UEFA and European football’s major stakeholders held positive discussions at the Convention on the Future of European Football on Thursday and Friday this week. The two-day gathering marked the start of a landmark consultation process to unite European football and strengthen the future of the game for the benefit of …
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Jorginho and Alexia Putellas have been voted men’s and women’s UEFA Players of the Year, while Thomas Tuchel and Lluís Cortés win men’s and women’s Coach of the Year award. UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Chelsea FC midfielder Jorginho has been crowned UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 2020/21. …
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UEFA has today announced the names of the nominees shortlisted for the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year Awards. The award winners will be announced at the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place on Thursday 26 August at the Haliç Congress …
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The UEFA Foundation for Children’s board of trustees has selected 19 annual award winners among charities and other organisations working in favour of children’s rights. Entrants are nominated by UEFA member national associations, and this year, the Foundation’s board of trustees has decided to share the €1m fund equally among …
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UEFA have announced that Grifols, a leading global producer of plasma-derived medicines, has become an official partner of UEFA Women’s Football, starting from the 2021/22 season and running until 2025. Under the four-season partnership, Grifols will become the exclusive healthcare company partner of UEFA Women’s Football at all tournament levels, …
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On behalf of the European football community, UEFA strongly condemns the disgusting racist abuse directed at several England players on social media after Sunday’s EURO 2020 final. There is no place in sport or society for any kind of discriminatory behaviour. UEFA stands united behind the players and the English …
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The home of Eintracht will no longer merely be metaphorically “In the Heart of Europe”, but also postally, with an official ceremony held to mark the new address this Monday. Never before had he seen a street-naming ceremony – usually “just an administrative act” – with so many people watching …
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Following the recommendation of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee and the UEFA Women’s Football Committee, the UEFA Executive Committee has today approved a proposal to remove the so-called away goals rule from all UEFA club competitions (men, women and youth) as of the qualifying phases of the 2021/22 competitions. The …
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UEFA and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) mark World Refugee Day by inviting football teams competing in national competition for young refugees to Group A match in Rome. When Italy lined up against Wales in their final Group A match at Rome on Sunday, they did so watched by a …
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Leveraging football’s unifying power to build a better future for refugees lies at the heart of UEFA’s social responsibility programme. On the eve of World Refugee Day 2021, UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, announced that the number of people forced to flee their communities or countries has doubled in …
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