The medical team and Denmark captain Simon Kjær, whose quick reactions and expertise saved the life of footballer Christian Eriksen at EURO 2020, formally accepted the 2021 UEFA President’s award in Istanbul on Thursday, August 26. “I have deep respect for these gentlemen,” said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, as he …
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The UEFA President, Aleksander Čeferin yesterday met with Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and supporters’ associations from England and Spain including club supporters’ groups from both countries. The meeting launched a new drive by UEFA to engage more formally with fan’s groups and discuss issues of importance to them. It is …
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UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin and Andreas Zagklis, Secretary General of the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) showed that their sports share more than a common home when they met at the ‘House of Basketball’ in Switzerland last week. “UEFA and FIBA share common values, based on solidarity and open competitions,” …
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Writing in UEFA Direct, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin highlights the lessons learned by UEFA and European football during an extraordinary 12 months – and emphasises that teamwork, unity and solidarity can help the football community overcome any obstacle. Few events underline the rich diversity in culture across our continent than …
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In a virtual meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on Thursday, December 3 committed UEFA’s full support to the European Green Deal, and underlined that European football stands alongside the European Commission on climate action. UEFA will join the European Climate Pact, …
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Speaking after Olympique Lyonnais’ victory in the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League final, president Aleksander Ceferin has underlined the determination of European football’s governing body to put women’s football back on the front foot. Despite the huge and rapid strides made by the women’s game in recent seasons, the COVID-19 …
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin met IOC President Thomas Bach at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland to discuss matters of common interest for the world of sport, a few months before the start of the pan-European UEFA EURO 2020 and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Discussions centred …
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin underlines the commitment of European football’s governing body to tackle racism. There were times, not long ago, when the football family thought that the scourge of racism was a distant memory. The last couple of years have taught us that such thinking was, at best, complacent. …
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UEFA has announced that by the set deadline of Wednesday, November 7, 2018, it has received the following candidatures for the positions of UEFA President and European members of the FIFA Council, to be elected at the 43rd Ordinary UEFA Congress on February 7, 2019 in Rome: Candidate for the …
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin visited Lithuania earlier in the week, on a day when the country’s national association signed a cooperation agreement with the Lithuanian government to further develop the domestic game in the Baltic country. At a ceremony attended by Mr Ceferin, the agreement was signed by the president …
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