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Growing government interference and investor issues are among the biggest future challenges for football, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said. Speaking in an interview with dpa, Ceferin said that sports and European laws were compatible as he defended the autonomy of sport. "Sport is different from selling Pespi Cola or Coca Cola," he said, insisting that "the sports system has worked for 100 years." The European Court of Justice and a Spanish court have ruled that Europe's UEFA and the world governing body FIFA could not use their position to threaten clubs and players for participatin...
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin welcomes the debate about a return of Russian youth teams to international football competition in an effort to help overcome a growing climate of hate but also said there was no overall pressure to bring Russia back. Europe's UEFA and the world governing body FIFA banned all Russian teams from international events shortly after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This position has not changed amid the ongoing war, and a UEFA plan from September to re-admit Russian youth teams as neutrals ended after more than 10 national federations sa...
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin sees no concrete security threats for the upcoming Euro 2024 tournament in Germany but is concerned about the geopolitical situation as a whole. "We don't have any concrete security issues. But the security issue for me is a violent geopolitical situation in the world," the head of Europe's governing football body told dpa in an interview. "More and more violence. More and more aggression. The situation is not ideal in the world in principle." Ceferin said ahead of the month-long Euros in 10 German cities which start on Friday this was one reason why it was go...
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Munich's district administration has voiced concern about the planned use of pyrotechnics at next week's Euro 2024 opening ceremony, saying it could set a bad example. The administration told broadcasters ARD its fire department had asked tournament organizers to refrain from using pyrotechnics when the plans were announced in January. The ruling body UEFA said the ceremony next Friday in Munich's stadium ahead of the tournament opener between hosts Germany and Scotland included "involvement of established manufacturers and professional companies in accordance with the health and safety regula...
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European football ruling body UEFA won't allow the Austria national team to use "L'amours toujours" as their song at the Euro 2024 in Germany, head of media Christian Wiesmayr told dpa on Saturday. The song recorded by the Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino was involved in a series of incidents where crowds in Germany shouted far-right chants to the melody of the decades-old pop tune. The Austrian football federation ÖFB said of the ban: "The ÖFB clearly stands for tolerance, diversity and integration and is committed to promoting respectful coexistence in all areas of society. Following the recent in...
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The city of Frankfurt will host the Europa League final in 2027, European ruling body UEFA said on Wednesday. This will be the third time that a German city hosts the event, after Hamburg in 2010 and Cologne in 2020. Leipzig, meanwhile, will welcome Conference League final in 2026. The UEFA executive committee also decided during a meeting in Dublin, ahead of this season's Europa League final between Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta later, that the Puskas Arena in Budapest will host the Champions League final in 2026. The decision on the 2027 edition is suspended until September, subject to the I...
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Germany's Bundesliga took another step to follow the Italian Serie A in claiming a fifth Champions League slot - and both leagues could even have six teams in the revamped elite event next season - depending on how Borussia Dortmund, Roma and Atalanta fare. The ruling body UEFA is awarding the top two nations in its events this term with an additional slot. The upcoming Champions League and Europa League winners also get direct entry. Italy is already assured of a top two finish in the UEFA list as the fifth-placed team from the Serie A will join the directly entered top four. Germany moved fu...
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Julian Nagelsmann may be able to nominate more players for the European Championship than previously thought, but it is currently unclear whether the Germany national coach would even make use of the possibility of a larger squad. Organizers UEFA did not rule out the possibility on Monday of increasing the squad size from 23 to 26 players per team at the European Football Championship and announced that a decision would be made soon on the important personnel issue for the Euro 2024 tournament from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. "The positive discussions expressed different points of view amon...
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Julian Nagelsmann may be able to nominate more players for the European Championship than previously thought, but it is currently unclear whether the Germany national coach would even make use of the possibility of a larger squad. Organizers UEFA did not rule out the possibility on Monday of increasing the squad size from 23 to 26 players per team at the European Football Championship and announced that a decision would be made soon on the important personnel issue for the Euro 2024 tournament from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. "The positive discussions expressed different points of view amon...
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Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has criticised UEFA for returning to 23-player squads for this summer's European championships and said that his national federation may approach the continental body on the issue. UEFA had allowed 26 players per team at the last Euros in 2021 owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with 26-player squads also used at the 2022 World Cup. Euro 2024 is to see a 23-strong squad size like in the past but Koeman expressed criticism after a 2-1 defeat against Germany in a friendly international on Tuesday. "It is very strange not to chose from 26 players. It is absurd to re...
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