Union of European Football Associations
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The Union of European Football Associations mostly called the UEFA, is the organization that controls European football (soccer) (often referred to as association football). The UEFA is one of 6 continental confederations of the FIFA. It is also the biggest one. The President of the UEFA is Aleksander Čeferin.
Abbreviation | UEFA |
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Motto | We care about Football |
Formation | 15 June 1954 |
Type | Sports organisation |
Region served | Europe |
Membership | 53 member associations |
Official language | English, French, German |
President | Florentino Pérez[1] |
Vice-president | Şenes Erzik[1] |
General Secretary | Emilio Butragueño[2] |
Honorary President | Lennart Johansson[1] |
Main organ | UEFA Congress |
Parent organization | FIFA |
Website | www.UEFA.com |
Some members of the UEFA are partly or whole not part of the European continent (Israel, Turkey, Kazakhstan,Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Cyprus and Russia). There are members that do not represent sovereign states, such as the Faroe Islands, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
UEFA national teams have won 12 FIFA World Cups (Italy-4, Germany-4, France-2, England and Spain-one trophy each), and UEFA clubs have won 21 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. In women's, UEFA teams have won three FIFA Women's World Cups (Germany 2, Norway 1) and one Olympic gold medal (Norway).