FIFPRO – the International Federation of Professional Footballers – and UEFA have signed a joint cooperation agreement that recognises the Red Button whistleblowing app as the go-to platform for professional footballers to report possible match-fixing incidents. Launched in Finland almost 10 years ago, Red Button has become a central component …
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The brand identity for UEFA EURO 2024 was unveiled at 20:24CEST this evening at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, where the tournament will be held across ten cities in under three years’ time. The brand launch was attended by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, the interim president of the German Football …
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The proposed plans by FIFA to stage both the men’s and women’s World Cup tournaments every two years will have profoundly detrimental sporting, economic, societal and many other impacts that will fundamentally alter the course and development of the women’s game. The fast-paced nature of the (so far) very selective …
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With the UEFA Nations League finals to be played from October 6-10, and to ensure an as safe environment as possible for all those involved, the UEFA Return to Play Protocol will be applicable to the final phase. The UEFA Executive Committee decided last week to extend the specific COVID-19 …
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UEFA and CONMEBOL have today announced the broadening of their existing cooperation as well as the staging of a match between the UEFA EURO 2020 winners Italy and the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 winners Argentina during the international window in June 2022 at a venue to be confirmed. The organising …
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Following its announcement yesterday on the so-called ‘Super League’ project and the respective compliance measures UEFA has taken, UEFA reaffirms its view that it has always acted in accordance with not only its Statutes and Regulations, but also with EU law, the European Convention on Human Rights and Swiss law …
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Coaches for Health – Feel Well, Play Well campaign will draw on the support of all 55 European football associations to raise awareness of the benefits of focusing on physical activity, nutrition and mental health early in life. Italy coach Roberto Mancini, mastermind of the Azzurri’s UEFA EURO 2020 triumph, …
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More than 330 police and security officials from across Europe met online for UEFA’s annual Stadium & Security Conference, in preparation for the start of the 2021/22 football season. This year, there was something different about UEFA’s Stadium & Security Conference. Instead of the traditional face-to-face gathering, and owing to …
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In May 2021, the FIFA Congress mandated the FIFA administration to conduct a study into the feasibility of a Men’s and Women’s World Cup every two years. UEFA assumes that the word ‘feasibility’ encompasses all effects and consequences and includes all issues relating to: the calendar, formats and access of …
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The branding for the 2022 UEFA Champions League final at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg is inspired by famous Russian art movements, while also referencing some of the city’s most spectacular features. In an abstract art style, inspired by Russian artists Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich, the key visual …
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