The Union of European Football Associations was founded in Basel, Switzerland, by representatives of national associations who wanted a European body to organise competitions and represent the continent's interests within FIFA. The Dane Ebbe Schwartz became its first president. UEFA launched the European Cup in 1955-56, won by Real Madrid, and this tournament was reorganised in 1992 as the Champions League. It also created the European Championship, whose first edition was played in 1960. Its headquarters have been in Nyon, Switzerland, since 1995. Today UEFA has more than fifty member associations and runs club and national-team competitions that are among the most-watched sporting events in the world.
Before and after
- 6 May 1954Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four-minute mile
- 8 May 1954Founding of Asian Football Confederation
- from 15 May 1954 to 31 July 2012Founding of Latin Union
- 7 June 1954Death of Alan Turing
- 15 June 1954Founding of Union of European Football Associations
- 27 June 1954The first nuclear power plant supplies a grid
- 30 June 1954Birth of Serzh Sargsyan
- 13 July 1954Death of Frida Kahlo
- 17 July 1954Birth of Angela Merkel
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