Europe

arunfoot: Candid Football Conversation #1668 Jürgen Klopp’s Germany to debut against the Netherlands!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the Jürgen Klopp debut as German Football men’s national team head coach against the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League.

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversation #1661 My interview with Noor Alam, an young Indian coach in Albania!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, speaking with young Indian coach Noor Alam, who after his time with Kerala Blasters is now coaching Albanian side FK Apolonia.

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arunfoot: Candid Football Conversation #1657 Jürgen Klopp names his first Germany squad!

Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the first German Football men’s national team squad named by Jürgen Klopp ahead of the four upcoming UEFA Nations League matches. Klopp has called-up an XXL squad of 44 players for these matches.

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Jürgen Klopp names first squad as Germany head coach!

Jürgen Klopp named his first squad as head coach of the Germany men’s senior national team today at the DFB Campus in Frankfurt. Klopp has selected a total of 44 players across two squads for the four upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures. The first 24-man squad will contest the opening …

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European Football Is Back, and Betting Feels Busier Again!

September has a particular feel for football bettors. The major European leagues are properly moving again, early table positions are starting to mean a little more, and the first few weeks have already given people enough football to argue about without giving them enough to feel certain about anything. That …

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Statement by National FAs representatives serving on UEFA ExCo, European FIFA Council members & Presidents of UEFA National FAs!

The meeting took place in Monaco on the occasion of the 2026/27 UEFA club competition draws. Meeting in Monaco on the occasion of the 2026/27 UEFA club competition draws, National Association representatives serving on the UEFA Executive Committee and European FIFA Council members were joined by the Presidents of European …

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AFC, CONCACAF and UEFA: An Open Letter to the Football Family!

Dear Football Family, Football is the world’s greatest shared passion. It belongs to no individual and no institution. It belongs to the players, the fans, the clubs, the Member Associations and every institution entrusted with safeguarding its future. It is in that spirit, as confederations representing its members, that we …

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UEFA welcomes FIFA’s withdrawal of plans to sell a stake in the World Cup!

UEFA welcomes FIFA’s decision to withdraw its plan to sell a stake in its competitions – including the World Cup – into private hands. The proposal was unanimously rejected by UEFA’s national associations and by many other federations and confederations of all sizes around the world, whose job it is …

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Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations!

UEFA and its 55 member associations stand as one. We unanimously and unequivocally reject FIFA’s proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors. The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product. It is one of football’s greatest sporting legacies. It …

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UEFA statement on the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal!

Below the UEFA statement on The Times article regarding the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal! This crosses a line that football’s governing institutions should never cross. UEFA takes it extremely seriously. So should every national football association. So should every stakeholder: leagues, clubs, players, supporters, governments and everyone who cares about …

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