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INTERVIEWINTERVIEW EUROEURO 2016 2016 CLUBCLUB ClarenceClarence Seedorf, Seedorf, LEGACYLEGACY COMPETITIONSCOMPETITIONS UEFAUEFA ambassador ambassador for for A sustainableA sustainable and and socially socially EverEver greater greater diversitydiversity and and change change responsibleresponsible EURO EURO financialfinancial returns returns SPECIAL FEATURE BIRTHDAYS, NOTICES, FORTHCOMING EVENTS

BIRTHDAYS NOTICES Marc Batta (France, 1 Nov.) Petr Fousek (Czech Republic, 19 Nov.) György Szilagyi (Hungary, 2 Nov.) Cécile Grandsimon (France, 19 Nov.) • Norman Darmanin Demajo was Francesco Bianchi (Switzerland, 2 Nov.) Jean-Louis Piette (France, 20 Nov.) 70th re-elected as president of the Gianluca D’Aloja (Italy, 2 Nov.) Paul-Heinz Lenhart (Germany, 22 Nov.) Malta Football Association on Amir Navon (Israel, 2 Nov.) Jyrki Filppu (Finland, 22 Nov.) 30 July for a further three years. Łukasz Wachowski (Poland, 2 Nov.) Emilia Wnuk (Poland, 22 Nov.) Georgios Vourvachis (Greece, 3 Nov.) Conrad Kirkwood (Northern Ireland, 22 Nov.) • Vitaly L. Mutko was re-elected Anne McKeown (Scotland, 3 Nov.) Izabella Łukomska-Pyżalska (Poland, 22 Nov.) as president of the Russian Vito Di Gioia (Italy, 3 Nov.) Teun Jacobs (Netherlands, 22 Nov.) Football Union on 24 Sep- Lars Richt (Sweden, 4 Nov.) Nikolai Pisarev (Russia, 23 Nov.) tember for a further four years. Diana Bianchedi (Italy, 4 Nov.) George Koumas (Cyprus, 24 Nov.) Luís Figo (Portugal, 4 Nov.) Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland, 26 Nov.) • The Football Federation of Lennart Johansson (Sweden, 5 Nov.) Borislav Popov (Bulgaria, 26 Nov.) Kazakhstan named Kanysh Georgi Popov (Bulgaria, 5 Nov.) Styrbjörn Oskarsson (Finland, 26 Nov.) Aubakirov as its new general Mircea-Mihaiu Pascu (Romania, 6 Nov.) Marcos Del Cuadro (Switzerland, 26 Nov.) secretary. Efraim Barak (Israel, 6 Nov.) Miroslav Pelta (Czech Republic, 27 Nov.) Nadezhda Ulyanovskaya Marios Lefkaritis (Cyprus, 28 Nov.) 70th (Russia, 6 Nov.) 50th Ante Vučemilović Šimunović (Croatia, 28 Nov.) Competitions Peter Gardiner (Scotland, 7 Nov.) Andrey Medintsev (Bulgaria, 28 Nov.) 60th 1/2 November Vladimir Badura (Slovakia, 7 Nov.) Tomaž Ranc (Slovenia, 28 Nov.) Champions League: group matches Sergio Di Cesare (Italy, 8 Nov.) Marko Ilešič (Slovenia, 29 Nov.) (matchday 4) Haris Loizides (Cyprus, 8 Nov.) Alojzije Šupraha (Croatia, 29 Nov.) Youth League: Champions League path Gjergji Bitri (Malta, 8 Nov.) Wolfgang Niersbach (Germany, 30 Nov.) group matches (matchday 4) Michele Uva (Italy, 8 Nov.) 2 November Aurel Mihail Ionescu (Romania, 8 Nov.) FORTHCOMING EVENTS Rudolf Zavrl (Slovenia, 9 Nov.) Youth League: domestic champions path Jorge Pérez Arias (Spain, 9 Nov.) second round (first legs) Meetings Willi Hink (Germany, 9 Nov.) 2 November, Nyon 3 November Theodore Giannikos (Greece, 9 Nov.) Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee Europa League: group matches (matchday 4) Thomas Hollerer (Austria, 9 Nov.) Michal Mertinyak (Slovakia, 9 Nov.) 4 November, Nyon 7-15 November Marc Van Geersom (Belgium, 10 Nov.) Players’ Status, Transfer and Agents and European U21 Championship: play-offs Muharrem Zihni Aksoy (Turkey, 11 Nov.) Match Agents Committee Mehmet Murat Ilgaz (Turkey, 11 Nov.) 9/10 November Club Licensing Committee Uno Tutk (Estonia, 11 Nov.) Women’s Champions League: round of 16 (first legs) Kadir Kardaş (Turkey, 11 Nov.) 8 November, Rotterdam Willi Ruttensteiner (Austria, 12 Nov.) Women’s EURO 2017: final draw Milan Vojtek (Slovakia, 12 Nov.) 11-13 November 2018 World Cup: European Qualifiers Milan Spirkoski (FYR Macedonia, 12 Nov.) 11 November, Nyon Karol Belanik (Slovakia, 12 Nov.) 50th European Women’s U19 and U17 16/17 November Nasser Al-Khelaifi(France, 12 Nov.) Championships: draws for the 2017/18 Women’s Champions League: round of 16 Howard Wilkinson (England, 13 Nov.) qualifying rounds and for the 2016/17 elite (return legs) Stefan Hans (Germany, 14 Nov.) rounds Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden, 14 Nov.) 22/23 November Samira Huren (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 14 Nov.) 18 November, Nyon Champions League: group matches Ciprian Paraschiv (Romania, 14 Nov.) HatTrick Committee (matchday 5) Jean Lemmer (Luxembourg, 15 Nov.) 70th National Team Competitions Committee Youth League: Champions League path Otto Demuth (Austria, 16 Nov.) group matches (matchday 5) Wolf-Günter Wiesel (Germany, 16 Nov.) 25 November, Nyon 22-27 November Susan Ann Hough (England, 16 Nov.) Women’s Champions League: draws for the Futsal Cup: elite round Radenko Mijatović (Slovenia, 16 Nov.) quarter- and semi-finals Ján Fašung (Slovakia, 17 Nov.) 23 November www.uefafoundation.org Per Svärd (Sweden, 18 Nov.) 28 November, Nyon Youth League: domestic champions path Stanisław Piłkowski (Poland, 18 Nov.) Club Competitions Committee second round (return legs) Knarik Abelyan (Armenia, 18 Nov.) Jacques Liénard (France, 19 Nov.) 29 November, Nyon 24 November Horst R. Schmidt (Germany, 19 Nov.) Medical Committee Europa League: group matches (matchday 5)

UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 – 55 EDITORIAL

EMBRACING DIVERSITY IN ALL ITS FORMS

t was with great pride that I witnessed European football family. Awareness is the national associations and clubs uniting first step, and that is why our campaigns are Iaround our No To Racism campaign once so important. However, it is through education again. The campaign, which traditionally takes and exchanging ideas and perspectives that place during the Football People action weeks we can make a real difference. This is why we organised by UEFA’s social responsibility partner will be working closely with experts in this the FARE network, sent out a clear message field and all our stakeholders and partners that we take a zero tolerance approach towards in order to create new programmes and any kind of discrimination. initiatives for UEFA. We take this issue very seriously at UEFA and As Clarence Seedorf, our ambassador for believe we have an obligation to promote key diversity and change, says, “Diversity is a values such as diversity and inclusion. I have strength, not a weakness”, and by promoting discussed this matter with the UEFA president, and working for it together, we can make Aleksander Čeferin, and I can promise that the European football even stronger. UEFA administration will work diligently to make an even bigger impact in the fight against discrimination, both on and off the pitch. Diversity is about more than just the colour of someone’s skin, of course, and we believe that people of all genders, abilities, beliefs and Theodore Theodoridis sexual orientations have an equal place in the UEFA General Secretary

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6 Clarence Seedorf 26 UEFA EURO 2020 UEFA’s global ambassador for diversity and UEFA unveils the logos of EURO 2020 change talks to the FARE network about and the 13 host cities. tackling discrimination and celebrating diversity. Official publication of the Union of European 28 Financial matters Football Associations 8 UEFA Foundation Increased revenue in the UEFA Champions for Children League and UEFA Europa League means more Chief editor: The Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan money for distribution to participating clubs Emmanuel Deconche opens a House of Sports. and solidarity. Deputy chief editor: Dominique Maurer

9 Grassroots 38 Safety and security External contributor: This year’s Grassroots Award winners, National associations, clubs, police forces and Simon Hart (page 16) as announced during UEFA Grassroots Week. other partners discuss liability and risks at this Production: year’s UEFA-EU Stadium and Security Touchline Conference, in Bucharest. 10 Sustainability Printing: How environmentally friendly was EURO 2016? Artgraphic Cavin UEFA Direct finds out. 39 Anti-doping CH-1422 Grandson UEFA steps up the fight. Editorial deadline: 16 The Technician 18 October 2016 The relative age effect, or how a player’s 40 News from member date of birth can shape their career. Cover photo: associations Tetra Images (via Getty)

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hat are the challenges of and experience it, this is a great opportunity. tackling discrimination and We have so many people from different W ensuring diversity in football? backgrounds and we need to expose young My aim in everything I do, when it’s linked to people to that. Nobody is born a racist. the issues of racism and discrimination, is to But these kinds of action weeks can be really focus on what we want to achieve. fantastic platforms for engaging youngsters and

Everyone wants to see a more diverse world raising their awareness, and giving them UEFA and football can help a lot, I think. something that will stay with them for the rest Inside dressing rooms and out on the pitch, of their lives. Piara Powar is the executive director of the FARE network, we now see great diversity all over the world. a long-standing partner of UEFA Now we have to make sure that the situation What are your goals at the forefront of the campaign off the field becomes more diverse too. and aspirations for 2020? to tackle racism, discrimination and intolerance in football, That’s what we should be focusing on, more I would definitely like to see a world of football and use the sport as a vehicle than talking about racism or discrimination. that is clean of corruption and characterised for social change. And when we punish racist or discriminatory by diversity, with all minorities represented in words or behaviour, we have to make sure important positions, from coaching to the top the offenders understand why it’s wrong football management roles. and why diversity is so important. A more diverse football world means a Most children don’t even know what it is more diverse world in general, because football to be racist or to speak or act in a racist way. mirrors society and society is in great need of So we need to keep promoting diversity this unity and this mix. among youngsters especially. UEFA is continuing to promote diversity and hopefully the top clubs in Europe and So your aim is to have more the national teams will follow suit. People, leaders from diverse backgrounds and young people in particular, need to see off the field? a World Cup, a European Championship that Well, what I want to see in terms of jobs is oozes diversity and tolerance. That would be equal opportunities for everybody. Education a great place to be four years from now. CLARENCE SEEDORF is fundamental in this whole struggle. We need to educate the young. We need Is Clarence Seedorf somebody who, to help them to understand that diversity is in the future, we could see taking up positive, and society has great examples of that. a formal leadership role? ‘DIVERSITY Make them see how we can join forces to I think that in my daily life and activities I will promote – showing how diverse companies always go down that route. And the greater have been successful especially because of the role in football given to me by its leaders, their diversity; how teams have also won the bigger the contribution I can make. IS A STRENGTH, because of how diverse they were. These are But for me it’s about how we can do things the things I think we should be aiming for, together. We all have our own qualities and and as a result, we will see more diversity our own reach. NOT A WEAKNESS’ among coaches and in governing bodies. And now China is investing in professionalising its domestic football league FARE has activities celebrating [Seedorf is coaching Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti]. As part of the Football People action weeks organised each diversity in something like 55 What are we going to do to set the right tone October by UEFA’s long-standing partner the FARE network countries. But how can we use there in terms of diversity and tolerance? international weeks like the This where I am looking forward to making (Football Against Racism in Europe) and to mark the launch of Football People action weeks a contribution now. But I will always make my ‘The focus should this season’s No to Racism campaign, UEFA’s global to educate people? contribution in one way or another, so let’s really be on As I’ve said, the focus should be on the next see what the future brings. It’s not that I have promoting diversity, ambassador for diversity and change, Clarence Seedorf, spoke generations. Teaching them that being different a particular aim or ambition. What I want above more than talking to Piara Powar, the FARE network’s executive director, about is OK, that diversity is a strength, not a all else is for everybody to be focused on the weakness. If we keep on promoting that same thing so that we can support each other about racism or UEFA the challenges and opportunities of the future. among youngsters and give them ways to feel in our efforts. discrimination.’

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06 – UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 – 07 GRASSROOTS

HOUSE 2016 GRASSROOTS AWARDS OF SPORTS As part of its Grassroots Week in September, UEFA announced the winners of its 2016 Grassroots Awards, recognising the best projects and achievements by leaders and clubs OPENED across Europe at the base level of the game.

IN ZAATARI Foundation for Children Pictures: UEFA Football Academy in Scotland, whose slogan is ‘Those who wish to play, shall play’. The bronze award went to The UEFA Foundation for Children has done much to bring joy to children’s lives in Europe the Balkany Village Amateur Football Club, which has developed rapidly in one of the and beyond since its launch in April 2015 – nowhere more so than at the Zaatari refugee most distant corners of Ukraine. camp in Jordan. The gold award in the best project category, meanwhile, was handed to ‘Teamplay ohne Abseits’ (team play early 80,000 Syrian refugees, some 65% power and attraction can play a key role in without offside), a scheme run by the of whom are children, live at Zaatari, improving the quality of youngsters’ lives. Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) Nwhich is one of the largest refugee Activities include league tournaments inside and backed by the national government, camps in the world. Close cooperation between the camp, with teams organised into ‘clubs’, which focuses on the integration of people the UEFA foundation, the United Nations High and regular training sessions supervised by URBSFA from immigrant communities through Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the trained coaches. In addition to amassing a series of team-building workshops. Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) is football skills, the youngsters are learning ince 2010 the UEFA Grassroots The silver award was given to Swedish Speaking about the scheme, ÖFB instrumental in helping children at the camp. crucial values such as respect, fair play, team Awards have highlighted inspirational volunteer Matilda Brinck-Larsen, who sporting director Willi Ruttensteiner said: Football and other sports give them the chance spirit and solidarity. S stories from UEFA’s member has built a club for refugees, while the “It’s not about getting an award, being to savour the passion of playing and to remain This is an important milestone within the associations and there have been few recipient of the bronze was Antonio happy about it and showing ourselves children, despite the situation in which they projects at the camp. When the foundation more inspiring than that of Yury Beletskiy, Piccolo from Italy, who founded the club to the world; it’s about giving many find themselves. decides to finance a project, an important goal the 2016 winner in the best grassroots Arci Scampia 30 years ago, where football good examples and showing a lot of This new facility will make it easier to run is to ensure the continuity of the benefits for leader category. With the creation of his is used to teach positive values and help understanding for integration, for many sports activities at the camp and provide a the children. club FC Rostok, Beletskiy has given people from the local area to find work. skin colours, taking action against racism, nurturing environment for children and their children in the small Belarusian town of The category of best club spotlighted and especially demonstrating respect families. The opening ceremony featured the The positive value of sport Zhabinka – with no previous chance to the work being done at RWDM Girls, among people. stellar presence of former French international Christian Karembeu enjoyed his time with the play organised football – the opportunity a multicultural club in the Brussels “I think UEFA give many positive Christian Karembeu alongside UEFA foundation Zaatari children. “An atmosphere and an to enjoy the game and socialise with municipality of Molenbeek that has examples that we take up as well trustee and Malta Football Association environment is being recreated here where they other youngsters. offered local girls hope and emerged – they’ve started many initiatives and president Norman Darmanin Demajo and can play games,” he said. “Their hope is to “Grassroots football, like youth football, as a centre for identifying young talent. that has been a source of inspiration.” representatives of the UNHCR, AFDP and have a better future, and I think they already is the foundation stone of the football “It’s a club that’s open for all – every The project taking the silver award Jordanian authorities. have a great environment.” pyramid in our country,” said Football girl that signs up for us has her own place, was ‘My School, My Club’, which has “Every child deserves a nurturing The UEFA foundation will now expand its Federation of Belarus general secretary whatever the level, competitive or not,” helped increase participation at club level environment, and the displaced children of Syria activities in local host communities in Jordan, in Sergei Safaryan. “It’s one of the main said club coordinator Ramzi Bouhlel. in Serbia by working with the country’s are no exception,” said AFDP founder Prince Ali conjunction with the Jordanian ministry of areas of our work and we try to keep it Football for all is also the mantra of schools. Bronze, meanwhile, was awarded bin Hussein. “Today we dedicate to thousands education. This initiative will be implemented in at the centre of our attention.” the silver award-winning Gartcairn to the Football Leadership Programme of young refugees a healthy and vibrant space, 12 schools across the country, and some 15,000 of Solent University in England, which and the necessary tools for engaging in children are expected to benefit. The aim is to has engaged over 2,000 participants THE WINNERS activities that can brighten up their day and, reinforce work with Jordanian children and through community-based projects. hopefully, their future as well.” child refugees through socio-educational and “The nominations for the 2016 UEFA “I wholeheartedly thank the UEFA sports projects, in particular football. Best Grassroots Leader Grassroots Awards were numerous and Foundation for Children,” he added, “for “I am very happy to be in Zaatari to see all Yury Beletskiy (Belarus) the selection process has been a thorough supporting the Asian Football Development the work that is being done with children at one,” said the chairman of the UEFA Project’s efforts for social change, and for the camp, and to discover the positive impact Best Grassroots Club Development and Technical Assistance keeping the spark of hope alive among children that sport has on their daily lives,” said Norman RWDM Girls (Belgium) Committee, Giancarlo Abete. through football since the opening of the Darmanin Demajo. This statement is borne “It is encouraging to see that more Zaatari refugee camp in 2012.” out by a young girl looking forward to her Best Grassroots Project and more associations are introducing Since September 2013, UEFA has supported next football session. “Come to the House ‘Teamplay ohne Abseits’ grassroots awards at domestic level, football programmes at the camp in of Sports,” she says excitedly. “It’s a very (Austria) to promote the grassroots game and accordance with its belief that football’s nice place!” BFF to stimulate further development.”

