increasing in Switzerland, with initiatives like UEFA Playmakers encouraging girls to develop a passion for the beautiful game. Earlier this month, Switzerland has been selected to host the upcoming UEFA Women’s EURO in 2025, where 16 of the top European teams and players will …

VfL Wolfsburg’s first new signing for the 2023/24 campaign has been confirmed, with 24-year-old Young Boys Berne defender Cedric Zesiger joining the Green-and-Whites for the start of next season. The Switzerland international, who helped his current club secure the Swiss Super League title last weekend, has signed a four-year contract …

Borussia Mönchengladbach have made the transfer of Julian Weigl from Benfica permanent. The 27-year-old has already been on loan from the Portuguese side for the 2022/23 season, but has now signed a contract with the Foals until June 30, 2028. “Julian is an important building block in our team, not …

Comprehensive action plan details how UEFA is implementing the recommendations made by the Independent Review Panel following the events at last season’s UEFA Champions League Final at Stade de France. Overview After assessing all of the recommendations, published on 13 February by the Independent Review Panel, UEFA has brought in …

The Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF) has named one of the pitches at its Talgar national training centre after Pelé following the suggestion made by Gianni Infantino at the start of the year. President Infantino had suggested that all 211 of FIFA’s Member Associations each name at least one stadium or …

Celtic Glasgow will take on Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in South Korea this July as part of an exciting summer tour, which will also see Ange Postecoglou’s side visit Japan. The game on July 26 will see Celtic’s Korean striker, Oh Hyeon Gyu, face his fellow …

The Germany women’s national team will play Denmark, Iceland and Wales in the first-ever UEFA Women’s Nations League 2023/2024 in Group 3 of National League A, the highest of three leagues. The draw took place at UEFA’s headquarters in the Swiss city of Nyon yesterday, May 2. Alongside the title …

The opening of the Santa Ana pitch is the sixth Lay’s RePlay Pitch to open worldwide, following South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Mexico. These sustainable pitches, partially made of reused Lay’s chip bags make them a zero net carbon footprint initiative, provide underserved communities with access to …

The league stage draw for the new UEFA Women’s Nations League, made by UEFA managing director of women’s football Nadine Kessler and former Spain captain Verónica Boquete, has formed the groups to be played in the autumn. UEFA Women’s Nations League draw: The leagues and groups League A: Group A1: …