UEFA’s child safeguarding policy and child safeguarding toolkit are available to view and download now. Developed in conjunction with social responsibility partner Terre des hommes, and after extensive and thorough consultation with European football’s 55 national associations, UEFA’s new child safeguarding strategy is designed to provide a safe playing environment …
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All over the world, parents and teachers are juggling home schooling with home working. Children are e-learning, with no chance to kick a ball with friends in the playground. To give everyone a daily break from teaching and studying in isolation, the UEFA Foundation for Children has invited some of …
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UEFA has released €236.5m to help its 55 member associations meet the challenges of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in their respective countries. This HatTrick funding is usually distributed to the national associations to cover running costs and to help develop specific and targeted areas of domestic football. However, UEFA has decided …
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The UEFA Executive Committee met today via videoconference. It received updates on the Working Groups established in partnership with the European Club Association (ECA), European Leagues (EL) and FIFPRO Europe. Of the two scenarios being examined by the Calendar Working Group, both envisage domestic football starting before UEFA club competitions, …
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The UEFA Executive Committee today, April 23 confirmed that the postponed UEFA Women’s EURO 2021 will be played in England from July 6 to 31, 2022. It is planned to use the same venues that were originally proposed to host the event. Commenting on the rescheduling, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin …
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UEFA today, April 21 met its 55 member associations via videoconference and presented an update of the options being looked into by the two working groups that were created mid-March. A variety of calendar options were presented covering both national team and club competition matches. The funding of National Associations …
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The appearance of Finland’s Jussi Aalto in the eEURO 2020 play-off qualifiers on Monday underlines how eFootball is levelling the field for disabled players in a way the traditional form of the game could not. Jussi lives with Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a condition that affects the extension and movement of …
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Indian National Team Captain Sunil Chhetri expressed his desire of more Indian youngsters needing to train in the European academies where they will get an opportunity to “train with better players in a better league and improve as a player.” “I just hope a lot of Indian youngsters, if not …
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The UEFA Executive Committee will meet via videoconference next Thursday, April 23 for an update meeting to discuss the latest developments regarding the impact caused by the coronavirus outbreak on European football. This meeting will follow an information session for the General Secretaries of UEFA’s 55 member associations on Tuesday, …
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The global Coronavirus pandemic has its next sporting victim with the 2020 International Champions Cup series cancelled due to the unclear scenario if and when the 2019/20 season European football season will end. The International Champions Cup organisers, Relevent Sports, made the announcement through a press release on Friday, April …
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