Nineteen committees are involved in shaping UEFA’s policy across the wide span of European football. The committees deal with subjects ranging from medical matters and players’ status/transfers to refereeing, finance and the UEFA competitions; they submit advice, proposals and recommendations to UEFA’s Executive Committee, which may also delegate some of its duties to a specific committee. UEFA committees and expert […]

  Written by: Zaven Aharonian – Chelsea, who beat Bayern Munich on penalties in last season’s final to claim the trophy for the first time, were drawn in Group E alongside Italian champions Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Danish debutants Nordsjaelland. Juventus will be appearing in the Champions League for the first time since the 2009-10 season and are likely to […]

Published: Thursday 23 August 2012, 14.44CET / by Mark Chaplin from Nyon – Speaking at Thursday’s draws, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said the UEFA Women’s Champions League has contributed to the massive upsurge in interest in the women’s game. The popularity of women’s football continues to blossom, with the UEFA Women’s Champions League at the forefront of the massive […]

Leading Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook will be an Official Sponsor of the UEFA Europa League for the period 2012-2015, and the 2013, 2014 and 2015 UEFA Futsal Cup finals. “We are delighted to welcome Hankook, another top global brand, to the UEFA Europa League family,” said UEFA Events SA CEO David Taylor. “We look forward to joining forces with them […]

  First published: Tuesday 14 August 2012, 12:00CET  Source: UEFA Following the inaugural launch last year of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, created in partnership with the European Sports Media (ESM) group, UEFA today announced the full list of nominees who will run for the title of the UEFA Best Player in Europe 2011/12. Born out of an […]

UEFA July 14, 2012 Malin Diaz struck a 108th-minute winner as Sweden finally etched their name on the UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship trophy. A tense, competitive final in which both teams enjoyed periods in the ascendancy looked destined for penalties when, after almost an hour of Spain pressure, Elin Rubensson broke down the left. For once, she lost Ivana […]

Published Friday July 13, 2012 by Sam Crompton from Antalya Spain’s Ángel Vilda has predicted a “fiercely-contested” final against the “strongest side in Europe”, though Sweden counterpart Calle Barrling insists that, for now, the teams share that title. In contrasting fashion the finalists have reached Saturday’s UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship showpiece. Spain’s probing, patient approach is passionately upheld at […]

The UEFA Executive Committee today approved the timeline for bidders interested in hosting UEFA EURO 2020. UEFA will hold discussions with all national associations that will conclude with the publishing of the detailed bid regulations in December 2012. From December 2012 onwards associations interested in bidding should prepare their bid documentation ready for the deadline to submit bids to UEFA […]