No 42 – October 2005 10.05 The referees prepare Liverpool winthe UEFA SuperCup UEFA Champions Leaguestartsagain The Monacoawards The referees prepare Liverpool winthe UEFA SuperCup UEFA Champions Leaguestartsagain The Monacoawards 09 06 03 09 06 03 13 13 Supplement COVER IN THIS ISSUE Liverpool win the UEFA Super Cup for the third time 09 holds Guy Roux and training 10 the trophy aloft, following Liverpool FC’s third Awards in 03 European Club Forum meeting 12 UEFA Super Cup victory. UEFA Champions League The referees prepare in Nyon 13 PHOTO: D. AQUILINA calendar 07 News from member associations 17

Giving backEditorial to society

Not even the most precociously talented player makes it to the international stage overnight. To get that far, he first has to learn his trade with a club and develop his skills along the way – with his club and the national teams – with the help of coaches who are often volunteers, and playing with team-mates who might probably never get as far as the professional ranks. The top flight cannot exist without the grassroots base, which needs to be as extensive as possible. It is therefore quite fitting that professional football should give back part of its substantial revenue to grassroots football, as happens in the UEFA Champions League and the European Championships, for exam- ple, where the centralised sale of rights allows the solidarity principle to be applied. Nor is there any top player who has failed to benefit from society’s investments in sport, whether in terms of the installation of facilities, the provision of equipment, support for the training of coaches, or educational programmes and sometimes even financial support. Here too, it is normal that professional football should show its gratitude and assign part of its revenue to social causes, if possible to help the most disadvantaged sections of the population. In addition to hosting the events which herald the new European club competition season, the gathering in Monaco at the end of August is the setting for two highly symbolic ceremonies. First, by rewarding the “magnificent seven”, representing the countless enthusiasts whose dedication is a vital element in the game’s universal

MARK SHIPPERLEE appeal, UEFA seeks to strengthen the link between Italy have won the Homeless World Cup for the second time. professional football and the grassroots game. Second, by awarding a cheque for one million Swiss francs to a charity, UEFA not only highlights football’s inspirational and benefi- cial role in society but also expresses its clear wish to support that role through specific financial backing. Within the very full programme in Monaco, these two ceremonies are maybe not the prime focus of attention, but their particular significance certainly deserves a mention in its own right.

Lars-Christer Olsson Chief Executive

we care about football

02 uefadirect 10.05 Season kicks off in Monaco A full and varied programme PHOTOS: UEFA-BOZZANI PHOTOS: President’s award for Also during the gala evening in Monaco, the UEFA President’s Award was presented to the current Barcelona coach, Frank Rijkaard. The prize was awarded in recognition of the human IN EACH OF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, THE PRINCIPALITY qualities and professionalism of a man whose humility has not been dimin- OF MONACO HAS BEEN THE CAPITAL OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL FOR ished by his numerous successes and A FEW DAYS AT THE END OF AUGUST. honours and who is a true ambassador for football through his respect for fair A wide range of activities players from the previous club play and his gentlemanly behaviour. are held during these few days. season, as selected by the elite While particular attention is given to coaches. the UEFA Super Cup match and This year, the prize-giving the draws for the group stage of the ceremony was not held during the Champions League and the UEFA gala evening at the Sporting Club Cup first round, there is also plenty in Monaco, but as a preliminary to of activity behind the scenes, includ- Thursday afternoon’s UEFA Champi- ing meetings of UEFA organs such ons League draw at the Grimaldi as the Club Competitions Commit- Forum. tee, various discussions and prepa- Three players from each rations for the new season with the category (goalkeepers, defenders, participating clubs, sponsors and and strikers) were The guests were also shown television channels, as well as press the subject of a video presentation images of some of the greatest goals conferences and other meetings including comments from leading of the 2004/05 Champions League with media representatives. football personalities, before campaign. Prizes were awarded for Ronaldinho’s strike against AC Another highlight is the the names of the winners were and, for set-piece goals, John Terry’s presentation of awards to the best announced from the podium. winning header from a free-kick for FC Chelsea against FC Porto.

03 Steven Gerrard, Lars-Christer Olsson a most and Ronaldinho valuable player hand over the cheque for his team. to the representatives of ProPoor Sports.

A cheque for the homeless Held during the evening following the Champions League draw, the UEFA gala evening in Monaco is traditionally an occasion for demonstrating European football’s solidarity with the disadvantaged by presenting a cheque for one million Swiss francs to a football- related charitable project. PHOTOS: UEFA-BOZZANI PHOTOS: This year, the Executive Committee chose the ProPoor Sports (PPS) organisation, which promotes street football as a means of social integration.

Since 2003, PPS has, in collaboration with the International Network of Street Papers (INSP), organised the Homeless Street Prince Albert II de Monaco presents Soccer World Cup, the third edition Ronaldinho of which was held in Edinburgh with the Goal of the Season award. in July. Within the space of five days, 27 teams played a total of 114 matches in which 625 goals were scored.

Around 60,000 people This year’s winners attended the tournament, which was won by holders Italy, who ■ Petr Cech (Chelsea FC) won the award for best goalkeeper but was retained the trophy with a 3-2 win unable to travel to Monaco because of an English league match. over Poland in the final. The winner was announced by the hero of the 1986 Champion Clubs’ Cup final, Steaua Bucharest goalkeeper Helmut Ducadam. An impact report prepared after the 2004 edition highlighted ■ Former Real Madrid striker Emilio Butragueño awarded the prize to the the extremely positive effects of this top , AC Milan’s Brazilian Ricardo Kaka. event, both in terms of the partici- ■ John Terry (Chelsea FC), for the same reason as his team-mate pants’ self-confidence and at a pro- Petr Cech, was unable to be in Monaco, where former defender fessional level, with many of them Giacinto Facchetti announced that he had won the best defender award. having found a stable job after the tournament. ■ Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona) was presented with the award for the best striker by the former Benfica and star Eusebio. As a result, PPS is planning to expand this event in the next ■ As in recent years, the coaches also selected the Most Valuable Player few years and the cheque from UEFA for his club; Steven Gerrard, (Liverpool FC) earned this award by demon- will help with this process. strating, particularly in the Champions League final against AC Milan, the crucial role he plays for his team. The prize was presented by the The 2006 edition will be UEFA President. held in Cape Town, South Africa.

04 uefadirect 10.05 Celebrations galore Commemorations to mark the birth some anecdotes. The DVD will be retailed through of the European Champion Clubs’ Cup got under newspaper promotions and other distribution way in Monaco, where the channels. special anniversary logo The great moments was unveiled before the of the competition will UEFA Champions League also be featured in a group draw. richly illustrated book. Apart from plaques In addition, there are for players who have plans for a photo exhibi- left their mark on the com- tion, a generic spot petition, a number of for the UEFA Champions activities are being organ- League partner broad- ised during the season, casters to use, as well culminating at the UEFA as plenty of other activi- Champions League final in Paris next May. ties to promote the competition and pay tribute to A 95-minute DVD is being produced so the 21 clubs that have won it so far. that fans can relive the most exciting goals and moments in the 50-year history of the European By means of these celebrations, it is hoped Cup. ‘Living legends’ will also be sharing their that the tradition of European club football will be memories of the competition as well as recounting passed down to the younger generation. Seven examples of passion As last year, a ceremony was held on the pitch shortly before the Super Cup kicked-off to pay tribute to a “Magnificent Seven” individuals whose involvement in football, however anonymous, represents an outstanding contribution to the popularity and success of the sport. The following were honoured this year:

