After six years as a UEFA Europa League partner, FedEx has announced it will sponsor the UEFA Champions League for the next three seasons in a deal, which will run until 2024. The agreement also includes sponsorship rights for the UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League finals, and the UEFA …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that German official Riem Hussein will take charge of the 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona. The 40-year-old has been an international referee since 2009 and was fourth official for the 2017 decider between Olympique Lyon and Paris …
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The UEFA Executive Committee today approved special rules for the UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament in order to guarantee the smooth running and continuity of the competition in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following key regulatory changes will be implemented: Increase of the player list from 23 to 26 players To …
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Following confirmation by local authorities in Poland to allow limited access for spectators to the 2021 UEFA Europa League final on May 26 in Gdańsk, ticket sales have now started exclusively on UEFA.com and will run until 14.00 CEST on Friday May 7, 2021. The Polish authorities have confirmed to UEFA a capacity …
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In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri in the latest episode do a round-up of international sports in April 2021. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in German under: Im Rückblick auf den April 2021 sprechen wir über, – Formel 1 – Turn EM – Fussball Bundesliga – …
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The Germany women’s national team will face Portugal and Serbia among other teams in their qualifying group for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The draw for the European qualifying groups was carried out on Friday afternoon at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Israel, Turkey …
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With the tournament kicking-off in just over 40 days, UEFA can confirm that the Henri Delaunay Trophy will travel across Europe ahead of the UEFA European Championship. With excitement building ahead of UEFA EURO 2020, which kicks off in Rome on 11 June, the iconic Henri Delaunay Trophy is visiting …
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The European qualifying draw for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has set the nine groups starting later this year. The record 51 contenders are split into six groups of six teams, and three of five, to be played between September 2021 and September 2022. Qualifying groups Group A: Sweden, …
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With less than six months to go until the start of the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the tournament’s match schedule was unveiled today. Kaunas has been confirmed as the host of the opening and final matches, with Vilnius and Klaipėda completing the list of host cities for the first-ever …
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Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam has reached an agreement with head coach Erik ten Hag for the extension of his contract which previously ran until June 30, 2022. The new agreement will take effect on July 1, 2021 and will run until June 30, 2023. Ten Hag (born in Haaksbergen, February …
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