Webby nomination for Champions League app
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
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The official UEFA Champions League mobile app is in the running for the accolade of world's best sports mobile product after receiving a nomination for the 20th Webby Awards.
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The official UEFA Champions League app only launched this season but it has already been selected as one of the world's best mobile sites or apps – and you can help ensure it does not end there.
Webby People's Voice Award: Vote NOW
The app is one of five nominees for the sports category at the 20th Webby Awards – considered to be the internet equivalent of the Oscars. The Green Bay Packers site, FanDuel app, ESPN and FieldLevel complete the shortlist, who now battle it out on two fronts:
1. Webby Winner – picked by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences.
2. Webby People's Voice Award – chosen by a public vote that runs until 09.00CET on Friday 22 April. Have your say ...
Webby People's Voice Award: Vote NOW
The UEFA.com users' Team of the Year just missed out on the final five for the celebrity/fan website category, but was named as one of nine honourees.
UEFA Champions League app
The official UEFA Champions League app provides comprehensive and immersive coverage of Europe's premier club competition on your handheld device, including:
- Select your favourite clubs to get the content you care about in your own personalised newsfeed.
- Highlights of every match from 00.00CET.
- Live audio commentaries.
Download from iTunes and Google Play.
Previous nominations
UEFA.com has been recognised by the Webby panel numerous times, including:
2009: euro2008.com an honouree for best home/welcome page
2010: UEFA.com an honouree for the sports category
2011: UEFA.com shortlisted for the sports award
2013: UEFA Champions League section shortlisted for best sports website and won a Lovie (the European version of the awards)
2014: UEFA.com users' Team of the Year campaign and official UEFA Champions League Facebook page both honourees
Award announcement
The Webby winners will be announced on 26 April and honoured at the 20th Annual Webby Awards in New York on 16 May, 12 days before this season's UEFA Champions League final in Milan.