UEFA: opening of an office in Turkey, future host country of two European finals & Euro 2032

UEFA has opened an office in Istanbul "to further strengthen collaboration between European football's governing body and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF)", which will host the 2025-26 Europa League final and then the 2026-27 Conference League final before hosting Euro 2032 with Italy, announced the European confederation on 25/04/2025.

This is UEFA's third office outside its headquarters in Nyon (SUI). The body has had a representative office in Brussels (BEL) since February 2017 and a joint office with CONMEBOL in London (ENG) since the beginning of 2022.

"Turkey continues to demonstrate even greater ambition and commitment to prove itself as one of the world's leading hosts of global sport. The bar is set high, and UEFA fully supports you on this journey. With numerous significant tournaments approaching, we decided to open an office in Istanbul to have a strong local presence and to ensure that these prestigious competitions are delivered flawlessly," said Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA, at a ceremony attended by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of…