Europe

COVID-19 forces Tottenham Hotspur’s UEFA Europa Conference League match postponement!

Tottenham Hotspur has confirmed that their UEFA Europa Conference League Group G home fixture against Stade Rennais will not take place tomorrow (Thursday, December 9 at 8pm UK) after a number of positive COVID-19 cases at the Club. Discussions are ongoing with UEFA and the club shall provide a further …

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hummel announce Lukas Podolski as new brand ambassador!

From January 1, 2022, German football legend Lukas Podolski will be the new global football and brand ambassador for the Danish sportswear brand hummel. The 36-year-old FIFA World Cup winner has signed a five-year contract with hummel. He has played 130 games for the German national team and scored 49 …

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Bayern Munich’s Oliver Kahn elected to ECA Executive Board!

At the board meeting of the European Club Association (ECA) in Paris, Oliver Kahn was appointed as the new 1st Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of the 246-club body. The FC Bayern München AG CEO succeeds Dr. Michael Gerlinger (Director of Legal Affairs at FC Bayern München AG), who stepped …

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Macron & FK Zeljeznicar reveal the new 2021/22 season home kit!

FK Željezničar, the top club in Bosnian football, who play in the Premijer Liga of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macron, the “Hero company”, who have been sponsoring the Sarajevo Blues since last year, proudly present the new home jersey that the team will wear next season. The club celebrated the …

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UEFA FFP update on the 2021/22 monitoring of clubs by the CFCB!

The newly established First Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB First Chamber) announced on Friday, December 3 that eight clubs, FC Astana (KAZ), CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU), PFC CSKA-Sofia (BUL), Mons Calpe SC (GIB), FC Porto (POR), Real Betis Balompié (ESP), CD Santa Clara (POR) and Sporting …

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UEFA Grow Awards celebrate Europe-wide successes for national associations!

Off-field excellence was celebrated this week with the UEFA Grow Awards, which recognise national football association achievements in eight areas of strategic development. As well as saluting the hard work of the 16 winners, the Grow Awards also provides a Europe-wide platform for sharing best-practice models and strategic initiatives from …

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FIFA welcomes Council of Europe Committee Report on football governance!

Report calls on member states to recognise FIFA’s competence to regulate football transfer system; Document also highlights importance of new regulations on agents; Report fully supports FIFA’s project to set up Safe Sport Entity to deal with cases of abuse in sport. The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media …

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442oons VIDEO: Messi wins his 7th Ballon d’Or – Footballers React (Parody)!

I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons latest its a parody of Lionel Messi wins his seventh Ballon d’Or as Robert Lewandowski doesn’t and now the footballers react.

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UEFA Grow Awards to recognise strategic excellence!

This week, UEFA will present 16 awards to national associations, honouring off-pitch activities that contribute to the game’s overall development. Off-field projects from across Europe will be rewarded this week at the UEFA Grow Awards, honouring strategic activities that have benefited the growth of the game. The Grow Awards recognise …

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New UEFA Academy course offers scouting pathway!

The art of scouting is no longer merely a case of watching matches and spotting the next great player. Over the past 20 years, technology and data have played an increasingly important role in talent identification, not to mention opposition scouting and performance analysis. That’s why the UEFA Academy and …

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