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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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England to host UEFA Women’s EURO 2021!

The English Football Association (FA) was announced as hosts of UEFA Women’s EURO 2021 by the UEFA Executive Committee, meeting in Dublin yesterday. England previously staged UEFA Women’s EURO 2005, the last eight-team final tournament; the 2021 event will be the second to feature 16. The final tournament will be …

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VAR to be used in 2018/19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase!

The UEFA Executive Committee has decided today in Dublin to use Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the UEFA Champions League as from the Round of 16 in February 2019 following successful technological testing and the training of referees over the last few months. In addition, the committee decided to also …

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UEFA Executive Committee approves new UEFA Europa League 2 competition!

The UEFA Executive Committee has approved the creation of a third UEFA club competition for the 2021–2024 competition cycle at its meeting yesterday, December 2 in Dublin. • The new competition (which has the working title of UEL2) will mirror the existing UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, and …

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Draw carried out for the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying!

The qualification draw for the UEFA European Championships 2020 was held today, December 2 in the Irish capital Dublin with 55 European nations and territories in the draw. UEFA EURO 2020 Qualification Draw Group A: England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo Group B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg Group C: …

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