The Europe XI is an

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mainly consisting of players from the

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...

region but, on occasion, players hailing from other continents playing for

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

an teams are invited to play. The European XI play one-off games against clubs, national teams, collectives of other confederations, or a

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made up of players from all the other continents. Because of this, no governing body in the sport officially recognises the team and each incarnation of the team is not seen as a continuation of any other.Mittendrin statt nur dabei
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. Proceeds earned from the games are donated to good causes and the players, coaching staff, and stadium owners are not paid for the event. In recent years, these games have been broadcast live on television.Stars descend on Manchester
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Notable coaches

Matches

U18 selection

Notes

References