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European Championship

Which nations are UEFA's most successful?

Thursday 26 January 2017 15.30 CET

Germany's UEFA Futsal EURO debut means they could become the first country to claim a complete set of UEFA national-team titles: but have they won the most overall?

UEFA Champions League

All the Champions League sides' winter transfers

Thursday 26 January 2017 14.23 CET

UEFA.com rounds up all the ins and out from the 16 sides in the knockout stages, with Alexander Isak joining Borussia Dortmund and Gonçalo Guedes moving to Paris Saint-Germain.

UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League January transfers: latest

Thursday 26 January 2017 12.00 CET

Keep track of the latest deals among the round of 32 contenders, with Ersan Adem Gülüm returning on loan to Beşiktaş and Schalke snapping up Daniel Caligiuri.

European Championship

UEFA Nations League: all you need to know

Thursday 26 January 2017 11.30 CET

What is it? How will it work? What is it trying to achieve and why does UEFA believe that it will improve the quality and standing of national team football? Find out here.

European Under-21 Championship

England face Netherlands, Scotland in 2019 U21 qualifying

Thursday 26 January 2017 9.40 CET

The 2019 Under-21 qualifying group stage draw has been made in Nyon, with England up against neighbours Scotland and fellow two-time winners the Netherlands.

Marketing

Sky Sports, ITV to show 2018–22 internationals

Thursday 26 January 2017 8.35 CET

Sky Sports and ITV have been awarded the rights to broadcast UEFA national team games in the United Kingdom from 2018 until 2022, including the new UEFA Nations League.

UEFA

European Championship

EURO boosted French economy by over €1.2bn

Wednesday 25 January 2017 10.30 CET

UEFA EURO 2016 was an undoubted success for the French economy with an injection of over €1.2bn from visitors to the country during the tournament.

How I became a coach

Tuesday 17 January 2017 11.30 CET

Milena Stevanovska tells the story of how she made the transition from player to coach with the help of the UEFA Coach Development Project for Women.

Charity

UEFA Foundation gives second life to EURO materials

Saturday 14 January 2017 11.05 CET

The UEFA Foundation for Children has been busy distributing jerseys, signs and other surplus equipment from UEFA EURO 2016 to ensure a positive legacy.

President

AFC and UEFA Presidents meet in Nyon

Thursday 12 January 2017 15.00 CET

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin held a "very productive meeting" with Asian Football Confederation counterpart Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Wednesday.

Obituaries

Belgium mourns François Van der Elst

Wednesday 11 January 2017 14.18 CET

François 'Swat' Van der Elst, a key player in Anderlecht's European triumphs in the 1970s and a member of Belgium's EURO '80 runners-up squad, has died at the age of 62.

General

UEFA statement on FIFA World Cup expansion

Tuesday 10 January 2017 16.41 CET

UEFA has made an official statement on the decision to expand the FIFA World Cup final tournament to 48 teams, supporting the competition's new format.

UEFA Champions League

Kewell, Cahill and Co: Australia and New Zealand's European titans

Thursday 26 January 2017 8.00 CET

To mark Australia Day, UEFA.com celebrates Oceania and Australasia's biggest achievers in UEFA club competition, with Harry Kewell's appearance total the one to beat.

Atlético, Juventus, Monaco progress as Madrid bow out

Wednesday 25 January 2017 23.20 CET

There were contrasting aggregate results for the Madrid clubs in the Copa del Rey, on a night when Juventus reached the last four of the Coppa Italia and Monaco made it into the French League Cup final.

Meet Paris signing Gonçalo Guedes – the new Ronaldo?

Wednesday 25 January 2017 21.14 CET

Quick, incisive, powerful and with an eye for goal – it is little wonder Gonçalo Guedes has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. Meet Paris Saint-Germain's highly-rated acquisition from Benfica.

Buffon v Casillas: Players call it a draw on Twitter

Wednesday 25 January 2017 16.30 CET

With Juventus taking on Porto in the round of 16, we looked earlier in the week at how their iconic keepers compare – Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas have since declared it a draw.

Alaba to Žigić: Inspired winter loan signings

Wednesday 25 January 2017 15.30 CET

They can be the difference between glory and defeat, survival and relegation, between European football and missing out. We celebrate ten of the past two decades' shrewdest moves.

What else is happening in European football?

Wednesday 25 January 2017 10.00 CET

Snow in Spain, Rod Stewart on the rampage, some soccer salads and a five-second post-match press conference are among our off-grid highlights this week.

UEFA Europa League

Alaba to Žigić: Inspired winter loan signings

Wednesday 25 January 2017 15.30 CET

They can be the difference between glory and defeat, survival and relegation, between European football and missing out. We celebrate ten of the past two decades' shrewdest moves.

What else is happening in European football?

Wednesday 25 January 2017 10.00 CET

Snow in Spain, Rod Stewart on the rampage, some soccer salads and a five-second post-match press conference are among our off-grid highlights this week.

Roma maintain pursuit, Rooney makes history

Monday 23 January 2017 20.30 CET

Roma continued their dogged pursuit of Juventus and Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's all-time record scorer, amid wins for fellow last-32 hopefuls including Beşiktaş and Lyon.

Rooney becomes Manchester United's all-time top scorer

Saturday 21 January 2017 17.50 CET

Wayne Rooney struck his 250th goal for Manchester United – against Stoke City on Saturday – to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton as the club's all-time leading scorer.

Antonio Valencia: 'The best right-back in football'?

Friday 20 January 2017 15.30 CET

José Mourinho's claim that "there's no better right-back in football" than Manchester United's Antonio Valencia got us thinking ... use #UCL to let us know your opinion.

What else is happening in European football?

Wednesday 18 January 2017 9.00 CET

TNS's record proves short-lived, derby banter and the "best coach in the history of our planet" feature in this week's look at what you might have missed. Plus, the briefest of detours to Montenegro.