European football‘s governing body UEFA has launched a brand-new programme, UEFA ASSIST, to support other football confederations with knowledge-sharing, development and education opportunities. Promoting, protecting and developing football is one of UEFA’s central objectives, and to complement all the work done in Europe, UEFA has created a global programme which …
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The latest version of the UEFA Medical Regulations come into force on January 1, 2018 – and update requirements for the medical examination that players must undertake before playing in UEFA competitions. The regulations were approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on June 1, 2017, and were communicated to UEFA …
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Following a comprehensive review of its social responsibility strategy, UEFA has reaffirmed its commitment to issues such as child protection, access, inclusion, reconciliation, sustainable event management and tackling discrimination. After a tender process in the fields of child protection, health and Co2 carbon, the UEFA Fair Play and Social Responsibility …
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Football supporters across the globe can start voting today for the UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year 2017. Fifty of Europe’s elite players have been nominated for the 17th edition of the annual vote, with users asked to pick their team in their preferred formation from five goalkeepers, 15 defenders, …
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A new UEFA report, ‘Women’s football across the national associations 2017’, shows how the female game has evolved over the past five years, and offers a snapshot of the sport in each of UEFA’s 55 member associations. Women’s football continues to grow in popularity, with more and more women and …
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The executive committee of the German Football Association (DFB) met today in Frankfurt to finalise the ten city venues it will propose in its application to host the UEFA Euro 2024 championship. The cities of Berlin (Olympiastadion), Munich (Allianz Arena), Düsseldorf (ESPRIT arena), Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz Arena), Cologne (RheinEnergieSTADION), Hamburg (Volksparkstadion), …
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Following another round of thrilling matches as we enter the final straight in qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, FIFA today announced that the European play-off draw will take place in Zurich on Tuesday, October 17 at 14:00h CET. The draw will be streamed live on FIFA.com and YouTube. …
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European football governing body UEFA in Monaco launched #EqualGame, a new UEFA RESPECT social responsibility campaign that will positively promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in football throughout Europe. Some of world football’s biggest stars, including Ada Hegerberg, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba, are leading the #EqualGame campaign, which …
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal) and Lieke Martens (FC Barcelona & Netherlands) have been named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year and UEFA Women’s Player of the Year for the 2016/17 season respectively after the UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Monaco on Thursday, August 24 evening. …
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UEFA has announced the names of the players shortlisted for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League positional awards. These awards will crown the best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season and will be presented during the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw on Thursday, …
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