Bengt Ågren (), who has dedicated most Stig Martin Sandvik (Norway) is another of his long career to football and young people, helping to (young) example of the refusal to give in to adversity. organise the 1958 World Cup, last year’s centenary cele- A spokesperson for Special Olympics International, brations of the Swedish Football Association and numerous he fights for people with learning disabilities, in order youth tournaments. that sport and football might help them to improve their Jacques Barlie (Switzerland) is not really an quality of life and ease their integration into society. unknown figure, since his talents as a goalkeeper were Renato Trapanelli (Italy) represents, behind rewarded with a place in the Swiss national team. However, the scenes, what embodies on the pitch: his presence among the “Magnificent Seven” is testimony loyalty to his club, AC Milan. An excellent talent scout, to his work after his playing career, as a goalkeeping sports activity coordinator at the club’s training centre coach, kit manager and general dogsbody for his club, and ballboy manager, he has been working with unwaver- Servette FC of Geneva. ing enthusiasm for the Lombard club for 65 years. Petro Beznosenko () has devoted more than 50 years to football development in Ukraine and the USSR. An instructor, coach and supervisor, he has also exercised numerous functions within committees and other bodies. Antonio Martin Gaitan () is the youngest of the “Magnificent Seven”, a footballer whose qualities have earned him numerous individual and team awards at national, European and world levels. He is particularly special because he plays for a team of visually impaired players. He is totally blind and it is his fight against adver- sity that earned him the award in Monaco. Jørgen Pedersen () has spent countless hours working for Brøndby IF, a club where he has served UEFA-BOZZANI as coach and board member, carrying out a whole range The Magnificent Seven with the UEFA President and CEO. of tasks for no other reward than the good of his club. Left to right: Jacques Barlie, Stig Martin Sandvik, Renato Trapanelli, Antonio Martin Gaitan, Petro Beznosenko, Jørgen Pedersen and Bengt Ågren. 05 Lennart The tension Johansson mounts before and presenter the draw. Jim Rosenthal. UEFA Champions

Celebrating League50 years

LISBON, 4 SEPTEMBER 1955: SPORTING CLUBE DE PORTUGAL PLAY FK PARTIZAN OF IN THE FIRST-EVER MATCH

IN THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION CLUBS’ CUP, A COMPETITION CONCEIVED BY THE NEWSPAPER L’EQUIPE.

Sixteen clubs participated in the final will take place in Paris, just into account club seedings based on that first edition of the competition. as it did in the inaugural competition, UEFA indices. The principle of keep- Fifty years later, five of those founding although at the Stade de rather ing clubs from the same association clubs were again preparing for than the Parc de Princes. As a apart in the group stage was also ob- the opening matches of what further celebration, players who served (except for Liverpool, admit- is now the UEFA Champions have excelled in the history of ted to the competition on an excep- League: Real Madrid, winners European club competition will of the first competition, be honoured throughout the AC Milan, RSC Anderlecht, PSV season. Paolo Maldini, who Eindhoven and Rapid Vienna. assisted in the draw in Monaco, Together with the 27 other teams in- was the first to receive a commemora- volved in the competition, 16 national tive plaque, followed later at the UEFA associations are represented. Gala by Helmut Ducadam, Eusébio, The draw for the 14th UEFA and . Champions League was made in The clubs participating in Monaco on 25 August. To mark the this season’s Champions League were tional basis but not afforded this 50th anniversary of the competition, drawn into eight groups of four taking protection). Other criteria taken into account mainly concerned the order of playing matches (bearing in mind climatic conditions and the qualifica- tion of more than one club from the same city or region). Clubs finish- ing first or second in their group will qualify for the knockout phase (round of 16); third-placed teams go into the UEFA Cup (round of 32).

The best of last season Of the 32 clubs involved in the draw in Monaco, 21 were involved in the group stage last season, including the eight quarter-finalists: the eventual winners, Liverpool; the finalists, AC Milan; semi-finalists, PSV Eindhoven and Chelsea; as well Paolo Maldini as Internazionale, Juventus, Bayern assists and Olympique Lyonnais. Lars-Christer

Olsson. UEFA-BOZZANI PHOTOS: Manchester United and FC Porto are

06 uefadirect 10.05 Eleven appearances in total, UEFA Champions League including ten in a row, for bonuses Manchester United. The bonuses to participating clubs will be identical to the previous two seasons, namely: ■ 2.5 millions Swiss francs per club as a participation bonus; ■ 500,000 Swiss francs per group match played, irrespective of the result; GETTY IMAGES ■ 500,000 Swiss francs for each group match victory; the most regular competitors in the elite European club competition as they ■ 250,000 Swiss francs for each group match draw; are both taking part in their 11th UEFA ■ 2.5 million Swiss francs for qualification to the round of 16; Champions League. They are followed ■ 3 million Swiss francs for teams reaching the quarter-finals; by Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real ■ 4 million Swiss francs for each of the four semi-finalists; Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan, Rosenborg and PSV Eindhoven who are all com- ■ 6 million Swiss francs for the losing finalist; peting for the tenth time. Manchester ■ 10 million Swiss francs for the winner of the competition. United hold the record for the most In addition to the total amount paid to the clubs (including the part participations in a row (10). based on the commercial value of the markets of the countries repre- sented, the “Market Pool”), there will also be a revenue surplus (provision- Twelve clubs take forty titles ally some 29 million Swiss francs) to be distributed in a manner yet Alongside the veterans of the to be decided. competition, five clubs are making their For the 2004/05 season, there was a revenue supplement of some Champions League debuts. These are 16 million Swiss francs which has yet to be distributed. Udinese Calcio, a rising force in Italian Calendar of the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League

Group A Group B Group C Group D 14.09 Rapid V.–Bayern München Sparta Prague–AFC Ajax Udinese–Panathinaikos Villarreal–Manchester Utd Brugge–Juventus Arsenal FC–FC Thun Werder Bremen–Barcelona SL Benfica–LOSC Lille 27.09 Juventus–Rapid Vienna FC Thun–Sparta Prague Barcelona–Udinese LOSC Lille–Villarreal Bayern München–Brugge AFC Ajax–Arsenal FC Panathinaikos–Werder Bremen Manchester Utd–SL Benfica 18.10 Bayern München–Juventus AFC Ajax–FC Thun Panathinaikos–Barcelona Manchester Utd–LOSC Lille Rapid Vienna–Brugge Sparta Prague–Arsenal FC Udinese-Werder Bremen Villarreal–SL Benfica 02.11 Juventus–Bayern München FC Thun–AFC Ajax Barcelona–Panathinaikos LOSC Lille–Manchester Utd Brugge–Rapid Vienna Arsenal FC–Sparta Prague Werder Bremen–Udinese SL Benfica–Villarreal 22.11 Bayern M.–Rapid Vienna AFC Ajax–Sparta Prague Panathinaikos–Udinese Manchester Utd–Villarreal Juventus–Brugge FC Thun–Arsenal FC Barcelona–Werder Bremen LOSC Lille–SL Benfica 07.12 Rapid Vienna–Juventus Sparta Prague–FC Thun Udinese–Barcelona Villarreal–LOSC Lille Brugge–Bayern München Arsenal FC–AFC Ajax Werder Bremen–Panathinaikos SL Benfica–Manchester Utd

