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One million reasons to read the UEFA Foundation for Children’s annual activity report!

The UEFA Foundation for Children’s pioneering efforts to use football to drive social good are improving the lives of more than one million children across some 100 countries, according to the organisation’s 2018/19 activity report. The annual overview of the Foundation’s work also reveals an acceleration in introduction of new …

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11th edition of the European Club Footballing Landscape report launched!

UEFA has released the 11th edition of the European Club Footballing Landscape report, its annual club licensing benchmarking report on European club football. The latest report details that the 2018 financial year was the second consecutive year of overall profitability for European top-division club football – a significant turnaround compared …

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Candidates for UEFA Executive Committee & FIFA Council announced!

Following the resignation of Germany’s Reinhard Grindel in 2019 from his positions as a UEFA Executive Committee member and FIFA Council member, elections for these two positions will be held at the 44th Ordinary UEFA Congress on March 3, 2020 in Amsterdam. By the set deadline of Friday, January 3 …

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UEFA solidarity payments: how they work!

European football governing body UEFA has allocated €128.69m for clubs across Europe to invest in football development projects. What is the objective of UEFA’s solidarity payments? Solidarity payments are distributed through national associations to clubs to invest in their youth development programmes and/or local community schemes: Only clubs not participating in the …

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Coaching the coaches: Europe’s coach educators convene in Cyprus!

European football’s top coach educators gathered in Nicosia for UEFA’s latest Coach Education Conference. It’s a rare moment when football’s floodlights focus on the ‘coaches of the coaches’ and their critical contribution to the sport’s well-being. Football fans know it’s the coach’s job to get the best out of players. …

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FIFA & European Parliament to team up to address social issues through football!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and European Parliament (EP) President David Sassoli have agreed to organising a joint event next year with the objective to address critical social issues via football following a fruitful meeting held today in Brussels. “We started a path at FIFA some years ago to invest football …

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UEFA to introduce group stage for UEFA Women’s Champions League!

UEFA will transform the format of its Women’s Champions League in 2021/22 – a move designed to boost competitiveness and increase exposure of women’s club football through its elite competition. The changes, announced Wednesday by the UEFA Executive Committee, represent a fundamental shift from the current format. As of the 2021/22 …

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10 years of success for UEFA’s disability partnership!

On World Disability Day, let’s examine the progress UEFA has made in this area alongside their partner, Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE), over the past 10 years. CAFE was set up in 2009, funded by UEFA, to advise on increasing access to football for disabled people, improving …

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