UEFA Europa League

PARIS - The Serbia men's national football team was on Thursday drawn to play Spain, Denmark and Switzerland in Group 4 of UEFA Nations League A.

The draw ceremony was held in Paris.

The fourth edition of the UEFA Nations League begins on September 5 and concludes on November 19.

BRAGA - Serbia's TSC Backa Topola lost 3-0 away to Portuguese side Braga in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on Tuesday evening.

Bruma opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Pizzi netted in the 19th minute and Alvaro Djalo made it 3-0 in the 87th minute.

The return leg in Backa Topola is scheduled for August 15.

BELGRADE- TSC were on Tuesday drawn to play title holders Red Star at home in the semi-finals of the Serbian football cup and Vojvodina will host Cukaricki in the other semi-final.

The draw ceremony was held at the Football Association of Serbia.

The semi-final matches will be played on May 17 and the final is scheduled for May 25.

Even the UEFA Champions League final has more viewers than the Super Bowl

Vilnius – Slovenian football champions Mura advanced to the play-off round of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League after beating Lithuanian champions Zalgiris 1:0 in the return leg in Vilnius on Thursday evening. In the last qualifying round, starting on 19 August, the club from Murska Sobota will play against Austria’s Sturm Graz.

The 2023 UEFA Champions League final will be held in Istanbul, the governing body of European football announced on July 16. 

The Istanbul Ataturk Olympic Stadium will host the 2023 Champions League final match, according to UEFA's official Twitter account.

The German city of Munich was originally to host the final that year. It will now be the site of the event in 2025.

Cosmote TV announced on Wednesday that it had secured the television broadcasting rights for all UEFA European club soccer tournaments - i.e. the Champions League, the Europa League, the new club competition Europa Conference League and the Super Cup - until 2024.

Athens will host the ceremony for the UEFA Player of the Year Award in October, along with the draws for the European Cups' group stages for the 2020-2021 season, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Wednesday.

As a result of the growing coronavirus crisis in Europe, UEFA has officially decided to postpone the final matches of club tournaments.

The finals of the Champions League, the Europa League and the Women's League were due in May, but the current situation calls for their cancellation.

Turkey's Beşiktaş have been eliminated from UEFA Europa League, after losing to Portuguese club Braga 3-1 in Group K late on Nov. 7.