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Weekly News Extra (09-13/02/2026)

• UEFA's 55 national associations members will now vote every year to elect the best male and female referees of the season, based on a shortlist of five names drawn up by the European Confederation's Refereeing Committee. • Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports), and part of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 430514
• Published on 13/02/26 at 18:15
©  EFC
EFC: FC Barcelona re-admission request approved following club's withdrawal from the Super League project

The board of European Football Clubs (EFC) unanimously approved FC Barcelona’s (LALIGA EA Sports) application to re-integrate the organisation as an ordinary member, announced both parties on 13/02/2026. Barça, a founding member of the former ECA, was no longer a member of the organisation…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 430546
• Published on 13/02/26 at 18:05
©  Pro League
Pro League: sharp reduction in cumulative losses (from €160m to €70m) for D1 and D2 clubs in 2024-25

Pro League clubs (Jupiler Pro League and Challenger Pro League) posted cumulative losses of €70m at the end of the 2024-25 financial year, down sharply on the 2023-24 (-€160m) and 2022-23 (-€188m) financial years, according to results published by the League and the RBFA on 12/02/2026. "This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 430482
• Published on 13/02/26 at 14:00
©  UEFA
UEFA: David Terrier ExCo member with voting rights as president of FIFPRO Europe (2026-2029)

David Terrier, who has been a member of the UEFA Executive Committee in an advisory capacity since May 2025 as president of FIFPRO Europe, will now sit on the committee with "the same rights and duties" as all other members of the comex, under the terms of a change to the statutes voted on at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Social partners, …
• Article # 430431
• Published on 13/02/26 at 11:00
©  UEFA
2026-27 Nations League: France will face Italy, Belgium and Turkey (League A, Group 1)

Italy, Belgium and Turkey are the three opponents (League A, Group 1) that France will face in September, October and November 2026 as part of the fifth edition of the UEFA Nations League. The draw was made at Brussels Expo (Brussels, BEL) on 12/02/2026, a few hours after the 50th Ordinary UEFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 430392
• Published on 13/02/26 at 09:00
©  UEFA
UEFA/50th Ordinary Congress: "European football’s future is bright" (Aleksander Ceferin)

"Leaders come and go. Empires rise and fall. Football stays - season after season, generation after generation. Deeply woven into the fabric of our communities. We must keep it that way. Football cannot be bought or sold. It will never be closed. It is for all. And what belongs to everyone is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 430366
• Published on 12/02/26 at 18:10
©  UEFA
"The agreement between UEFA, EFC and Real Madrid strengthens European football" (Gianni Infantino, FIFA)

"Football progresses when its stakeholders act together. I therefore welcome the recent agreement between UEFA, the EFC and Real Madrid (LALIGA EA Sports), which reinforces stability and cooperation within European football. In a world often marked by division and confrontation, football must…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Authorities, International authorities, …
• Article # 430301
• Published on 12/02/26 at 16:00
Japan/J1 League: no draws, two regional groups and play-offs for the switch to a new season format

The Meiji Yasuda J1 League, Japan's top men's football division, is adopting a new format for its transitional season held between February and June 2026 as part of its move away from a calendar-year season to a format spanning two calendar years from 2026-27. Under the new format, the league…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 430217
• Published on 12/02/26 at 14:00
©  UEFA
UEFA: "Football is a public good and must be governed in the public interest" (Glenn Micallef)

"Football is a public good and must be governed in the public interest. It must be more than profits and shareholder value. That means something concrete. Domestic league matches belong to their communities. They belong to the supporters who built these clubs. They must not be relocated at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 430268
• Published on 12/02/26 at 12:15
©  Lega Serie A
Lega Serie A: "Football is one of Italy's main sources of soft power" (Luigi De Siervo)

"Within the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a department responsible for sports diplomacy has been set up, because sport, and football in particular, is one of Italy's main sources of soft power," said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A, at the 2026 edition of the BIT (Borsa Internazionale…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, International development, Geopolitics, …
• Article # 430186
• Published on 12/02/26 at 11:00