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08 – UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 – 09 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

France, making huge reductions in waste and EURO 2016 SAS but partner organisations, water consumption, and attaching primary host cities, volunteers, sponsors, fans importance to issues such as health, diversity and the 24 countries taking part. STANDARD-BEARERS and accessibility around the stadiums. With the UN Climate Change Conference It was an ambitious programme which (COP21) taking place in Paris just six months aimed to reduce the environmental impact earlier, political support and increased resources of the tournament and integrate a social meant that big strides were made in reducing FOR FOOTBALL dimension into it. There was a very strong the tournament’s ecological footprint. More focus on ensuring EURO 2016 left a positive than 10 tonnes of unused food, including legacy for the host cities, the stadiums, 50,000 sandwiches, were redistributed through UEFA received international recognition for its ambitious efforts French football and UEFA. And while there the Foot for Food programme, 31,000 litres less remains plenty of room for improvement fuel was consumed at the stadiums compared to create a more sustainable and socially responsible tournament before EURO 2020, the overall outcome was with EURO 2012 (despite 20 more games), at EURO 2016 – and a tournament with a positive legacy. enough to make EURO 2016 the first major and the EURO 2016 eco-calculator and a football tournament to earn official recognition vehicle-sharing app were just two of the from the International Organization for innovations spread over eight distinct target coherent policy of social and These were the words of EURO 2016 SAS Standardization (ISO). areas during the tournament. “ environmental responsibility is an president Jacques Lambert in the summer of Building on the EURO 2008 and 2012 integral part of the organisation of 2015, when UEFA set out its plans to make social responsibility initiatives, as well as Respect Access for All EURO 2016 left a legacy of A sustainability, as illustrated by major sporting events. It is not a luxury, much EURO 2016 the most socially responsible and In collaboration with the Centre for Access the Respect campaign, being awarded the eco-friendly Stade de Nice, less a gadget but a civic responsibility, and has sustainable tournament it had ever organised. the ISO 20121 for Sustainable Event to Football in Europe (CAFE), which supports with more than 4,000 solar now become an operational requirement as This meant planning for the future by managing Management Systems was a real team disabled fans across the continent, new for panels, geothermal heating and much as safety, marketing or ticketing sales.” quantities of fuel throughout the host country, effort. It involved not only UEFA and 2016 was a French audio-commentary rainwater collection. UEFA an important aspect of the event, welcoming, welcoming, event, of the aspect important an were (FSE), Europe Supporters Football and by UEFA jointly developed Fan embassies, Culture Fan Respect sanctioned. associations national two and reported, were incidents discrimination and Eight racism trained. and appointed recruited, were observers of 60 51 all A and total matches. tournament final risk as high 2016assessed were that qualifiers integration. social encourage and discrimination to is tackle mission core whose aUEFA partner network, FARE by the led was programme Diversity Respect The Respect Diversity offenders. to some by brave volunteers shown were policy no-tobacco the about information carrying cards red and yellow atouch, mood the Lightening matches. all at environment smoke atobacco-free by enforcing hand second- with associated dangers known the from staff and volunteers of spectators, safety and health 2016. the to protect was aim The EURO at apriority stadiums tobacco-free made Federation, Heart World the with cooperation in Network Stadia Healthy European by the Your led programme, Health Respect The Health Respect signage. and wayfinding accessible and dogs, guide and for assistance provisions also were There alegacy. as left was equipment the and by CAFE, trained all were commentators The spectators. deaf and hearing for hard-of- devices assistive with stadium, each at people blind and sighted for partially system 12 –UEFA DIRECT •November 2016 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYANDSUSTAINABILITY Their activities focused on monitoring EURO EURO monitoring on focused activities Their

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RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

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HOW TO REMEDY THE RELATIVE AGE EFFECT? Whether you were born at the beginning or the end of the year can have a huge influence on your future football career. Known as the relative age effect, this problem is now being tackled by a growing number of coaches.

ob Browaeys remembers a Many others like Carrasco – late bloomers, were born in the last quarter of the year. slightly built, dark-haired born in the second half of the year – are By contrast, 135 – 46.88% – were born teenager who first came to his less fortunate in combating a phenomenon in the first quarter. attention nearly a decade ago. which presents them with an uphill struggle Overall, 69.45% were born in the first “He was small – maybe 45 kilos during the crucial formative years of their half of the year. Of the two finalists, Band one metre 60 – and he was absolutely development: the relative age effect. Portugal had 10 players born between not one of the biggest talents,” says Studies have repeatedly shown that January and March (out of 18), and Spain Browaeys, head of Belgium’s youth young players born in the early months of even more – 12. The Spanish produce national teams. “Racing Genk didn’t the year hold a significant advantage. In wonderful technical footballers but, as give him a contract.” short, early-maturing players are usually Ginés Meléndez, technical director of the The identity of that young hopeful? bigger, stronger and quicker than their Royal Spanish Football Federation, says: Yannick Carrasco, today a highly valued peers, and thus more likely to be selected “It’s true that those born in the first 23-year-old attacking midfielder with by clubs or representative sides. They months of the year are stronger for the Belgium and Club Atlético de Madrid, therefore receive more top-level training championships that are played in May and a scorer in last season’s UEFA while, in the meantime, many of their and June.” Champions League final. smaller, younger contemporaries lose heart Carrasco was one of the lucky ones – from competing against more physically Body of evidence grows a lightweight hopeful who overcame able opponents and drift away. Browaeys Two other striking statistics come from big odds as a beneficiary of the Royal offers a sobering estimate: “I am convinced English football: 1) 75% of players in Belgian Football Association’s programme we are still losing 25% of the talent Premier League academies this season for ‘future’ talents. He was in the first because of this problem.” came from the first six months of their age intake in 2008, and, out of the blue, The statistics highlight the bias towards groups (which means September–February a pathway opened up for him. “He early-maturing players. A mere scan of the birthdays, in the exceptional case of was playing for the future team and squads at this year’s European Under-17 England); 2) at U9 and U10 level, boys born there was a scout from Monaco who Championship final tournament in in the final quarter of the year were 5.6 saw him playing and he went there Azerbaijan in May is a good starting point. times less likely to earn entry into the junior when he was 18 years old,” Browaeys From a pool of 288 players across the 16 ranks of English lower-league sides than explains. teams involved, only 24 (a miserly 8.33%) those born in the first quarter.1

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Felix Platte (1.90m at 18 years old) and These stats are just the tip of the iceberg. age effect in the 1990s and says: “This is a and there are psychological aspects to Jay Dasilva (1.64m at 16) looked unevenly Among the many academic studies big issue which is still underestimated and consider too. “Early-born children who are matched as they went head to head in focused on this issue are papers showing it results in a huge drop-out of potentially older get different expectations from the the UEFA Youth League in September 2014, but it was Chelsea FC who went on the existence of a relative age effect very talented children. In one of our teachers and coaches,” Helsen explains. “It to beat FC Schalke 4-1. throughout the history of the German studies, we compared ten big European typically means that if you as a teacher Bundesliga2 and in Spanish league football countries over a ten-year period and we expect more from me as a student then I during the period 2008–11.3 Even at FC could easily see that in 2010, the relative as a student will do whatever I can to meet Barcelona, where small players like Xavi age effect was even bigger than before.”4 your expectations, while children born at Hernández, Lionel Messi and Andrés For Helsen, FIFA’s decision in 1997 to the end of the year who don’t get the Iniesta have famously flourished, statistical switch the first month of selection from same psychological support are not evidence is there: it is just a little August to January, which had the effect of challenged.” illustration, but 22 of the 30 La Masia aligning it with the school system across graduates to have represented Barcelona most of Europe, compounded the problem A French view during this current decade have birthdays as it meant that “children both at school When France won last season’s European in the first half of the year. and in the club were either advantaged or Under-19 Championship, their squad One man who would not be surprised disadvantaged”.5 featured “63% players born in the first by any of this is Professor Werner Helsen, The relative age effect, he adds, is about half of the year and 37% in the second”. UEFA training expert, sport scientist and much more than physical growth. He cites These are the words of François Blaquart, Dealing with professor in performance training and a paper, due for publication in 2017, which technical director of the French Football coaching at the University of Leuven in proffers evidence of the relative age effect Federation, and a man quite aware of the the relative Belgium. He began researching the relative in chess. Cognitive maturation is a factor injustices created by the relative age effect. age effect at grassroots level The physiological differences between children born at the start and the end of the year can be significant, and they can have a By Ivan Draškić, lasting impact on future sporting careers. coach of FC Požega in Serbia

“I work with boys aged between Press Association Images 10 and 14 and it’s certainly noticeable at this level, especially “It takes time for a player to blossom,” he second half of the year. “We exclude those with the 10-year-olds. The older reflects. “There are certain ages where born between January and July because boys have an advantage in both you can’t tell. Who is the future Messi at we feel they’ve already had the physical and psychological terms. 13 or 14? In France I’ve seen players we opportunity to show what they can do, This can mean, however, that were calling the new Zidane at 16 and at so we have a repeat test for boys from they don’t always look for 18 they were nowhere to be seen.” the end of the year,” says Blaquart, different solutions during For Blaquart it is an ‘ethical problem’ who notes that the France team who a game and it can stop them when youngsters are denied the won the European Under-17 Championship progressing. opportunity to blossom. It is a waste too. in 2015 featured “four players from this A fundamental principle of “At that age, youngsters are often playing final test. They’d been overlooked by the football is competition and different sports and a good footballer is system, which makes it satisfying.” unfortunately even with this often also good at tennis or handball. age, the competitive element There are players who, because football Physical gifts are secondary is considered important by most doesn’t choose them, leave for other Blaquart suggests other responses to of the people involved – players, sports where they can reach a high level.” the problem. He would prefer less coaches, parents, spectators. One solution on Blaquart’s part has competitive football at club level for As a coach it means I am been to extend the French Football players aged from 13 to 16, suggesting working against the expectations Federation’s talent detection programme coaches inevitably favour “players who are of others, but I still try to until the age of 17. “We estimate that, more ready athletically”. In his view, the implement my methods. between 13 and 17, youngsters are in physical gifts are secondary. “Until 16 we If a boy finds himself in a a development stage in which the look for footballers; the athlete can be situation where he feels inferior, physiological differences can be as wide developed between 16 and 20.” because of his size, it does affect as four years for boys of the same age,” Additionally, he argues for more mature his confidence and this is a he explains. players to be promoted to the age problem for his development. The French federation requires its talent category above. This happened with It’s important to strike a balance, spotters to select a number of players in France’s victorious European U19 therefore, between what you the July–December category; it is a form of Championship side from last season – the believe a boy can become positive discrimination and the final search generation of 1997 – which included two and what he is at this moment for talents among a pool of 17-year-olds is players, Kylian Mbappé and Christ- in time.” Getty Images focused exclusively on those born in the Emmanuel Maouassa, born in 1998.

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“Clubs don’t do this,” he adds, “because bio-banded groups each week. they prefer to win trophies.” This leads, he Over in the Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar Coaches are encouraged to play How to argues, to a levelling-down of talent. have been doing the same since the down the competitive stakes so as beginning of the decade. The Eredivisie not to discourage the smallest, measure youngest members of the team. Benefits of bio-banding club’s coaches measure their new arrivals biological This wish to challenge players who are when they join the academy aged 10 or maturity dominant figures in their own age group is 11, and each week AZ’s youngsters train echoed across the English Channel by twice on the pitch and once in the gym Peak Height Velocity (PHV) refers to James Bunce, head of sports science for with their biological age group. “It is the moment when children go the Premier League. His solution is helping us a lot,” says AZ’s head of youth through their main adolescent bio-banding, which involves measuring development, Paul Brandenburg, citing growth spurt. For many young male boys to predict their final height and then the successful case of first-team players footballers this begins during the grouping them according to their level of Dabney Dos Santos and Guus Til. “These Under-14 age category though early physical maturity. Bunce uses the Khamis- players might have dropped out of maturing players can reach puberty Roche method – which factors in a the academy if we hadn’t known at U12/U13 and late maturing youngster’s sitting height and his parents’ their biological ages. players at U16/U17. To measure heights to estimate their adult stature. “They were younger players by their a child’s maturity timing (early/ “You can still get a five foot five player and biological age throughout the youth on-time/late) and predict their a five foot nine player but they’ve a much academy and, as a result, they weren’t biological age and time of more level playing field in terms of players who were decisive during matches. entering PHV, there are different maturity,” he says. We saw by their biological age they were methods used. “Bio-banding is a benefit for the really young compared to their team- The widely employed Khamis early-maturing guys – bio-banding says, mates, so we kept them, and over the Roche method takes into account a for this game we are stripping away the years they developed really well and are child’s height (seated and standing) advantage you get physically and you have now playing for the first team. If all clubs and weight and the average stature to come up with solutions technically, incorporate biological age like we do, of their two parents to calculate tactically, mentally. These guys suddenly I think the relative age effect will adult height as well as timing of feel less confident as they’re being put disappear.” maturity. This allows coaches to under pressure for the first time.” gauge a player’s current % of final The late-maturing players benefit too, Smaller nations lead the way maturity which is vital for bio- obviously, and Bunce is equally sensitive Jean-François Domergue, UEFA’s head of banding – grouping them according to their needs, having worked previously football development, encourages every to their biological age. The test has at Southampton FC, where he helped Alex UEFA member association to act to been found to be very reliable with Oxlade-Chamberlain, now an Arsenal FC address this problem. “There’s no magic a mean average error from and England winger, overcome difficulties recipe for talent identification, but we try childhood to adulthood of 2.2cm caused by his delayed development. With to persuade the associations in our and can be administered by internal the selection year running from 1 academy and development tournament staff to a large group of players. September in England, Oxlade- projects to focus not on immediate results Another non-invasive test is the Chamberlain, born in August, was one but on helping players to meet their own Mirwald maturity offset method of the youngest in his group. individual potential in the medium and which is calculated by using body “There was a time in his career when long term,” he says. measurements (standing height, he almost got released for being too “As a result, the associations are weight, seated height) and plotting small,” Bunce recalls. “He was technically encouraged to identify young players against the Mirwald algorithms. gifted but he couldn’t thrive when he was who fit their playing philosophy and have Professor Werner Helsen points to getting put into game situations because good technical ability, vision and game a third non-invasive method, he’d get bullied physically. At intelligence, amongst other qualities, proposed by Moore, for use in youth Southampton we made the decision we regardless of their physical maturation.” football (including age x height would keep him back a year so he would Research highlights the fact that the Getty Images equation for boys). Clubs seeking develop and that kept him in the system. relative age effect is most prevalent in more information on this should He said playing with that group allowed larger countries, which – according to a email werner.helsen@uefa.ch. him to build his confidence and believe widely held view – is the product of the Late bloomers’ longevity A wrist X-ray is the most accurate in himself.” bigger pools of players available. It may method of assessing biological In August last year Bunce helped be more than a coincidence then that the Our table shows that in the long run, the Dr Steve Cobley, a leading researcher in the one who’s got the brute strength maturity in players under 18. The organise the first bio-banding tournament first international tournament for ‘future’ biggest and strongest players in their athlete development at the University or power – it is often predicated on X-ray is assessed by an expert who in England, involving four clubs – talents in Europe – in April this year – mid-teens have shorter careers than their of Sydney, has previously identified advanced maturation, but actually can observe sizing and calcification Southampton, Stoke City FC, Norwich featured four of the smaller nations: later-maturing peers. Indeed, the relative similar occurrences in Canadian ice those players are less likely to go on to of the bone joints to reasonably City FC and Reading FC – for boys in the Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark age effect is actually reversed by the time hockey and rugby league in Britain. “If make it. It is more likely to be the player predict the child’s biological age 85/90% maturity category. A second and Sweden. footballers – and other athletes – reach you think about Under-15 or Under-16 who’s a late maturer at 15, lean and (particularly helpful when a player’s tournament followed in April this year, As Browaeys puts it: “The biggest their mid-thirties.6 level for example, it’s very easy to select very quick, that excels later.” date of birth is unknown). and today at least eight clubs train with countries have ten times more

