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 …
Read More »Manchester United, Benfica, FIFPro & LaLiga amongst latest to commit to Soccerex Europe!
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 …
Read More »UEFA continued referee’s VAR training in full swing!
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 …
Read More »Randers FC helps youngsters of all abilities!
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 …
Read More »UEFA report details European football’s journey to profitability!
UEFA has released the tenth edition of its annual club licensing benchmarking report on European club football, named ‘The European Club Footballing Landscape”. As well as focusing on the 2017 financial year, the tenth edition also analyses the major trends of the past ten years. The resulting report provides the …
Read More »UEFA and FIFPro condemn racist abuse in Italy’s Serie A!
FIFPro and UEFA jointly condemn the racist abuse aimed towards Napoli player Kalidou Koulibaly last Wednesday during a league match at FC Internazionale in Milan. Both organisations applaud the prompt actions taken by Italy’s football authorities, who sanctioned FC Internazionale with the next two matches to be played behind closed …
Read More »UEFA’s #EqualGame – Football is open to everyone!
UEFA’s #EqualGame campaign promoting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football aims to increase public awareness of the ways in which football can be played and enjoyed, and underlines football’s capacity as a powerful unifying social force. The campaign is uniting football’s stellar names and grassroots players as it strives to …
Read More »Former players help UEFA guide European football!
Some of the game’s most decorated former players have gathered at UEFA headquarters in Nyon to discuss a number of important issues around European football. A host of big names including Esteban Cambiasso, Michael Essien, Célia Šašic, Florent Malouda, Ricardo Carvalho, Christian Karembeu, Steve McManaman, Laura Georges, Luis García and …
Read More »UEFA-FIFA programme champions female leaders!
A UEFA-FIFA Women in Football Leadership Programme (WFLP) module took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon from December 3-7, with the course designed to inspire female leaders from all around the world. A total of 30 participants traveled to Switzerland from as far away as New Zealand, Mexico and North …
Read More »Candidates for election at 43rd UEFA Ordinary Congress!
The UEFA administration has received the candidatures for the eight members of the UEFA Executive Committee to be elected for four-year terms at the 43rd Ordinary UEFA Congress in Rome. The UEFA Executive Committee and all 55 UEFA member associations have been informed of the list of candidates standing for …
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