Chelsea fined €10m for ‘incomplete’ financial reporting in Abramovich era
July 31 – Chelsea have been fined €10 million by UEFA for breaches of Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations.
Governance
Italy and Turkey combine hosting bids for 2032 Euros
July 28 – Italy and Turkey have agreed to ditch their individual bids for the 2032 Euros and merge into a joint submission.
UEFA gives Barca provisional clearance to play in UCL but ‘Caso Negreira’ probe ongoing
July 28 – Barcelona have been provisionally cleared to play in the 2023-24 Champions League despite an ongoing UEFA investigation into the club’s involvement in a refereeing scandal.
UEFA return Osasuna to Conference League after current management cleared of match-fixing
July 26 – Osasuna have overturned their European ban, issued as a result of decade-old match-fixing scandal.
UEFA fines Croatia €150k for racist fan chants at Nations League finals
July 26 – The Croatian FA has been fined €150,000 for offensive chants and disorder by fans at the Nations League Finals last month.
Bidders line up to host UEFA club competition finals in 2026 and 2027
July 18 – UEFA has reported that nine national associations have declared interest in hosting UEFA club competition finals in 2026 and 2027.
UEFA aims to raise the bar with launch of Euro 2024 ESG strategy
July 18 – UEFA has published its ‘UEFA Euro 2024 environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy’ which it says aims to be a benchmark for sports event sustainability for German and European societies.
UEFA fines Barca and Man Utd in latest round of FFP sanctions
July 17 – Barcelona and Manchester United are among a group of clubs punished by UEFA in the latest round of Financial Fair Play sanctions.
Juve discuss exit from Real Madrid and Barca’s Super League cabal
July 14 – Juventus have begun the process of pulling out of the doomed European Super League project.
UEFA multi-club ownership probe clears AC Milan, Brighton and Villa for Euro club comps
July 7 – UEFA has cleared the path for Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion and AC Milan to compete in next seasons European club competitions after opening an investigation into their potential conflict under UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.
Osasuna to appeal UEFA ban from Conference League for matchfixing
July 5 – Osasuna have been thrown out of European football’s third-tier Conference League next season due to a match-fixing scandal from a decade ago.
Ceferin calls on fans to call out racists, apologises for Champions League fan failings
June 23 – Football fans have been urged by UEFA boss Aleksander Čeferin (pictured) to play their part in driving racism out of the sport.
Mourinho given 4-match ban for abusing ref at Europe League final
June 22 – José Mourinho has been banned by UEFA for four European games for his disgraceful antics following his Roma team’s defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League final.
UEFA’s FootbALL launch to drive social change and sustainability across the game
June 9 – Highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion in European football, UEFA has launched the FootbALL programme which is designed to help drive positive social change.
Juve seek European rehabilitation and open talks with Real and Barca to quit Super League project
June 7 – The much-maligned European Super League has suffered a further blow with the news that one of the three remaining rebel clubs, Juventus, have signalled their intention to quit the project.