As Lionel Messi celebrates his 30th birthday, we pay tribute by coming up with a remarkable statistic or record for each of his years on this earth – we don't have to look too far!

As Mohamed Salah confirms his move to Liverpool, he holds all but one of Egypt's records in UEFA club competition, but can he break new ground in this season's UEFA Champions League?

A scorer of some breathtaking goals in the UEFA Youth League last season, Jordi Mboula has left Barcelona for Monaco on a five-year deal – UEFA.com looks at what the French champions are getting.

Mario Mandžukić and Lorenzo Pellegrini have both scored spectacular overhead kicks in the past fortnight, but which is your favourite? Watch them both and vote now!

Former European champions Celtic will take on Linfield or La Fiorita as the draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held in Nyon to kick-start the 2017/18 campaign.

The draws for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League first and second qualifying rounds will be streamed live on UEFA.com at 12:00CET on Monday as the road to Kyiv begins.

As the new campaign gets under way, UEFA.com focuses on the players and clubs who have set the pace in the qualifying phase of Europe's top club competition.

As we prepare for the first draws of 2017/18, UEFA.com celebrates the parallel world Cristiano Ronaldos and Lionel Messis – the record holders in the preliminary rounds.

Manchester United have made Benfica's Sweden defender Victor Lindelöf their first signing of the summer ahead of their return to the UEFA Champions League. Good deal, says UEFA.com.

Former Roma player Eusebio Di Francesco has replaced Internazionale Milano-bound Luciano Spalletti as Giallorossi coach and his achievements at Sassuolo point to an exciting talent.