Group E Group F Group G Group H 13.09 AC Milan–Fenerbahce Ol.Lyonnais–Real Madrid Chelsea FC–Anderlecht Rangers FC–FC Porto PSV–Schalke 04 Olympiacos–Rosenborg –Liverpool FC A. Bratislava–Internazionale 28.09 Schalke 04–AC Milan Rosenborg–Ol.Lyonnais Liverpool FC–Chelsea FC Internazionale–Rangers FC Fenerbahce–PSV Real Madrid–Olympiacos Anderlecht–Real Betis FC Porto–A. Bratislava 19.10 Fenerbahce–Schalke 04 Real Madrid–Rosenborg Anderlecht–Liverpool FC FC Porto–Internazionale AC Milan–PSV Eindhoven Ol.Lyonnais–Olympiacos Chelsea FC–Real Betis Rangers FC–A. Bratislava 01.11 Schalke 04–Fenerbahce Rosenborg–Real Madrid Liverpool FC–Anderlecht Internazionale–FC Porto PSV Eindhoven–AC Milan Olympiacos–Ol.Lyonnais Real Betis–Chelsea FC A. Bratislava–Rangers FC 23.11 Fenerbahce–AC Milan Real Madrid–Ol.Lyonnais Anderlecht–Chelsea FC FC Porto–Rangers FC Schalke 04–PSV Rosenborg–Olympiacos Liverpool FC–Real Betis Internazionale–A. Bratislava 06.12 AC Milan–Schalke 04 Ol.Lyonnais–Rosenborg Chelsea FC–Liverpool FC Rangers FC–Internazionale PSV–Fenerbahce Olympiacos–Real Madrid Real Betis–Anderlecht A. Bratislava–FC Porto

07 Real Betis (Alberto Rivera, 18) qualified at the expense A brand-new of AS Monaco, while Udinese (Christian Obodo, in black) eliminated this year’s trophy losing UEFA Cup finalists, Sporting Portugal. On 17 May 2006, a new trophy – although identical to the previous MONTEFORTE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES MONTEFORTE/AFP/GETTY trophies – will be hoisted high by IMAGES GUYOT/AFP/GETTY the captain of the winning team in the UEFA Champions League final. football in recent years and the now participated in the Champions By achieving their fifth victory in the eighth Italian club to participate in League at least once. This year’s edi- champions’ competition in Istanbul, the Champions League; Real Betis tion brings together all the previous Liverpool FC gained the right to and Villarreal, bringing the total winners of the Champions League keep the trophy, in accordance with of Spanish clubs that have taken part apart from the rule introduced in the 1968/69 in the competition to 11; Artmedia and . Twelve of season, which stated that any club Bratislava, Slovakian champions last the participating teams have previ- winning the competition five times, season and the second Slovak club to ously won the champions’ trophy, or three times in a row, could keep participate in the Champions League and indeed account for 40 of the the trophy for good. after FC Kosice in 1997-98; and finally 50 titles since the first final in 1956. FC Thun, promoted to the Swiss elite One of the earliest winners, Benfica, division in 2002, a team whose only are making a return to the Champions previous experience of European com- League after an absence of six years. petition has been two outings in the Of UEFA’s 52 associations, UEFA Intertoto Cup. Thun will be the 28 have been represented in the third Swiss team to compete in the Champions League, a figure which Champions League, after Grasshop- has not changed since 2003. This per and Basel. The Swiss side elimi- season is marked by the absence nated one of the most regular par- of Russian representatives, who for ticipants, Dynamo Kyiv, nine times the first time since 1998 have failed in the competition, including the last to qualify. No Ukrainian clubs will eight seasons in a row. These five be represented either, after two newcomers mean that 97 clubs have clubs participated last season. EMPICS

Scotland’s captain Billy McNeill receives the new trophy from the president of Portugal, UEFA Cup Americo Thomaz. Thirty national associations In March 1967, the Executive Committee decided at a meeting in AT THE DRAW FOR THE FIRST ROUND Vienna to allow Real Madrid to keep OF THE UEFA CUP, HELD IN MONACO ON the original trophy, a silver cup of- 26 AUGUST, THE UEFA CHIEF EXECUTIVE, fered by L’Equipe, after the team’s LARS-CHRISTER OLSSON, EMPHASISED sixth victory. The Executive Commit- tee then made 10,000 Swiss francs THE FRESH MOMENTUM OF THE COMPE- available for a new trophy to be TITION FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION made. The Bernese jeweller, Jörg OF THE NEW FORMAT LAST SEASON. Stadelmann, designed a new silver UEFA-BOZZANI cup, 74 cm high and weighing some For the 80 teams in con- The French Federation has 8 kg. It was presented for the first time to the Celtic captain, Billy tention in the first round, the objec- most representatives with six clubs, McNeill, on 25 May 1967 in , tive is to reach the group stage, which due in part to the success of its after the Scottish team had beaten will ensure that they are involved teams in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. in European competition at least until Internazionale. This was also the Germany follows closely the end of the year. first time that a non-Mediterranean behind, with five representatives, Eleven previous winners team had won the trophy. one club also qualifying through the of UEFA competitions are among the Apart from Liverpool, three UEFA Intertoto Cup. other clubs have been allowed to participants; heading the list are keep the trophy as a result of the CSKA , last season’s UEFA Bulgaria, Greece, Norway, regulation (AFC Ajax, Bayern Munich Cup winners. Thirty national associa- the Netherlands, Portugal and and AC Milan). tions are represented this season. each have four representatives.

08 uefadirect 10.05 The last major assignment for referee René Temmink, who has reached the 45 age limit.

Djibril Cissé, man of the match. UEFA-BOZZANI UEFA

A Superhat-trick of victoriesCup for Liverpool FC

THE STADE LOUIS II IN MONACO WAS PACKED FOR THE FIRST-EVER P. GUYOT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES GUYOT/AFP/GETTY P. SUPER CUP MEETING BETWEEN LIVERPOOL FC, THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE-HOLDERS AND TWO-TIMES PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE namely the Cup Winners’ Cup holders SUPER CUP (IN 1977 AND 2001), AND CSKA MOSCOW, THE UEFA CUP HOLDERS, up to 1999 and the UEFA Cup winners since then. WHO WERE CONTESTING THE TIE FOR THE FIRST TIME. This was only the third time in the history of the competition that Liverpool, without the services bound, the Frenchman netted to extra time was needed to decide the of playmaker Steven Gerrard, who level the scores before using his sheer outcome. On the last occasion, in had just received the Most Valuable physical presence, with extra time 2000, Galatasaray brought extra time Player award from UEFA for the previous already under way, to burst through to an early conclusion by scoring season, were tipped as favour- the Russian defence and score a “golden goal” against Real Madrid. ites before the match but were his second. Cissé then delivered Liverpool FC will now take well aware how dangerous the knockout blow by feeding part in the first Club World Champi- their opponents could be on the perfect cross to Luis Garcia, onship, to be staged by FIFA in Japan the counter-attack. whose on-target header left from 11 to 18 December. Entering However, this did not goalkeeper Akinfeev stranded the competition on 15 December, prevent a repeat of a classic for the third time. Liverpool will play the winners of scenario: the English team dominated Since the Super Cup has been the match between Sydney FC and the opening phase of the match, creat- played under the auspices of UEFA, Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica). ing a few decent chances, but it was following an unofficial first edition in Depending on the result of this the Moscow team who struck first, only 1973, the trophy has been lifted game, they will contest either the seconds after their first scoring oppor- 15 times by the European champions final or the third-place match, both tunity, through , easily and 15 times by their opponents, scheduled for 18 December. one of their most inspired players in this curtain-raiser to the European club competition season. The goal by the made little difference to the shape of the match. Liverpool continued to dominate but were dangerous only on rare occa- sions, the strikers failing to capitalise. It took the arrival of Djibril Cissé, some ten minutes before the end of normal time, to turn the match around. Latching onto a fortunate re-

