Media Release Date: 14/05/2010 Communiqué aux médias No. 033 Medien-Mitteilung

Champions week and Grassroots day press conference in

Real Madrid CF star Raúl and FC Internazionale Milano’s Luis Figo to attend

UEFA, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Real Madrid CF will stage a Press Conference in Madrid on Wednesday 19 May. The venue will be the press conference room at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and the event will commence at 12.00 CET.

The press conference will feature UEFA’s technical director, , alongside Fernando Hierro, his counterpart at the Royal Spanish Football Federation, and the Real Madrid CF striker Raúl (González Blanco). Luís Figo, one of the UEFA ambassadors for grassroots football, will also attend.

The event will take the form of a question-and-answer session following a media briefing which will cover the entire week of Champions events in and around the Spanish capital, starting at the broad base of grassroots football and leading up to the pinnacle of the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday 22 May.

The press conference will therefore set out to provide in-depth information on the wide range of activities at the Champions Festival in the Parque del Retiro; the Young Champions tournament; the UEFA Champions League Under-18 Challenge Match between FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano (to be played later that day at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano in Valdebebas); the presentation of a mini-pitch to the city of Madrid; the Ultimate Champions all-star match; the UEFA Women’s Champions League final to be played in Getafe; and, of course, the UEFA Champions League final itself.

The press conference has been arranged to coincide with the first-ever UEFA Grassroots Day. The concept and the thinking behind it will also be core elements of the event.

Media wishing to attend do not require a specific accreditation, but will be asked to present press identification at the dedicated access point – Gate 55 – at the stadium.

For further information: UEFA Media Services: +41 848 04 27 27