Bringing Europe Together - Sport the common denominator
FIFA, the world governing body, was formed in 1904 with seven European members, while UEFA came into being exactly 50 years later. This gap of half a century could be attributed to the fact that FIFA had always been run from Europe, largely by Europeans dealing with predominantly European issues; but by 1954 FIFA's membership had risen to 79 and the European associations began to feel the need for their own organisation, to organise competitions for Europe's national teams and clubs and to provide a focal point for a united European football movement.
This article looks at UEFA's history and addresses two of the key questions raised in this section of UEFA’s ten-year strategy document, Vision Europe: why was UEFA created, and what activities has UEFA traditionally undertaken?
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