UEFA
9 Apr
Security will be reinforced at Champions League quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday after a communication outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against stadiums. European football's governing body UEFA said all four games in Paris, Madrid and London would go ahead despite the jihadist threat. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said security would…
8 Feb
A blue card is to be introduced to football as part of sin-bin trials to be announced on Friday, February 9, 2024.
8 Feb
Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday he would not seek a fourth term as UEFA president in 2027 despite the approval of controversial reforms that would allow him to extend his mandate.
24 Jan
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has insisted the European governing body were "right" to kick Manchester City out of the Champions League for breaching financial regulations despite the club's successful appeal.
21 Dec
UEFA said Thursday's ruling by Europe's top court that it and FIFA had broken EU law to stifle the creation of a rival Super League "does not signify an endorsement or validation of" the breakaway competition. UEFA continued: "It rather underscores a pre-existing shortfall within UEFA's pre-authorisation framework, a technical aspect that has already been…
21 Dec
Manchester United said they remained "fully committed" to participation in UEFA competitions after the promoters of a Super League on Thursday announced plans for a new breakaway tournament. It came after the European Court of Justice ruled that the European governing body, UEFA, had used illegal tactics to stifle the previous project. "Our position has…
21 Dec
Europe's top court ruled on Thursday that moves by football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA to stifle the creation of a rival Super League had broken EU law. "The FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior approval, such as the Super League, and prohibiting clubs and players from…
5 Dec
World football governing body, FIFA, and its European counterpart, UEFA, have teamed up in the fight against racism championed by United Kingdom-London Press TV/Africa Global Channel.
4 Oct 2023
A joint bid from the United Kingdom and Ireland to host Euro 2028 now has no rivals after Turkey withdraw from the bidding process, UEFA said on Wednesday.
7 Sep 2023
Clubs that fail to qualify for UEFA's competitions are set to receive a greater share of revenue from the European governing body from next season under a new distribution model announced on Wednesday. UEFA and the European Club Association (ECA) signed a renewed working agreement until 2030 which will "bolster long-term stability and sustainable growth…
8 Aug 2023
A Greek football fan was stabbed to death on the outskirts of Athens during a brawl between rival club supporters, with 96 people arrested in violent clashes, police said Tuesday.
29 Jul 2023
Chelsea have agreed a resolution with European football governing body UEFA that will see them hand over 10 million euros (about 11 million dollars or N850 million). This was after the English clubside owned up to “incomplete financial reporting” under the Roman Abramovich regime. A new ownership group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital…
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