Lay’s Replay, with support from the UEFA Foundation for Children, inaugurated a brand new football pitch Thursday morning at the Errekalde Sports Centre in Bilbao with Manchester City defender Laia Aleixandri and former Spain international Fernando Llorente both in attendance. The inauguration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a meet and greet …
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UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and Football Association of Ireland (FAI) counterpart Paul Cooke look ahead to the UEFA Europa League final. Aleksander Čeferin, UEFA president This match marks the beginning of the season’s most thrilling phase, serving as the first of four eagerly anticipated finals that will conclude another unforgettable …
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The UEFA Referees Committee has today announced the referee team appointments for the 2024 UEFA club competition finals which, with Istvan Kovacs, Artur Soares Dias, and Slavko Vinčić, also features three of the referees nominated for UEFA EURO 2024. The appointments in chronological order of the dates the matches will …
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Referees will wear special jerseys to highlight UEFA’s ‘Be a Referee!’ campaign at the UWCL quarterfinals this week, following an initiative which aims to attract 40,000 new officials each season. As the Bilbao final gets closer and closer, match officials will wear unique shirts during some of the first and …
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The DFB has put three of this summer’s European Championships host cities forward as candidates to host the finals of three continental club competitions in 2026 and 2027. Following a decision made by its executive committee last year, the DFB has presented its application documents to UEFA. The stadia named …
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UEFA and adidas have today unveiled the official match ball for this year’s UEFA Women’s Champions League knockout phase and final, the adidas UWCL Pro Ball Bilbao. The knockout phase of the competition begins on 19 March with the final taking place at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao on 25 …
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On December 2, the UEFA Executive Committee approved the post-2025 sporting concept for European women’s club football and with this a new format for the UEFA Women’s Champions League, as well as the introduction of a second European women’s club competition. The announcement follows extensive consultation and collaboration with the …
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The UEFA Executive Committee on Friday, December 1 in Hamburg approved a number of decisions on Women’s Football in Europe. UEFA women’s club competitions The UEFA Executive Committee approved a new format for the UEFA Women’s Champions League, consisting of an 18-team league phase with three home and three away …
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With the group stages of the tournaments fast approaching, adidas reveals the Official Match Balls for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Inspired by the pre-match anthems that reverberate around stadiums at the start of every game, the new designs pay tribute to these iconic …
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UEFA has confirmed that it has received declarations of interest from nine member associations to host UEFA club competition finals in 2026 and 2027. The declarations of interest are not binding and the final proposals will have to be delivered with the bid dossiers by February 21, 2024. All declarations …
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