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Dutch Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven have appointed Roger Schmidt as head coach on a two-year deal. The 52-old German will take over as PSV boss at the start of the new season to replace Ernest Faber. PSV’s current interim head coach will again take up the role of Head of …

Chennaiyin FC’s 33-year-old Maltese forward Andre Schembri today announced that he will retire from professional football after the Indian Super League final against ATK FC on Saturday March 14, 2020. The well-travelled former Malta international with 94 caps to his name has decided to call it a day, announcing the …

Half of Europe’s 100 million disabled people have never attended a live sports event. From March 7–15, CAFE (the Centre for Access to Football in Europe) is staging a week of action to improve access and inclusion for disabled people across all of UEFA’s 55 member associations. WHAT IS CAFE? …

The relationship between Croatian giants Hajduk Split and Macron, leading company in teamwear manufacturing, will now extend beyond 10 years, thanks to a pluriannual renewal of their technical partnership agreement. Macron has been dressing the “Whites” from Split since 2013 and this renewal highlights the trust the club invests in …

General public ticket sales for the 2020 UEFA Champions League final will start exclusively via UEFA.com today at 14:00h CET, and will run until 14:00h CET on March 12. Fans and the general public are being allocated the majority of the tickets for the final, which will be played at …

FIFA has taken note of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to reject the appeal of Michel Platini, which the Court considered to be manifestly ill-founded. This judgment is in line with the decision of FIFA’s Ethics Committee, which was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for …

The 44th Ordinary UEFA Congress was held in Amsterdam on Tuesday, March 3 and took a number of key decisions. The 44th Ordinary UEFA Congress took the following decisions: • The UEFA annual report 2018/19 was approved • The 2018/19 financial statements and the budget for the 2020/21 financial year …

The draw for the groups of the four divisions of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League was held in Amsterdam earlier today, March 3. Portugal v France and Spain v Germany will be among the highlights of the League Phase of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League. LEAGUE A Group A1: Netherlands, …

The UEFA Executive Committee today, March 2 met in Amsterdam and appointed Minsk, Belarus, as the venue for the 2021 Ordinary UEFA Congress. The committee furthermore appointed the hosts of several club competition finals as follows: • UEFA Europa League 2022: Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary • UEFA Women’s Champions League …

Ticket sales for the 2020 UEFA Europa League final in Gdansk, Poland, has started exclusively on UEFA.com, and will run until 14:00 CET on March 12. A total of 10,000 tickets are being made available to fans worldwide via UEFA.com. The finalists will be allocated 20,000 tickets (10,000 for each …