UEFA has pledged to commit €1billion ($1.083bn) as part of a new six-year strategy in a bid to “create a sustainable future for women’s football in Europe”.
The strategy, entitled ‘Unstoppable’, will run from 2024 to 2030 and focuses on key long-term goals, including increasing the number of professional leagues across the continent from four to six, providing universal access to grassroots football and launching a second club competition with more opportunities for clubs to compete in UEFA competitions.
The governing body has also pledged to increase the number of fully professional players across Europe from 3,049 to 5,000 by 2030 (a fully professional player is defined by UEFA as a player with a written contract, is a full-time paid employee and does not need to supplement their football income).
The Women’s Super League in England, Liga F in Spain and Frauen-Bundesliga in Germany are all professional, while the Premiere Ligue in France went professional in 2024.
There are 1.6million registered women’s football players within UEFA, with 583 professional clubs offering women’s and girls’ football and more than 50,000 offering amateur football to women and girls.
A talent identification programme will also be launched in collaboration with national…
 as part of a new six-year strategy in a bid to “create a sustainable future for women’s football in Europe”. The strategy, entitled ‘Unstoppable’, will run from 2024 to 2030 and focuses on key long-term goals, including increasing the number of professional leagues across the continent from four to six, providing universal access to grassroots football and launching a second club competition with more opportunities for clubs to compete in UEFA competitions. The governing body has also pledged to increase the number of fully...){kind=link}