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“Clubs don’t do this,” he adds, “because bio-banded groups each week. they prefer to win trophies.” This leads, he Over in the Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar Coaches are encouraged to play How to argues, to a levelling-down of talent. have been doing the same since the down the competitive stakes so as beginning of the decade. The Eredivisie not to discourage the smallest, measure youngest members of the team. Benefits of bio-banding club’s coaches measure their new arrivals biological This wish to challenge players who are when they join the academy aged 10 or maturity dominant figures in their own age group is 11, and each week AZ’s youngsters train echoed across the English Channel by twice on the pitch and once in the gym Peak Height Velocity (PHV) refers to James Bunce, head of sports science for with their biological age group. “It is the moment when children go the Premier League. His solution is helping us a lot,” says AZ’s head of youth through their main adolescent bio-banding, which involves measuring development, Paul Brandenburg, citing growth spurt. For many young male boys to predict their final height and then the successful case of first-team players footballers this begins during the grouping them according to their level of Dabney Dos Santos and Guus Til. “These Under-14 age category though early physical maturity. Bunce uses the Khamis- players might have dropped out of maturing players can reach puberty Roche method – which factors in a the academy if we hadn’t known at U12/U13 and late maturing youngster’s sitting height and his parents’ their biological ages. players at U16/U17. To measure heights to estimate their adult stature. “They were younger players by their a child’s maturity timing (early/ “You can still get a five foot five player and biological age throughout the youth on-time/late) and predict their a five foot nine player but they’ve a much academy and, as a result, they weren’t biological age and time of more level playing field in terms of players who were decisive during matches. entering PHV, there are different maturity,” he says. We saw by their biological age they were methods used. “Bio-banding is a benefit for the really young compared to their team- The widely employed Khamis early-maturing guys – bio-banding says, mates, so we kept them, and over the Roche method takes into account a for this game we are stripping away the years they developed really well and are child’s height (seated and standing) advantage you get physically and you have now playing for the first team. If all clubs and weight and the average stature to come up with solutions technically, incorporate biological age like we do, of their two parents to calculate tactically, mentally. These guys suddenly I think the relative age effect will adult height as well as timing of feel less confident as they’re being put disappear.” maturity. This allows coaches to under pressure for the first time.” gauge a player’s current % of final The late-maturing players benefit too, Smaller nations lead the way maturity which is vital for bio- obviously, and Bunce is equally sensitive Jean-François Domergue, UEFA’s head of banding – grouping them according to their needs, having worked previously football development, encourages every to their biological age. The test has at Southampton FC, where he helped Alex UEFA member association to act to been found to be very reliable with Oxlade-Chamberlain, now an Arsenal FC address this problem. “There’s no magic a mean average error from and England winger, overcome difficulties recipe for talent identification, but we try childhood to adulthood of 2.2cm caused by his delayed development. With to persuade the associations in our and can be administered by internal the selection year running from 1 academy and development tournament staff to a large group of players. September in England, Oxlade- projects to focus not on immediate results Another non-invasive test is the Chamberlain, born in August, was one but on helping players to meet their own Mirwald maturity offset method of the youngest in his group. individual potential in the medium and which is calculated by using body “There was a time in his career when long term,” he says. measurements (standing height, he almost got released for being too “As a result, the associations are weight, seated height) and plotting small,” Bunce recalls. “He was technically encouraged to identify young players against the Mirwald algorithms. gifted but he couldn’t thrive when he was who fit their playing philosophy and have Professor Werner Helsen points to getting put into game situations because good technical ability, vision and game a third non-invasive method, he’d get bullied physically. At intelligence, amongst other qualities, proposed by Moore, for use in youth Southampton we made the decision we regardless of their physical maturation.” football (including age x height would keep him back a year so he would Research highlights the fact that the Getty Images equation for boys). Clubs seeking develop and that kept him in the system. relative age effect is most prevalent in more information on this should He said playing with that group allowed larger countries, which – according to a email [email protected]. him to build his confidence and believe widely held view – is the product of the Late bloomers’ longevity A wrist X-ray is the most accurate in himself.” bigger pools of players available. It may method of assessing biological In August last year Bunce helped be more than a coincidence then that the Our table shows that in the long run, the Dr Steve Cobley, a leading researcher in the one who’s got the brute strength maturity in players under 18. The organise the first bio-banding tournament first international tournament for ‘future’ biggest and strongest players in their athlete development at the University or power – it is often predicated on X-ray is assessed by an expert who in England, involving four clubs – talents in Europe – in April this year – mid-teens have shorter careers than their of Sydney, has previously identified advanced maturation, but actually can observe sizing and calcification Southampton, Stoke City FC, Norwich featured four of the smaller nations: later-maturing peers. Indeed, the relative similar occurrences in Canadian ice those players are less likely to go on to of the bone joints to reasonably City FC and Reading FC – for boys in the Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark age effect is actually reversed by the time hockey and rugby league in Britain. “If make it. It is more likely to be the player predict the child’s biological age 85/90% maturity category. A second and Sweden. footballers – and other athletes – reach you think about Under-15 or Under-16 who’s a late maturer at 15, lean and (particularly helpful when a player’s tournament followed in April this year, As Browaeys puts it: “The biggest their mid-thirties.6 level for example, it’s very easy to select very quick, that excels later.” date of birth is unknown). and today at least eight clubs train with countries have ten times more

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potential talent than Belgium. At the Swedish top flight: Carl Johansson at PLAYERS’ MONTHS OF BIRTH highest level we cannot miss one talent.” Kalmar FF, Jesper Karlsson at Falkenbergs Thirty years and the search for solutions goes on The event in the southern Swedish city FF, Adin Bukva at IFK Norrköping and of Helsingborg featured not just matches Albin Lohikangas at Gefle IF. 2016 European Under-17 Research into the relative age effect difference to the problem in European in Swiss athletics,8 Cobley performed an for the young footballers involved but also A key point for Eriksson is how Championship final round began in the 1980s in Canada, with the football, the evidence highlighted “the experiment where times were adjusted a workshop for the coaches. This was an involvement with the future squad affects (288 players) focus on ice hockey. Roger Barnsley, a robust nature of this phenomenon”. according to the chronological age invaluable experience for the Czech the confidence of young players – and Canadian psychologist, was the first Dr Steve Cobley was co-author of a differences of the participants. He

academic to investigate the problem, his 2009 meta-analytical review study which explains: “If you’ve got two kids ١٥٠.delegation present, according to Václav shifts others’ perceptions of these players Černý of the Football Association of the “If they get the message that they’re 135 interest sparked by attending a junior examined the prevalence and size of running in a trial for 100m and they Czech Republic. “We’ve just started with going to Stockholm for a camp with the 46.88% hockey league game where his wife relative age effects across studies in 14 have clearly different relative ages with ١٢٠ this project in the Czech Republic and I Swedish FA they don’t believe it – they pointed out the disproportionately high sports between 1984 and 2007. Based the same age group, such as Under-14s, have to say that we really appreciate the think, ‘There are ten guys better than me number of players on the team sheet on these findings, he notes: “It seems then you can’t treat them the same. It is with January–March birth dates.7 His that sport is less likely to be an activity or more likely that the relatively older one ٩٠ experience of our foreign colleagues.” in my club’,” he says. There is then a The Czechs have now incorporated knock-on effect whereby fellow players, 65 ensuing research highlighted that players career pathway for relatively younger will run faster. However, if you correct 22.57% 50 born in the first quartile formed 40% of individuals, whose birth dates coincide for the chronological age difference ٦٠ future squads at U15, U16 and U17 levels, then coaches and even parents will ask following the lead of the other nations why a certain boy is going. “This is a big all elite teams – at both national and with the last three months of an annual between two runners, then you can 17.36% 24 junior level. Spool forward to the second age-grouping strategy. With any event potentially remove its influence and you ٣٠ .involved, and are now seeking to get the positive with this project,” adds Eriksson message across to their clubs. “Parents, coaches, members of the board 8.33% 14 decade of the 21st century and the where power or exertion or acceleration are left with examining something else, In Sweden, they are further down the – everyone is looking at the players 4.86% problem has not gone away, even if are required during the growth and e.g. technical skill. This potentially ٠ road in their efforts. “We started four through a different prism. It means Jan–Mar Apr–Jun Jul–Sep Oct–Dec 2000 awareness of the relative age effect has development ages, you are going to get represents a better way to more years ago,” says Claes Eriksson, head of coaches and parents are more patient with 1999 1999 1999 1999 grown. When Professor Werner Helsen these kinds of effects.” accurately evaluate kids and might be the Swedish Football Association’s youth the players.” co-authored a 2012 paper asking if ten It is not just football seeking more motivating for those who are department. The Swedish FA’s programme This raises once again the question of years of research had made any solutions. In his study of the 100m trials relatively younger.” for its future talents involves four training talent identification – and the importance 2016 European Under-19 camps for 33 players – three for each of looking beyond the physical attributes Championship final round (143 players) ٥٠ position – and Eriksson notes with of young footballers. In the case of the satisfaction that four of his youth talents Belgian FA there are six boxes any hopeful 43 42 have already made their debuts in the must tick: winning mentality; emotional 30.10% 29.37% ٤٠ ;stability; personality; explosiveness understanding of the game; and body and ٣٠ .ball control The goalkeeper “It is very important we try to convince 23 clubs not to discriminate against late- 19 16.08% 16 ٢٠ question maturing players – a high performer is not 13.29% 11.20% The relative age effect has a the same as high potential,” says ١٠ particularly strong impact in certain Browaeys. “There are players we think will positions – notably, goalkeeper and be ready when they are Under-19 or ٠ centre-back. Indeed, as Claes Under-21. We try to explain to our elite Jan–Mar Apr–Jun Jul–Sep Oct–Dec 1998 Eriksson of the Swedish Football clubs they also have to identify high 1997 1997 1997 1997 Federation explains, the four-nation potential. Not all the players who are tournament for future talents in good at the age of nine are talented April did not include any sometimes. goalkeepers. “It is very hard to find “It’s the reason we organise talent players’. Then you see he is very skilful, a small player who is a goalkeeper,” days and games: to say to clubs, ‘This has good insight into the game, is very he says. “If you’re going to be a player is always on the bench but look explosive and has a very good game very good goalkeeper at the how much talent he has when he is mentality. The clubs sometimes open their highest level, you must have some playing with only the late-maturing eyes and see.” height. Maybe centre-back is also difficult to find.” Professor Werner Helsen adds: 1Lovell R, Towlson C, Parkin G, Portas M, Vaeyens R and Williams AM (2012) ‘The relative age effect in European “There’s a position-specific effect, Cobley S (2015) ‘Soccer Player Characteristics in English professional soccer: did ten years of research make any in particular for goalkeepers, Lower-League Development Programmes: The Relationships difference?’, Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(15), 1665-1671 between Relative Age, Maturation, Anthropometry and 5Helsen, W., Starkes, J., Van Winckel, J. (2000). Effect of a central defenders and central Physical Fitness’, PLoS ONE 10(9): e0137238. doi:10.1371/ change in selection year on success in male soccer players. attackers.” To illustrate the point, journal.pone.0137238 American Journal of Human Biology, 12 (6), 729-735. at the European Under-17 2Cobley S, Schorer J and Baker J (2008) ‘Relative age 6Deaner RO, Lowen A, Cobley S (2013) ‘Born at the effects in professional German soccer: A historical analysis’, Wrong Time: Selection Bias in the NHL Draft’, PLoS ONE 8(2): Championship in May, 16 of the 32 Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(14), 1531-1538 e57753. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057753 goalkeepers had January–March 3Salinero JJ, Pérez B, Burillo P, Lesma ML and Herrero, MH 7Gladwell, M. ‘Outliers’ (2008) Penguin Books The first research into the relative age birthdays; just two had October– (2013) ‘Relative Age Effect in Spanish Professional Football’, 8Romann M, Cobley S (2015) ‘Relative Age Effects in effect was conducted in ice hockey in Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Athletic Sprinting and Corrective Adjustments as a Solution Canada in the 1980s. Getty Images December birthdays. Física y del Deporte, 14(56), 591-601 for Their Removal’, PLoS ONE 10(4): e0122988. doi:10.1371/ 4Helsen WF, Baker J, Michiels S, Schorer J, Van Winckel J, journal. pone.0122988

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22 – UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 – 23 M 24 24 at fandom, authorities sports and social engagement in Poland. programme. This month, Radosław Kossakowski presents details of his study, which looks Programme, we are showcasing aselection of research projects funded by the 2015/16 To give you ataste of the interesting work supported by the UEFA Research Grant PROGRAMME GRANT TECHNICIAN THE RESEARCH discrimination and homophobia. and discrimination tackling or activities charitable and educational by organising for instance, – areas into other out branching and communities, of local trust the gaining clubs, their around capital social building image, positive amore fandom giving for responsibility taking fans now are support, However, institutional with legality. and morality of both in terms by authorities, set standards to up the live to failed regularly groups supporters’ of actions the past, the In country. the in 12 clubs across by fans of local cities coordinated but PZPN, the and ministry the by administered is It councils. local and tourism, and of sport ministry Polish the (PZPN), Association Football Polish the as such actors institutional with culture fan combining inPoland, unprecedented of development. kind of this example excellent an is initiative United Supporters a‘civilising as process’. The described be can which atransformation undergoing currently is fans’ environment football phenomena, social many other with as However, on. so and racism, violence, with associated being connotations, negative only had for many years, has, fandom football Poland, In involvement. of asense and entertainment family of belonging, afeeling passion, as such issues involves also fandom as perspective, abroader from identity fans’ at to look However, need we The Supporters United initiative is is initiative United Supporters The – UEFA •November DIRECT focus on the issue of hooliganism. of hooliganism. issue the on focus fandom football on articles and books academic major ost 2016

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2016 2016 – 25 UEFA M 24 24 at fandom, authorities sports and social engagement in Poland. programme. This month, Radosław Kossakowski presents details of his study, which looks Programme, we are showcasing aselection of research projects funded by the 2015/16 To give you ataste of the interesting work supported by the UEFA Research Grant PROGRAMME GRANT TECHNICIAN THE RESEARCH discrimination and homophobia. and discrimination tackling or activities charitable and educational by organising for instance, – areas into other out branching and communities, of local trust the gaining clubs, their around capital social building image, positive amore fandom giving for responsibility taking fans now are support, However, institutional with legality. and morality of both in terms by authorities, set standards to up the live to failed regularly groups supporters’ of actions the past, the In country. the in 12 clubs across by fans of local cities coordinated but PZPN, the and ministry the by administered is It councils. local and tourism, and of sport ministry Polish the (PZPN), Association Football Polish the as such actors institutional with culture fan combining inPoland, unprecedented of development. kind of this example excellent an is initiative United Supporters a‘civilising as process’. The described be can which atransformation undergoing currently is fans’ environment football phenomena, social many other with as However, on. so and racism, violence, with associated being connotations, negative only had for many years, has, fandom football Poland, In involvement. of asense and entertainment family of belonging, afeeling passion, as such issues involves also fandom as perspective, abroader from identity fans’ at to look However, need we The Supporters United initiative is is initiative United Supporters The – UEFA •November DIRECT focus on the issue of hooliganism. of hooliganism. issue the on focus fandom football on articles and books academic major ost 2016

2016 2016 – 25 UEFA COMPETITIONS Which cities will host games?

Copenhagen Denmark Three group matches One round of 16 match St Petersburg Russia Three group matches One quarter-ﬁnal Amsterdam London Netherlands Three group matches England One round of 16 match

Semi-ﬁnals Final

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, with the UEFA president, Aleksander Čeferin, and the chairman of The FA, Greg Clarke. UEFA

Glasgow Scotland Three group matches UEFA EURO 2020 One round of 16 match LOGO UNVEILED Dublin he countdown to EURO 2020 momentous climax. There is great pleasure host even just one part of a EURO is Republic of Ireland officially began at London’s City in being able to bring EURO 2020 to so certainly an excellent thing, especially Three group matches T Hall on 21 September, when the many countries and cities, to see football in times when you have an economic One round of 16 match tournament’s visual identity and London’s acting as a bridge between nations, situation where you cannot expect host city logo were unveiled by the newly and to bring the competition closer to countries to invest in the facilities that elected UEFA president, Aleksander the fans, who are the essential lifeblood such an event requires.” Čeferin, together with the new chairman of the game.” of The Football Association, Greg Clarke, How will teams qualify? and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Why a ‘EURO for Europe’? The success of the competition’s first Brussels The logo for EURO 2020 features the EURO 2020 will mark 60 years of the 24-team final round – EURO 2016 – Belgium Henri Delaunay Cup standing on a bridge European Football Championship, and to vindicated UEFA’s decision to widen Three group matches – a universal symbol of togetherness and celebrate that fact, the tournament will be the net for the final tournament, and One round of 16 match unity – surrounded by celebrating fans. shared between 13 European host cities, EURO 2020 will also be contested by 24 That bridge theme will be repeated in the giving fans across the continent a chance sides. Nobody will qualify automatically, logos of all 13 host cities, with the iconic to be part of the action. “Instead of having however, with all of the teams Tower Bridge taking centre stage in a party in one country, we will have a representing host nations required London’s logo. The remaining 12 logos party all over Europe,” explained the then to earn their place in the final round. will be unveiled one by one at individual UEFA general secretary, Gianni Infantino, The European Qualifiers – which will Bilbao launch events. as he introduced the concept behind the run from March to November 2019 – Spain At the ceremony in London, Aleksander tournament in 2012. “2020 is the 60th will provide the names of 20 finalists, Three group matches Čeferin said: “Twenty-four years after anniversary of the first European Football namely the top two teams in each of the One round of 16 match Munich Rome Budapest EURO ‘96, football will once again return Championship. Obviously, the fact that ten qualifying groups. In addition, four Germany Italy Hungary to its mythical cradle. It is clear that future EUROs will feature 24 teams instead more countries will qualify via the new Three group matches Three group matches Three group matches London, and Wembley, will bring of 16 will place an additional burden on UEFA Nations League, with the decisive One quarter-final One quarter-final One round of 16 match Bucharest Baku outstanding organisational expertise countries hosting such an event. This will play-offs being staged in March 2020. Romania Azerbaijan to this event. I am sure that supporters, make it much more difficult for many The format of the final round will be Three group matches Three group matches visitors and guests will flock to this countries, with the requirements becoming the same as at EURO 2016. The top two One round of 16 match One quarter-final distinguished city to experience a bigger and bigger. in each of the six groups will proceed to remarkable week of football and festivities “An opportunity like this to give many the round of 16, along with the four best that will bring the tournament to a fittingly cities and many countries the chance to third-placed teams.

