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UEFA has hosted its first Youth Football Forum, an event tailored for technical and academy directors and youth coaches of both clubs and national teams. The event, held in Brdo, Slovenia, provided a much-needed platform for these often under-the-radar yet essential figures in European football to enhance their expertise and …

Following the partnership between UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) announced earlier this year, both parties have today launched the ‘Get trained, save lives’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) campaign at the ERC’s annual congress in Barcelona. Sudden cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in Europe, happening to …

Twenty-six former international footballers are celebrating their graduation from the UEFA Executive Master for International Players (MIP) programme. The ex-pros, including UEFA Champions League winners Nemanja Vidić and Sami Khedira and UEFA Women’s Champions League winner Verónica Boquete, advance from the course with a university diploma that sets them up …

UEFA has taken a significant step towards levelling the playing field for women’s football players across Europe by introducing a first-ever minimum standards framework for women’s national teams. The framework, which was unanimously approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in June, sets out a range of standards encompassing provisions covering …

Three life-changing projects championed by European football associations show that there is no age limit on football’s power to strengthen communities and improve health. Making football accessible for everyone regardless of their age is a key goal of UEFA’s Football Sustainability strategy, embodied in its health and well-being policy. By …

Andorran football can look forward to a promising future with the official opening of a new national training centre this month. Nestled into the mountainside a short journey from the capital Andorra la Vella and named after the first president of the Andorran Football Federation (FAF), the Francesc Vila Sports …

UEFA launched the Women’s Football Competence Framework with the twin goals of improving the standard of coaching in women’s football, and creating more pathways and incentives for female coaches. The framework’s core objective is to provide students taking UEFA coaching courses with greater insights into the demands and needs of …

Nadine Kessler is a woman of many talents. As a club player, she won numerous titles, triumphed with the German women’s national team at the 2013 UEFA Women’s EURO, became European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2014. When she hung up her boots, …

Women’s football leaders from 11 European national associations, all new to their roles, convened at UEFA HQ this week to learn more about the governing body’s work in developing the game. Representatives from Czechia, France, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland and San Marino came together in …

UEFA has released its new-look European Club Talent and Competition Landscape report, looking at current trends in European football. The report underlines the strength of European football, showing that more people, 209 million in total, than ever before are watching European football. The new report is the first two new …