UEFA EURO 2024 team services team services: Meeting all needs

The success of a UEFA EURO can be determined to the smallest of margins. Getting things in order could make all the difference to the outcome.

3 minutes of UEFA
on 14/06/2024

In this regard to achieve this, to achieve this, the UEFA team services unit makes sure that all national associations participating’s requirements are met to ensure that players and coaches can concentrate on the trophy as the competition advances.

A long time of work

The process of preparation began over two years back, before other teams besides the hosts Germany were even able to qualify.

One of the initial and most significant steps involved the base camps of the teams which were the homes-from-home of the 24 finalist teams throughout the competition. Teams were first presented with 56 places to stay in via a catalog. When the final locations were made the base camps were equipped with the tools required to successfully complete the contest.

Scotland’s players attend a training session at the team’s base camp in Garmisch-Partenkirchen AFP via Getty Images

The logistical support begins with transportation. Each team has seven vehicles, including a designed bus. It also it extends to ball (50 for each team) as well as in-game bibs (100 for each team) bag for medical needs (two for each team) spin bikes (five per dressing room for each stadium) as well as refreshments (300 per team every day) and training equipment like cones and hurdles, slalom poles and free kick walls.

The attention is given to the smallest of details. For instance the goal nets as well as corner flags that are used at the training field are identical of the ones found in match venues. Additionally, the transportation of equipment between bases camp and the match venue is managed by the tournament’s sponsor FedEx which offered the same services for EURO 2020.

To accommodate teams who will be that are moving to their game venue on the day prior to the game there are ten transfer training centers and 20 hotels for transfer in place and waiting for them, as well as additional vehicles.

The personal touch

Each national association participating is assigned a liaison official who acts as a crucial link for communication between UEFA with the team in the tournament. The liaison officers stay with teams at their bases and hotels and accompany them to games. They play an important role in the day-to-day running of the team, not just with logistics for the team but also aiding with translations and local administration as well as cultural aspects.

The liaison officers were selected due to their ability to communicate in German and the language spoken by the team they’re assigned to, which allows them to establish connections with their team, staff, and the players. It’s not likely to be obvious that there are officials in dugouts. As with all services offered by the team services department of UEFA they’re vital for the successful running of this famous event – helping all team competing at EURO 2024 perform on the field while everyone else watches.