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The UEFA Executive Committee met today, March 3 and decided that all Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues with immediate effect. Furthermore, no spectators shall attend matches in which the teams from Belarus feature as host. …

In light of the war in Ukraine, the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga is donating €1 million for humanitarian assistance. The sum will be made available to recognised aid organisations working to help the Ukrainian population following the Russian invasion. The DFL Executive Committee passed a resolution to this effect on …

The Premier League and our clubs wholeheartedly reject Russia’s actions and will be showing support for the people of Ukraine at all matches this weekend. We call for peace and our thoughts are with all those who have been impacted. A show of solidarity for Ukraine will be visible at …

English Premier League side Everton FC have today, March 2 come out with a statement suspending all their commercial sponsorship arrangements with Russian companies owned by Alisher Usmanov in USM, Megafon and Yota. The official statement reads: Everyone at Everton FC remains shocked and saddened by the appalling events unfolding …

The members of the board of trustees of the UEFA Foundation for Children and its chairman, Aleksander Čeferin, have today allocated the 2022 UEFA Foundation Award of €1 million to help children in Ukraine as well as child refugees in neighbouring countries. These funds will finance initiatives from UEFA member …

Cristiano Ronaldo impressively ended his six-game goal drought as the Red Devils got an important win against Brighton & Hove Albion. The win helped United go back to the top-four. The Portuguese took the ball 40 yards out, ran objectively at the Brighton defence, took a step to set the …

European football governing body UEFA has today, February 28 decided to end its partnership with Russia’s Gazprom across all competitions. The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.

Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions …

First and foremost, FIFA would like to reiterate its condemnation of the use of force by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Violence is never a solution and FIFA expresses its deepest solidarity to all people affected by what is happening in Ukraine. FIFA calls again for the urgent restoration …

Arts Council England has awarded £800,000 to UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 in England to run an exciting arts and cultural initiative alongside the tournament, thanks to National Lottery funding. Three specially commissioned projects, each led by artist Emma Smith, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Idle Women, will celebrate the history …