Can FIFA and UEFA Be Trusted To Stand Up For Domestic Football?
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Created: Friday, 17 October 2025 16:42
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Written by Darren Douglas
All football fans should remember the date of October 6th 2025, when UEFA made the most UEFA of decisions, by allowing La Liga and Serie A permission to hold one domestic game overseas during this 2025/26 season, whilst simultaneously making it known that they disapprove of such a move. To clarify, Villarreal will now be allowed to play their 'home' league game against Barcelona, in December, in Miami, a mere 4700 miles away from the Estadio de la Ceramica, where the game should be played. Meanwhile, AC Milan will 'host' Como in February, with the San Siro being replaced with a venue in Perth, Australia, and just 8500 miles separating the Rossoneri from their usual home.
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Women's Euros 2025- Football For The Planet
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Created: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 22:34
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Written by Christopher Morley
Is there a case for saying that Switzerland's hosting of the recent Women's Euros, while not the sort of success La Nati might have hoped for on home soil given they made it as far as the quarter-finals before defeat to losing finalists Spain, actually marked a far bigger win for the environment and indeed the wider footballing community? If you looked beyond what was going on on the pitch, almost as much coverage was given to a commitment to make the tournament sustainable, a change deemed necessary by Doris Keller, tournament director, in an interview with the Travel Smart Campaign-
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