The 2019/20 UEFA Foundation for Children activity report shows the power of football to change children’s lives despite the obstacles and adversity created by a global pandemic – from refugee camps and deprived inner-city communities to war zones in some of the world’s poorest countries. Since 2015, the UEFA Foundation …
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German FIFA World Cup winner Mesut Özil has left English Premier League side Arsenal FC to join Turkish Super Lig giants Fenerbahce on a permanent transfer. After months of not playing football for the Gunners, Özil has finally left London to move to Istanbul, where he joins the club of …
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UEFA and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) yesterday, January 21 concluded a Memorandum of Understanding at the House of European Football in Nyon, signed by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Tatiana Valovaya. Having jointly staged the successful ‘Match for Solidarity’ …
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After over a month of voting during which almost 6 million votes were cast, the UEFA.com women’s and men’s Fans’ Teams of the Year 2020 can now be revealed. For the 20th year running, football supporters around the world were invited to select their teams from shortlists of 50 elite …
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In light of recent media speculation about the creation of a closed European ‘Super League’ by some European clubs, FIFA and the six confederations (AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) once again would like to reiterate and strongly emphasise that such a competition would not be recognised by either …
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Erreà Sport has announced a new technical partnership agreement with FC Saburtalo, a cup-winning Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the Erovnuli Liga, Georgia’s top league. In the last three years alone, FC Saburtalo, was crowned champion of Georgia in 2018, won the …
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The UEFA Executive Committee and all 55 UEFA member associations have been informed of the list of candidates standing for election at the 45th UEFA Ordinary Congress in Montreux, Switzerland, on April 20, 2021. By the set deadline of Saturday, January 2, 2021, the UEFA Administration has received the following …
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In partnership with Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC), the antiracism educational charity of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the FAW recently released a poignant video emphasising the importance of challenging racial prejudice. Released on SRtRC’s day of action, the campaign video features FAW Trust ambassador and girls’ football …
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UEFA’s firm commitment to fighting doping in European football takes another important step forward with the latest edition of the UEFA Anti-Doping Regulations. The 2021 edition of the regulations, which came into force on January 1, applies to all aspects of UEFA’s comprehensive anti-doping programme, including in- and out-of-competition testing, and …
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FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to broadcasters in each of the Nordic territories: DR and TV2 in Denmark, YLE and MTV in Finland, TV2 and NRK in Norway, and SVT and TV4 in Sweden. The deals complete FIFA’s current sales cycle in the …
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