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, …
Read More »Castore multi-season partnership with FC Twente Enschede!
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 …
Read More »UEFA Youth League finalists unite to give back to local community!
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 …
Read More »FIFA engages with European Parliament on sustainability in sports!
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 …
Read More »UEFA Football Board urges more clarity on handball rule!
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 …
Read More »Football Business Academy welcomes Sporting Clube de Portugal as Educational Partner!
The Football Business Academy is delighted to officially partner with Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal’s most iconic football clubs. This agreement will see the global leader in football business education and the Portuguese professional football club collaborate on educational and professional development matters. Kristian Dobrev, Deputy CEO, The …
Read More »Ticket sales for 2023 UEFA club competition finals launched!
Ticket sales for all three upcoming men’s UEFA club competition finals have started exclusively via UEFA.com/tickets and will run until April 28 at 14:00h CEST. As usual, fans of the participating teams and the general public are being allocated the majority of the tickets. Tickets will not be sold on a first …
Read More »FIFA receives expressions of interest to host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
Following the invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in hosting the final competition of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA has received a total of four expressions from (in alphabetical order by country): The Royal Belgian Football Association, the Royal Netherlands Football Association and the …
Read More »Germany to face Ukraine, Poland & Colombia in June friendlies!
The Germany national team will play three international games in June 2023, with the 1.000th international match taking place on June 12 in the form of a charity game against Ukraine at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. On June 16, Germany will come up against Poland in Warsaw, before facing Colombia on …
Read More »FIFA represented at Latvian Women in Sport conference!
The Latvian Football Federation recently hosted an international conference at Riga Technical University on April 13, devoted to strengthening and widening the role of women in sport. The conference concentrated on a number of diverse topics including the challenges facing women in sport; how to combine being a professional athlete …
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