26 August 2005 Monaco – Stade Louis II – 17,042 spectators Liverpool FC – PFC CSKA Moscow 3-1 (0-1, 1-1) Goals: Carvalho (28), Cissé (82 and 103), Luis Garcia (119). GETTY IMAGES Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) 09 Training young players is a long-term investment. EMPICS EMPICS AJ and Guy Roux A passion for training

THE 18-YEAR-OLDS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAINING SESSION. A MAN ON THE TOUCHLINE WATCHES WITH

PROFESSIONAL DETACHMENT BUT THE PASSION CAN BE HEARD IN HIS VOICE. GUY ROUX, NOW VICE-CHAIRMAN OF AJ AUXERRE

AT NEARLY 70 YEARS OF AGE, IS STILL IN FOOTBALL – BUT STAYING OUT OF SENIOR-TEAM BUSINESS.

Above all, he has no wish to on sport in general and none at all “Give youngsters a coach, a ball and be a backseat driver. « on football. Nantes and Sochaux were a decent pitch and you’ll make good was chosen as my successor and first off the mark in this respect but footballers of them … preferably a he has my support, just as he had Auxerre have enjoyed unrivalled suc- grass pitch, though artificial turf is my support to become coach of the cess, having trained 17 senior French a useful back-up, especially in win- French national team. He has my internationals, including three world ter: it’s better than a sea of mud.” fullest respect. I’ve been the coach champions and one European cham- Guy Roux is the club’s top coach and for so long that I need to make it pion. Guy Roux is reluctant to make probably the strictest, if certain anec- clear that the situation has changed. comparisons but one thing is certain: dotes are to be believed... “Young- I’m only working with the youngsters he is the heart and soul of the acad- sters create legends, which thrive now and that’s a job I really love.” emy – and of the club. “In the past, all the more on a few good stories. Founded by the Abbé professional contracts were given to I won’t let them go to discotheques, Deschamps, AJ Auxerre have always the best amateurs. But since 1982, but that’s normal, isn’t it? Ask made it their business to nurture we’ve taken care of both training them how they feel about it. I think young players. The club did a lot of and schooling for the best young- they can see the benefits of this youth training in the 1970s, even be- sters, as the academy has a second- kind of discipline. I suppose I’ve fore it joined the top flight, but it only ary school of its own.” been a kind of father figure, and set up a proper training academy in a bit strict with it. I won’t stand for 1982. Georges Boulogne, who was Fifteen coaches any nonsense.” Like the time he technical director of the French Foot- Fifteen qualified coaches train stopped using his moped ball Federation (FFF) at the time, some 60 young people divided into and received 600 protest letters from had concluded that the clubs should three age groups: 14, 16 and 18-year- African fans … Guy Roux has become be self-sufficient, since the school olds. The philosophy of the school more philosophical as times have system placed very little importance has not changed over the years. changed. Many coaches complain about players having an attitude problem nowadays, but the Auxerre doyen shrugs his shoulders. “I don’t think they’re worse than they used to be. I go along with Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s theory: that people are born good but society makes them bad. If you take care of young- sters, they don’t turn out bad.”

No protection Another development, a rev- olution even, marked Guy Roux as much as it did the rest of the football world: the Bosman ruling in 1995. An exciting The AJA academy gives its young pro- new challenge for

Guy Roux. NEWS PHOTO tégés not only board and lodging,

10 uefadirect 10.05 Individual exercises and matches are all part of the learning process. EMPICS D. AQUILINA

hope to sign our most promising ball that made the European con- youngsters, and these new rules don’t cept a reality, long before the Treaty bother them in the least because of Rome. In 1955, the European Cup they’ve got the resources to keep their brought together all the clubs of the own best players.” continent, despite the Iron Curtain. Many French players moved And Belgrade and Real at an early age to England or other Madrid played each other when

PHOTO NEWS PHOTO leagues where the financial rewards there weren’t even diplomatic rela- Setting an example goes with the job. were greater, but that trend is now on tions between their two countries!” the decline. “Our national team isn’t AJ Auxerre have taken it all training and schooling, but also as strong as it used to be and it plays on the chin, enduring all the upheaval a wage, and parents often demand less attractive football. So French while somehow managing to look money. players are less sought after and we after their young talent. “We’ve suc- For a long time, in exchange can just get on with the job,” com- ceeded because of the way we are for this expensive training, the club ments Guy Roux, who never minces with people, how we relate to the kept the player in its professional his words... parents, and because of the quality squad for four or five years. All that has UEFA has adopted measures of our training. Have I ever been collapsed now, and the club is losing to ensure that professional club squads discouraged? No. First of all, it’s many of the talented young players include a minimum number of locally my work and I’ve no right to be. which it has educated at enormous trained players, i.e. trained by the club Secondly, it’s my passion and that’s expense and effort, for no financial itself or by other clubs belonging to the a lot bigger than all these rules gain. “The Bosman ruling was the be- same association. “UEFA is right and and regulations.” ginning of the end for the rules that it’s a good rule. Like FIFA, they want Pascale Pierard provided protection. They’re falling to do something apart more and more because of the useful. I agree imbalance of power between those with their thinking running the game and the players’ but they’re coming unions such as FIFPro. Legislation up against politi- in both the sports and political fields cal obstacles. The undermines the work of the acade- European Union mies. If we’re going to lose our has used football players, what’s the point of training as a showcase; them? Because of a stability clause, it owes its own we now have to extend young standing to it and players’ contracts every two years. it should be grate- If players are really good, they’re ful, but that’s not stolen from us. Even when the big the way it is. You clubs have good academies, they still know, it was foot- The work of a lifetime This year, AJ Auxerre are celebrating their centenary. They have done their arithmetic: Guy Roux has worked for them in various capacities for 54 years – ever since he was 14 years old. At the end of last season, he quit his job as coach and became vice-chairman of the club. He has also embarked on a new (“less stressful”) occupa- tion: at 5.15 pm every Saturday, he offers his views on the latest developments in football on Canal+. But he will never criticise his colleagues. “I was general secretary and chairman of the union for 23 years. I’m not going to part company with the coaches now!” MERLE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

11 Led by Karl-Heinz The forum Rummenigge, is intended as chairman of the a platform European Club for dialogue. Forum, the club representative had no hesitation in pulling on their football boots. European Club Forum Resolution adopted and more dialogue called for

SET UP IN 2002, THE EUROPEAN CLUB FORUM, IN WHICH 102 CLUBS INVOLVED IN THE UEFA COMPETITIONS PARTICIPATE, MET IN NYON FOR THE NINTH TIME ON 5 AND 6 SEPTEMBER.

