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We care about football </h3><a href="#" class="js-handler action open">Know more</a><a href="#" class="js-handler action close hide">Close</a><div class="edt-filter-caption" style="display:none;"><p class="edt-a"> A:<span>9999</span></p><p class="edt-s"> S:<span></span></p><p class="edt-k"> K:<span></span></p><p class="edt-nlt"> NewsListTag:<span>UEFAORG.HP.TOP</span></p><p class="edt-km"> KindMask:<span></span></p><p class="edt-tn"> TagName:<span></span></p></div><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bC js-target"><!--googleoff:index--><div class="innerText"><ul class="welcome box horList List3 noTopBg"><li id="A0001_1" class=" w5"><h2 class="nTitle">Who we are</h2><div class="fl newsThumb"><img src="/web/20160902075257im_/http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefaorg/WhatUEFAis/02/06/80/34/2068034_w5.jpg" alt="Who we are" width="241" height="136"/></div><div class="nlbody cl"><p>UEFA, the governing body of European football, was founded on 15 June 1954. 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UEFA helps develop the game across Europe via its HatTrick assistance programme.</p> </div><ul class="rel_news"><li class="odd"><a href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/news/newsid=2048884.html" title="Protecting the game">Protecting the game</a></li><li><a href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/football-development/index.html" title="Development">Development</a></li></ul></li><li id="A0001_3" class=" w5"><h2 class="nTitle">Why we do it</h2><div class="fl newsThumb"><img src="/web/20160902075257im_/http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefaorg/Respect/01/95/11/88/1951188_w5.jpg" alt="Why we do it" width="241" height="136"/></div><div class="nlbody cl"><p>UEFA has football and its well-being at the heart of all of its activities. The European body strives to care for the game and its various components at all times. 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</div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div><div class="row "><div style="" class="newsList insideuefa2 box horList List2 noTopBg" data-plugin="" data-script=""><div class="bH"><!--googleoff:index--><div class="edt-filter-caption" style="display:none;"><p class="edt-a"> A:<span></span></p><p class="edt-s"> S:<span></span></p><p class="edt-k"> K:<span>1000</span></p><p class="edt-nlt"> NewsListTag:<span>UEFA.HP.FEATURED</span></p><p class="edt-km"> KindMask:<span></span></p><p class="edt-tn"> TagName:<span></span></p></div><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bC"><!--googleoff:index--><div class="innerText"><ul class="insideuefa2 box horList List2 noTopBg"><li id="A0001_1" class=" w6"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/refereeing/index.html" title="Refereeing">Refereeing</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/refereeing/news/newsid=2395790.html" 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href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/anti-doping/news/newsid=2396221.html">UEFA and European national anti-doping agencies will continue their crucial co-operation in 2016/17 – with Norway the latest country to sign a collaboration agreement with UEFA.</a></div> </div></li></ul> </div><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div><div class="row "><div class="box mut"><div class="bH"><!--googleoff:index--><h3>more UEFA topics </h3> <!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bC"><div class="innGrid_8 fl"><div class="row fl"><div class="wr-artll"><div class="edt-filter-caption" style="display:none;"><p class="edt-a"> A:<span>109</span></p><p class="edt-s"> S:<span>109019</span></p><p class="edt-k"> K:<span>1000</span></p><p class="edt-nlt"> NewsListTag:<span></span></p><p class="edt-km"> KindMask:<span></span></p><p class="edt-tn"> TagName:<span></span></p></div><p class="newsRoofline"><a 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class="edt-s"> S:<span></span></p><p class="edt-k"> K:<span>1000</span></p><p class="edt-nlt"> NewsListTag:<span></span></p><p class="edt-km"> KindMask:<span></span></p><p class="edt-tn"> TagName:<span></span></p></div><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/stakeholders/clubs/index.html" title="Clubs">Clubs</a></p><h3 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/stakeholders/clubs/news/newsid=2229945.html#financial+distribution+2015">Financial distribution 2015-18</a></h3></div> </div><div class="row fl"><div class="wr-artll"><div class="edt-filter-caption" style="display:none;"><p class="edt-a"> A:<span>112</span></p><p class="edt-s"> S:<span>104006</span></p><p class="edt-k"> K:<span>1000</span></p><p class="edt-nlt"> NewsListTag:<span></span></p><p class="edt-km"> KindMask:<span></span></p><p class="edt-tn"> TagName:<span></span></p></div><p class="newsRoofline"><a 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href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2295968.html#seventh+benchmarking+report">Seventh benchmarking report</a></h3></div> </div><div class="row fl"><div class="wr-artll"><div class="edt-filter-caption" style="display:none;"><p class="edt-a"> A:<span>112</span></p><p class="edt-s"> S:<span>104016</span></p><p class="edt-k"> K:<span>1000</span></p><p class="edt-nlt"> NewsListTag:<span></span></p><p class="edt-km"> KindMask:<span></span></p><p class="edt-tn"> TagName:<span></span></p></div><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/financial-fair-play/index.html" title="Financial Fair Play">Financial Fair Play</a></p><h3 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2366661.html#four+settlement+agreements">Four settlement agreements</a></h3></div> 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class="vThumbContainer"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/video/euronews/videoid=2371969.html?autoplay=true" title="#CelebrateFootball" class="vHubHnd vHubLink" id="vid_2371969"><img src="/web/20160902075257im_/http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/TechnicalReports/02/37/19/63/2371963_w6.jpg" width="158" height="89" alt="#CelebrateFootball"/><span class="playBut"> </span></a><div class="vBgTitle "><div class="vTitle innerText vHubTitle"><h4>#CelebrateFootball</h4> </div><div class="vComment vHubText">See our new TV spot, showing the key respect messages as we celebrate football together at UEFA EURO 2016. </div></div></div><div class="vdate w6">08/06/2016<span class="v-duration">0:53</span> </div></li><li class="vThumbItem fl vHubWrap"><div class="vThumbContainer"><a href="/web/20160902075257/http://www.uefa.org/video/videoid=2378584.html?autoplay=true" title="Entertaining the fans" class="vHubHnd vHubLink" id="vid_2378584"><img src="/web/20160902075257im_/http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/02/37/89/32/2378932_w6.jpg" width="158" height="89" alt="Entertaining the fans"/><span class="playBut"> </span></a><div class="vBgTitle "><div class="vTitle innerText vHubTitle"><h4>Entertaining the fans</h4> </div><div class="vComment vHubText">As OCC Ceremonies Manager, Agata Jurek’s aim is to entertain the fans and create a nice atmosphere in the stadium. 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