The Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renamed the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA.
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently serving as the head coach of the Indonesian national team. As a player, he played as a striker, most notably for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He is considered one of the best Dutch strikers of all time.
Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin is a Russian football coach and a former player.
Anderson da Silva, better known as Sonny Anderson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer at the club level, he was best known for his spells with Lyon, Monaco and Barcelona.
Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar was a Ukrainian-Russian professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he represented both Ukraine and Russia on the international level. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and was known for set-piece ability and technique.
Andreas Ulmer is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is the former captain of Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he played for sixteen seasons and won 22 trophies, and also represented the Austria national team.
Andriy Valeriyovych Pyatov is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, primarily for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
Jádson Rodrigues da Silva, commonly known as Jádson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back. He is an assistant coach with CSKA Moscow.
Vasiliy Vladimirovich Berezutski is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a defender, head coach of the Azerbaijani club Sabah. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 with Torpedo Moscow, having graduated from their famed academy. He was a Russia national football team regular, earning his 100th cap on 6 September 2016 in a friendly against Ghana. He played as a fullback or centre-back and sometimes was also deployed as wingback or midfielder.
Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin is a Russian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Taison Barcellos Freda, simply known as Taison, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club PAOK.
Stefan Savić is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Montenegro national team.
Denys Viktorovych Harmash is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
Qara Elxan oğlu Qarayev is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan and Azerbaijan national team. He has been twice selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2014 and 2020.
Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He is considered one of the best midfielders in the world.
Viktor Vitaliiovych Tsyhankov is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Girona and the Ukraine national team.
Jules Olivier Koundé is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team.