More than a quarter of the the clubs therefore have a valid point Other topics under discus- meeting was taken up with group dis- when they ask to be able to consider sion were the marketing of the UEFA cussions, not to mention the talks that the issues before they are presented in Champions League, for which revenue participants managed to fit in before plenary session, so as to be in a better for the 2006-2009 period is projected or after the official working sessions, position to discuss them afterwards. to be even higher than it was when yet the club representatives were unani- On this occasion, the agenda the competition still included two mous that they wanted more time to included presentations on celebrations group stages, i.e. 32 matches more. discuss among themselves, for exam- to mark the 50th anniversary of the The concept for 2006-2009 also ple by setting aside the morning ahead European Cup, on the “Vision ” involves plans for the 125 matches all of the opening of the forum in the strategy adopted by the UEFA Con- to be played with the official starball. afternoon. At present, a large part of gress in April, as well as on coopera- On a similar subject, the the forum is given over to information tion between UEFA and the clubs, centralised marketing of the UEFA Cup, and presentations leaving less time for for which a memorandum of under- which comes into force in 2006/07 dialogue. And the clubs – or at least standing similar to those that already as from the quarter-finals, was dis- some of them – would even like to have exist with the professional leagues cussed by the participants in groups, a say in decision-making process. and now with the players’ union, giving them the opportunity to It has to be said that the topics FIFPro, is being proposed. Naturally, express their views on the proposed on the agenda are often complex, and this proposal still requires a lot of revenue distribution system, among thought and discussion, with intensive other aspects. dialogue between UEFA and the clubs, The planned changes to Memorandum as well as between the clubs them- UEFA’s club licensing system were with FIFPro selves, of prime concern. also explained. They will be put into On 26 August, in Monaco, On another subject, the practice if the Executive Committee UEFA and FIFPro, the international forum participants adopted a resolu- approves the new version of the tion regarding the European Union’s club licensing manual at its meeting players’ organisation, signed a Memo- “Television without Frontiers” directive, in September. randum of Understanding recognising agreeing that the idea of allowing Finally, information was given their respective roles and positions short reports and introducing a news on two cross-border competitions – within European professional football. access right was unnecessary and the Royal League (Scandinavia) and The agreement, which under- even potentially dangerous, as it could the Setanta Cup (Ireland) – which were lines the values shared by the two destroy the value of new media rights authorised on a trial basis last season organisations, creates the foundation currently exploited by the clubs them- and which now have to be analysed in for discussions in the interests of Euro- selves or by other rights-holders. terms of impact and interest. pean football as a whole.

Légende Lég Légende Légende Lég Légende Légende Lég Légende Légende PHOTOS: UEFA PHOTOS:

12 uefadirect 10.05 The new Referee-coach fitness tests discussions with, have proved left to right, their worth. Gérard Houllier, Ken Ridden and . UEFA UEFA Meetings and other activitiesConsistency and mental preparation

HOW CAN REFEREES BE HELPED TO REMAIN DETACHED? HOW CAN THEY BE PROTECTED FROM EXTERNAL PRESSURE? AND HOW CAN THEY PREPARE MENTALLY

FOR MATCHES? THESE AND MANY MORE QUESTIONS WERE BROACHED AT UEFA UEFA’S HEADQUARTERS IN NYON ON 30 AND 31 AUGUST, WHEN LEADING EUROPEAN REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREES GATHERED FOR THEIR ANNUAL SEMINAR. An excellent start to the new season To put a stop to the kind of the intervals and recovery breaks, the new incidents that marred the UEFA Cham- test, which is monitored electronically, “At the beginning of a new pions League last season, the Executive is more suited to the actual physical de- Champions League season, it’s Committee recently decided to step mands endured by the referee during important to strengthen the up measures to ensure respect for ref- the match. consistency and especially the erees. As a result, a new code of ethics At the same time, Vlado Sajn, a team spirit of the UEFA referees’ encouraging responsible behaviour will member of the UEFA Referees Commit- team. It’s also important to talk be issued shortly. In another major ef- tee, dealt out advice to the referees left about problems to avoid further fort to offer referees better protection, in the auditorium, notably on how to trouble and to share opinions each member association will be called ensure that their decisions were consis- with other parties in football, upon by UEFA to sign a convention on tent, irrespective of the level of the as we did this time with the referee education and organisation. competition. Illustrating his presenta- “Football is a game of emo- tion with video examples, he under- coaches. Although it was a large tions and can therefore sometimes lined the actions and various subtleties group, this summer gathering give rise to enormous frustration. that should be taken into account be- for elite and premier referees It is the role of the referee to remain fore any decision is taken. For example: and assistants has been useful calm even when the players, coaches What was the player’s intention? The and helpful, and excellently and supporters lose their cool,” said ball or the opponent? And how forceful prepared – it has been an excel- UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer was his intervention? lent way for all of us to start Olsson in his opening address to the the new season.” third summer gathering for UEFA elite A carefully prepared mental and premier referees, which partly suitcase overlapped with the fifth seminar for It is undeniable that the task of assistant referees. He added: “It is a top referee has become extremely mental suitcase has to be packed also UEFA’s duty to help you in this difficult, requiring concentration, read- with care and taken to every match, a respect and to protect you. Respect ing of the game, anticipation, instant suitcase containing the referee’s own for the referee and his decisions decisions, effective communication, the emotions and the necessary anti- is crucial to the future of football”. physical performance of a top-level ath- dotes. He explained how referees Under the watchful eye of lete, resistance to stress, emotional could identify their emotions and fitness expert Werner Helsen, the assis- control and frequent travel, to list just control them, how to use self-control tant referees were put through their some of the demands, and it therefore to counter anger, calm to deal with paces on a physical level on the first goes without saying that referees need anxiety, and interest to relieve bore- morning as they tried the new FIFA fit- to undergo the right kind of mental dom; and he stressed the importance ness test. Alternating 40-metre sprints preparation for their job. As sports psy- of putting on a cheerful face, show- and endurance runs with deceleration chologist Mattia Piffaretti told them, a ing one’s love of the game, control-

13 The video Andy is a valuable Roxburgh analysis tool. and Valery Gazzaev share some thoughts. UEFA UEFA

ling body language, displaying au- Nyon’s ‘technical area’ The talk, of course, focused on thority and staying calm. Aware that Football with a capital F. But the issues On the first two days of September, debated ranged from the number of referees could find training in this a squad of 16 top-class coaches substitutes on the bench to the behav- matter useful, UEFA is proposing to marked out their own technical iour of players and coaches, and from organise a course in mental prepara- area at UEFA’s headquarters. advertising boards to the difficulties tion for top-level athletes. Some readers might ask why of having to play behind closed doors. on earth they made the trip to Nyon. There was also great emphasis on the Security The immediate response of the techni- need to bring coaches and referees In cooperation with a spe- cians who had attended the six previ- even closer to the same wavelength. ous editions of the Elite Coaches’ cialised security institute, and at the By definition, the forum is not Forum was that they rarely, if ever, get referees’ request, a protection plan a decision-making body but, as Lars- the chance to sit down and exchange can now be put into action, represent- Christer Olsson underlined when he ideas. Usually, their contacts are re- ing another commitment on UEFA’s opened the gathering, the elite coaches duced to a pre-match handshake on part to defending the easy target that have a loud voice within the European the touchline when minds are on other referees have become. theatre. That’s why we can expect to things or, at best, a few minutes hear more about proposals to outlaw together at the end of the game while Reading the game moving-track advertising boards the visiting team’s bus already has its With Olympique Lyonnais coach which distract match officials, to cease engine running. That’s why they relish allowing extra-time away goals to count Gérard Houllier, the referees discussed the opportunity to spend some quality double in knockout ties, or to arrange the need for mutual understanding and time together. the international calendar so that the better communication. In this respect, This year’s line-up was certainly UEFA Champions League doesn’t follow the referees think that a preparatory not short of quality. The alphabetical hard on the heels of national-team meeting with the coaches the day team-sheet read: Co Adriaanse, Rafael double-headers. There are other voices before the match at the stadium would Benítez, Fabio Capello, Sir Alex Fergu- to be heard but, when the top coaches be a good idea. They also stressed the son, Valery Gazzaev, Gérard Houllier, talk football, their opinions are always influence of the coach on the behaviour Javier Irureta, , Vanderlei worth listening to… of his players, and suggested that the Luxemburgo, , Alberto team captains should be the only players Malesani, Roberto Mancini, Alex More than 10,000 coaches to communicate with the referee. McLeish, José Mourinho, Manuel Pelle- complete Open Fun The second day of the sem- grini and Arsène Wenger, with the Football School courses inar focused on the assistant referees. Technical Directors of UEFA and FIFA, Manuel Lopez issued instructions Andy Roxburgh and Holger Osieck, Open Fun Football Schools success- joining the most experienced cam- fully organised 21 three-day semi- and other recommendations for the paigners at the top table. nars this summer involving a total season ahead. Closing the seminar, Ken Ridden, vice-chairman of the Referees Committee, said that “Working together to strengthen the status of referees is essential to the future of football today.” Extranet for the referees Exclusively for the referees, this secure Internet network contains texts such as the Laws of the Game, compe- tition regulations, media releases and documents issued by the Referees Committee and related panels. A documentation centre for the time being, this extranet will be developed by 2007 into a tool for completing match reports on line

