Uefa
Funding deal ends Euro 2016 dispute
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed to release an additional funding package of €20m ($25.6m) to the 10 French cities that will host the Euro 2016 national team tournament.
Uefa hails landmark partnership with European Commission
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed terms on a “historic” partnership with the European Commission (EC).
Platini encouraged by FFP meeting
Uefa president Michel Platini has described a meeting of European football club officials over the issue of Financial Fair Play (FFP) as “constructive” and “encouraging” despite the likes of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain having stressed that they should not be punished for sustainable investment.
Uefa extends monitoring partnership with Sportradar
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has signed a four-year extension to its monitoring partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar.
LEADERS 2014: Infantino on European football’s big questions
UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino addressed several of the biggest issues facing European football today at the Leaders Sport Business Summit, and backed some of the federation’s big policies, including financial fair play and the expanded Euro tournament.
Italian football chief banned for racist remark
Carlo Tavecchio, president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), has been banned for six months by Uefa, the sport’s European governing body, for making a racist remark.
LEADERS 2014: Clubs not listened to by FIFA, European football bosses say
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Uefa probes clubs for potential FFP breaches
English Premier League club Liverpool, along with Italian Serie A teams AS Roma and Inter Milan, have been revealed amongst seven football clubs under investigation by the sport’s European governing body Uefa for possible breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
Uefa set to step up fight against third-party ownership
European football’s governing body Uefa is set to introduce new rules to tackle third-party ownership (TPO) of players on the continent as early as next season, according to UK newspaper the Guardian.
Wembley confirmed for Euro 2020’s showpiece hosting package
Football’s European governing body Uefa has announced that Wembley Stadium in London has won the bid for the prized semi-finals and final package of Euro 2020, with Belarus, Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia, Israel, Sweden and Wales the six nations to miss out on hosting rights for the national team tournament.
Milan and Basel land Uefa club showpieces as Youth League made permanent
Uefa has awarded its 2016 Champions League and Europa League finals to Milan and Basel, respectively, as part of a host of decisions at an Executive Committee meeting of football’s European governing body.
European Commission hails ‘new milestone’ in match-fixing battle
The European Commission (EC) has today (Thursday) launched a Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, while European football’s key stakeholders have joined forces to introduce a code of conduct which aims to set out the guiding principles for all players, referees, clubs and other officials on issues surrounding the integrity of the game.
Champions League clubs set for prize money hike
Uefa has forecast a 30 per cent rise in revenues for its Champions League club competition in the 2015-18 commercial sales cycle.
Exclusive Interview: Gianni Infantino
Sportfive kicks off Uefa’s Euro 2016 corporate hospitality drive
Sportfive has become the first international sales agent appointed by Uefa for corporate hospitality at its Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
Platini hails FFP impact as Uefa prepares Russia/Ukraine meeting
Uefa president Michel Platini has said Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations have served to reduce the cumulative losses of Europe’s top clubs by more than 50 per cent, adding that European football’s governing body will hold a meeting to discuss the current situation in Russia and Ukraine on September 18.
Championing The Brand
Since its inception in the early 1990s, European football’s Champions League has become one of the most successful and well-known brands not just in sport, but the corporate world. We look at its journey.