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Uefa

The Union of European Football Associations is the governing body for football in Europe. Founded in 1954, it consists of 54 national members and runs international and club competitions such as the European Championship, Champions League and Europa League.

Chairman / President

Aleksander Čeferin

CEO / Managing Director

Karl-Erik Nilsson

CFO / Finance Director

David Gill

Industry

Sports entertainment

Website

uefa.com

Headquarters address

Route de Genève 46, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland

Year founded

1954

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Bodo Glimt’s players celebrate after beating Italy’s Inter Milan in Milan in the previous round of the Uefa Champions League. Photo: Xinhua

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Liam Rosenior’s switch to Chelsea has sparked renewed debate about multi-club ownership in football. Photo: Reuters

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Players have been protesting at the start of La Liga matches. Photo: AFP

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Fans of Greek club PAOK protesting against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv during a Europa League match on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

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Cristiano Ronaldo (right) scores for Portugal to make it 2-2 in the Uefa Nations League final against Spain in Munich on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Pope Francis receives an olive tree from Argentine forward Lionel Messi at the end of a private audience together at the Vatican in Rome, Italy on August 13, 2013. Photo: Osservatore Romano / AFP

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Uefa’s control, ethics and disciplinary body met last week and ruled that David Coote had violated the basic rules of decent conduct and brought football into disrepute. Photo: AP

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