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Uefa mulls financial impact of biennial World Cup as nations ‘consider quitting’ Fifa
An independent study commissioned by Uefa, football’s European governing body, has found that it could lose up to €3bn ($3.5bn
Bids across eight categories invited for Uefa national team and ‘Euro-only’ packages
European football’s governing body Uefa has invited interested parties to bid for its national team and “Euro only” sponsorship packages across eight categories spanning the 2022 to 2028 cycle.
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Race on to secure Champions League crypto rights, including regional sponsorship
Uefa and its appointed agency Team Marketing are inviting bids for licensing rights to the Uefa Champions League in the cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fan token space, including the opportunity…
Nordic nations unite for Uefa Women’s Euro bid
The Nordic football associations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have joined forces to launch a joint bid for Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 as they continue a longer-term pursuit of the 2027 Fifa Women’s Wor…
Uefa Nations League final enjoys live audience jump
The Uefa Nations League saw its recent final tournament in Italy attract a larger broadcast audience compared to its previous edition two years ago, according to figures announced by Uefa today (Monday)
EXCLUSIVE: Uefa club competitions RFP allows 6-season bids; ‘encourages’ minimum guarantees
Uefa has sent a request for proposals document (RFP) to companies interested in selling commercial rights to its club competitions, encouraging potential bidders to “consider structures with minimum guarantees” and allowing bids across six seasons.
Uefa invites bids for club competition rights in landmark RFP
A request for proposals has been issued for the sale of commercial rights to Uefa’s club competitions, a contract that has been held by the Team Marketing agency since the first iteration of the Uefa C…
Uefa kicks off search for Euro 2028 hosts with joint bids permitted
Uefa has initiated the bid process for the 2028 European Championship, issuing its member national associations with a bid deadline of March 23 next year by which to submit their interest
Uefa, women’s leagues unite in opposition to Fifa’s World Cup scheme
Uefa has stepped up its opposition to Fifa’s plans to turn the men’s and women’s World Cups into biennial tournaments by joining forces with a host of Europe’s leading women’s leagues to declare that such…
FFF president Le Graët ‘not opposed’ to biennial World Cup
Noël Le Graët, the president of the French Football Federation, has said that he is “not opposed” to a proposal from global governing body Fifa to turn its showpiece World Cup tournament into a biennial event…
Aligned Uefa and Conmebol detail plans for Italy-Argentina match
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and Uefa, football’s European governing body, have detailed plans for Argentina and Italy, the winners of their respective national team tournaments, t…
Uefa drops legal action against ESL rebels, expects Madrid judge to ‘stand aside’
Uefa has declared that the ‘disciplinary proceedings’ against Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Juventus for their attempts to continue with the highly-controversial European Super League project have bee…
ESL still ‘poses existential threat to European football’ warns Uefa
Uefa has warned that the European Super League continues to represent an ‘existential threat to the foundations of European football’ because of an ongoing court action originally started by all 12 of …
Uefa, Premier League and Canal Plus welcome latest Rwandan piracy ruling
European football’s governing body Uefa, the English Premier League and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus have welcomed the latest court ruling in Rwanda over the piracy of their broadcast content.
Uefa agrees new club competition solidarity model, increases Women’s Euro prize money
Uefa has tried to create a more equitable solidarity payments model for its men’s club competitions, increasing the sums paid to smaller associations, and has approved substantial increases in prize m…
Uefa doubles down on ‘real dangers’ of biennial World Cup
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has outlined four “real dangers” associated with the proposal by Fifa to make the World Cup a biennial event, hitting out at the world governing body’s “promot…
Merging M6 and TF1 handed deadline for six-year Uefa national team rights bids
M6 and TF1, the French commercial broadcasters in the process of merging their activities, must lodge their offers for broadcast rights to France’s national team qualifying matches, along with the Uefa E…
Uefa announces Enterprise Rent-A-Car as seventh Europa League sponsor
European football’s governing body’s Uefa has officially announced the three-year extension of Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s sponsorship of the Europa League in a contract that also includes the Europa Confe…