European football governing body UEFA issued an official statement yesterday, November 13 regarding Financial Fair Play. Financial Fair Play (FFP) has led to a step change in the health of the finances in European club football. Seven years ago, European clubs had a cumulative debt of €1.7bn. Last year, it …
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UEFA and Alipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform, announced on Friday, November 9 a new eight-year global partnership, which will include all UEFA national team football competitions from 2018 to 2026. The agreement means Alipay, which is operated by Ant Financial Services Group, will become UEFA’s official global …
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UEFA has announced that by the set deadline of Wednesday, November 7, 2018, it has received the following candidatures for the positions of UEFA President and European members of the FIFA Council, to be elected at the 43rd Ordinary UEFA Congress on February 7, 2019 in Rome: Candidate for the …
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UEFA first vice-president Karl-Erik Nilsson and the president of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Karl-Heinz Lambertz, meeting in Nyon, have emphasised football’s social and economic role in the development of European regions. Football’s contribution to European regional and local development, and investment in sport in the European Union …
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Months and years of hard work and innovation by UEFA’s national associations have been rewarded at the 2018 UEFA GROW Awards in Riga on Wednesday evening. The aim of the UEFA GROW Awards is to reward and endorse the initiatives and successes of the UEFA member national associations, while also …
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UEFA has received declarations of interest from 11 member associations to host UEFA club competition finals in the year 2021. The declarations of interest are not binding and the final proposals will have to be delivered with the bid dossiers by February 15, 2019. The UEFA Executive Committee will select …
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European clubs, national teams and their players have joined forces with UEFA and the Fare network to promote diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football, and back the drive to rid the game of discrimination. Europe’s premium competitions have also served as a high-profile platform to transmit the clear message that …
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European top-division clubs are receiving increased solidarity payments from UEFA this year to develop their youth programmes. The payments are made from the revenue generated in UEFA’s club competitions in the 2017/18 season. A total amount of €125.44m from the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League revenue is …
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Numerous global elite football organisations have confirmed they will be attending Soccerex USA, an event that will gather the industry together in Miami on November 15/16 at Marlins Park. This past month a mix of world-renowned football clubs, leagues and federations have confirmed their attendance, Here is a list of …
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Every year, during the #FootballPeople action weeks, the FARE network and UEFA join forces to focus on the fight for equality, diversity and inclusion in European football. From October 11 until 25, the joint aim is to reach as many fans as possible with the message that football is for …
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