UEFA Foundation for Children: 2019-20 Activity Report

"The 2019-20 season was particularly unusual, to say the least. While it marked the foundation's fifth anniversary, it was also a year filled with innumerable challenges owing to the outbreak and spread of the Covid-19 virus," said UEFA, which presented its annual report on the UEFA Foundation for Children, a "pioneering campaign to use football to drive social good."

"During the year, the foundation's parent organisation, UEFA, expressed a clear desire to consolidate its support for the protection of children, as well as the promotion of equal opportunities for all. In 2019-20, the distribution of the foundation's funding (€8.4m in donations, including €5.9m allocated to projects) was split equally between projects located in Europe and other continents," added the European Confederation. 131 UEFA Foundation for Children projects were registered in 2019-20 throughout the world, including 74 in Europe.

"While many of the projects supported over the past five years have emphasised children's health, education and integration, the foundation is now setting fresh objectives. Attention…