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Copenhagen Denmark Three group matches One round of 16 match St Petersburg Russia Three group matches One quarter-ﬁnal Amsterdam London Netherlands Three group matches England One round of 16 match

Semi-ﬁnals Final

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, with the UEFA president, Aleksander Čeferin, and the chairman of The FA, Greg Clarke. UEFA

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: DISTRIBUTION TO CLUBS 2015/16 IN EUROS Participation Performance Play-offs bonus bonus Market pool Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Total Group A FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2,000,000 12,000,000 1,608,000 2,015,000 17,623,000 Paris Saint-Germain 12,000,000 6,932,000 40,371,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 70,803,000 Malmö FF 2,000,000 12,000,000 1,608,000 4,901,000 20,509,000 Real Madrid CF 12,000,000 8,540,000 26,027,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 15,000,000 80,067,000 DISTRIBUTION TO Group B Manchester United FC 2,000,000 12,000,000 4,216,000 19,914,000 38,130,000 VfL Wolfsburg 12,000,000 6,432,000 20,360,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 50,292,000 PARTICIPATING CLUBS PFC CSKA Moskva 2,000,000 12,000,000 2,108,000 3,103,000 19,211,000 PSV Eindhoven 12,000,000 5,324,000 11,423,000 5,500,000 34,247,000 Group C he 32 clubs that took part in the value of the national TV market allocated to FC Astana 2,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 1,292,000 17,292,000 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group each individual club, among other factors. Galatasaray A.Ş. 12,000,000 2,608,000 17,881,000 32,489,000 T stage and the ten that were knocked The highest earners were Manchester City Club Atlético de Madrid 12,000,000 6,932,000 21,733,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 10,500,000 69,665,000 out in the play-offs shared more than FC (€83.8m), Real Madrid CF (€80m), Juventus SL Benfica 12,000,000 5,324,000 7,331,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 36,155,000 €1.345bn in payments from UEFA, over €315m (€76.2m) and Paris Saint-Germain (€70.8m). Group D more than the previous season. A new distribution system was introduced VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 12,000,000 2,608,000 12,556,000 27,164,000 The 20 clubs that took part in the play-offs for the 2015/16 season, in which all net Manchester City FC 12,000,000 6,432,000 46,921,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 83,853,000 – with the ten winning clubs qualifying for the revenue from the club competitions (including Juventus Football Club 12,000,000 5,824,000 52,932,000 5,500,000 76,256,000 Champions League group stage, and the other the sale of tickets and hospitality packages Sevilla FC 12,000,000 3,216,000 5,968,000 21,184,000 ten joining the UEFA Europa League group for the Champions League and Europa Group E stage – shared €50m. Total participation League finals and the UEFA Super Cup) are FC Barcelona 12,000,000 7,432,000 25,620,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 56,552,000 payments reached over €1.345bn, with an now centralised, in one single pot, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2,000,000 12,000,000 3,108,000 9,567,000 26,675,000 additional €4.17m allocated to the European reallocated to the Champions League and Club Association (ECA), in accordance with its Europa League on a fixed ratio of 3.3:1. Under FC BATE Borisov 2,000,000 12,000,000 2,608,000 1,473,000 18,081,000 memorandum of understanding with UEFA. this system, the amounts available to the AS Roma 12,000,000 3,108,000 47,853,000 5,500,000 68,461,000 This brought the total distribution from last clubs from the Champions League have Group F season’s competition up to over €1.349bn. increased considerably compared with the FC Bayern München 12,000,000 8,040,000 25,851,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 64,391,000 Each club was entitled to a minimum payment 2012–15 cycle. GNK Dinamo 2,000,000 12,000,000 1,608,000 2,629,000 18,237,000 for participating in the competition. In The figures in the table do not include Arsenal FC 12,000,000 4,824,000 31,099,000 5,500,000 53,423,000 addition, every group stage win or draw solidarity payments to any of the clubs Olympiacos FC 12,000,000 4,824,000 16,134,000 32,958,000 brought performance bonuses. The clubs also participating in the qualifying rounds, nor do Group G received bonuses for each knockout round they include any additional solidarity Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2,000,000 12,000,000 2,683,000 16,683,000 they reached. Monies from the market pool payments made to leagues for club youth FC Dynamo Kyiv 12,000,000 5,824,000 3,318,000 5,500,000 26,642,000

were divided according to the proportional development projects. via Getty Images UEFA FC Porto 12,000,000 5,324,000 4,916,000 22,240,000 Chelsea FC 12,000,000 6,932,000 44,742,000 5,500,000 69,174,000 Group H Olympique Lyonnais 12,000,000 2,108,000 27,770,000 41,878,000 Valencia CF 2,000,000 12,000,000 3,216,000 9,776,000 26,992,000 Football Club Zenit 12,000,000 8,040,000 5,138,000 5,500,000 30,678,000 KAA Gent 12,000,000 5,324,000 5,119,000 5,500,000 27,943,000 Clubs eliminated in play-offs APOEL FC 3,000,000 3,000,000 KS Skënderbeu 3,000,000 3,000,000 Celtic FC 3,000,000 3,000,000 FC Basel 1893 3,000,000 3,000,000 FK Partizan 3,000,000 3,000,000 Lazio 3,000,000 10,810,000 13,810,000 Club Brugge KV 3,000,000 368,000 3,368,000 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3,000,000 954,000 3,954,000 SK Rapid Wien 3,000,000 3,000,000 AS Monaco FC 3,000,000 7,178,000 10,178,000

Total 32 clubs 50,000,000 384,000,000 144,032,000 577,726,000 88,000,000 48,000,000 28,000,000 25,500,000 1,345,258,000 Allocated to the European Club Association in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding with UEFA 4,170,000 Total 1,349,428,000

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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE: DISTRIBUTION TO CLUBS 2015/16 IN EUROS Participation Performance bonus bonus Market pool Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Total Group A Celtic FC 2,400,000 360,000 3,051,070 5,811,070 Fenerbahçe SK 2,400,000 1,419,200 9,460,830 500,000 750,000 14,530,030 Molde FK 2,400,000 1,953,800 1,914,271 500,000 6,768,071 AFC Ajax 2,400,000 884,600 1,540,378 4,824,978 Group B FC Rubin Kazan 2,400,000 764,600 1,358,280 4,522,880 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2,400,000 480,000 3,549,583 6,429,583 Liverpool FC 2,400,000 1,789,200 26,406,398 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 3,500,000 37,845,598 FC Sion 2,400,000 1,419,200 962,974 500,000 5,282,174 Group C FC Krasnodar 2,400,000 2,238,400 1,604,615 500,000 6,743,015 FC Qäbälä 2,400,000 240,000 382,565 3,022,565 PAOK FC 2,400,000 884,600 2,227,839 5,512,439 Borussia Dortmund 2,400,000 1,583,800 8,040,307 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 14,274,107 Group D Club Brugge KV 2,400,000 644,600 1,041,032 4,085,632 FC Midtjylland 2,400,000 1,179,200 2,820,635 500,000 6,899,835 Legia Warszawa SA 2,400,000 524,600 1,434,771 4,359,371 SSC Napoli 2,400,000 2,927,600 6,690,425 500,000 12,518,025 Group E FC Dinamo Minsk 2,400,000 404,600 456,204 3,260,804 SK Rapid Wien 2,400,000 2,523,000 2,209,827 500,000 7,632,827 Villarreal CF 2,400,000 1,988,400 8,359,646 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 16,498,046 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2,400,000 524,600 518,422 3,443,022 Group F Olympique de Marseille 2,400,000 1,868,400 4,534,925 500,000 9,303,325 FC Slovan Liberec 2,400,000 929,200 551,821 3,881,021 SC Braga 2,400,000 2,238,400 1,636,256 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 8,524,656 FC Groningen 2,400,000 240,000 1,808,982 4,448,982 Group G Rosenborg BK 2,400,000 240,000 1,282,766 3,922,766 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2,400,000 929,200 1,672,208 5,001,408 S.S. Lazio 2,400,000 2,358,400 9,357,556 500,000 750,000 15,365,956 AS Saint-Étienne 2,400,000 1,419,200 4,534,925 500,000 8,854,125 Group H Beşiktaş JK 2,400,000 1,169,200 6,512,286 10,081,486

UEFA via Getty Images UEFA Sporting Clube de Portugal 2,400,000 1,583,800 1,131,355 500,000 5,615,155 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 2,400,000 1,953,800 1,832,159 500,000 6,685,959 KS Skënderbeu 2,400,000 404,600 519,649 3,324,249 Group I CF Os Belenenses 2,400,000 644,600 916,934 3,961,534 ACF Fiorentina 2,400,000 1,583,800 6,690,425 500,000 11,174,225 HIGHER REVENUE FC Basel 1893 2,400,000 2,238,400 980,585 500,000 750,000 6,868,985 KKS Lech Poznań 2,400,000 644,600 1,169,470 4,214,070 Group J FK Qarabağ 2,400,000 524,600 383,703 3,308,303 RSC Anderlecht 2,400,000 1,583,800 1,244,828 500,000 750,000 6,478,628 DISTRIBUTION IN 2015/16 AS Monaco FC 2,400,000 764,600 3,549,583 6,714,183 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2,400,000 2,238,400 14,967,056 500,000 750,000 20,855,456 Group K More than €411.1m in payments from UEFA have been shared by the 56 clubs that took AC Sparta Praha 2,400,000 1,823,800 755,687 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 7,229,487 APOEL FC 2,400,000 404,600 619,600 3,424,200 part in the UEFA Europa League group stage and/or knockout phase in the 2015/16 season. FC Schalke 04 2,400,000 2,358,400 4,756,484 500,000 10,014,884 Asteras Tripolis FC 2,400,000 524,600 2,227,839 5,152,439 Group L ith the new distribution system, The new distribution system introduced for the FC Augsburg 2,400,000 1,463,800 4,756,484 500,000 9,120,284 the 48 clubs that participated in 2015/16 season means that the amounts FK Partizan 2,400,000 1,213,800 826,292 4,440,092 the Europa League group stage available to the clubs from the Europa League AZ 2,400,000 524,600 1,540,378 4,464,978 W Athletic Club 2,400,000 2,238,400 7,374,361 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 14,262,761 and the eight clubs that joined after finishing have risen substantially compared with the Clubs from Champions League in third place in their respective Champions 2012–15 cycle. FC Shakhtar Donetsk 903,665 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 4,653,665 League groups benefitted from a global The figures in the table do not include Manchester United FC 2,551,427 500,000 750,000 3,801,427 amount higher than the commercial revenues solidarity payments to any of the clubs – Galatasaray A.Ş. 952,497 500,000 1,452,497 of the Europa League. including those involved in the group stage – Sevilla FC 3,598,973 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 6,500,000 13,848,973 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1,413,903 500,000 750,000 2,663,903 The clubs receiving the highest amounts participating in the qualifying rounds, nor do Olympiacos FC 574,783 500,000 1,074,783 were Liverpool FC (€37.8m), Tottenham Hotspur they include any additional solidarity payments FC Porto 90,323 500,000 590,323 FC (€20.8m), Villareal CF (€16.4m) and S.S. made to leagues for clubs’ youth development Valencia CF 861,760 500,000 750,000 2,111,760 Lazio (€15.3m). projects or any other payments made to clubs. Total 115,200,000 60,843,000 183,112,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 411,155,000

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PAYMENTS 2015/16 SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS TO NATIONAL TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTED NOT REPRESENTED IN THE PAYMENTS FOR YOUTH IN THE GROUP STAGE GROUP STAGE 2015/16 SEASON € 2015/16 SEASON €

England 13,416,980 Norway 2,144,257 DEVELOPMENT Italy 11,439,057 Scotland 2,122,595 Spain 9,066,546 Denmark 1,972,075

Revenue from the European club competitions also benefits top division clubs France 8,741,886 Poland 1,447,199

that do not participate in the competitions. Consequently, an increased total of Germany 7,907,048 Romania 1,113,944

€120.8m in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League income for the Turkey 4,653,319 Austria 858,449 2015/16 season is being redistributed to these clubs, and must be used for their Greece 4,510,612 Hungary 791,798 youth development and local community programmes. Netherlands 4,125,302 Republic of Ireland 691,821 Portugal 4,119,950 Serbia 682,379 he €120.8m – up from €85m in 2014/15 Russia 3,789,939 Switzerland 624,781 – is being made available for distribution T via the professional leagues or the Sweden 3,695,396 Bulgaria 595,566 national associations. Belgium 3,684,693 Czech Republic 537,969 This substantially higher amount results from Ukraine 3,590,149 Slovenia 511,308 the new distribution system introduced for the 2015/16 campaign, combined with increased Israel 3,540,201 Cyprus 509,642 gross commercial revenue. The new system Croatia 3,526,823 Albania 486,314 strengthens UEFA’s solidarity principle, an essential component of UEFA’s key values, Belarus 3,434,955 Finland 475,206 because it ensures a fairer distribution of Kazakhstan 3,425,144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 463,986 solidarity amounts to European clubs.

UEFA via Getty Images UEFA TOTAL 96,668,000 Malta 455,210 The associations are divided into two categories for the payments: Iceland 450,211 Slovakia 431,882

• 17 associations and/or leagues with FYR Macedonia 431,605 participants in the 2015/16 Champions League group stage (€96.6m, up from Montenegro 421,329 €73.2m in 2014/15); Lithuania 414,109

Azerbaijan 408,832 • 37 associations and/or leagues without participants in the 2015/16 Champions Georgia 405,889 League group stage (€24.2m, up from Latvia 397,446 €11.8m in 2014/15); Moldova 395,780

Under the new distribution arrangements, Armenia 395,613

60% of the available amounts will be Estonia 394,669 distributed in equal shares among all national associations and/or leagues, and 40% will Andorra 391,892 be distributed according to the value of the Faroe Islands 391,892

TV market of each association in the Gibraltar 391,892 Champions League. In principle, the money should be shared Liechtenstein 391,892 equally between all top division clubs Luxembourg 391,892 concerned in each league or association. Northern Ireland 391,892 However, as this money is intended for youth development or local community projects, a San Marino 391,892 club must run an approved youth development Wales 391,892 programme in accordance with the national

UEFA via Getty Images UEFA via Getty Images UEFA TOTAL 24,167,000 club licensing manual and accredited by UEFA.

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England 13,416,980 Norway 2,144,257 DEVELOPMENT Italy 11,439,057 Scotland 2,122,595 Spain 9,066,546 Denmark 1,972,075

Revenue from the European club competitions also benefits top division clubs France 8,741,886 Poland 1,447,199 that do not participate in the competitions. Consequently, an increased total of Germany 7,907,048 Romania 1,113,944

UEFA via Getty Images UEFA TOTAL 96,668,000 Malta 455,210 The associations are divided into two categories for the payments: Iceland 450,211 Slovakia 431,882

• 17 associations and/or leagues with FYR Macedonia 431,605 participants in the 2015/16 Champions League group stage (€96.6m, up from Montenegro 421,329 €73.2m in 2014/15); Lithuania 414,109

Under the new distribution arrangements, Armenia 395,613

UEFA via Getty Images UEFA via Getty Images UEFA TOTAL 24,167,000 club licensing manual and accredited by UEFA.

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Association Clubs Champions League Europa League Total AUSTRIA FC Salzburg 580,000 580,000 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 675,000 675,000 €81M SHARED AMONG FK Austria Wien 460,000 460,000 SK Rapid Wien 235,000 235,000 Total association 1,950,000 AZERBAIJAN Qarabağ FK 1,000,000 1,000,000 Neftçi PFK 440,000 440,000 179 CLUBS IN 2016/17 Qäbälä FK 675,000 675,000 Käpäz PFK 440,000 440,000 UEFA’s solidarity payments have been enhanced as part of the new distribution Total association 2,555,000 BELARUS FC BATE Borisov 1,000,000 245,000 1,245,000 agreement initially put in place for the 2015/16 season, meaning that this season, FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk 440,000 440,000 FC Dinamo Minsk 675,000 675,000 2016/17, clubs are receiving increased amounts from the revenue generated by FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino 460,000 460,000 Total association 2,820,000 the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. BELGIUM RSC Anderlecht 420,000 420,000 KRC Genk 460,000 460,000 n total, 179 clubs have received a solidarity Clubs involved in the KAA Gent 235,000 235,000 Total association 1,115,000 share of €81m. The beneficiaries are clubs UEFA Europa League BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA HŠK Zrinjski 580,000 580,000 Ieliminated in one of the three qualifying All clubs taking part in the qualifying rounds FK Radnik Bijeljina 215,000 215,000 rounds of the Champions League and Europa receive the following amounts per round NK Široki Brijeg 215,000 215,000 League, and clubs that go out of the Europa played, even if they qualify for the group FK Sloboda Tuzla 215,000 215,000 League at the play-off stage. stage: Total association 1,225,000 BULGARIA PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 440,000 440,000 PFC Slavia Sofia 215,000 215,000 Clubs involved in the • First qualifying round: €215,000 PFC Levski Sofia 225,000 225,000 UEFA Champions League Getty Images Total association 880,000 Domestic champions that do not qualify for the • Second qualifying round: €225,000 CROATIA NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 920,000 920,000 HNK Hajduk Split 705,000 705,000 group stage each receive €260,000, in addition HNK Rijeka 235,000 235,000 to the amounts due for participation in each • Third qualifying round: €235,000 Total association 1,860,000 qualifying round. CYPRUS APOEL FC 580,000 580,000 Clubs participating in the qualifying rounds In addition, each club eliminated in the AC Omonia 440,000 440,000 and not qualifying for the group stage receive play-offs receives €245,000. No solidarity AEK Larnaca FC 920,000 920,000 Apollon Limassol FC 235,000 235,000 the following amounts for each round played: payments are made to winners of the Total association 2,175,000 play-off matches. However, they retain the CZECH REPUBLIC FC Viktoria Plzeň 260,000 260,000 • First qualifying round: €220,000 payments received for the first, second AC Sparta Praha 420,000 420,000 Getty Images and third qualifying rounds, as applicable. SK Slavia Praha 705,000 705,000 FK Mladá Boleslav 235,000 235,000 • Second qualifying round: €320,000 FC Slovan Liberec 235,000 235,000 Significant payment increase Total association 1,855,000 • Third qualifying round: €420,000 (only The significant increase in solidarity DENMARK Brøndby IF 920,000 920,000 eliminated clubs) payments to clubs that came into force FC Midtjylland 920,000 920,000 for the 2015/16 season particularly benefits SønderjyskE 705,000 705,000 Total association 2,545,000 No solidarity payments are made for the those clubs that failed to qualify for the ENGLAND West Ham United FC 480,000 480,000 play-offs, but each of the 20 clubs involved is group stage of either the Champions Total association 480,000 entitled to the following play-off allocation: League or Europa League, and thus ESTONIA FC Flora Tallinn 480,000 480,000 €2m for each winner, and €3m for each club constitutes an important example of the JK Nõmme Kalju 675,000 675,000 FCI Tallinn 215,000 215,000 that is eliminated. Clubs eliminated at this stage proper implementation of the solidarity FC Levadia Tallinn 440,000 440,000 retain the payments made for taking part in the principle that is a cornerstone of UEFA’s Total association 1,810,000 first and second qualifying rounds, as applicable. key values. FAROE ISLANDS B36 Tórshavn 480,000 480,000 Víkingur 215,000 215,000 HB Tórshavn 215,000 215,000 All figures in euros NSÍ Runavík 215,000 215,000 Association Clubs Champions League Europa League Total Total association 1,125,000 ALBANIA FK Partizani 740,000 460,000 1,200,000 FINLAND SJK Seinäjoki 580,000 580,000 KF Teuta 215,000 215,000 IFK Mariehamn 215,000 215,000 FK Kukësi 440,000 440,000 HJK Helsinki 675,000 675,000 Total associ ation 1,855,000 RoPS Rovaniemi 440,000 440,000 ANDORRA FC Santa Coloma 480,000 480,000 Total association 1,910,000 FC Lusitans 215,000 215,000 FRANCE AS Saint-Étienne 235,000 235,000 UE Santa Coloma 215,000 215,000 LOSC Lille 235,000 235,000 Total association 910,000 Total association 470,000 ARMENIA Alashkert FC 800,000 800,000 GEORGIA FC Dinamo Tbilisi 1,000,000 245,000 1,245,000 FC Pyunik 215,000 215,000 FC Samtredia 215,000 215,000 FC Shirak 440,000 440,000 FC Chikhura Sachkhere 215,000 215,000 FC Banants 215,000 215,000 FC Dila Gori 215,000 215,000 Total association 1,670,000 Total association 1,890,000

