The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It represents the national football associations of Europe, runs Europe-wide national and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions. Several national football associasions which are geographically in Asia belong to UEFA rather than the Asian Football Confederation, such as Cyprus, Israel and Kazakhstan. UEFA is one of the six continental confederations of FIFA. Of all the confederations, it is by far the strongest in terms of wealth and influence over the global game. Virtually all of the world's top players play in European leagues because of the salaries available from the world's wealthiest football clubs, particularly in England, Italy, Spain and Germany. Many of the world's strongest national sides are in UEFA. Of the 32 available spots in the 2006 World Cup, 14 were allocated to UEFA national teams.

UEFA was founded on June 15 1954 in Basel, Switzerland following discussions between the French, Italian and Belgian FAs. The headquarters was in Paris until 1959 when the organisation moved to Bern. Henri Delaunay was the first General Secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the president. Its administrative centre since 1995 is in Nyon, Switzerland. It was initially made up of 25 national associations. Currently there are 53 associations (see the bottom of this page or List of UEFA national football teams).

UEFA, as a representative of the national associations, has had a number of bruising clashes with the European Commission. In the 1990s the issues of television rights and especially international transfers (the Bosman ruling) have had to undergo some major changes to remain in line with European law.

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FOOTBALL: Walter Smith admits he fears Rangers will be handed a European ban by UEFA.
trapsreport (Michael Trapido) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:42:44 -0000
FOOTBALL: Walter Smith admits he fears Rangers will be handed a European ban by UEFA.
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SMITH FEARS EUROPEAN BAN: Walter Smith admits he fears Rangers will be handed a European ban by UEFA. http://bit.ly/3XPFby
puntersrealm (Punters Realm) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:03:16 -0000
SMITH FEARS EUROPEAN BAN: Walter Smith admits he fears Rangers will be handed a European ban by UEFA. http://bit.ly/3XPFby
Walter Smith fears UEFA will ban Rangers from Europe when it meets to discuss the charge of improper conduct on Nov 12. tinyurl.com/yfbldtq
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Walter Smith fears UEFA will ban Rangers from Europe when it meets to discuss the charge of improper conduct on Nov 12. tinyurl.com/yfbldtq
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