uefa champion league Like the FIFA World Cup , the UEFA Champions League is sponsored by a group of multinational corporations, in contrast to the single main sponsor typically found in national top-flight leagues. When the Champions League was created in 1992, it was decided that a maximum of eight companies should be allowed to sponsor the event, with each corporation being allocated four advertising boards around the perimeter of the pitch, as well as logo placement at pre- and post-match interviews and a certain number of tickets to each match. This, combined with a deal to ensure tournament sponsors were given priority on television advertisements during matches, ensured that each of the tournament's main sponsors was given maximum exposure. [ 99 ]. ltd uefa nations league Giải đấu này khởi tranh từ vòng sơ loại mùa hè, qua vòng bảng rồi knock-out, và chung kết thường diễn ra vào cuối tháng 5 hoặc đầu tháng uefa nations league a Following the five-year ban on English teams, Steaua București won the European Cup in 1985–86, followed by Porto in 1986–87, PSV Eindhoven in 1987–88; AC Milan (2), Red Star Belgrade and Barcelona became champions before the competition was re-formulated as the UEFA Champions League . The 1996-97 season was the final Champions League tournament in which European league champions were only allowed to compete; the tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund .