The UEFA Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, April 4 from 13:00 to 17:00h, ahead of the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday, April 5. The meeting will take place at the Hotel Corinthia Lisbon (Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro 105, …
Read More »UEFA drives development at regional club licensing workshops!
Denmark, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia have each hosted all-important UEFA regional club licensing workshops in recent weeks. The workshops provided the opportunity for all 55 of European football’s member national associations to receive updates from UEFA and learn about some of the best practices and case studies from across the …
Read More »UEFA joins CAFE to boost access & inclusion in European Football!
From March 11 to 19, 2023, UEFA join once again CAFE to raise awareness on accessibility and inclusion in football on their 10th annual Week of Action. Together, we share the common goal of making the game accessible and inclusive for everyone, and work to harness the unique power of …
Read More »UEFA welcomes Opinion of CJEU Advocate General on homegrown players rule!
UEFA welcomes the Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar in case C-680/21 Royal Antwerp Football Club regarding the legality of UEFA’s and the Royal Belgian Football Association’s rules requiring clubs playing in European and Belgian club competitions respectively to register a minimum number of players to be trained locally. The Advocate …
Read More »International Women’s Day 2023: Europe’s women taking charge!
As the profile of women’s football in Europe continues to rise, so too does that of its referees, who continue to break new ground across the continent and beyond. As we mark the week of International Women’s Day and prepare for the forthcoming quarter-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, …
Read More »UEFA to launch RFI followed by RFP for draw services for competitions from 2024!
UEFA will be launching a tender process for the provision of draw services for UEFA competitions from 2024 onwards. UEFA will shortly be launching a tender process for the provision of the draw services for certain UEFA competitions from 2024 onwards, including men’s and women’s club and national team competitions. …
Read More »How European football has emerged from the pandemic detailed in new European Club Landscape report!
UEFA has released the fourteenth edition of The European Club Footballing Landscape report, its annual club licensing benchmarking report on European club football. The report again provides the most authoritative, detailed, and comprehensive review of the European football finance landscape, competition landscape and players landscape, and this year’s edition focuses …
Read More »UEFA Innovation Hub partners with two start-ups!
UEFA has today announced a partnership with two start-ups The Waste Transformers and MOVE.AI as part of the UEFA Innovation Hub’s mission to address key challenges and leverage new opportunities in football through innovative solutions. In this incubation phase, which will last until the end of this season in June, …
Read More »Football steps up to save lives!
A sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anytime and anywhere. Getting medical assistance and starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) immediately is crucial, because every second counts. This is the core message of a new training and education partnership between UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). It was also the …
Read More »New formats for UEFA men’s national team competitions approved!
The UEFA Executive Committee today met at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, and approved new formats for its men’s national team competitions that will come into effect in September 2024. Following an extensive consultation process with its national associations, it was decided to slightly modify the current …
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