as well as for listing referee avail- OFFS ability and appointments. Thousands of children took part in the Fun Football Schools.

14 uefadirect 10.05 Report

OFFS OFFS from Brussels Football and other exercises were part of programme of the Fun Football Schools. The United Kingdom has as- sumed the rotating presidency of of 2,100 grassroots leaders and The Open Fun Football Schools the European Union, taking over coaches from Armenia, Azerbaijan, is a humanitarian programme coordi- from Luxembourg. After a turbulent , , nated by Cross Cultures (a Danish NGO) summer, which saw both the Dutch and French populations reject the Georgia, FYR Macedonia, and and the Norwegian FA in cooperation new EU Treaty, the British govern- and Montenegro. with the football associations of the ment will be trying to restore some Those leaders and coaches above-mentioned countries. The aim momentum to the European agenda. have since been busy running summer is to bring football to children in post- Regarding the new treaty, EU football schools for almost 30,000 conflict areas and to promote the game leaders have already agreed to put boys and girls between 7 and 11 years by bringing football to children who the matter on hold, and use a “period of age in their respective home towns. do not usually have the possibility to of reflection” to assess the full impact “It is fantastic to be part play football. of the negative votes in France and of this programme,” say Anders Levin- The Open Fun Football Schools the Netherlands. The prime ministers sen, who came up with the idea. programme is part of the UEFA charity will come together in the first half of 2006 to find a way forward. In the “We are currently experiencing huge portfolio and is further supported by meantime, member states are free commitment to the development of the governments of Denmark, Finland, to continue their ratification process grassroots football, and the quality Norway and Sweden. at their own rhythm. So far, 14 coun- of our workshops and seminars is tries have approved the Treaty. improving from year to year. I am 6th FARE action week In the field of sport, the UK’s convinced that the strong UEFA focus The Football Against Racism in Department of Culture, Media and Sport has promised to take forward on the development of grassroots Europe (FARE) network, with which football is having a major impact the EU ‘rolling agenda’ in those areas UEFA works in partnership, is where member states can usefully in this respect.” organising its sixth week of action cooperate. It has organised an infor- Since the Open Fun Football against racism in football in mal meeting of sports ministers, Schools were introduced in Bosnia and Europe from 13 to 25 October. which will take place on 19 and 20 Herzegovina in 1998, more than This important campaign September in Liverpool. The meeting 10,000 voluntary leaders and coaches against racism and discrimination is will focus on: ● doping; have participated in Open Fun Football aimed at football associations, clubs, ● School seminars, and summer football players, supporters, ethnic-minority and fighting discrimination in sport; ● schools have been organised for migrant groups, schools and sports the role of sport in the fight against obesity; more than 100,000 boys and girls in media. Anti-racist activities organised ● volunteering. cooperation with the national football in conjunction with the UEFA Champi- The British Minister for Sport, association and local football clubs. ons League matches on 18 and 19 Octo- “The figures are impressive, Richard Caborn, has invited UEFA to ber will be the focal point of this cam- speak at the Liverpool meeting. He and we are certainly seeing the fruit paign, which this year places emphasis would like UEFA to address the sub- of our work. When we started our on the integration of migrants and ject of combating discrimination in operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic minorities at all levels of football and through sport. “I know that UEFA only 16 football clubs in the whole (teams, stadiums, administration, takes this issue as seriously as the country were organising football for coaching). Last year, activities were UK Government,” declared the minis- children. Today we know of about organised in 33 European countries. ter. “Your current campaign in cooper- 398 football clubs and more than ation with Football Against Racism in 100 private football schools that ■ In Poland, the Station Wood- Europe is just one example of UEFA’s commitment to taking action.” stock music festival, which took place organise football for children. So in According to Mr Caborn, the Bosnia and Herzegovina alone, we in Kostrzyn at the beginning of August, EU could also make a significant con- have seen an increase from 16 to also included a football competition tribution to eliminating discrimina- 500 clubs in just seven years, which organised under the slogan of “Kick tion from sport and promoting it as is fantastic. Of course, it is the local racism out of football!”. Some 10,000 a force for bringing people together. leaders and coaches who are respon- spectators watched the matches, in He believes UEFA “could help to secure sible for these developments, but which 40 teams took part, involving 300 the ministers’ support for collective I am sure that our programme has players altogether. An anti-racism maga- action against discrimination, by explaining what Europe’s most popu- had an important impact, stimulat- zine, Stadium, was launched in conjunc- lar sport is doing to address the ing and supporting their important tion with the tournament, and 100,000 problem, and why.” work,” Anders Levinsen concludes. people visited an information stand.

15 New-look Regarding the UEFA Cup UEFA website final in Lisbon, CSKA Moscow received CHF 5m for their victory UEFA’s official website at over Sporting Clube de Portugal, .com has had a new look who received CHF 3.5m. Each finalist since mid-August. also received CHF 1,172,877 from The new homepage gives the gate receipts. more room to new technology, The committee also received notably video action. It is also easy a status report on the club licensing to find information on all of UEFA’s system and a presentation by FIFA CHARLET/AFP/GETTY IMAGES competitions, with a direct link to experts on the quality concept for Lens celebrate opening the score against the official EURO 2008 site. artificial turf. Cluj of Romania. The UEFA website is avail- able in nine languages: English, Including these two successes, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Ten years of the French clubs have now benefited Korean, Portuguese, Russian and UEFA Intertoto Cup – from 12 UEFA Cup places altogether Spanish. French clubs via this route, and all different clubs supreme at that. Record ticket sales The third UEFA Cup place French clubs fur- at stake this year goes to SV Ham- for UEFA Champions ther strengthened burg, who won seven of their eight League final their dominance in matches and drew the other, bring- The Club Competitions Com- the UEFA Intertoto ing Germany’s overall tally of UEFA mittee met in Monaco to prepare Cup this year by Cup qualifications from the UEFA the early-season draws. winning two of the Intertoto Cup up to seven. Since the It also received the finan- three places at stake in the first UEFA Intertoto Cup was launched in cial results of last season and dis- round of the UEFA Cup. 1995, 29 clubs from six associa- covered that the UEFA Champions Having joined the UEFA tions have shared the 32 UEFA Cup League final between Liverpool Intertoto Cup in the second round, places that have been on offer. and AC Milan in Istanbul set a new RC Lens won five of their eight The UEFA Intertoto Cup ticket-sale record. As a result, in matches, drawing the remaining may have a new format next year. addition to CHF 10 million for the three. Olympique de Marseille, for Discussions are under way with winners, Liverpool, and CHF 6m their part, started their campaign the lotteries regarding their financial for AC Milan, the two finalists each in the third round and won four involvement. received CHF 2,431,287 from the of their six matches, the other two gate receipts. being a draw and a defeat. Futsal survey The meteoric rise of futsal, as reflected by the growing number of players and increasing popu- larity of the international compe- titions, has prompted the UEFA Administration to pass respon- sibility for this sector to its pro- fessional football division. In order to ensure appropri- ate continued development of this discipline, a questionnaire has been sent to all UEFA member associations with a view to obtaining a complete picture of the situation of futsal in Europe, aware that its development varies enormously from one associa-

WITTERS tion to another, as do the facilities SV Hamburg, one of this year’s three winners. and financial resources available.

