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UEFA Champions Festival set to take over Budapest

May 26 – Budapest is already gripped by Champions League fever days before kick-off in the UEFA Champions League final, with supporters filling the city centre and UEFA’s fan activations beginning to take shape ahead of Saturday’s shiwpiece at the Puskás Aréna.

That atmosphere will intensify as the week unfolds, with UEFA’s Champions Festival set to take over Heroes’ Square from 28-31 May – turning one of the Hungarian capital’s most recognisable landmarks into a four-day celebration of European football.

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UEFA unveils ticket prices for slate of finals days

March 17 – UEFA has opened ticket sales for its 2026 club competition finals with a familiar message – hold the line on prices, protect access for supporters – and, this time, draw a not-so-subtle contrast with FIFA.

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English clubs struggle in Round of 16 of UEFA Champions League

March 12 – The first legs of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 delivered a familiar mix of drama, controversy and the occasional hammering as Europe’s elite took their first steps toward the quarter-finals.

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Prestianni handed provisional ban from UEFA following racism claim

February 24 – SL Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni has been handed a provisional one-match suspension by UEFA following allegations of racist abuse during last week’s Champions League tie against Real Madrid.

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Chelsea supporter describes brutal attack that left him in a Naples hospital

January 29 – A Chelsea supporter was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Naples ahead of the club’s UEFA Champions League meeting with Napoli, an incident that cast a shadow over an otherwise successful night for the Club World Cup champions.

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European giants await Friday’s UEFA Champions League draw

January 29 – The UEFA Champions League eight-match league phase concluded last night, splitting those already into the Round of 16 and those required to jump an additional hurdle via the knock-out play-offs.

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Madueke nets brace as Arsenal topple Club Brugge in UEFA Champions League

December 11 – Arsenal rose to the summit of the UEFA Champions League standings on Wednesday evening as Noni Madueke notched a brace to maintain the English Premier League club’s perfect record in the competition this year.

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Brugge hold Barcelona in epic UEFA Champions League contest

November 6 – Belgian champions Club Brugge were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw against LaLiga giants FC Barcelona in a thrilling box-to-box encounter in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening.

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Application phase opens for UEFA’s Champions Innovate programme

October 30 – UEFA has opened the application phase for its innovation programme “Champions Innovate”, the third iteration of the landmark programme that partners with the host association of the Champions League final.

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UEFA club competition draws to set the platform for 2025/26 season

June 17 – The 2025/26 European club season gets underway this week in Nyon with the draws for the first and second qualifying rounds of UEFA’s three men’s club competitions. More than 150 clubs from 50 national associations will be involved as the long road to the group stages is laid out.

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UEFA releases tickets for men’s and women’s club competition finals

April 8 – UEFA has officially opened ticket sales for its 2025 men’s and women’s club competition finals, offering fans across the globe the chance to attend European football’s biggest nights.

In line with its ongoing ‘Fans First’ initiative, UEFA is once again putting supporters at the heart of the allocation process. The majority of tickets for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League finals will go to fans of the finalist clubs and the general public.

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Gillette returns to UEFA fold with multi-year Champions League licensing deal

February 4 – The UEFA Champions League has a familiar face as its new grooming partner. Gillette, the world’s leading men’s grooming brand, is back in the fold after signing a multi-year global licensing deal with UEFA’s flagship club competition, starting this season.

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Man City ‘rewarded’ for UEFA Champions League qualification with juggernaut play-off

January 30 – Manchester City’s ‘reward’ for narrowly avoiding an embarrassing UEFA Champions League exit on Wednesday night is a play-off against a European juggernaut. A 3-1 comeback victory over Club Brugge clinched 22nd place in the league phase and a match against either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid, who finished 12th and 11th respectively, just to reach the Round of 16. Celtic, who came 21st, will take on the other giant.