With 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary-competition action already under way in Africa, Asia and South America, UEFA’s 55 member associations are eagerly looking ahead to the start of their own race to reach Qatar 2022, with 13 berths available. Their anticipation will be heightened on December 7, when the preliminary …
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Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the October rankings, India gained a spot to 108th position behind the Faroe Islands, but ahead of Estonia; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have …
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I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the day its a look back at the UEFA Champions League game in which Paris Saint-Germain suffered a surprise 1-2 home loss to Manchester United.
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The UEFA Executive Committee has decided to cancel the remainder of the 2019/20 UEFA Under-19 European Championship – the final tournament of which was due to be hosted in Northern Ireland – due to the current unresolved epidemiological situation in Europe and resulting travelling difficulties. Since the 2019/20 edition of …
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vivo has been announced as an official partner for the next two editions of UEFA EURO, the Chinese company becoming the official smartphone provider for UEFA EURO 2020 and UEFA EURO 2024. Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director of UEFA said, “We are delighted to have vivo onboard as a partner for …
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Macron and Dinamo Bucharest have unveiled the new home shirt that the club will wear during the 2020/21 season. The home shirt reflects the traditional club colours: white and red. The front of the jersey is white with a central, red, vertical stripe which contains a tone on tone, geometric …
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Mastercard has today announced the renewal of its UEFA Champions League partnership for the 2021–24 cycle, continuing its long-running relationship which began in 1994. The agreement also includes sponsorship rights for the UEFA Super Cup in 2021, 2022 and 2023. “Longevity is instrumental in building successful partnerships, and we are …
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The Belgium, German and Dutch football federations join forces to take a shot at hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the world’s biggest women’s sporting event. The three nations, represented by Peter Bossaert (general-secretary RBFA), Heike Ullrich (deputy general-secretary DFB) and Gijs de Jong (general-secretary KNVB), have a clear …
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The Indian football ecosystem has already started to move forward together with the I-League Qualifier 2020 and Mohammedan Sporting already sealing a berth in the I-League 2020-21. The Qualifier has been the first-ever sporting action in India organised by any sporting Federation since the lockdown. Add to that – around …
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A recipient of a UEFA research grant for 2019/20, Dr Rahela Jurkovic talked to UEFA Direct about the importance of football for refugees. Dr Rahela Jurkovic was one of six recipients of a UEFA research grant for 2019/20 for a project titled ‘Football and refugees: cultural anthropology of the Balkan …
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