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 …
Read More »Crucial career step for UEFA Youth League referees!
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 …
Read More »UEFA’s Financial fair play and club licensing review!
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 …
Read More »Football greats line up for Match for Solidarity in Geneva!
A host of footballing greats, including two top coaches and numerous legendary players, have confirmed their participation in the Match for Solidarity, a joint UEFA-United Nations charity game which will take place on Saturday, April 21 (kick-off 16.00h CET) at the Stade de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland. The line-ups of …
Read More »UEFA Foundation for Children and Swiss FA pledge support for PluSport!
The UEFA Foundation for Children will be supporting the Goal Plus – Play Football project run by PluSport, the Swiss disability sport association, for another year, while the Swiss Football Association has signed an agreement with PluSport to form a partnership in the area of disability football. Football is the …
Read More »UEFA Nations League solidarity and bonus fees!
Europe’s national teams are in international friendly action, but will soon be casting an eye towards more competitive assignments with the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League, which kicks off in September 2018. The new national team competition is set to give more sporting meaning to national team football. …
Read More »UEFA strengthens dialogue with European institutions!
UEFA first vice-president Karl-Erik Nilsson has been to Brussels last week for talks with representatives of European political authorities and institutions – reinforcing dialogue and relationships as a result. The relationship between UEFA and Europe’s political authorities and institutions – a significant element within UEFA’s mission to nurture and protect …
Read More »UEFA’s #Morethanfootball Action Weeks 2018 from March 21 to April 8!
This year again, the UEFA Foundation for Children is supporting the #Morethanfootball Action Weeks run by the European Football for Development Network (EFDN). The #Morethanfootball Action Weeks give participating football clubs and leagues the opportunity to demonstrate the social impact of their community projects and raise awareness of the transformative …
Read More »UEFA makes new donation of €100,000 to International Committee of the Red Cross!
UEFA will mark 11 years of helping Afghan landmine victims on Wednesday when Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne presents a cheque for €100,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). „I want to thank the ICRC for the tireless work they have undertaken to help landmine victims, …
Read More »UEFA Order of Merit awards for 2018!
Three European football figures have been honoured with UEFA’s Order of Merit to mark the 42nd Ordinary UEFA Congress in Bratislava on Monday, February 26. Allan Hansen (Denmark) and François De Keersmaecker (Belgium) – both former presidents of their country’s national football association – received the Order of Merit in …
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