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UEFA Europa League Trophy Tour to collect football boots from fans for Syrian refugees!

The 2020 UEFA Europa League Trophy Tour, driven by Kia, will visit seven European cities, from February to May, with the aim of collecting football boots for Syrian refugees at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Following the success of the 2019 trophy tour, when football fans from across Europe …

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Two boys from Vilnius help design 2020 UEFA Super Cup match ball!

This season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners will play the annual UEFA Super Cup match in Porto on August 12 with a special match ball featuring a series of children’s drawings integrated into the ball’s design. The drawings are the work of 18 children with different backgrounds …

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2018/19 UEFA fair play competition winners!

Finland, Georgia and the Faroe Islands have won their respective categories in the 2018/19 UEFA fair play competition – and all three UEFA member associations will donate their winnings to amateur or professional clubs of their choice for fair play or respect activities. Finland and the Faroe Islands won the …

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One million reasons to read the UEFA Foundation for Children’s annual activity report!

The UEFA Foundation for Children’s pioneering efforts to use football to drive social good are improving the lives of more than one million children across some 100 countries, according to the organisation’s 2018/19 activity report. The annual overview of the Foundation’s work also reveals an acceleration in introduction of new …

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11th edition of the European Club Footballing Landscape report launched!

UEFA has released the 11th edition of the European Club Footballing Landscape report, its annual club licensing benchmarking report on European club football. The latest report details that the 2018 financial year was the second consecutive year of overall profitability for European top-division club football – a significant turnaround compared …

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2020 UEFA Super Cup match ball designed by children!

This season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners will play the annual UEFA Super Cup match in Porto on August 12 with a special match ball featuring a series of children’s drawings integrated into the ball’s design. The drawings are the work of 18 children with different backgrounds …

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Candidates for UEFA Executive Committee & FIFA Council announced!

Following the resignation of Germany’s Reinhard Grindel in 2019 from his positions as a UEFA Executive Committee member and FIFA Council member, elections for these two positions will be held at the 44th Ordinary UEFA Congress on March 3, 2020 in Amsterdam. By the set deadline of Friday, January 3 …

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UEFA solidarity payments: how they work!

European football governing body UEFA has allocated €128.69m for clubs across Europe to invest in football development projects. What is the objective of UEFA’s solidarity payments? Solidarity payments are distributed through national associations to clubs to invest in their youth development programmes and/or local community schemes: Only clubs not participating in the …

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England are now favourites for Euro 2020 glory!

Despite all the despair down the years, England fans should count themselves lucky to have the luxury of supporting one of the best international football teams. While many of us simple dream of seeing our teams qualify for a big international tournament, England fans, despite a few blips down the …

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