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Association Clubs Champions League Europa League Total Association Clubs Champions League Europa League Total GERMANY Hertha BSC Berlin 235,000 235,000 NORTHERN IRELAND Crusaders FC 580,000 580,000 Total association 235,000 Cliftonville FC 440,000 440,000 GIBRALTAR Lincoln FC 800,000 800,000 Glenavon FC 215,000 215,000 Europa FC 440,000 440,000 Linfield FC 215,000 215,000 Total association 1,240,000 Total association 1,450,000 GREECE PAOK FC 420,000 420,000 NORWAY Rosenborg BK 1,000,000 245,000 1,245,000 Olympiacos FC 680,000 680,000 Stabæk Fotball 215,000 215,000 PAS Giannina FC 460,000 460,000 Odds BK 440,000 440,000 AEK Athens FC 235,000 235,000 Strømsgodset IF 225,000 225,000 Panathinaikos FC 235,000 235,000 Total association 2,125,000 Total association 2,030,000 POLAND MKS Cracovia Kraków 215,000 215,000 HUNGARY Ferencvárosi TC 580,000 580,000 Zagłębie Lubin 675,000 675,000 Debreceni VSC 440,000 440,000 GKS Piast Gliwice 225,000 225,000 MTK Budapest 440,000 440,000 Total association 1,115,000 Videoton FC 675,000 675,000 PORTUGAL Rio Ave FC 235,000 235,000 Total association 2,135,000 FC Arouca 480,000 480,000 ICELAND FH Hafnarfjördur 580,000 580,000 Total association 715,000 Valur Reykjavík 215,000 215,000 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Dundalk FC 580,000 580,000 KR Reykjavík 440,000 440,000 Cork City FC 675,000 675,000 Breidablik 215,000 215,000 Shamrock Rovers FC 215,000 215,000 Total association 1,450,000 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC 440,000 440,000 ISRAEL Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC 580,000 580,000 Total association 1,910,000 Beitar Jerusalem FC 920,000 920,000 ROMANIA FC Astra Giurgiu 680,000 680,000 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 675,000 675,000 CSMS Iaşi 225,000 225,000 Maccabi Haifa FC 225,000 225,000 FC Viitorul Constanta SA 235,000 235,000 Total association 2,400,000 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 235,000 235,000 ITALY US Sassuolo Calcio 235,000 235,000 Total association 1,375,000 Total association 235,000 RUSSIA FC Krasnodar 235,000 235,000 KAZAKHSTAN FC Astana 1,000,000 1,000,000 FC Spartak Moskva 235,000 235,000 FC Kairat Almaty 440,000 440,000 Total association 470,000 FC Ordabasy Shymkent 215,000 215,000 SAN MARINO SP Tre Penne 480,000 480,000 FC Aktobe 215,000 215,000 SS Folgore 215,000 215,000 Total association 1,870,000 SP La Fiorita 215,000 215,000 LATVIA FK Liepāja 580,000 580,000 Total association 910,000 FK Spartaks Jūrmala 215,000 215,000 SCOTLAND Heart of Midlothian FC 440,000 440,000 FK Jelgava 675,000 675,000 Aberdeen FC 675,000 675,000 FK Ventspils 440,000 440,000 Hibernian FC 225,000 225,000 Total association 1,910,000 Total association 1,340,000 LIECHTENSTEIN FC Vaduz 440,000 440,000 SERBIA FK Crvena Zvezda 1,000,000 245,000 1,245,000 Total association 440,000 FK Vojvodina 920,000 920,000 LITHUANIA FK Žalgiris Vilnius 580,000 580,000 FK Čukarički 440,000 440,000 FK Sūduva 215,000 215,000 FK Partizan 225,000 225,000 FK Trakai 215,000 215,000 Total association 2,830,000 FK Atlantas 215,000 215,000 SLOVAKIA AS Trenčín 1,000,000 245,000 1,245,000 Total association 1,225,000 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 440,000 440,000 LUXEMBOURG F91 Dudelange 580,000 580,000 Spartak Myjava 215,000 215,000 CS Fola Esch 215,000 215,000 FC Spartak Trnava 675,000 675,000 AS Jeunesse Esch 215,000 215,000 Total association 2,575,000 FC Differdange 03 215,000 215,000 SLOVENIA NK Olimpija Ljubljana 580,000 580,000 Total association 1,225,000 ND Gorica 215,000 215,000 FYR MACEDONIA FK Vardar 580,000 580,000 NK Domžale 675,000 675,000 FK Sileks 215,000 215,000 NK Maribor 705,000 705,000 KF Shkëndija 920,000 920,000 Total association 2,175,000 FK Rabotnicki 215,000 215,000 SWEDEN IFK Norrköping 580,000 580,000 Total association 1,930,000 IFK Göteborg 920,000 920,000 MALTA Valletta FC 800,000 800,000 AIK 675,000 675,000 Hibernians FC 215,000 215,000 BK Häcken 225,000 225,000 Birkirkara FC 675,000 675,000 Total association 2,400,000 Balzan FC 215,000 215,000 SWITZERLAND Grasshopper Club Zürich 705,000 705,000 Total association 1,905,000 FC Luzern 235,000 235,000 MOLDOVA FC Sheriff 580,000 580,000 Total association 940,000 FC Zaria Balti 215,000 215,000 TURKEY Fenerbahçe SK 420,000 420,000 FC Dacia Chisinau 215,000 215,000 Osmanlıspor A.Ş 460,000 460,000 FC Zimbru Chisinau 440,000 440,000 İstanbul Başakşehir 480,000 480,000 Total association 1,450,000 Total association 1,360,000 MONTENEGRO FK Mladost Podgorica 580,000 580,000 UKRAINE FC Shakhtar Donetsk 420,000 420,000 FK Budućnost Podgorica 440,000 440,000 FC Vorskla Poltava 235,000 235,000 FK Rudar Pljevlja 215,000 215,000 FC Olexandryia 235,000 235,000 FK Bokelj 215,000 215,000 Total association 890,000 Total association 1,450,000 WALES The New Saints FC 800,000 800,000 NETHERLANDS AZ Alkmaar 235,000 235,000 Llandudno Town FC 215,000 215,000 Heracles Almelo 235,000 235,000 Bala Town FC 215,000 215,000 Total association 470,000 Connah's Quay Nomads FC 440,000 440,000 Total association 1,670,000 TOTAL 80,950,000

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36 – UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 – 37 38 –UEFA •November DIRECT and Security Conference in Bucharest on 8September. of terrorist attacks at matches were central topics that dominated the latest UEFA-EU Stadium Safety and security risks at football events, potential liabilities for organisers, and the threat IN THE SPOTLIGHT STADIUM SAFETY CONFERENCE SECURITY AND STADIUM “The overwhelming just want to enjoy enjoy to want just European European Commission majority of fans fans of majority Frans Timmermans first vice-president the game.” the 2016

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– 41 BFF INTERNATIONAL DAY PEACE OF AN EVENT TO THE MARK WINS UEFA GRASSROOTS AWARD SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROJECT ULVIYYA NAJAFOVA ULVIYYA CARMEN REDL foreign affairs, the Austrian Integration Integration Austrian the affairs, foreign and for Europe, integration ministry Austria’s federal between cooperation of society. future the and footballers of generation next the both represent who inAustria’s clubs, game the playing people young and children at aimed is initiative The pitch. the off and on both coexistence harmonious and respectful to promote perspective integration an from has football that potential the to use ZUSAMMEN:ÖSTERREICH, with in cooperation organised activities of nationwide context inthe and, community football the within integration Awards. Grassroots 2016 inthe project UEFA best for the prize the awarded been has initiative offside) no (team with play Abseits’ AZERBAIJAN AUSTRIA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS taking part in more than 3,600 matches matches 3,600 than in more part taking people 40,000 than more with 2008, since banner this under played have been matches of football Thousands Peace. Day of International of the awareness raising time same the at while efforts, peace-building strengthen and hope give to people, unite ability football’s 21on illustrates September, clearly world the around played being matches initiative. Goal’ Day’s Day One ‘One One of Peace part as Day of Peace International the mark 40 –UEFA40 DIRECT •November 2016 This project, which involves involves which project, This further to foster seeks project This This initiative, which involves football football involves which initiative, This recently organised an event to event an organised recently (AFFA) of Azerbaijan Federations of Football Association The Association’s ‘Teamplay ohne ‘Teamplay ohne Association’s Football Austrian The ability to transcend boundaries and and boundaries to transcend ability sport’s highlights year.last initiative The the game in Austria. Each workshop workshop Each inAustria. game the playing professionals to meet opportunity the players young giving and teams individual of those level the at integration of issue the exploring teams, youth individuals.” persecuted or displaced of disadvantaged, integration the foster that initiatives to support delighted always are Association Football Austrian the colour. skin or We at religion of origin, country other’s for each regard no with of community, asense experiencing together, play people young and children clubs, Austria’s 2,300 across day, Every to integration. approach of apositive examples best of the one represents “Football Windtner, says: 2015 Vienna’s at Ernst-Happel-Stadion. November in back unveiled officially was Association, Football Austrian the and Bundesliga Austrian the Fund,

AFFA for clubs’ organised are Workshops Leo president, association’s The

GEPA Pictures into the sky after the game. the after sky into the doves released players the of Baku, and asuburb inAhmadli, constructed pitch atemporary on played match was The Yemen. and Turkmenistan Peru, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Chad,as Indonesia, such countries –including world the over all from of students consisted team international women’s The team. national Azerbaijan’s and Organisation Students International Baku the match between of purpose. sense a providing and self-esteem building simultaneously while communication, and respect teamwork, as such resolution, to central conflict are that values teach inAustria.” game the playing actively are who people so or 295,000 inthe basis adaily on country the across seeing already are we that integration positive the to further seeks project important This community. sporting of the rest to the example an as serves and inAustria kind of its one only the is initiative “This says: Ruttensteiner, Willi questions. players’ This year, the AFFA organised a friendly afriendly year,This organised AFFA the director, sporting association’s The talented young young talented the answering and cooperation constructive about talking backgrounds, sporting and personal into their insight provide ambassadors, who integration two by attended is www.oefb.at www.affa.az TO ELITE ROUND UNDER-17S THROUGH FUAD KRVAVAC FUAD APPROACHA NEW QUALIFYINGA NEW CAMPAIGN – ALEKSANDR ALEINIK The event was a great success, with more more with success, agreat was event The organised. being activities additional of anumber with festival, football real into a turned being sessions training campaign. qualifying forthcoming the for of preparations fans part as their and side national the between interaction the improving about to think BFF for the time Wings’, now was it ‘White the as team national the rebranded already Having communications. and of marketing areas inthe efforts its up stepped recently (BFF) of Belarus Federation Cup, Football the two games, and lost 2-1. lost and games, two first their from points maximum had also match, who however, Russia, faced they third their In 1-0. Moldova hosts beat and 3-0 Latvia defeated they mini-tournament, that in matches two first their In group. round qualifying their in second finishing Under-17European Championship, 2016/17 of the round elite to the through it qualifying competition. qualifying ina ever position worst –their points three just with matches, seven after group qualifying of their bottom them leaving Grbavica, Sarajevo’s at Stadion Switzerland with 0-0 drew recently They well. as quite match. opening intheir polje Bilino Stadion at 5-0 Estonia beating Cup,World Dragons the with BOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINA BELARUS This resulted in one of the team’s open team’s of the inone open resulted This The Under-17s,The have made meanwhile, Under-21s,The however, doing not are competition for the 2018 for the competition World qualifying of the start the with to coincide timed amove In qualifying campaign for the 2018 for the campaign qualifying to their start good avery made have Herzegovina and Bosnia

F. Krvavac goalless draw. goalless acreditable securing Belarus with effect, desired the had efforts their and occasion, for the inwhite dressed Arena of Borisov whole The side. home in the interest much as just fans showed local though, out, turned it As attention. of plenty attract would company and Pogba Paul that clear was it to town, 2016 coming EURO the With runners-up raising campaign was Power Your Power was Life. campaign raising year’s awareness- for this slogan The year. every 29 September on celebrated Day is Heart World lifestyle. healthy and active of an advantages the and diseases of cardiovascular awareness of raising aim the –with initiative Federation Heart Day –aWorld Heart World UEFA inmarking joined also 2016 Week. association’s Grassroots national inthe part took country the over all from children 600 than More gifts. of avariety and certificates given were children Participating Serbia. against match for their preparing were who team, women’s of the national members Under-17 national the as well as squad, to meet Young got girls Week. and boys UEFA Grassroots marking to event an 0points. with group the of bottom finished Estonia points. 22 17 with England and with points Belgium 10 with points, Serbia were them of Ahead 9points. with place in fourth Herzegovina and Bosnia leaving winners, 4-2 ran out visitors Serbian The Zenica. in centre training national Federation’s Football Herzegovina and Bosnia the at This year, the national association year, association This national the host played also centre training That

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BULGARIA www.bfunion.bg CROATIA www.hns-cff.hr DENMARK www.dbu.dk SPECIAL TOURNAMENT PREPARATIONS NEW COMMISSION LOOKING HIGHLIGHTS ISSUE STEPPED UP AT WOMEN’S FOOTBALL AHEAD OF FINAL OF ADDICTION MARTIN MOGENSEN TOURNAMENT YORDAN GROZDANOV A new commission chaired by social integration and fun. What is more, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, chief if more girls and women were to get TOMISLAV PACAK A special tournament entitled effective but also very attractive executive of Save the Children involved in football – both on and off ‘3-0 to the People” was recently football, with matches being refereed by International and a former prime minister the pitch – football would, in turn, organised in Sofia with the Hristiana Guteva, Antoaneta Pancheva Eight months before the final of Denmark, is to embark on a mission benefit greatly from the resulting support of the Bulgarian Football Union. and Gergana Tsankova. Open Eyes beat round of the European Under-17 to develop girls’ and women’s football increase in diversity. The tournament, which was held at Bilani 4-1 in the final and were deserved Championship kicks off in Croatia, in Denmark. One of the commission’s objectives the Barocco Sport Complex, was winners of the tournament. the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) The commission, which will seek to is to come up with ideas on how to contested by six teams representing The event was also attended by the has been stepping up its preparations for come up with new ideas on how to get make playing football and working in organisations fighting various forms head coach of the Bulgarian national the event – the first youth tournament more girls and women involved in Danish the football industry a more attractive of addiction. The main message of side, Ivaylo Petev, and Bulgarian to take place in the country. Through a football, will meet a number of times prospect, increasing participation on Anders Kjærbye the event was that not all people are international Ivelin Popov, who number of teleconferences with UEFA over the next few years and will report the pitch and getting more women into addicts, but all addicts are people. presented participants with signed representatives, members of the HNS’s to the board of the Danish Football leadership positions in Danish football. which revealed, among other things, The teams from Second Chance, footballs and shirts and congratulated local organising committee (LOC), led Association (DBU). This commission is just one of a number that girls in the world of football do not New Beginning, Bilani, Betel, Solidarity them on behalf of the rest of the by tournament director Romeo Jozak, The DBU believes that far more girls of new initiatives launched by the DBU in feel appreciated. The same sentiments and Open Eyes played not only very national team. have been learning about all the various and women should experience the the area of girls’ and women’s football. have unfortunately been expressed by requirements and obligations that need joys of football and the opportunities In spring of this year, a disturbing report many former members of the women’s to be met over the next few months. it provides in terms of exercise, health, entitled ‘Girls’ Voices’ was published, national team. CZECH REPUBLIC www.fotbal.cz At the end of September, the HNS organised a four-team Under-17 Croatia Cup tournament as a rehearsal for next ENGLAND www.thefa.com TAKING COACH EDUCATION year. England, Germany and Greece joined Croatia for the four-day event, TO LOCAL YOUTH TEAMS with UEFA staff on hand to check the GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL SURVEY LAUNCHED stadiums, hotels, training pitches and AMY HART MICHAL BLAŽEJ other facilities. UEFA representatives also met LOC staff and talked in detail The Football Association of the travel around their regions to take coach about the forthcoming tournament. The Football Association (The Czech Republic (FAČR) has given education to local clubs at all levels. As usual, September was a busy FA) recently launched its 2016 its grassroots managers new cars The initiative will improve players’ month for the HNS, with most of its Grassroots Football Survey, as it and football equipment to make it easier skills and develop the coaching skills of national teams in action and important prepares to unveil its first Parklife Football for them to visit clubs and coaches in amateur coaches (parents who work events being organised by various Hub in Sheffield. In October 2015, more their respective regions. with players under the age of 12). divisions, such as its coaching and than 28,750 players, coaches, referees, The cars were delivered to the Czech In each region, the FAČR has six to refereeing departments. Rijeka, for staff and volunteers completed the Republic in the first half of September eight instructors/ coaches with the example, was the venue for a coaching inaugural online survey – the largest and the FAČR proposed a graphic design UEFA A licence or the UEFA Elite Youth seminar, while the island of Rab hosted survey ever undertaken by The FA. The and purchased the necessary football A licence. These coaches work in a seminar for futsal referees. results provided valuable feedback on the equipment. At the end of September, professional clubs and have extensive Rovinj, meanwhile, played host grassroots game and revealed a number of the keys were handed over to the experience of working with children. to the 17th National Veterans’ positives, but also underlined some areas chairmen and grassroots managers of At the request of an amateur club, Championship. Arbanasi Zadar for improvement. the country’s 14 regional associations at two instructors will visit and give a emerged triumphant, beating VNK The FA is committed to spending £260m

