Any masculine or feminine grammatical forms used to refer to people in the different language versions of these regulations are used for readability only and should be understood to cover people of all genders, except where clear from the context.
In the context of these regulations, the following definitions apply:
Association imagery
In relation to any participating association, that association’s (and its team’s) name, nicknames, symbols, emblems, logos, marks, designations and playing attire, including its colours and designs (with or without any references to the shirt manufacturer).
Commercial rights
Any and all commercial rights and opportunities in and in relation to the competition, including media rights, marketing rights and data rights.
Competition area
The technical areas as defined in the IFAB Laws of the Game and all areas that are primarily used by players and the referee team as well as the officials and venue team members during the match, plus the fourth official's position, any seats in the stands used by either team's sporting delegation, the referee review area (RRA) if VAR is used, the players' tunnel, the team and referee dressing rooms, the medical room and the doping control station.
Data rights
The right to compile and exploit statistics and other data in relation to the competition (including its matches).
Doping
The occurrence of one or more of the anti-doping rule violations set out in the UEFA Anti-Doping Regulations.
Football technologies
Any of the technologies that may be used at competition matches in accordance with the IFAB Laws of the Game and in line with UEFA's instructions, e.g. goal-line technology, video assistant refereeing, medical video review system.
Goal-line technology (GLT)
A camera-based tracking system used to support the referee's decision as to whether a goal has been scored.
Host association
The association organising a qualifying match or one of the associations designated by the UEFA Executive Committee to stage the final tournament.
Host broadcaster (HB)
The media production team (including official broadcast partners) responsible among other things for the multilateral production of the television and media promotion and coverage of the competition (references to 'international media', 'media representatives' and other similar references include host broadcaster within their meaning).
Local organising structure (LOS)
The working group or separate entity, which is specifically created by the host association of the final tournament, consisting of the persons representing the host association, the stadium representatives, the safety/security services, the host city authorities and/or the relevant host country authorities, as well as any other third party, public bodies and agencies, including transport network and traffic management service, as decided by the host association, for ensuring the implementation and delivery of all matches of the final tournament.
Marketing rights
The right to exploit by any and all means and in any and all media, whether now known or devised in the future, any types of advertising (including electronic and virtual advertising), promotion (including ticket promotions), endorsement, public relations, marketing, merchandising, licensing, franchising, sponsorship, hospitality, concessions, travel and tourism, publishing, retailing, and all other commercial association rights and opportunities that are not media rights, promotional rights or data rights.
Media rights
The right to create, distribute and transmit on a linear and/or on-demand basis for reception at any time including on a live and/or delayed basis anywhere in the world by any and all means and in any and all media, whether now known or devised in the future (including all forms of television, radio, mobile, wireless and internet distribution), digital, audiovisual, visual and/or audio coverage of the competition and all associated and/or related rights, including fixed media, download and interactive rights.
Partner
Any party accepted by UEFA under contract to exercise the commercial rights, and thereby participating directly or indirectly in the financing of the competition.
UEFA spectator capacity
All seats and allocated standing places in the stadium that comply with the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations, minus any seats permanently assigned to media and broadcasters.
Venue
The location of the stadium of the match, including the area controlled by the relevant competent authorities but also any relevant surrounding areas.
Video assistant referee (VAR)
A match official who may assist the referee in making a decision using replay footage.
In the context of these regulations, any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular", "for example" or any similar expression is illustrative and does not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.