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The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Gianluca Rocchi will referee the 2019 UEFA Europa League final between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, May 29 (kick-off at 23.00h local time/21.00h CET). Rocchi has been an international referee since 2008. This season, the 45-year-old …

The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Damir Skomina will referee the 2019 UEFA Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC. The match will be played at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday June 1 at 21:00h CET. The 42-year-old Slovenian, an international referee since 2002, will …

#WePlayStrong, UEFA’s women’s football campaign, has entered into a unique partnership with the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) to help celebrate its first-ever Women’s European Freestyle Championships – which takes place on the eve of the UEFA Women’s Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais in Budapest on …

UEFA has launched its UEFA For Players scheme which aims to offer guidance and essential information to footballers in a number of different areas to ensure their well-being on and off the pitch. Professional football can be a daunting proposition for players at any stage of their career. Aside from …

The second report from the new research and analysis team at CIES focuses on a sample of 12 prominent football clubs from the big-5 leagues to provide some insight into their internal governance and financial landscape. The analysis gives some insight into a club’s internal governance structures ranging from ownership …

European Leagues, the association of European Professional Football Leagues, held its Club Advisory Platform in Madrid yesterday, May 7. More than 200 clubs from across 38 European countries gathered for a historical meeting with one clear goal: to protect domestic football competitions and the long-term sporting and financial sustainability of …