a ceremony at the FAČR headquarters. 90-minute demonstration training Lokomotiva Zagreb on penalties in on the grassroots game, with facilities The FA Every week, the grassroots managers session for amateur coaches and parents the final after a gripping match. being one of the key areas highlighted by and their teams of ‘flying coaches’ will for players in the target age groups The HNS is also proud to report last year’s survey. The FA’s Parklife Football (U6s–U12s). The training session is that two of its employees have gained Hub Programme is now well under way, This year’s survey will again aim to gather delighted to announce the launch of followed by a 90-minute discussion recognition in the world of academia. with its first state-of-the-art multi-pitch opinions from the 400,000-strong the second Grassroots Football Survey. with the amateur coaches, volunteers Dario Bašić, head coach of the national community football hub, known as ‘St grassroots football workforce, measuring I am hopeful that this year the survey and parents, who also receive a poster Under-17 team, has successfully George’s Park (SGP) Sheffield Graves’, the progress that The FA has made to will reach even more people involved and training DVD, from which they can defended his doctoral thesis, while officially opening at the end of October. date and pinpointing areas that require in grassroots football and look forward continue to learn new skills to use in Tanja Peraković has completed UEFA’s A second pilot hub, ‘SGP Sheffield particular attention. Martin Glenn, to being able to take their valuable FACR their work with children. Football Law Programme. Thorncliffe’, will open imminently. chief executive of The FA, said: “I am feedback on board.”

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ESTONIA www.jalgpall.ee FAROE ISLANDS www.football.fo GEORGIA www.gff.ge GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S FIRMS NEW PROJECTS TO DEVELOP FOOTBALL ENJOYING INSPIRED GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL STRONG GROWTH BY FOOTBALL OTAR GIORGADZE GFF MAARJA SAULEP in the EJL’s annual calendar. National team LEADERS The inaugural Amateur Cup is other in Tbilisi on 14 December. players and coaches have played an active under way, bringing together Another grassroots football project allows them to pursue an active and The head coach of the Estonian role at those festivals, participating in TERJI NIELSEN amateur players of all ages from started on 17 September in Gori in eastern healthy lifestyle. women’s national team, Keith activities and encouraging people to take 46 municipalities across the country. Georgia, where the opening game of the The growth of football at grassroots Boanas, is set to leave his position up the sport, and thousands of girls have In recent years, prominent This initiative has proved immensely Georgian Amputee League was played. level in Georgia is also demonstrated by at the end of 2016 after eight years in discovered the joys of football as a result. figures in Faroese football have popular in every region, with 250 teams This national championship will be played the unprecedented number of teams the role. The 57-year-old Englishman “The key objective of my job here has attracted the attention of a and more than 5,000 players taking part. in a full league format for the first time. participating in this year’s national has helped to raise both participation been to increase participation, so the number of Faroese firms, with businesses The winners of the first stage advance The competition aims to increase the Second League (third tier). A total of levels and standards in girls’ and women’s opportunity to organise festivals has been contacting them to find out more to an interregional knockout stage, involvement of amputee footballers in 65 sides are taking part, 22 of which football in Estonia. In addition to coaching crucial. Just as important has been our about their approach to leadership. after which the finalists will face each competitive sport, which, in turn, were formed in 2016. the women’s national team, he has function as passionate and enthusiastic A good example of this is the Faroe also been responsible for restructuring role models, encouraging people not only Islands’ National Business Day, which youth development and coach education to play the game, but also to go out and takes place every year in late September GERMANY www.dfb.de in the country. coach young girls. For me, this has been or early October. At this event, where A major project in that regard has been a major success and something I am very business leaders from all over the the establishment of a national Under-15 proud of,” Boanas said. country get together in the capital, STUDY GROUP LOOKS AT ISSUE OF REFUGEES girls’ team. They have progressed very Boanas has also made an important Torshavn, to seek inspiration from THOMAS HACKBARTH rapidly, playing their first official matches contribution to coach education in Estonia. people – both local and foreign – in 2014 and winning the Baltic Cup in Indeed, he established the country’s first in high-profile leadership positions, their age category just a year later. ever C licence course for female coaches. the organisers have turned their From 19 to 22 September, In 2015, about half a million people It was clearly on to something, There has also been considerable Thanks to his efforts, the number of attention to football in the last representatives of 14 member applied for asylum in Germany. And as almost 30,000 copies of that focus on grassroots football. In 2013, women with coaching qualifications couple of years. associations met in Frankfurt refugees love football, just like the rest publication have been requested the Estonian Football Association (EJL) has risen dramatically since 2009, with Last year, Lars Olsen, coach of the am Main under the UEFA Study Group of us. The number of foreign nationals to date. organised its first-ever ‘Live your Goals’ Estonia now boasting about 40 female Faroese national team, was one of the Scheme to talk about how football can applying to register with the German Meanwhile, the DFB’s Egidius festival in cooperation with FIFA, and coaches with C licences, 15 with UEFA B guest speakers at the event. And this deal with the high levels of migration that Football Association (DFB) has risen Braun Foundation has launched a that event has since become a firm fixture licences and two with UEFA A licences. year, Pætur Smith Clementsen, the Faroe are being seen at the moment – the first from 10,000 a year to more than 40,000. campaign entitled ‘1-0 to Acceptance’ Islands Football Association’s technical time that the issue of refugees had been Back in March 2015, the DFB published in partnership with Aydan Özoğuz, director, was asked to give a lecture. addressed in this forum. a booklet entitled ‘Welcome to the Germany’s federal commissioner for FRANCE www.fff.fr This is a clear indication that people “We want everyone to have the Club!’, which sought to give volunteers migration, refugees and integration. in the corporate sector increasingly opportunity to play,” said UEFA grassroots advice on things like the question of “In practice, it’s about taking care of regard football coaches and ambassador Per Ravn Omdal. “We have how to register or the rules that apply the membership fee for the first few A SHIRT PACKED WITH HISTORY administrators as role models, believing come to Frankfurt am Main to talk about to refugees when it comes to insurance months, or arranging a pair of football that their approach to leadership can how we can make football accessible.” cover or residency requirements. boots,” says DFB vice-president Eugen LAURA GOUTRY be replicated in a modern business Gehlenborg. “For 2015 and 2016, setting. This is a great compliment we budgeted for the provision of The French Cup is celebrating its trophy, ranging from Olympique de for the Faroese football community. support to 600 clubs a year. After just centenary this season. To mark Pantin, the first winners back in 1917/18, a year and a half, we have already been the occasion, the French Football to Olympique de Marseille and Paris contacted by 2,500 clubs who have Federation has designed a special collector’s Saint-Germain FC, who have won the invited to refugees to play.” edition shirt, which it sent out to all 1,132 cup ten times apiece. The session included workshops on clubs that took part in the fourth round of Every club that made it to the fourth the potential benefits of football in the competition on 24 and 25 September – round was given a full set of kit (shirts, terms of language learning and the including a record 180 clubs from overseas shorts and socks for 16 players), with both question of how to deal with attacks departments and territories. home and away kits being distributed. triggered by work with refugees, That distinctive shirt stands out on The clubs that progressed to the fifth as well as visits to two local clubs. account of the centenary logo printed round were then given a full set of the A total of about 350 sessions of this on the chest and the fact that the numbers home or away kit they had not received kind have been run since 2008 under on the back contain the names of all the in the previous round, resulting in kit for the UEFA Study Group Scheme, but previous winners of the competition. another 9,344 players being handed out, this was the first to address the issue of Those names vary in size, depending on making a grand total of enough kit for refugees. One thing seems certain: FLF the number of times the club has lifted the 27,456 players being distributed altogether. FSF it will not be the last.

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GIBRALTAR www.gibraltarfa.com ITALY www.figc.it NEW COACHING TEAM ANNOUNCED FOUR NEW DEPARTMENTS SUPPORTING STEVEN GONZALEZ ITALY’S NATIONAL TEAMS

The Gibraltar Football Association football, women’s football and futsal DIEGO ANTENOZIO (GFA) has announced the for any activities, courses and camps appointment of a new coaching they may run throughout the year. Club Italia, the division of the team (Erin Barnett, Steve Cummings, Jeff Wood is delighted with the Italian Football Federation Richard Duarte, Michael Felice, Stephen appointments. “It is great that we can (FIGC) dedicated to running and Head, John Moreno, David Ochello, be in a position to formally bring on supporting the country’s national teams, Jonathan Sodi, John Thicke and Christian board these coaches, who will now has been revamped with additional Wink) that will oversee all the national begin working with the GFA and our personnel and four new departments teams, through all age groups, various national squads, and indeed that will enhance its already formidable including assisting head coach Jeff on grassroots plans and activities GFA reputation for scientific and technical Wood with the men’s senior team. throughout the year. It is important excellence. The changes are part of The pool of coaches will also be that they are involved and work with as coaches but also play a crucial role a programme of strategic reforms FIGC available to the association’s grassroots all coaching aspects of the association, in nurturing the next generation of championed by the FIGC president, manager and the heads of youth which will not only help them develop Gibraltarian footballers,” he said. Carlo Tavecchio, who explains: “We are by Mauro Sandreani and Antonio is a significant investment in terms of beginning a new chapter for Club Italia Gagliardi respectively. The research and finance and human resources. It signals with the creation of four new support performance department, which has been an increased commitment to a modern HUNGARY www.mlsz.hu / en.mlsz.hu departments. In doing so, we have set up in collaboration with the Qatar form of sports management in which been guided by two key concepts that Football Association, is headed by Valter Italy can set the standard for excellence reflect the federation’s long-standing Di Salvo, and the national U21 and youth on a global scale by identifying innovative VASAS TOP TABLE AS CLUBS REBUILD dedication to innovation: specialisation teams have seen overall responsibility for procedures early on and realising their MÁRTON DINNYÉS and planning.” footballing matters entrusted to Maurizio potential. For each department we The new departments will provide Viscidi (men’s teams) and Antonio Cabrini have secured the services of individuals Historical rivals Budapest Honvéd FC support to all 17 of the national (women’s teams). working at the forefront of their and Újpest FC are not far behind, football, futsal and beach soccer “Ultimately, it is all about the success respective fields, not least by recruiting and neither are Szombathelyi Haladás. teams. The medical department is of our national teams,” says Tavecchio. from within the federation to take Újpest, in particular, more than held headed by Professor Andrea Ferretti, “Organisation and a scientific approach advantage of the invaluable experience their own in a fantastic derby match while the scouting and the match are fundamental in the Italian system.” certain individuals have acquired during away to Ferencváros in late September, analysis departments are overseen Chief executive Michele Uva adds, “This their time with us.” coming away with a 3-3 draw which showed that they are ready to challenge for honours this season. KOSOVO www.ffk-kosova.com Ultimately, though, this season may end up being remembered more for its construction projects than its on-field A DELEGATION VISITS UEFA drama. Many of the top-flight clubs’ MEDIA DEPARTMENT stadiums – including that of leaders Vasas – will be rebuilt in the coming months. MTK Budapest’s new home was recently UEFA’s newest member representatives the opportunity to present inaugurated with a gala friendly against association, the Football plans and drawings of the stadium, and to another grand old club, Sporting Clube Federation of Kosovo (KFF), is get UEFA’s feedback. de Portugal, while the stadiums of fellow already establishing strong ties with UEFA The KFF delegation was led by the G á bor Baricsa, mlsz.hu top-flight clubs Haladás, Újpest, Videoton, and receiving advice on how to develop federation’s general secretary, Eroll Salihu; Paksi SE and surprise strugglers Diósgyőri its football infrastructures. the director of the sports department Six-time Hungarian champions Oenning’s side have effectively won VTK are all in the process of being rebuilt. In September, a KFF delegation visited in the Kosovo ministry of culture, youth Vasas SC – a club originally the first third of the competition. The last stadium to be renovated will UEFA to discuss the renovation project for and sport, Ibër Alaj; the head of the KFF established by workers at Videoton FC and last year’s record- be Honvéd’s József Bozsik stadion. the national stadium in Kosovo’s capital, infrastructure division, Florim Kryeziu; Budapest’s ironworks – only returned breaking league champions, Thomas These construction projects are Pristina. The Kosovo national team are sport infrastructure engineer Refki Osmani to the top flight in the summer of 2015, Doll’s Ferencvárosi TC, would seem all taking place as part of a special currently taking part in their first major and project leader Shkelzen Qorraj. but they are now two points clear at to pose the greatest threat to the current government-backed programme, qualifying competition – for the 2018 Fruitful talks took place with members of UEFA the top of the table after 11 rounds. leaders. Videoton, who have found which aims to bring Hungary’s facilities World Cup – and are playing their home UEFA’s competitions, national associations, As the league comprises 12 clubs and their form after a poor start, are led into line with those found in western matches outside their territory, in Albania. operations and marketing divisions. by autumn 2017, to enable matches to be those teams play each other three times, by former Manchester United FC Europe, closing the gap that has The meeting at the House of The KFF and the Kosovo authorities aim staged there in the closing phase of the this means that German coach Michael defender Henning Berg. opened up over the last 30 years. European Football in Nyon gave the KFF to complete the stadium renovation work current World Cup qualifying campaign.

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GIBRALTAR www.gibraltarfa.com ITALY www.figc.it NEW COACHING TEAM ANNOUNCED FOUR NEW DEPARTMENTS SUPPORTING STEVEN GONZALEZ ITALY’S NATIONAL TEAMS

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national team’s next home match and a IMPRESSIVE TURNOUT FOR trip to Portugal with the national squad MOLDOVAN FOOTBALL in November. GRASSROOTS WEEK EVENTS Local communities were invited to YEARBOOK 2015/16 help organise events by celebrities from TOMS ĀRMANIS the worlds of television, theatre, music PRESS OFFICE and sport – many of whom also took Latvia’s annual Grassroots Week their creativity and imagination and part in a charity football tournament The Moldovan Football Yearbook The book contains copious statistical took place in September, with were given just one guideline – to ‘let as part of the festivities. A total of 114 2015/16 has recently been information on the 2015/16 season the Latvian Football Federation football into their backyards’ and show different football-related activities took published in Chisinau – the seventh in Moldovan football, including all (LFF) encouraging people from outside the incredible accessibility of the sport. place across the country, with people time that the Football Association appearances and goalscorers for the football family to organise football- All registered events were entered into with no formal connection to football of Moldova (FMF) has produced this Moldova’s National Division, Division related activities and encouraging a competition organised by the LFF, clubs or organisations showing a book. The FMF’s involvement lends this A and Division B, as well as lots of football clubs and organisations to play with prizes including VIP tickets for the noticeable interest in organising events. invaluable publication added authenticity photos and selected historical records an active part in those events. With a and credibility as a point of reference. for each club. The yearbook is a must total of 13,000 people taking part in this As has been the case for the last six for statisticians, providing full individual year’s events, that objective was more years (the first issue having been analysis for each National Division club. than met. published in 2010), the editor, Victor Those facts, photos and figures are This year, the LFF’s Grassroots Week Daghi, has recorded for posterity the complemented by a narrative review of lasted an entire fortnight, combining main important events of the domestic the season for each top-flight club. events marking UEFA Grassroots Week football season under review. The 144- The yearbook also contains, among other

with local activities taking place as part page yearbook kicks off with a long things, a list of all Moldovan champions FMF of the European Week of Sport. During message from Pavel Cebanu, president since 1992, an all-time table, details of this period, football fans organised all of the FMF, regarding the association’s the best goalscorers of all time for the Moldovan Cup final and Super Cup, and kinds of football-related events. They organisational achievements. top two divisions, information about each player listings for clubs in the top flight. were encouraged to demonstrate LFF

