The fifth UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report looks at UEFA’s social responsibility achievements, as well as those of partner bodies, in the fields of diversity, inclusion, environment, health, peace and reconciliation, solidarity and fan dialogue. Social Responsibility – an integral part of UEFA’s business process; initiatives launched under the …
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Since 2010, UEFA has been supporting football-related academic research projects through its Research Grant Programme. Dr Paul Kitchin analyses efforts to involve disabled people in football. When striving for best practice, organisations require benchmarks to help them improve their performance. Many national associations and clubs offer football for all programmes …
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A new report by UEFA and its associated social responsibility partner World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) shows how sport can contribute to sustainability and tackle climate change at all levels, from the grassroots to the elite. The report, ‘Playing for Our Planet’, focuses on environmental initiatives taking place across …
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin visited Lithuania earlier in the week, on a day when the country’s national association signed a cooperation agreement with the Lithuanian government to further develop the domestic game in the Baltic country. At a ceremony attended by Mr Ceferin, the agreement was signed by the president …
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A Turkish Football Federation (TFF) delegation has visited UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, to submit their bid book to host UEFA EURO 2024 on Thursday, April 26. TFF President Yildirim Demirören handed over the bid documents to UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis at the House of European Football. Other members …
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The German Football Association (DFB) submitted its bid book to host UEFA EURO 2024 to European football governing body UEFA on Tuesday, April 24. DFB president Reinhard Grindel handed over the bid documents to UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis at the House of European Football in Nyon. He was accompanied …
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Galaxy of football stars thrilled 23,000-plus fans at Saturday’s UEFA/United Nations Match for Solidarity in Geneva. Football legends came out to play and help children in Geneva on Saturday – and made the UEFA/United Nations Match for Solidarity a fantastic success. On a gorgeous spring day, the Stade de Genève …
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Young players from this season’s four UEFA Youth League semifinalists have been given insights into the Laws of the Game and anti-doping rules at a UEFA education session in Nyon. The UEFA Youth League finals not only provide talented young footballers with the opportunity to show their skills on an …
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Refereeing teams from Azerbaijan, Serbia and Sweden are taking a significant step forward in their careers at the UEFA Youth League finals in Nyon. Talented young footballers are relishing the opportunity to perform on an international stage at the UEFA Youth League finals in Nyon – and three referee teams …
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The new UEFA Compliance and Investigation Activity Report 2015–2017, published this week, reviews another busy two years of club licensing and financial fair play developments for UEFA. The comprehensive report reviews, in transparent detail, the implementation and assessment of UEFA’s club licensing system and financial fair play process for the …
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