Europe

The opening of the Santa Ana pitch is the sixth Lay’s RePlay Pitch to open worldwide, following South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Mexico. These sustainable pitches, partially made of reused Lay’s chip bags make them a zero net carbon footprint initiative, provide underserved communities with access to …

The league stage draw for the new UEFA Women’s Nations League, made by UEFA managing director of women’s football Nadine Kessler and former Spain captain Verónica Boquete, has formed the groups to be played in the autumn. UEFA Women’s Nations League draw: The leagues and groups League A: Group A1: …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has repeated his call to broadcasters to follow FIFA’s lead and pay a fair price for media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia and New Zealand, emphasising that the revenue will be entirely re-invested in women’s football. Mr Infantino was speaking alongside …

In their two home international matches in June, the German national team will face Ukraine in Bremen on June 12 and Colombia in Gelsenkirchen on June 20. While the match in the VELTINS Arena will kick off at 20:45 CET (live on RTL), the kick-off time of the charity match …

Castore have announced their latest multi-year season partnership with FC Utrecht. This agreement will see Castore become the official kit and retail partner from the 2023/24 season onwards. Manufacturing and supplying high-performing training kits that will be worn by FC Utrechts first, women’s, and the club’s youth academy teams. As …

The UEFA Club Licensing Committee, chaired by UEFA Vice-President Gabriele Gravina, gathered today at the House of European Football in Nyon to address a range of topics related to club licensing and financial sustainability. With growing consensus among stakeholders that financial sustainability is critical to the future of European football, …

Castore have announced their latest multi-season partnership with Dutch Professional Football Club FC Twente from Enschede. The partnership will see Castore become the club’s official kit and retail partner from 2023/24 season. Manufacturing and supplying bespoke playing and training kits that will be worn by FC Twente’s first women’s and …

Over the weekend leading up to the UEFA Youth League final between Croatia’s Hajduk Split and the Netherlands’ AZ Alkmaar, UEFA and the UEFA Foundation for Children extended a special invitation to local associations Seven Association and SRD Young Stars to join the finalists for an exclusive training session. Twenty-two …

Addressing the European Parliament’s (EP) Sports Group during the session “Environmental sustainability in sport”, FIFA Head of Sustainability Federico Addiechi explained how FIFA’s approach to sustainability has evolved over the last years. He said it was now “impossible for sustainability not to be an integral and major part of any …

The UEFA Football Board held its inaugural meeting at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, reflecting on various topics, including the Laws of the Game and refereeing matters such as the line of intervention, VAR, the handball rule and player behaviour. In an engaging and constructive discussion, the …