16 uefadirect 10.05 The new layout catches the eye immediately, since the new home page contains a number of innovative techni- cal and structural features, which will be News gradually extended in the coming months. from member associations With its 400+ pages, www.oefb.at contains comprehensive information about all the ÖFB national teams, the ÖFB Stiegl Cup, women’s football and the ÖFB itself, as well as some interest- ing information on youth development. In other news, the FFA is Particular attention was paid to the ARMENIA preparing for forthcoming important clarity and simple navigation of the site. competitions. The Under-19 team is Leather Ball Tournament preparing for the qualifying matches in Latvia, where, apart from meeting the On 27 August, UEFA’s Open Fun Foot- host nation, they will play Serbia and ball programme kicked off again in Montenegro, and Ukraine. The team’s Armenia, having now become a tradi- coaches will be trying to repeat and tion, thanks to close and industrious surpass the success achieved by the cooperation between the Football Feder- Under-19 team in the European cham- ation of Armenia (FFA) and UEFA in the pionship, where Armenia reached the past three years. This year, the project finals. The Under-17s are also in the involves 15 football schools from Yere- midst of serious preparations, as they van and the regions and over 3,000 ÖFB will face a tough challenge in Israel Friedrich Stickler and Andreas Ivanschitz children aged 8 to 12 from different at the end of October, when they meet unveil the home page of the new Internet site. football clubs. Last year the number of Azerbaijan, Israel and Russia. participants was under 2,000, and only In recent years, women’s foot- The Austrian FA would like to eight football schools took part. At ball has also been developing. Recently, take this opportunity to thank the UEFA the FFA’s general meeting, which was the Armenian women’s team took part HatTrick programme for supporting the attended by UEFA vice-president Per in a tournament in , and development of this new Internet site. Ravn Omdal, the FFA president, Ruben the women’s Under-19 team is prepar- Ronald Gollatz Hayrapetyan, declared that he would ing to take part in the first qualifying do his best to increase the number of round of their European Championship participants, as the programme was a in Israel on 26 September. great base for the development of youth Arayik Manukyan football. The project also involves more than 200 coaches, leaders and other A landmark friendly match trainers. All the participants have re- The first-ever friendly match between ceived the appropriate equipment and the Belarus Football Federation (BFF) and kits free of charge. AUSTRIA the Lithuanian Football Federation has At the same time as the youth taken place. At the initiative of the presi- football development project in Yerevan, New home page dents of both federations, the match the Leather Ball Tournament took place. The president of the Austrian FA (ÖFB), was arranged for 6 August in Vilnius. This is a competition in which teams Friedrich Stickler, and national-team On the understanding that there would from the yards of the capital participate. captain Andreas Ivanschitz have un- be no professional footballers in the The main purpose of this tournament is veiled the association’s new Internet line-ups, the teams were drawn from the to spot children who have the potential site, which was developed with the sup- federations’ office staff. to become top footballers one day. port of the UEFA HatTrick programme. The venue for this landmark The fact that www.oefb.at event was the mini-pitch at the Vetra sta- attracts around 30,000 hits each day is dium, which had recently been inaugu- a clear sign that an informative Internet rated on the occasion of a friendly match site is absolutely essential in this day between the national Under-21 sides of and age. This is reflected in the ÖFB’s the two associations. That occasion had decision to relaunch its website. “An been full of the customary ingredients: up-to-date online presence is impor- thorough pre-match preparation, the tant for Austria’s largest sports exchange of commemorative gifts, the federation. I am delighted that the taking of souvenir photos, and intense site has proved such a success,” said involvement in the game itself. Dr Stickler. Andreas Ivanschitz revealed During the accompanying offi- that he is a big Internet fan: “I enjoy cial function, the leaders of both federa- surfing the Internet and I am sure to tions gave their strong backing to the be visiting www.oefb.at more often idea of holding such events between in the future. The comprehensive national associations. It was agreed that

FFA information it contains is clearly laid winning or losing in such games is of Children having fun playing football. out and well structured.” little importance – the vital thing was to

17 FK Modrica, who won all four matches, including the last one against NK Zel- CROATIA jeznicar at the Grbavica stadium in Sarajevo. Modrica head coach Mitar Lukic has been making full use of some Good attendance younger players who enjoyed previous and high quality success as youth champions and cup This summer saw a significant increase winners. The result is better overall in footballing activities in Croatia com- team performance, increased spectator pared with last year. In connection numbers and more candidates for the with the UEFA grassroots programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina Under-21 and the Open Fun Football School was Under-17 teams. a great success, building on previous As in previous seasons, there

BFF experience. The Youth Games also has been a considerable turnover in continued to thrive, football proving An international match with a difference. coaching appointments. In the space the most popular individual sport, of three match days, NK Celik had three being played by over half of the par- foster international partnership, cooper- different coaches: Esher Hadziabdic, ticipants. ation and friendship. Omer Kopic and then Moura Mango Constructed in cooperation Other noteworthy events organ- Nelson, the first Brazilian to take charge with UEFA, the prototype mini-pitch ised by the BFF in August included the at the club. Before the beginning of the in Zagreb was inaugurated by UEFA official opening of a mini-pitch in the championship, the NK Zrinjski coach vice-president Senes Erzik, accompa- city of Pinsk, the 2005 edition of the lost his job, following the club’s elimi- nied by Minister Dragan Primorac and UEFA Summer of Grassroots Programme nation by Luxembourg champions Croatian Football Federation President in the Gomel region, and an official visit F91 Dudelange in the UEFA Champions Vlatko Markoviç. This special event by BFF representatives to the SOS Chil- League first qualifying round. He has was also marked by expressions of dren’s Village in Borovlyany to mark its been replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina great interest in further cooperation tenth anniversary. All these events are national-team coach Blaz Sliskovic. FK between football schools and the positive steps towards a brighter future. Sloboda also had a change of coach af- education system with respect to the Alexander Leshchik ter just two games, with Nihad development of grassroots football. Mujezinovic coming in for Sakib Numerous clubs geared BOSNIA AND Malkocevic. Last season, a their preparations for the beginning total of 37 coaches were of the new season to achieving the HERZEGOVINA appointed at the 16 premier best possible ranking with an eye to league clubs. the significant changes due in the Sarajevo’s young The theme of success competition system from next season, players enjoy achieved by young players also when the Croatian second division success applied to national women’s will be unified. Three third divisions The start of the champions SFK 2000 Sara- will also be established and significant new football jevo, who finished runners- changes will also occur at the lower season up in Group competition levels. has A8 of the Split was the setting for the already UEFA Women’s great spectacle of a match between been full Cup first qualifying the Croatian and Brazilian national of surprises, an indi- round, with two wins over teams. The electric atmosphere on cation of excitement PVFA Bratislava from Slovakia the field of play was also transmitted to come as the year and KRKA Novo Mesto from to the crowd. The good performance progresses. The un- . First place went to of the Croatian team, underlined by expected domestic Russian club Lada Toliatti, a satisfying result (1-1), gave further league leader after who had emphatic victories grounds for optimism with regard four games were in all their matches with- to the forthcoming qualifying matches out conceding a goal. for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Fuad Krvavac Germany. The participation of our clubs in UEFA competitions, on the SFK Sarajevo other hand, has been a source of dis- had a tough match against Polygraf appointment. The departure of young Bratislava players to foreign clubs undermines in the UEFA the standard of domestic football. Women’s Cup. The Croatian Football Federation (CFF) is currently preparing a thematic meeting concerning work with youth players and the involvement of ex- perts. Answers are needed to the question of how to maintain the quality of club football under such

