By Paul Nicholson at UEFA Congress in Brussels
February 12 – In an address that touched on fragile and fragmenting global politics, and went deeper into issues of respect, universality and unity, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin reassured his member football associations (FA) that Europe’s footballing future is bright.
By Samindra Kunti at UEFA Congress in Brussels
February 12 – At the UEFA Congress, FIFA President Gianni Infantino beat the drum for unity in football ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but shied away from calling for Russian reintegration again.
By Samindra Kunti at UEFA Congress in Brussels
February 12 – World players’ union FIFPRO has won a seat on the UEFA Executive Committee, the highest decision-making body in European football.
January 15 – West Midlands Police has offered a belated apology to Members of Parliament in the UK after it emerged that its intelligence around banning Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from Villa Park was not just wrong, but clumsily wrong, produced through the careless use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
December 4 – UEFA has announced that Germany will host the 2029 Women’s European Championship adding another major event to a nation that boasts one of the most passionate football cultures in the world.
November 27 – A22 Sports Management, the group behind the European Super League project, has demanded that UEFA pre-authorises ‘the Unify League’ within eight weeks.
November 13 – The English Football Association (FA) has lent its support to UEFA’s plans to overhaul the European qualification format for major tournaments, amid growing concern that the process has become ‘predictable and uninspiring’.
November 13 – The Welsh capital Cardiff will host the opening match of EURO 2028, with London’s Wembley Stadium set to stage both semi-finals and the final, organisers have confirmed.
October 30 – UEFA has opened the application phase for its innovation programme “Champions Innovate”, the third iteration of the landmark programme that partners with the host association of the Champions League final.
October 30 – The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced it will host a four-nation mini international tournament in north Wales next month as preparations intensify for the 2026 UEFA Men’s Under-19 European Championship – a “landmark” event that will christen the association’s 150th anniversary.
October 23 – UEFA has announced that Lidl has become a partner of women’s national team football through to 2030.
October 23 – The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) has undertaken a vital initiative to enhance safety on football pitches across the country through a project supported by the UEFA HatTrick program.
October 9 – Barcelona midfielder Frankie de Jong has criticised the decision by LaLiga to host a league meeting between his club and Villarreal in Miami on December 20, 2025.
October 7 – The restructured 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) reaches the League Phase with a plethora of major broadcast deals penned by Europe’s governing body.
September 30 – Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure and former Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech are among 50 professional athletes who have called on European governing body UEFA to suspend Israel.