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Updates to the UEFA Return to Play Protocol confirmed!

The UEFA Executive Committee has approved significant amendments to the fifth edition of the UEFA Return to Play Protocol, which sets out the framework of sanitary and hygiene-related procedures as well as operational protocols to be applied when staging UEFA competition matches. With respect to the medical principles, the amendments …

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UEFA EURO 2020 impresses with 5.2 billion cumulative global live audience!

UEFA EURO 2020 acted as a timely reminder of the importance major sport plays in delivering those special, but increasingly infrequent, mass appointment-to-view moments. The first major sporting event to be staged since the world was paused by the global pandemic, UEFA EURO 2020 has emerged successful. Having dominated viewer …

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Swissquote signs three-year UEFA Europa League & UEFA Europa Conference League partnership!

UEFA and Swissquote have today announced a new sponsorship agreement for the UEFA Europa League and the newly-launched UEFA Europa Conference League for the next three seasons (2021 to 2024) of European club football. The announcement took place at the official signing ceremony held at the House of European football …

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Gerard Moreno voted 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season!

Gerard Moreno has been named the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season. He was announced as the winner of the award during Friday’s UEFA Europa League group stage draw, held at the Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey. In last season’s UEFA Europa League, the Spanish striker was …

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Stefan Kuntz names new Germany U-21 squad for 2023 UEFA U-21 EURO qualifiers!

The Germany U-21 team will begin their qualifying campaign for the U-21 EUROs in Georgia and Romania (June 9 – July 2, 2023) with two away games. On September 2 at 19:00 CEST, the reigning European champions take on San Marino in Serravalle, before travelling to Riga to face Latvia …

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Danish medics & national team captain Simon Kjær receive 2021 UEFA President’s award!

The medical team and Denmark captain Simon Kjær, whose quick reactions and expertise saved the life of footballer Christian Eriksen at EURO 2020, formally accepted the 2021 UEFA President’s award in Istanbul on Thursday, August 26. “I have deep respect for these gentlemen,” said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, as he …

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iSportConnect to hold Lausanne Summit 2021 once more virtually!

iSportConnect are thrilled to reveal that their annual Lausanne Summit in association with PwC will return next month, in virtual format for the second consecutive year. The event will be taking place on Tuesday, September 21 between 2-5pm BST. The annual iSportConnect Lausanne Summit is for leading sporting executives from …

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Hankook Tire renews longstanding UEFA Europa League & UEFA Europa Conference League partnership!

UEFA have announced that Hankook Tire and Technology will renew again as an official partner of UEFA club competitions ahead of the 2021 to 2024 sponsorship cycle. For a fourth consecutive cycle, Hankook will remain a UEFA Europa League sponsor, this time inclusive of the additional rights granted by the …

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Hansi Flick names his first Germany squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

New Germany head coach Hansi Flick has named his first-ever Germany squad ahead of next month’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Germany face Liechtenstein in St. Gallen (September 2), Armenia in Stuttgart (September 5) and Iceland in Reykjavík (September 8). There have been surprise call-ups of Germany U-21 European champions …

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