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UEFA has officially unveiled its new Over The Top (OTT) streaming platform – a first for a football governing body – which is aimed at giving viewers greater access to live and on-demand video content from a variety of competitions. The service, which is named UEFA.tv, will initially provide football …

With the UEFA European Football Championship celebrating its 60th anniversary, and a unique final tournament set to be hosted by 12 European cities, the ‘One Year To Go’ milestone for UEFA EURO 2020 has provided the opportunity to open the global application process for the event’s volunteer programme. UEFA, together …

Events to mark ‘One Year To Go’ until UEFA EURO 2020 are taking place in 12 European cities, with the launch of ticketing, hospitality and volunteering applications also taking place on Wednesday, June 12. “Our intention was to host a unique EURO to celebrate the 60 years of the competition, …

For the first time in a UEFA National Team competition, Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at the upcoming UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal. The coaches of the four finalist teams received a briefing and share their views on the benefits of VAR. After successful technological testing and …

Being a passionate football fan in the stands is almost as draining as being a player, according to 91% of supporters in Turkey, who say watching and celebrating throughout a game is just as emotionally exhausting as playing. This figure forms the basis of one of the most extensive studies …

UEFA has launched its UEFA For Players scheme which aims to offer guidance and essential information to footballers in a number of different areas to ensure their well-being on and off the pitch. Professional football can be a daunting proposition for players at any stage of their career. Aside from …

Young players taking part in the 2018/19 UEFA Youth League have been getting involved in community projects throughout the season. The impact of the UEFA Youth League has been felt well beyond the matches themselves as players across the continent have embraced the competition’s ethos of solidarity. Since the start …

C-Level speakers from Manchester United and Benfica will be joining football luminaries such as Deco and Gérard Houllier on the programme for this year’s Soccerex Europe, September 5/6, 2019 in Oeiras, Portugal. Domingos Soares de Oliveira, CEO, Benfica Group will be sharing his expertise on the inner workings and business …

UEFA is continuing its intensive training courses for video assistant referees (VAR). Another group of European match officials has undertaken three days of work in Nyon – with UEFA aiming to have more VARs ready for assignments by this summer. The course, the latest in a series that began last …

Andreas Jakobsen and Oliver Svangren, teenagers who live with autism and Down Syndrome respectively, are passionate fans of Danish club Randers FC – and are working for the club within a social project offering internships to youngsters with learning disabilities. Every month, as part of its #EqualGame campaign, UEFA focuses …