NORTHERN IRELAND www.irishfa.com MALTA www.mfa.com.mt We are delighted to have had such a MORE YOUNG PEOPLE THAN successful year and we look forward SENIOR OFFICIALS RE-ELECTED to growing the game with our partners EVER INVOLVED IN FOOTBALL in year two. Let Them Play is a long-term ALEX VELLA strategy and we aim to have 75,000 NIGEL TILSON young people playing the game by 2020 The Malta Football Association delegates from the association’s clubs. reforming competition rules and and 100,000 playing the game by 2025. (MFA) recently held its annual Under their management, the MFA rules on players’ status, developing The Irish Football Association said: “We believe in football for all These are ambitious targets but we are general meeting, at which a has made further progress in all areas infrastructure, improving governance, (IFA) has revealed that more and because of that we are investing confident we can deliver with the support number of the MFA’s senior officials of activity for the benefit of football in commercialising land to be used young people are involved in more than ever to develop and grow of schools, colleges, universities, clubs, – including its president – were given Malta, in line with UEFA’s objectives. for football facilities, improving the football in Northern Ireland than ever participation levels across the country. volunteers and our partners.” another three-year term of office by The MFA has had a busy few years, licensing of clubs and academies, before. Around 58,000 people aged making progress with financial fair between 4 and 24 are now participating play and working on a joint national in the game, up 16% from a year ago. plan to combat corruption, and these The increase comes at the end of the first initiatives have definitely contributed year of the Irish FA’s first-ever ten-year to the overall improvements seen in youth strategy, Let Them Play. Maltese football. Let Them Play has driven significant According to the MFA president, areas of growth and development in the Norman Darmanin Demajo, there IFA-McDonald’s small-sided games centres remains scope for reforms in other (more than 9,000 children are involved on areas, in order to further enhance a weekly basis across 50 venues), the IFA’s the quality of Maltese football and curriculum sports schools programme, improve the way that the game is which is funded by Northern Ireland’s administered in the country. The new department of education (more than mandate awarded by the recent annual 18,000 children in more than 200 schools general meeting will ensure that the are involved) and the IFA’s new disability, future of the game in Malta remains in referee, futsal and girls’ strategic plans. IFA D. Aquilina safe and knowledgeable hands. The IFA’s chief executive, Patrick Nelson,

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LATVIA www.lff.lv MOLDOVA www.fmf.md national team’s next home match and a IMPRESSIVE TURNOUT FOR trip to Portugal with the national squad MOLDOVAN FOOTBALL in November. GRASSROOTS WEEK EVENTS Local communities were invited to YEARBOOK 2015/16 help organise events by celebrities from TOMS ĀRMANIS the worlds of television, theatre, music PRESS OFFICE and sport – many of whom also took Latvia’s annual Grassroots Week their creativity and imagination and part in a charity football tournament The Moldovan Football Yearbook The book contains copious statistical took place in September, with were given just one guideline – to ‘let as part of the festivities. A total of 114 2015/16 has recently been information on the 2015/16 season the Latvian Football Federation football into their backyards’ and show different football-related activities took published in Chisinau – the seventh in Moldovan football, including all (LFF) encouraging people from outside the incredible accessibility of the sport. place across the country, with people time that the Football Association appearances and goalscorers for the football family to organise football- All registered events were entered into with no formal connection to football of Moldova (FMF) has produced this Moldova’s National Division, Division related activities and encouraging a competition organised by the LFF, clubs or organisations showing a book. The FMF’s involvement lends this A and Division B, as well as lots of football clubs and organisations to play with prizes including VIP tickets for the noticeable interest in organising events. invaluable publication added authenticity photos and selected historical records an active part in those events. With a and credibility as a point of reference. for each club. The yearbook is a must total of 13,000 people taking part in this As has been the case for the last six for statisticians, providing full individual year’s events, that objective was more years (the first issue having been analysis for each National Division club. than met. published in 2010), the editor, Victor Those facts, photos and figures are This year, the LFF’s Grassroots Week Daghi, has recorded for posterity the complemented by a narrative review of lasted an entire fortnight, combining main important events of the domestic the season for each top-flight club. events marking UEFA Grassroots Week football season under review. The 144- The yearbook also contains, among other

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to shape the future of our beautiful IRISH FOOTBALL MOURNS game. In recent years, he sat on the A NEW MANDATE FOR VITALY MUTKO FAI’s board of management and chaired MEDIA DEPARTMENT DEATH OF MILO CORCORAN its international committee, where he was committed to improving the quality STEPHEN FINN of football development throughout On 24 September, the Russian and Igor Efremov. Sergei Pryadkin the country, working closely with a Football Union (RFS) held an and Igor Efremov withdrew in favour Irish football is mourning the made a huge impact on so many levels to number of different departments and extraordinary general meeting, of the incumbent, and Vitaly Mutko death of Michael ‘Milo’ Corcoran, improve football in this country, and his various members of the FAI’s board of at which the president of the RFS was was then re-elected for a four-year a former president of the Football contribution is simply invaluable. From the management and council. elected. There were four candidates: term. New members of the association’s Association of Ireland (FAI), who passed grassroots right up to being FAI president, Considered to be the main driving Vitaly Mutko (the incumbent, who had executive committee were also elected, away in August after a brief illness. he made a difference wherever he was, force behind the creation of the Setanta headed the organisation since September with the number of members being Milo Corcoran was president of the and that will be his legacy.” Sports Cup, a cross-border competition 2015), Valery Gazzaev, Sergei Pryadkin reduced to 23. UEFA FAI from 2001 to 2005, having previously The FAI’s chief executive, John Delaney, for clubs in Ireland and Northern Ireland, served a five-year term as vice-president also paid tribute to Milo: “Milo was he served as the tournament’s chairman of the association, and he proved to be a great personal friend of mine, from its inception in 2005. In recent SAN MARINO www.fsgc.sm a hugely popular figure in all areas of someone who I had the pleasure of years, he acted as one of the FAI’s TV Irish football on account of his unstinting knowing for more than 30 years, and liaison officers. commitment to improving the game at someone who I was extremely close to.” A member of UEFA’s Youth and FOOTBALL every level. Born in Dublin to Kilkenny parents, Amateur Football Committee, Milo “In Milo Corcoran, we have lost one Milo grew up in County Waterford. He carried a strong reputation with him FOR PEACE of Irish football’s true gentlemen,” quickly became a key figure in a local wherever he travelled around the world said Tony Fitzgerald, the current FAI supporters’ club, which sparked his owing to his gregarious personality EMILIO CECCHINI president. “Milo was someone who desire to make a difference by helping and his love of football. As part of a wider campaign to promote mutual respect ROMANIA www.frf.ro and tolerance between the peoples of Israel and Palestine, fifteen senior women’s squad made a surprise 11- and 12-year-old boys from Israel and GREAT PROGRESS – BUT STILL appearance at the ceremony and Palestine – five Christians, five Muslims were given a standing ovation by the and five Jews – spent a week in San A LONG WAY TO GO audience, which featured the presidents Marino, accompanied by four adults, of regional football associations and as guests of the republic’s football PAUL ZAHARIA women’s football clubs. Mirel Albon and federation (FSGC) and the Universal his team attended the entire ceremony Peace Federation (UPF). Women’s football is rapidly for the play-offs in their bid to reach and were congratulated by all speakers. The visit, which ran from 1 to 8 growing in importance at the Women’s EURO 2017. “The FRF has made remarkable September, was organised by Alessandro Romanian Football Federation That festival began with the launch progress, both with its strategic Giaquinto, head of the FSGC’s youth (FRF). In the 2009/10 season, there were of a new girls’ football competition at programme for the development of sector, and Giorgio Gasperoni, the UPF’s just 9 teams in the national women’s the Unirea sports facility in the district Romanian football and with this Football coordinator for the Marche region and league, whereas this season there are of Manastur, part of a new phase of the and Femininity project. I am confident San Marino. Additional support was 10 in the top flight, 18 in the second Football and Femininity project. Allan that this project will continue to be provided by the University of Peace tier, divided into two groups, and 8 in Hansen, chairman of UEFA’s HatTrick just as successful in the future,” in Marche. the third tier, plus 24 teams competing Committee and a member of the UEFA Allan Hansen said. On 2 September, the boys FSGC in the new national Under-15 Executive Committee, was a special guest “It is a great honour, both for me participated in a training session run championship, with a total of 1,200 at the event, accompanied by FRF president and for the FRF, to receive this extremely by Carlo Chiarabini and Fabio Lepri joined by the head coach of San Marino’s FSGC, whose contribution in terms of registered female players and more Răzvan Burleanu, FRF general secretary important award. Although it represents of the FSGC’s Culture-Education-Training national team, Pierangelo Manzaroli. personnel, facilities and financial support than 4,000 unregistered players. Radu Vișan, FRF deputy general secretary recognition of all the efforts made so far (CEF) programme at the Falciano Later in the day, there were more was fundamental in helping achieve the This represents progress, but there Gabriel Bodescu, FRF development to develop women’s football in Romania, stadium, which culminated in a friendly matches, this time against the goal of the initiative: namely to bring is still a long way to go. Awareness- manager Ciprian Paraschiv, and Alin it also rewards our current projects and match against their peers from the local Serenissima club. On 3 September the together a mixed team of Israeli and raising initiatives, such as the recent Cioban, chairman of the FRF’s women’s confirms that we are moving in the right Folgore football club. football programme came to a close with Palestinian children for a once-in-a- festival in Cluj-Napoca (part of the FRF’s football committee. direction. UEFA’s support and guidance, Further coaching sessions and a three-team tournament at the Falciano. lifetime experience and offer them Football and Femininity project), have Later, at a ceremony in the city’s Grand allied to the enthusiasm and determination matches took place on 5 September, On 4 September, the boys were the chance to train and play friendly a special role to play in this regard. Hotel Italia, the FRF was presented with demonstrated by each of us across the with children from the Polo Calcistico treated to an unforgettable experience matches against their contemporaries That festival took place on 16 a UEFA HatTrick Award in recognition country, whether on the pitch or at del Titano. On the morning of 6 as they accompanied the players in San Marino, demonstrating the belief September, the day after the national of its development of Romanian institutional level, will allow us to continue September, the participants enjoyed onto the pitch ahead of the first 2018 that the simple act of kicking a ball women’s women’s football through the Football our success in the medium and long another coaching session with the CEF World Cup qualifier between San Marino can contribute to a world of universal team had beaten Ukraine 2-1 to qualify and Femininity project. Romania’s term,” Răzvan Burleanu said. instructors, but this time they were and Azerbaijan. Our thanks go to the solidarity, respect and peace.

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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND www.fai.ie RUSSIA www.rfs.ru to shape the future of our beautiful IRISH FOOTBALL MOURNS game. In recent years, he sat on the A NEW MANDATE FOR VITALY MUTKO FAI’s board of management and chaired MEDIA DEPARTMENT DEATH OF MILO CORCORAN its international committee, where he was committed to improving the quality STEPHEN FINN of football development throughout On 24 September, the Russian and Igor Efremov. Sergei Pryadkin the country, working closely with a Football Union (RFS) held an and Igor Efremov withdrew in favour Irish football is mourning the made a huge impact on so many levels to number of different departments and extraordinary general meeting, of the incumbent, and Vitaly Mutko death of Michael ‘Milo’ Corcoran, improve football in this country, and his various members of the FAI’s board of at which the president of the RFS was was then re-elected for a four-year a former president of the Football contribution is simply invaluable. From the management and council. elected. There were four candidates: term. New members of the association’s Association of Ireland (FAI), who passed grassroots right up to being FAI president, Considered to be the main driving Vitaly Mutko (the incumbent, who had executive committee were also elected, away in August after a brief illness. he made a difference wherever he was, force behind the creation of the Setanta headed the organisation since September with the number of members being Milo Corcoran was president of the and that will be his legacy.” Sports Cup, a cross-border competition 2015), Valery Gazzaev, Sergei Pryadkin reduced to 23. UEFA FAI from 2001 to 2005, having previously The FAI’s chief executive, John Delaney, for clubs in Ireland and Northern Ireland, served a five-year term as vice-president also paid tribute to Milo: “Milo was he served as the tournament’s chairman of the association, and he proved to be a great personal friend of mine, from its inception in 2005. In recent SAN MARINO www.fsgc.sm a hugely popular figure in all areas of someone who I had the pleasure of years, he acted as one of the FAI’s TV Irish football on account of his unstinting knowing for more than 30 years, and liaison officers. commitment to improving the game at someone who I was extremely close to.” A member of UEFA’s Youth and FOOTBALL every level. Born in Dublin to Kilkenny parents, Amateur Football Committee, Milo “In Milo Corcoran, we have lost one Milo grew up in County Waterford. He carried a strong reputation with him FOR PEACE of Irish football’s true gentlemen,” quickly became a key figure in a local wherever he travelled around the world said Tony Fitzgerald, the current FAI supporters’ club, which sparked his owing to his gregarious personality EMILIO CECCHINI president. “Milo was someone who desire to make a difference by helping and his love of football. As part of a wider campaign to promote mutual respect ROMANIA www.frf.ro and tolerance between the peoples of Israel and Palestine, fifteen senior women’s squad made a surprise 11- and 12-year-old boys from Israel and GREAT PROGRESS – BUT STILL appearance at the ceremony and Palestine – five Christians, five Muslims were given a standing ovation by the and five Jews – spent a week in San A LONG WAY TO GO audience, which featured the presidents Marino, accompanied by four adults, of regional football associations and as guests of the republic’s football PAUL ZAHARIA women’s football clubs. Mirel Albon and federation (FSGC) and the Universal his team attended the entire ceremony Peace Federation (UPF). Women’s football is rapidly for the play-offs in their bid to reach and were congratulated by all speakers. The visit, which ran from 1 to 8 growing in importance at the Women’s EURO 2017. “The FRF has made remarkable September, was organised by Alessandro Romanian Football Federation That festival began with the launch progress, both with its strategic Giaquinto, head of the FSGC’s youth (FRF). In the 2009/10 season, there were of a new girls’ football competition at programme for the development of sector, and Giorgio Gasperoni, the UPF’s just 9 teams in the national women’s the Unirea sports facility in the district Romanian football and with this Football coordinator for the Marche region and league, whereas this season there are of Manastur, part of a new phase of the and Femininity project. I am confident San Marino. Additional support was 10 in the top flight, 18 in the second Football and Femininity project. Allan that this project will continue to be provided by the University of Peace tier, divided into two groups, and 8 in Hansen, chairman of UEFA’s HatTrick just as successful in the future,” in Marche. the third tier, plus 24 teams competing Committee and a member of the UEFA Allan Hansen said. On 2 September, the boys FSGC in the new national Under-15 Executive Committee, was a special guest “It is a great honour, both for me participated in a training session run championship, with a total of 1,200 at the event, accompanied by FRF president and for the FRF, to receive this extremely by Carlo Chiarabini and Fabio Lepri joined by the head coach of San Marino’s FSGC, whose contribution in terms of registered female players and more Răzvan Burleanu, FRF general secretary important award. Although it represents of the FSGC’s Culture-Education-Training national team, Pierangelo Manzaroli. personnel, facilities and financial support than 4,000 unregistered players. Radu Vișan, FRF deputy general secretary recognition of all the efforts made so far (CEF) programme at the Falciano Later in the day, there were more was fundamental in helping achieve the This represents progress, but there Gabriel Bodescu, FRF development to develop women’s football in Romania, stadium, which culminated in a friendly matches, this time against the goal of the initiative: namely to bring is still a long way to go. Awareness- manager Ciprian Paraschiv, and Alin it also rewards our current projects and match against their peers from the local Serenissima club. On 3 September the together a mixed team of Israeli and raising initiatives, such as the recent Cioban, chairman of the FRF’s women’s confirms that we are moving in the right Folgore football club. football programme came to a close with Palestinian children for a once-in-a- festival in Cluj-Napoca (part of the FRF’s football committee. direction. UEFA’s support and guidance, Further coaching sessions and a three-team tournament at the Falciano. lifetime experience and offer them Football and Femininity project), have Later, at a ceremony in the city’s Grand allied to the enthusiasm and determination matches took place on 5 September, On 4 September, the boys were the chance to train and play friendly a special role to play in this regard. Hotel Italia, the FRF was presented with demonstrated by each of us across the with children from the Polo Calcistico treated to an unforgettable experience matches against their contemporaries That festival took place on 16 a UEFA HatTrick Award in recognition country, whether on the pitch or at del Titano. On the morning of 6 as they accompanied the players in San Marino, demonstrating the belief September, the day after the national of its development of Romanian institutional level, will allow us to continue September, the participants enjoyed onto the pitch ahead of the first 2018 that the simple act of kicking a ball women’s women’s football through the Football our success in the medium and long another coaching session with the CEF World Cup qualifier between San Marino can contribute to a world of universal team had beaten Ukraine 2-1 to qualify and Femininity project. Romania’s term,” Răzvan Burleanu said. instructors, but this time they were and Azerbaijan. Our thanks go to the solidarity, respect and peace.

