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Italian kit maker Macron has presented the new kits for the Liechtenstein Football Federation team as part of the UEFA Kit Assistance Scheme, with which Europe’s smaller national associations are supported – providing them with kits and equipment. The “Home” jersey is royal blue with white details on the polo …
Read More »2018/19 UEFA Nations League – League Phase draw out!
World champions Germany’s match-up with France and the Netherlands was perhaps the highlight as the draw for the League Phase of the inaugural UEFA Nations League, to be played from September, was made in Lausanne earlier today. LEAGUE A Group 1: Germany, France, Netherlands Group 2: Belgium, Switzerland, Iceland Group …
Read More »Professional Football Strategy Council meets in Nyon!
Evolutions of Financial Fair Play, competitive balance and transfer matters were some of the key topics addressed today, January 23 at a meeting of the Professional Football Strategy Council at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The future of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play and a set of potential …
Read More »UEFA report shows football’s financial upswing!
UEFA has released its ninth club licensing benchmarking report on European club football, named ‘The European Club Footballing Landscape’. The latest report again highlights how UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations have transformed football finances, creating a more stable and sustainable financial position for European top-division clubs. The report offers an …
Read More »European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) presents its new Fan Attendance report!
The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) on Monday, January 15, 2018 launched the second edition of its Fan Attendance Report. This study is aimed to give a complete overview of the fan attendance figures of all domestic championships run by the European Professional Football Leagues. It contains a …
Read More »Nine associations interested in hosting 2020 UEFA Super Cup!
UEFA has received declarations of interest from nine member football associations to host the UEFA Super Cup in 2020. The bidding procedure for the selection of the venue to host the UEFA Super Cup in 2020 was launched on December 8, 2017, with a January 12, 2018 deadline set for …
Read More »Borussia Dortmund sign Switzerland international Manuel Akanji from FC Basel!
German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund have signed Switzerland international defender Manuel Akanji for an unconfirmed fee of 21,5 Million Euros from Swiss Super League champions FC Basel. The 22-year-old defender has penned a deal tying him to the eight-time German champions until June 30, 2022. “Manuel’s performances put him on …
Read More »UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year 2017 announced!
A record of almost 8.8 million votes were cast in the UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year 2017 poll with players from the Spanish LaLiga dominating the final XI. A host of stellar names feature in a star-studded UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year 2017. A grand total of 8,779,639 …
Read More »FIFA and the Council of Europe establish a strong partnership: MoU on human rights, good governance, anti-doping, anti-violence, anti-match-fixing!
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland met today, January 10 in Strasbourg to discuss how to better promote human rights in sports. The meeting followed an exchange of views between the FIFA President and the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. Secretary General Jagland …
Read More »UEFA ASSIST: Putting football first around the world!
European football‘s governing body UEFA has launched a brand-new programme, UEFA ASSIST, to support other football confederations with knowledge-sharing, development and education opportunities. Promoting, protecting and developing football is one of UEFA’s central objectives, and to complement all the work done in Europe, UEFA has created a global programme which …
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