UEFA welcomes the Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar in case C-680/21 Royal Antwerp Football Club regarding the legality of UEFA’s and the Royal Belgian Football Association’s rules requiring clubs playing in European and Belgian club competitions respectively to register a minimum number of players to be trained locally. The Advocate …
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The 2023 Women in Football Leadership Programme (WFLP) has kicked off with talented women from various football associations across the globe converging in Switzerland. The week-long annual course is jointly run by FIFA, UEFA, and IMD Business School, and is designed to enhance the leadership skills of female decision-makers and …
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With this scheme UEFA will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium. UEFA will implement a special refund scheme for fans who were most affected when accessing the Stade de France on May 28, 2022. Refunds will be …
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As the profile of women’s football in Europe continues to rise, so too does that of its referees, who continue to break new ground across the continent and beyond. As we mark the week of International Women’s Day and prepare for the forthcoming quarter-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, …
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The First Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body has finalised its first assessment of the solvency requirements based on the new UEFA Club Licensing & Financial Sustainability Regulations. The First Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB First Chamber) announced that eleven clubs, Aris Thessaloniki FC …
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UEFA will be launching a tender process for the provision of draw services for UEFA competitions from 2024 onwards. UEFA will shortly be launching a tender process for the provision of the draw services for certain UEFA competitions from 2024 onwards, including men’s and women’s club and national team competitions. …
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Legendary France and Reims striker Just Fontaine has passed away aged 89. A 1959 European Cup finalist with Reims, Fontaine was renowned for the incredible scoring records he set during the 1950s, and still holds the record for the most goals at a single FIFA World Cup tournament. Born in …
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Across Europe, football coaches have been carrying out incredible work providing young girls with their very first steps into football through the magic of Disney storytelling. The UEFA Playmakers programme uses an innovative storytelling approach featuring much-loved Disney characters such as Moana or Elsa from Frozen to help girls see …
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The Kosovo national football team is the tenth squad to enter the UEFA Kit Assistance Scheme. After announcing, last year, the national teams participating in the UEFA Kit Assistance Scheme, the first teams and the Under-21 category of which will be kitted out by Erreà Sport, another country has recently …
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Last night UEFA published the Independent Panel Report into the failings that we saw first-hand in Paris and it is within this context that Liverpool FC call on UEFA and others at the top of the football regulation pyramid to come together and take positive and transparent action to ensure …
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