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PETER SURIN YURI MAZNYCHENKO

Anton Malatinský, one of the coaching in Austria and the Netherlands. At its meeting in Athens in greats of Slovak football, was a Since 1998, Spartak Trnava’s stadium September, the UEFA Executive good player. Wearing the colours has borne his name. And on 19 August SFZ Committee decided that Kyiv’s of FC Spartak Trnava and ŠK Slovan 2016 (24 years after his death), a statue Olympic Stadium, scene of the final of Bratislava, he made 219 appearances of Malatinský – a 2.2m tall bronze Keketi, Stanislav Jarábek, František EURO 2012, should host the final of the in the top flight and scored 79 goals. sculpture standing on a stone pedestal – Kozinka, Jaroslav Masrna, Vojtech 2017/18 UEFA Champions League. He also played at international level, was unveiled in a ceremony in front Varadin, Alojz Fandel and Valér Švec, This will be the first time that the final representing Slovakia on six occasions of the venue. The sculptor, Pavol Dubina, as was fellow coach Ján Hucko. of Europe’s premier club competition and playing ten times for Czechoslovakia. has portrayed him in a characteristic “All of us who had the pleasure of has taken place in Ukraine, with the However, he owes his position at the pose, with his hands in the pockets having him in our lives, all of us who 70,000-capacity Olympic Stadium pinnacle of Slovak football to his feats of his unbuttoned coat. In honour of experienced that, we identify ourselves becoming only the 12th venue to have as a coach. He led Spartak Trnava in 538 the occasion, the club’s anthem, the with this great honour. Anton Malatinský hosted both the final of a EURO and a matches over three spells (1956–60, mournful ‘Il Silenzio’, was played by a is immortal for Trnava and football in European Cup final. 1963–68 and 1971–76) – including single trumpet. A number of players Trnava,” said Jozef Adamec, the most “This is a historic moment for Ukrainian Getty Images the club’s golden era, when he led from his great Spartak Trnava side famous of his players – one of the few football and the country as a whole,” said them to the Czechoslovak title on were there to pay tribute, including footballers in the world to have scored Andriy Pavelko, president of the Football are looking forward to bringing everyone The final of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions three occasions. He also spent time Karol Dobiaš, Jozef Adamec, Dušan a hat-trick against Brazil. Federation of Ukraine. “The final of the to Kyiv for this festival of football. We will League will take place on 26 May 2018, UEFA Champions League will put smiles do everything we can to make this final coinciding with the city’s annual Kyiv on the faces of everyone in Ukraine. We an exemplary occasion.” Day celebrations. SWITZERLAND www.football.ch

However, the longer the journey went WALES www.faw.cymru FORMER INTERNATIONALS on, the thicker the fog became, and soon after arriving at the 2,128m-high peak, While the senior men’s team were ending June 2016 was £21m, more than HEAD FOR THE HILLS the former footballers decided to take EXCITING breaking records on the pitch at EURO double that of the previous year. the cable car down to Frakmuntegg and, 2016, impressive media and financial This includes £9m relating to the national PIERRE BENOIT in light of the weather, indulge in a few TIMES statistics were being achieved off it. team’s participation in EURO 2016 up to games of Switzerland’s national sport – Social and digital media statistics the round of 16, with the quarter-finals ROB DOWLING Switzerland’s former the Alpnachersee, one of the many arms the card game ‘Jass’ – rather than going published in the report show that over and semi-finals taking place in July, internationals recently met up of Lake Lucerne. After about two hours on tobogganing. They did not all excel at the course of the EURO 2016 campaign after the end of the financial year. for their annual get-together board, the group arrived in Alpnachstad, Jass in the same way as they had on the What was a remarkable season for there were 627,000 page views on the In the review, the chief executive of the at the invitation of Peter Gilliéron, where they were greeted by the mayor, football pitch, but that did nothing to Welsh football has been confirmed FA of Wales website, 67,000,000 Twitter FA of Wales, Jonathan Ford, praised both president of the Swiss Football Association Heinz Krummenacher, and the local press. dampen their spirits. A highly enjoyable by official figures published in the page impressions, 2,640,000 average Chris Coleman’s squad and Welsh fans for (SFV-ASF), and Alex Miescher, general They then embarked on the 4,618m day ended with a delicious dinner in Football Association of Wales 2016 End daily Facebook page impressions and a an incredible EURO 2016 performance: secretary of the SFV-ASF. As always, they journey to the top of the Pilatus on the Lucerne, and the ex-players then made of Season Review. The report provides 140% increase in Instagram followers. “Our team’s performance exceeded all came in high spirits, looking forward world’s steepest cog railway (which was their way home, already looking an overview of the association’s work Financial information shared in the expectations, with two players selected in to spending the day basking in their built in 1889 and has a gradient of 48%). forward to next year’s event. across all aspects and levels of the game review shows that the association’s UEFA’s team of the tournament. Off the memories and recounting a few tales in Wales. annual turnover for the financial year field, the tens of thousands of supporters from the past. This year, two of the many who made the trip to France were a credit participants – Hansruedi Fuhrer and Fritz to our country. At home we broke Künzli – were veterans of Switzerland’s television and social media records.” 1966 World Cup campaign in England. David Griffiths, the president of the FA The group met up in the Lucerne of Wales, wrote about building on the Culture and Convention Centre for momentum generated over the past season: coffee and croissants, before walking “These are exciting times for the game down to the jetty and boarding a boat in Wales. However, we cannot stand still. to Alpnachstad. As the boat chugged Along with my colleagues at the Football towards the canton of Obwalden, the Association of Wales, I am determined to former internationals ate and drank in make the most of the opportunities that the sunshine. The boat passed various lie ahead and continue to work hard to FAW historical sites as it made its way through ASF-SFV develop our sport at all levels.

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SLOVAKIA www.futbalsfz.sk UKRAINE www.ffu.org.ua STATUE OF ANTON MALATINSKÝ KYIV TO HOST UEFA CHAMPIONS UNVEILED IN TRNAVA LEAGUE FINAL IN 2018

PETER SURIN YURI MAZNYCHENKO

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STRAIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS Since he took office on 14 September in Athens, the new UEFA president, Aleksander Čeferin, has received visits from the leaders of a number of UEFA member associations and has already made several trips of his own, in particular for the EURO 2020 logo launches in London, Rome and Baku.

21 September 22 September 30 September

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the The mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, and the chief The president of the Association of Football chairman of The Football Association, Greg Clarke executive of the Italian Football Federation, Federations of Azerbaijan, Rovnag Abdullayev Michele Uva

As demonstrated by FC Porto in the Netherlands last year, pre-season tours are used by many big clubs to regroup and reconnect.

4 October 4 October 4 October

The president of the Football Association The president of the Danish Football Association, The president of the French Football Federation, of Albania, Armand Duka Jesper Møller Christensen Noël Le Graët

4 October 5 October 17 October

The president of the Football Federation of Kosovo, The president of the Romanian Football Federation, The chief executive of the Football Association of Fadil Vokrri Razvan Burleanua Ireland, John Delaney

17 October 18 October 18 October

The president of the Football Federation The president of the Football Association of The chief executive of the Scottish Football of Ukraine, Andriy Pavelko Estonia, Aivar Pohlak Association, Stewart Regan

54 – UEFA DIRECT • November 2016 SPECIALSPECIAL FEATURE FEATURE BIRTHDAYS,BIRTHDAYS, NOTICES, NOTICES, FORTHCOMING FORTHCOMING EVENTS EVENTS

BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS NOTICESNOTICES MarcMarc Batta Batta (France, (France, 1 Nov.) 1 Nov.) PetrPetr Fousek Fousek (Czech (Czech Republic, Republic, 19 Nov.)19 Nov.) GyörgyGyörgy Szilagyi Szilagyi (Hungary, (Hungary, 2 Nov.) 2 Nov.) CécileCécile Grandsimon Grandsimon (France, (France, 19 Nov.)19 Nov.) • Norman• Norman Darmanin Darmanin Demajo Demajo was was FrancescoFrancesco Bianchi Bianchi (Switzerland, (Switzerland, 2 Nov.) 2 Nov.) Jean-LouisJean-Louis Piette Piette (France, (France, 20 Nov.)20 Nov.) 70th 70th re-electedre-elected as president as president of the of the GianlucaGianluca D’Aloja D’Aloja (Italy, (Italy, 2 Nov.) 2 Nov.) Paul-HeinzPaul-Heinz Lenhart Lenhart (Germany, (Germany, 22 Nov.)22 Nov.) MaltaMalta Football Football Association Association on on AmirAmir Navon Navon (Israel, (Israel, 2 Nov.) 2 Nov.) JyrkiJyrki Filppu Filppu (Finland, (Finland, 22 Nov.)22 Nov.) 30 July30 Julyfor afor further a further three three years. years. ŁukaszŁukasz Wachowski Wachowski (Poland, (Poland, 2 Nov.) 2 Nov.) EmiliaEmilia Wnuk Wnuk (Poland, (Poland, 22 Nov.)22 Nov.) GeorgiosGeorgios Vourvachis Vourvachis (Greece, (Greece, 3 Nov.) 3 Nov.) ConradConrad Kirkwood Kirkwood (Northern (Northern Ireland, Ireland, 22 Nov.)22 Nov.) • Vitaly• Vitaly L. Mutko L. Mutko was was re-elected re-elected AnneAnne McKeown McKeown (Scotland, (Scotland, 3 Nov.) 3 Nov.) IzabellaIzabella Łukomska-Pyżalska Łukomska-Pyżalska (Poland, (Poland, 22 Nov.) 22 Nov.) as presidentas president of the of theRussian Russian VitoVito Di Gioia Di Gioia (Italy, (Italy, 3 Nov.) 3 Nov.) TeunTeun Jacobs Jacobs (Netherlands, (Netherlands, 22 Nov.)22 Nov.) FootballFootball Union Union on 24on Sep24 -Sep- LarsLars Richt Richt (Sweden, (Sweden, 4 Nov.) 4 Nov.) NikolaiNikolai Pisarev Pisarev (Russia, (Russia, 23 Nov.)23 Nov.) tembertember for afor further a further four four years. years. DianaDiana Bianchedi Bianchedi (Italy, (Italy, 4 Nov.) 4 Nov.) GeorgeGeorge Koumas Koumas (Cyprus, (Cyprus, 24 Nov.)24 Nov.) LuísLuís Figo Figo (Portugal, (Portugal, 4 Nov.) 4 Nov.) ZbigniewZbigniew Przesmycki Przesmycki (Poland, (Poland, 26 Nov.)26 Nov.) • The• TheFootball Football Federation Federation of of LennartLennart Johansson Johansson (Sweden, (Sweden, 5 Nov.) 5 Nov.) BorislavBorislav Popov Popov (Bulgaria, (Bulgaria, 26 Nov.)26 Nov.) KazakhstanKazakhstan named named Kanysh Kanysh GeorgiGeorgi Popov Popov (Bulgaria, (Bulgaria, 5 Nov.) 5 Nov.) StyrbjörnStyrbjörn Oskarsson Oskarsson (Finland, (Finland, 26 Nov.)26 Nov.) AubakirovAubakirov as its as new its new general general Mircea-MihaiuMircea-Mihaiu Pascu Pascu (Romania, (Romania, 6 Nov.) 6 Nov.) MarcosMarcos Del DelCuadro Cuadro (Switzerland, (Switzerland, 26 Nov.)26 Nov.) secretary.secretary. EfraimEfraim Barak Barak (Israel, (Israel, 6 Nov.) 6 Nov.) MiroslavMiroslav Pelta Pelta (Czech (Czech Republic, Republic, 27 Nov.)27 Nov.) NadezhdaNadezhda Ulyanovskaya Ulyanovskaya MariosMarios Lefkaritis Lefkaritis (Cyprus, (Cyprus, 28 Nov.)28 Nov.) 70th 70th (Russia,(Russia, 6 Nov.) 6 Nov.) 50th 50th AnteAnte Vučemilović Vučemilović Šimunović Šimunović (Croatia, (Croatia, 28 Nov.) 28 Nov.) Competitions Competitions PeterPeter Gardiner Gardiner (Scotland, (Scotland, 7 Nov.) 7 Nov.) AndreyAndrey Medintsev Medintsev (Bulgaria, (Bulgaria, 28 Nov.)28 Nov.) 60th 60th 1/2 1/2November November VladimirVladimir Badura Badura (Slovakia, (Slovakia, 7 Nov.) 7 Nov.) TomažTomaž Ranc Ranc (Slovenia, (Slovenia, 28 Nov.)28 Nov.) ChampionsChampions League: League: group group matches matches SergioSergio Di Cesare Di Cesare (Italy, (Italy, 8 Nov.) 8 Nov.) MarkoMarko Ilešič Ilešič (Slovenia, (Slovenia, 29 Nov.)29 Nov.) (matchday(matchday 4) 4) HarisHaris Loizides Loizides (Cyprus, (Cyprus, 8 Nov.) 8 Nov.) AlojzijeAlojzije Šupraha Šupraha (Croatia, (Croatia, 29 Nov.)29 Nov.) YouthYouth League: League: Champions Champions League League path path GjergjiGjergji Bitri Bitri (Malta, (Malta, 8 Nov.) 8 Nov.) WolfgangWolfgang Niersbach Niersbach (Germany, (Germany, 30 Nov.)30 Nov.) groupgroup matches matches (matchday (matchday 4) 4) MicheleMichele Uva Uva (Italy, (Italy, 8 Nov.) 8 Nov.) 2 November2 November AurelAurel Mihail Mihail Ionescu Ionescu (Romania, (Romania, 8 Nov.) 8 Nov.) FORTHCOMINGFORTHCOMING EVENTS EVENTS RudolfRudolf Zavrl Zavrl (Slovenia, (Slovenia, 9 Nov.) 9 Nov.) YouthYouth League: League: domestic domestic champions champions path path JorgeJorge Pérez Pérez Arias Arias (Spain, (Spain, 9 Nov.) 9 Nov.) secondsecond round round (first (first legs) legs) MeetingsMeetings WilliWilli Hink Hink (Germany, (Germany, 9 Nov.) 9 Nov.) 2 November,2 November, Nyon Nyon 3 November3 November TheodoreTheodore Giannikos Giannikos (Greece, (Greece, 9 Nov.) 9 Nov.) Fair FairPlay Play and and Social Social Responsibility Responsibility Committee CommitteeEuropaEuropa League: League: group group matches matches (matchday (matchday 4) 4) ThomasThomas Hollerer Hollerer (Austria, (Austria, 9 Nov.) 9 Nov.) MichalMichal Mertinyak Mertinyak (Slovakia, (Slovakia, 9 Nov.) 9 Nov.) 4 November,4 November, Nyon Nyon 7-157-15 November November MarcMarc Van Van Geersom Geersom (Belgium, (Belgium, 10 Nov.)10 Nov.) Players’Players’ Status, Status, Transfer Transfer and and Agents Agents and and EuropeanEuropean U21 U21 Championship: Championship: play-offs play-offs MuharremMuharrem Zihni Zihni Aksoy Aksoy (Turkey, (Turkey, 11 Nov.) 11 Nov.) MatchMatch Agents Agents Committee Committee MehmetMehmet Murat Murat Ilgaz Ilgaz (Turkey, (Turkey, 11 Nov.) 11 Nov.) 9/109/10 November November ClubClub Licensing Licensing Committee Committee UnoUno Tutk Tutk (Estonia, (Estonia, 11 Nov.) 11 Nov.) Women’sWomen’s Champions Champions League: League: round round of 16 of 16 (first(first legs) legs) KadirKadir Kardaş Kardaş (Turkey, (Turkey, 11 Nov.) 11 Nov.) 8 November,8 November, Rotterdam Rotterdam WilliWilli Ruttensteiner Ruttensteiner (Austria, (Austria, 12 Nov.)12 Nov.) Women’sWomen’s EURO EURO 2017: 2017: final final draw draw MilanMilan Vojtek Vojtek (Slovakia, (Slovakia, 12 Nov.)12 Nov.) 11-1311-13 November November 20182018 World World Cup: Cup: European European Qualifiers Qualifiers MilanMilan Spirkoski Spirkoski (FYR (FYR Macedonia, Macedonia, 12 Nov.)12 Nov.) 11 November,11 November, Nyon Nyon KarolKarol Belanik Belanik (Slovakia, (Slovakia, 12 Nov.)12 Nov.) 50th 50th EuropeanEuropean Women’s Women’s U19 U19 and and U17 U17 16/1716/17 November November NasserNasser Al-Khelaifi Al-Khelaifi(France, (France, 12 Nov.)12 Nov.) Championships:Championships: draws draws for thefor the2017/18 2017/18 Women’sWomen’s Champions Champions League: League: round round of 16 of 16 HowardHoward Wilkinson Wilkinson (England, (England, 13 Nov.)13 Nov.) qualifyingqualifying rounds rounds and and for thefor the2016/17 2016/17 elite elite (return(return legs) legs) StefanStefan Hans Hans (Germany, (Germany, 14 Nov.)14 Nov.) roundsrounds PeterPeter Fröjdfeldt Fröjdfeldt (Sweden, (Sweden, 14 Nov.)14 Nov.) 22/2322/23 November November SamiraSamira Huren Huren (Bosnia-Herzegovina, (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 14 Nov.)14 Nov.)18 November,18 November, Nyon Nyon ChampionsChampions League: League: group group matches matches CiprianCiprian Paraschiv Paraschiv (Romania, (Romania, 14 Nov.)14 Nov.) HatTrickHatTrick Committee Committee (matchday(matchday 5) 5) JeanJean Lemmer Lemmer (Luxembourg, (Luxembourg, 15 Nov.)15 Nov.) 70th 70th NationalNational Team Team Competitions Competitions Committee Committee YouthYouth League: League: Champions Champions League League path path OttoOtto Demuth Demuth (Austria, (Austria, 16 Nov.)16 Nov.) groupgroup matches matches (matchday (matchday 5) 5) Wolf-GünterWolf-Günter Wiesel Wiesel (Germany, (Germany, 16 Nov.)16 Nov.) 25 November,25 November, Nyon Nyon 22-2722-27 November November SusanSusan Ann Ann Hough Hough (England, (England, 16 Nov.)16 Nov.) Women’sWomen’s Champions Champions League: League: draws draws for thefor the FutsalFutsal Cup: Cup: elite elite round round RadenkoRadenko Mijatović Mijatović (Slovenia, (Slovenia, 16 Nov.)16 Nov.) quarter-quarter- and and semi-finals semi-finals Ján JánFašung Fašung (Slovakia, (Slovakia, 17 Nov.) 17 Nov.) 23 November23 November www.uefafoundation.orgwww.uefafoundation.org Per PerSvärd Svärd (Sweden, (Sweden, 18 Nov.)18 Nov.) 28 November,28 November, Nyon Nyon YouthYouth League: League: domestic domestic champions champions path path StanisławStanisław Piłkowski Piłkowski (Poland, (Poland, 18 Nov.)18 Nov.) ClubClub Competitions Competitions Committee Committee secondsecond round round (return (return legs) legs) KnarikKnarik Abelyan Abelyan (Armenia, (Armenia, 18 Nov.)18 Nov.) JacquesJacques Liénard Liénard (France, (France, 19 Nov.)19 Nov.) 29 November,29 November, Nyon Nyon 24 November24 November HorstHorst R. Schmidt R. Schmidt (Germany, (Germany, 19 Nov.)19 Nov.) MedicalMedical Committee Committee EuropaEuropa League: League: group group matches matches (matchday (matchday 5) 5)

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