The 2020/21 UEFA Europa League group stage draw was carried out at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, October 2 with Arsenal FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, AC Milan, SSC Napoli, Roma, Celtic and Benfica among the teams learning their fate. The group stage draw threw up …
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The UEFA Executive Committee yesterday, October 1 decided, following the successful pilot match that was held at the UEFA Super Cup in Budapest on September 24, to allow the partial return of spectators for UEFA matches where local laws permit, starting from next week’s national team matches. The number of …
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UEFA has today, September 23 announced the names of the nominees shortlisted for the 2019/20 UEFA Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, October 1. On the same …
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Macron, a leading company in the international sportswear market and third most represented brand in the European professional football market, will be represented by 21 clubs across 17 different Countries (considering the direct qualification to the Group stage and the qualifying rounds) in the two most important European club competitions: …
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European football governing body UEFA have introduced new awards to honour women’s club competition football from now on. UEFA Champions League UEFA has today announced the names of the players shortlisted for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League positional awards. The awards will honour the best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward from …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Danny Makkelie of the Netherlands will referee the 2020 UEFA Europa League final between FC Sevilla and Inter Milan, which kicks off at 21:00 CET on Friday, August 21 at the RheinEnergieStadion Köln in Cologne. The 37-year-old has been an international referee since …
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In an average year, UEFA and a host venue require 12 months to plan a competition final. In 2020, it has taken a couple of months to organise three mini-tournament finals: the Champions League, the Europa League and the Women’s Champions League in Portugal, Germany and Spain respectively. In a …
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When UEFA’s elite club competitions resume this week, the shirts of every player will carry the words ‘Thank You’ in their team’s chosen language – a symbol of European football’s recognition of key workers for their tireless contributions on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am delighted that …
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The UEFA Executive Committee has taken the following decisions in relation to the UEFA club competitions. Removal of pending yellow cards on completion of the Round of 16 for 2019/20 UCL/UEL season Following the changes approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 17 June 2020 on the format of the …
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The UEFA Europa League will have a new sponsorship partner when the competition continues on August 5. Heineken 0.0% accepts the agreement from its sister brand Amstel, which has used the competition for sponsorship purposes in the past five years. While Heineken offers another brand from its portfolio by changing …
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