There will be a minute's silence for Lennart Johansson prior to matches

In a statement, they indicate that as a mark of respect and to pay tribute to the Swedish ex-president, a minute's silence will be held before the Nations League games as well the Euro 2020 qualifiers and under-21 fixtures in the coming days. 

UEFA say that during his term as president between 1990 and 2007, "the face of European football changed completely, both on a sporting and comercial level."

"UEFA themselves went from being a purely administrative organisation in an area of the Swiss capital, Bern, to a modern and dynamic sports organisation with their headquarters in Nyon," the statement continues. 

The European organisation reviewed the career of Johansson, in which they highlight the launch of the Champions League to convert it into "the most prestigious club competition in the world," as well as the growth of the European Championships.

The Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, the current UEFA president, indicated that he and "European football are deeply saddened" by his passing and he expressed his "most sincere condelences to his family his loved ones and the Swedish Federation."

"He a devoted football lover who served football, who put his passion in the centre of his life. He will always be remembered as a visionary leader and as the architect of the UEFA Champions League and world football will always be grateful to him for everything he achieved in this beautiful sport," he concluded.