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The UEFA Women Referees Symposium examines strategies for recruiting and retaining female referees
March 5 – UEFA gathered Women refereeing leaders in Nyon this week from its member associations for the first-ever Women Referees Symposium. The meeting focused on building pathways and creating the best environment for female match officials. There are 18,524 female match officials registered for the 2024/25 season among Europe’s 55 national associations. This number […]
UEFA club financial reports note the unstoppable increase in club ticket prices
27 February – According to UEFA’s latest European club financial and investment landscape report, fans of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham pay an average of £74 per ticket, per match. Ticket revenues for these clubs increase by an average of 19% by 2025. Arsenal now earn the most per fan, per […]
Tricky Trees Positive Home Away Results from UEFA Europa League Round of 16
Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce will be one of the most anticipated second games in the UEFA Europa League play-offs, as the Reds are 3-0 up after a fine win in the first leg in Turkey. Following the sacking of Sean Dyche around two weeks ago, Nottingham Forest appointed former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Vitor Pereira and […]
European Commission to update UEFA agreement as Micallef warns ‘risks are greater than ever’
13 February – Speaking at the UEFA Congress in Brussels yesterday, European commissioner Glenn Micallef said the European Commission would renew its cooperation agreement with UEFA which he said was a “stronger relationship than before.” Micallef is the European commissioner for intergenerational justice, youth, culture and sport, and has been an outspoken political advocate for […]
UEFA calms down on Super League tribunal ruling as Real Madrid threatens to sue
October 30 – A Madrid court rules in favor of the Super League, prompting Spanish giant Real Madrid to plan a $4 billion lawsuit against UEFA. A court in the Spanish capital upheld arguments from a local commercial court that European soccer’s governing body abused its dominant position by blocking secession plans. The idea of […]
Amnesty called for FIFA and UEFA to ban Israel over the residential clubs who play in the Israeli League
October 1-Amnesty International has added its voice to call for FIFA and UEFA to suspend Israel from international matches because of the Israeli residential club in the West Bank. In a letter addressed to Gianni Infantino and Aleksander Ceferin, NGOs requested violations of international law and Article 64.2 from the FIFA Law to demand that […]
UEFA launched a joint study on the impact of increasing the player’s workload
June 29-With the current club World Cup in the last 16 stages and European clubs dominate, UEFA, supported by European club associations, the European League and Fifpro Europe, have launched a “scientific and encouraged data” into the workload of players and welfare. Many European players, coaches and clubs complain that the expanded international competition encourages […]
PSG youth began as a favorite to beat Inter’s old guard in the final of the UEFA exhibition
May 30-Paris Saint-Germain will be a small favorite to win their first Champions League, but Tangguh and fighting Inter Milan will provide an interesting opposition in the final in Munich on Saturday. Without the presence of Real Madrid or English Premier League club, the final might have a low Watt appearance, but PSG, nouveau wealth […]