February 10 – Just six match days into its new format, the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) is breaking records both in terms of media impact and increased competitiveness.
February 2 – Real Madrid have been handed an awkward path back into the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds after being drawn against Benfica in the playoff phase, renewing their rivalry with former manager José Mourinho just days after losing to the Portuguese side in the league phase finale.
January 21 – Norway’s Bodo/Glimt stunned Manchester City 3-1 in the Champions League, prompting Pep Guardiola to say that “everything is going wrong.”
January 20 – Qatar has built out the Finalissima between the Champions of South America and Europe – Argentina and Spain – into a Football Festival that will see five other matches played.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Serbia and hosts Qatar will each play two matches between March 26-31.
December 19 – Women’s Champions League holders Arsenal will face OH Leuven in the knockout phase play-off. If they win they will set up an all-Women’s Super League quarter final with Chelsea who have qualified directly to the quarter finals.
On the other side of the draw Real Madrid have been paired with Paris FC. If Real Madrid win they will set up a Women’s El Clasico with Barcelona in the quarter final.
November 12 – Ahead of tonight’s launch of the Euro 2028 tournament to be co-hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, UEFA has announced the renewal of its long-running Coca-Cola partnership, with the soft drinks firm becoming an official global sponsor of UEFA EURO 2028, and designated as the official non-alcoholic beverage sponsor.
In London’s Piccadilly tonight UEFA will officially launch Euro 2028 with an unveiling of the tournament branding and the federations in town to promote their co-operation.
October 31 – Munich’s Allianz Arena is poised to host the 2028 Champions League match with London’s Wembley and Barcelona’s Nou Camp contesting the hosting rights for the 2029 showpiece match.
On Friday, European governing body UEFA confirmed the list of interested bidders from among its member associations for the European club finals in 2028 and 2029. UEFA said that it had received declarations of interest from 16 member associations to host the 2028 and 2029 club finals,
October 22 – Inter Milan maintained their perfect record in the group stages of the Champions League with a convincing 4-0 win at Belgium’s Union St Gilloise.
October 20 – UEFA has conducted the draw for the last 16 of the inaugural Women’s Europa Cup, its second women’s club competition.
October 13 – UEFA is exploring major changes to its World Cup qualifying format, with senior officials acknowledging concerns that the current system has become predictable and is losing appeal among fans and broadcasters.
By Samindra Kunti in Brugge
September 19 – Spearheaded by midfielder Hans Vanaken, Club Brugge thrashed AS Monaco 4-1 in the Champions League, marking back-to-back Belgian victories in the competition this week.
September 17 – The Champions League kicked off last night with Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise enjoying a dream debut in the competition with a comprehensive 3-1 victory away to PSV Eindhoven.
September 14 – UEFA’s record-breaking Women’s EURO 2025 saw a €220 million boost in economic activity for host nation Switzerland.
UEFA has released more numbers surrounding EURO 2025 that saw 29 of the 31 games sold-out, and an average attendance of more than 20,000 for the first time at a Women’s EURO. In total a record 657,291 tickets were sold, of which 35% went to international spectators.
September 11 – UEFA’s Executive Committee, meeting in Tirana, Albania, yesterday, has formally confirmed the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid will host the 2027 Champions League final. UEFA also approved €1 million for distribution to the final four teams in the 2025 Women’s Nations League finals.
September 8 – Germany got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 3-1 win against Northern Ireland in Cologne on Sunday.