The 68th edition of the prestigious Ballon d’Or®awards ceremony took place on Monday 28 October at the grandiose Théâtre du Châtelet, in Paris. The ceremony was hosted by Didier Drogba and Sandy Heribert and was broadcast in 170 countries. The winners were unveiled in front of a distinguished audience, including Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, George Weah, Ruud
The Football Association, in collaboration with UEFA and The PFA, has today announced the first-ever all-female cohort for the UEFA A Licence course. The cohort consists of 17 current and former players from the women’s professional game, who are taking part in the 12-month programme, as The FA pledges a long-term commitment to providing high-quality
UEFA and European Resuscitation Council campaign aims to educate more than 100,000 fans in basic CPR skills and provide in-person training to teams, officials, volunteers and staff at UEFA EURO 2024 Following the partnership between UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) announced earlier this year, both parties have today launched the ‘Get trained, save
Following the announcement last week of the nominees for the UEFA men’s player and coach awards, UEFA has today announced the names of the top three nominees for the 2022/23 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year award. The award winner will be announced at the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will
Campaign inspires children to #MakeMoves through a creative school-based participation challenge, supported by digital games and content. Fans to decide the mascot’s name. With less than one year to go until UEFA EURO 2024 kicks off in Germany, the official mascot of the tournament made its first appearance today surprising children at a primary school
Connected Nations League and European Qualifiers to deliver more competitive matches In line with UEFA’s Women’s Football Strategy: Time For Action and the goal to transform competitions, the UEFA Executive Committee yesterday approved a new and innovative national team competition system that ultimately leads to qualification for the UEFA Women’s EURO or the FIFA Women’s
In a hard-hitting and emotional film, Virginia talks in depth about her cancer diagnosis in the spring of 2020. This began with a series of headaches and neck pain which encouraged her to undergo a scan – doctors discovered it was a brain tumour. Virginia said: “They told me I would have to undergo 30 round
Carlo Ancelotti and Sarina Wiegman win men’s and women’s Coach of the Year awards UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Real Madrid CF striker Karim Benzema has been crowned 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. The announcement was made at today’s 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw, which took place at the Haliç
The top three nominees for 2021/22 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year award have been announced as well as the nominees for UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year award. Following the announcement last week of the nominees for the UEFA men’s player and coach awards, UEFA has today announced the names of the top three
Ground-breaking UEFA report outlines the incredible potential of women’s club and league game in Europe, with commercial value set to reach €686 million by 2033. UEFA today launches The Business Case for Women’s Football, a brand-new, forward-looking and practical report that highlights the potential for growth in the European women’s club and league game over
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