Media releases

On 3 June 2019, within the UEFA admission process to the 2019/20 UEFA club competitions an investigation was conducted over the admission of the Belgian club KV Mechelen to the UEFA Europa League (UEL). Following the investigation carried out by the UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector and the subsequent admission proceedings, on 15 July 2019 the UEFA Appeals Body had decided to admit KV Mechelen into the 2019/2020 UEL, however, without prejudice to the potential reopening of the proceedings should further information arise in relation to the facts and/or merits of the case, which was also ongoing at national level.

UEFA has released details of the distribution of revenue to clubs from the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League and the 2019 UEFA Super Cup as well as solidarity payments for the qualifying phases.

029 - New arrangement seeks to develop, protect and promote integrity in sport

028 - Bundesliga to be the first league to offer content on UEFA.tv

With the UEFA European Football Championship celebrating its 60th anniversary, and a unique final tournament set to be hosted by 12 European cities, the ‘One Year To Go’ milestone for UEFA EURO 2020 has provided the opportunity to open the global application process for the event’s volunteer programme.

Events to mark 'One Year To Go' until UEFA EURO 2020 are taking place in 12 European cities, with the launch of ticketing, hospitality and volunteering applications also taking place on Wednesday 12 June.

UEFA and the world of football are mourning the death at the age of 89 years of Lennart Johansson, the Swede who was UEFA President for 17 years, from 1990 to 2007.

UEFA has unveiled the ticketing sales policy and ticket prices for UEFA EURO 2020 which, for the first time, will be held across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the competition. The tournament, to be staged from 12 June to 12 July 2020, will see the 24 finalist teams playing in 12 different cities: Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and Saint Petersburg.

For the first time in its history, UEFA has launched a dedicated women's football strategy. It commits UEFA to a five-year strategic framework with the aim of supporting, guiding and lifting both women's football and the position of women in football across Europe.

The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Damir Skomina will referee the 2019 UEFA Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. The match will be played at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday 1 June at 21:00CET.

The UEFA Referees Committee has announced today that Gianluca Rocchi will referee the 2019 UEFA Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday 29 May (kick-off at 23.00 local time/21.00CET).

The UEFA Referees Committee has today announced the referee team for the 2019 UEFA Women’s Champions League final.

UEFA has broken new ground after unveiling a mascot with a difference for UEFA EURO 2020. Equipped with a dazzling array of football tricks, Skillzy showed off his moves to the 55,000 crowd at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, minutes before Sunday's European Qualifier between the Netherlands and Germany.

013 - Tickets for the final in Madrid exclusively on sale on UEFA.com