Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the November rankings, India dropped two spots as 108th position behind Kenya, but ahead of Central African Republic; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. …
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UEFA has reinforced its commitment to tackling climate change by looking to offset over 400,000 tonnes of carbon which will be produced at next summer’s tournament. Organising a UEFA EURO across 12 different countries, spanning four time zones and numerous different languages, is a challenge in itself, not least in …
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The UEFA Foundation for Children is reinforcing its work on behalf of thousands of children across the world. The foundation’s board of trustees, which met in Nyon last week under the chairmanship of UEFA President Alexander Ceferin, has allocated the body’s 2019/20 budget of over €4.76m to help fund 42 …
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin met IOC President Thomas Bach at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland to discuss matters of common interest for the world of sport, a few months before the start of the pan-European UEFA EURO 2020 and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Discussions centred …
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Leaders from the frontlines of football development gathered in Zurich this week for the latest edition of the Women in Football Leadership Programme (WFLP), a joint initiative between FIFA, UEFA and IMD Business School. The week-long event brought together 24 key representatives from national football associations across the globe to …
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On World Children’s Day, celebrated annually on November 20 and which this year marked the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Tatiana Valovaya, new director-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. Together they visited the …
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As Indian Women’s Team’s mercurial striker Bala Devi flew off to Glasgow, Scotland for a week-long trial at Rangers WFC, the bigwigs from the Indian Women’s Footballing community got together to wish her ahead of this crucial week. Bala Devi, who has been in the national team fold for some …
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India Women’s international Ngangom Bala Devi is set to travel to Scotland today for a trials cum training with Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers Women’s FC. If Ngangom Bala Devi is successful then she would be offered a contract for the 2020 season to become the first Indian woman to play …
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An array of former international footballers such as Youri Djorkaeff, Maxwell and Luis García have graduated from UEFA’s Executive Master for International Players (MIP) programme, a course which is aimed at giving former footballers the professional skills needed to transition into a second career. Almost two years of hard work …
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Heineken, which has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with the UEFA Champions League lasting over a quarter of a century, will build on its successful association with UEFA by signing a further sponsorship agreement to become the Official Beer Partner of UEFA EURO 2020. The deal means that Heineken will be …
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