The Unity Euro Cup will include eight teams and will be held in Switzerland, according to the European game's governing organization.
At the end of this month, a new international football event for refugees will take place.
The tournament will be held on June 29 in Nyon, Switzerland, where UEFA's headquarters are located, and will include 70 percent refugee and 30 percent non-refugee players.
The Unity Euro Cup will include teams from Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Malta, the Republic of Ireland, and Switzerland in a friendly match.
Its goal is to use football to develop bonds between communities and displaced persons. World Refugee Day was the occasion for the tournament's introduction.
Last year, as part of its "Strength Through Unity" agenda, UEFA struck a partnership agreement with the UN Refugee Agency.
"Today, on World Refugee Day, UEFA honors the strength and heroism of refugees with UNHCR," Michele Uva, UEFA's head of football and social responsibility, stated.
"Through the power of football, we hope to assist refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced individuals in remaining physically and emotionally fit and assimilating into their host communities."
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Sadio Mané may have forced a rethink from Philippe Coutinho and Liverpool.
Philippe Coutinho was on the verge of achieving complete atonement. Any residual animosity among Liverpool supporters appeared to be dissipated when the Brazilian increased Aston Villa's lead against Manchester City on the last day of the season, bringing the Premier League within reach.
Villa were unable to hold out in the end, and Coutinho's prospects of re-engaging at Anfield faded along with Liverpool's title aspirations. However, with Sadio Mané likely to join Bayern Munich with the support and approval of the supporters, it's natural if the small playmaker feels offended.
There are distinct variances in how people depart. In Mané's instance, there have been no mystery 'injuries.' Coutinho was, at best, ill-advised. However, the transfer facts aren't so dissimilar as to explain the vast disparity in fan reaction.
After all, Mané's selling is unquestionably motivated by player power. Liverpool has no reason to be particularly eager to offload one of their top players, especially at the comparatively cheap sum agreed with Bayern Munich. Indeed, the price is the key difference: Coutinho never let his contract expire, ensuring the club a large payout when he decided it was time to leave.
It also can't be a question of lifespan. Coutinho, who had been with Liverpool for five years, was one of the club's mainstays at the time of his departure. Mané has been at Anfield for one year longer, but surely that does not make a significant difference.