Europe

One year ago, professional clubs across Europe manifested their rising interest in being represented in the decision-making processes and having their voices heard, an initiative that has reached its peak with the celebration of the first General Assembly of the Union of European Clubs (“UEC”). The UEC’s first General Assembly, …

FIFA and UEFA are closely monitoring the situation surrounding Spain’s RFEF with great concern. FIFA and UEFA will seek additional information to assess the extent to which the CSD’s appointment of the so-called “Supervision, Normalisation and Representation Commission” may affect the RFEF’s obligation to manage its affairs independently and without …

FC DAC 1904, a team in Slovakia’s first division, has won the 2023/24 UEFA Grassroots Award for best professional club thanks to its work helping to unite the local community through engagement with local grassroots football clubs. “Our project stands as a shining example of the harmonious co-existence and cooperation …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated the new Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) President Thorvaldur Örlygsson on his recent election to the role and discussed how the north European nation is building its football future. Iceland men’s national team reached the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-finals and qualified for the FIFA …

The event was chaired by the President of the European Club Association (ECA), Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, alongside Atletico Madrid CEO and member of the ECA Executive Committee, Miguel Ángel Gil. The meeting was held this morning with the European Club Association (ECA) being represented by its president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, and Executive …

The UEFA Football Board, featuring a distinguished cast of football legends and elite-level coaches, met yesterday on Monday, April 22, at the House of European Football in Nyon. Chaired by UEFA football advisor Luís Figo, yesterday’s meeting focused on officiating matters such as coach and player behaviour towards match officials, …

Eighteen UEFA officials and refereeing team from Argentina nominated to take charge of the 51 matches at final tournament in Germany. The UEFA Referees’ Committee has announced 18 referees, their referee assistant teams, and the video match officials and support match officials, who will be in charge of the 51 …

Germany Women’s will play their third qualification game for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 in Rostock. The women’s national team will face off against Poland on May 31 (20:30 CEST) at the Ostseestadion. The DFB-Frauen previously played an international fixture in Rostock last December as they boosted their hopes of …

Football underlined its firm commitment to promoting and protecting clean sport this week as global and European organisations gathered at an anti-doping education workshop in Nyon, Switzerland. More than 100 representatives from our member associations, national anti-doping organisations (NADOs), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Council of Europe, iNADO and …