F. KRVAVAC F. difficult conditions.

18 uefadirect 10.05 to prepare and organise a good- quality tournament. We fully support GERMANY UEFA’s plans to upgrade the Under-21 Championship, because this compe- Birgit Prinz supports children tition must step out from the shadows. in Afghanistan It’s not a youth tournament anymore, as all the players are already pro- The captain of our women’s national fessionals in their clubs at home or team, Birgit Prinz, has been working to abroad,” added Fousek. “This is a improve the educational situation of great chance for small associations children in Afghanistan. As patron of such as ours to host a UEFA tourna- the “Learn and Play” project supported ment, and we will be able to offer by football’s world governing body good stadiums, nice hotels and FIFA, the Afghanistan-Hilfe Paderborn CFF suitable infrastructure, as well as aid organisation and the National Left to right: Dragan Primorac, Senes Erzik genuine Czech hospitality.” Olympic Committee, she was in the and Vlatko Markovic. The Czech FA bid to host the crisis zone from 14 to 18 August. Under-21 final round in 2004, but its In conjunction with coaching expert With the need for construc- team did not make it into the final Holger Obermann, who is working tion of a technical centre for the CFF round. for the German FA and FIFA in Afghan- growing more urgent all the time, Vit Pavlusek istan, the German women’s interna- huge effort is being invested tional presented 36 Afghan women to enable this project to get off the with coaching licences. The women ground. FINLAND had completed a three-week course Croatian women’s champions led by German development worker ZNK Maksimir from Zagreb hosted Finnish Olympic Committee Klaus Stärk in the context of the a well-organised mini-tournament. supports women’s UN International Year of Sport. World The club’s initiative reflects the CFF’s national team continuous endeavours to develop of Finland women’s football. received good news from the National Ante Pavloviç Olympic Committee just before its Women’s World Cup campaign kicked off. Thanks to the good results achieved CZECH by the Finnish women’s team in UEFA REPUBLIK WOMEN’S EURO 2005, the National Olympic Committee decided to support Bid to host 2007 European the qualification campaign for the Under-21 Championship finals Women’s World Cup in China in 2007 The Executive Committee of the with a contribution of EUR 50,000. Czech FA has decided that the associ- “This support from our ation will apply to organise the Euro- Olympic Committee is good news. It pean Under-21 Championship final is great to see that the efforts and tournament in 2007. success of our women’s team have DFB “The philosophy of the been noticed. Reaching the semi-finals Czech FA is to bid for the largest in England this summer was a huge possible number of final tourna- boost for women’s football in Finland. Birgit Prinz in Afghanistan. ments in all categories in the Czech I am confident that the National Republic,” emphasised the General Olympic Committee’s support will and European champion Prinz also Secretary of the association, Petr further improve our chances of quali- presented awards to the winners of a Fousek. At the moment, the country fying for the Women’s World Cup,” youth football tournament which will does not yet have suitable stadiums to says the president of the Finnish FA, be known from now on as the “Prinz host a main European Championship Pekka Hämäläinen. Cup” and be an annual event. “The final round, even as part of a joint bid Furthermore, the National focus of the project is to provide with a neighbouring association, Olympic Committee has decided to schooling and vocational training though this is a long-term plan. So for back the coaching of the women’s and for the children. Letting them play the time being, an Under-21 final girls’ national teams to the tune of EUR is an important part of awakening round is the highest competition the 12,000. Finland also reached the semi- their enthusiasm for the project,” country can organise. The European final stage in the European Women’s said Prinz, describing the strategy. Under-21 Championship is undergoing Under-19 Championship in Hungary this Under the Taliban regime, major transformation and, in this summer. A major factor in the NOC’s children and teenagers were strictly connection, championships will be decision was that the Finnish women’s forbidden to play any kind of games. taking place in both 2006 and 2007. team has the potential to qualify for “The schools must be heaven on As a result, the hosts of the 2007 the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. earth for the children”, Prinz contin- final round will be selected in advance Finland are competing in the ued. “You only had to see the smiles and not be dependent on qualifica- same World Cup qualifying group as on the children’s faces to know tion. “We have decided on 2007 Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Spain. we’d done the right thing.” because we would have more time Sami Terävä Maximilian Geis

19 scrutiny and the positive aspect that For a good number of years, MALTA emerged was that reports from the six the KNVB has had a competition for different groups tallied as to the inter- disabled players in which physically- Refereeing – towards pretation factor. and learning-disabled players were able more efficiency This consistency was high- to participate in their favourite sport, lighted by Manuel Lopez Fernandez, irrespective of their age or disability. In Bearing in mind its complexity as a who expressed extreme satisfaction at all, the number of disabled teams na- game and consequently the different the outcome of the group work. The tionwide increased to 232 last season. viewpoints on the application of its constant participation and involvement As the differences between laws, football tends to reveal contrasting of the Maltese referees during the sem- players became more conspicuous as opinions in the way some of its rules inar came in for special mention by the far as age and ability were concerned, are interpreted. Standardisation in en- UEFA Referees Committee official, who the need for a solution arose. forcing these laws is thus of paramount made use of excellent visuals through- During the final days of the importance. out his lectures to illustrate his points. FIFA World Youth Championship hosted The seminar was opened by in the Netherlands in 2005, the city of the president of the Malta FA, Joseph Utrecht and the KNVB jointly organised Mifsud, and rounded up by the senior a symposium for all those interested vice-president, Carmel Bartolo. in organising youth football for dis- Alex Vella abled players. Parents, coaches, team leaders, club administrators and many others were invited to take part in the symposium. It was obvious from the NETHERLANDS start that there was a niche for youth football for disabled players. Youth competition With the help of the Johan for disabled players Cruyff Foundation and the efforts of The Football Association of the Nether- KNVB regional coaches

DOMENIC AQUILINA lands (KNVB) is pleased to be launch- throughout the coun- Manuel Lopez Fernandez (left) with ing the first-ever youth competition for try, the KNVB has Tom Restall, head of the MFA’s refereeing disabled players on 1 October. Football managed to get ap- department, and two seminar participants. for the disabled is nothing new in proximately 40 clubs the Netherlands, but a well-structured interested in starting This is where the experts come competition for players between the up teams for disabled in and pronounce their views from an ages of 6 and 18 is. The KNVB believes youngsters. For that pur- official platform. The referees commit- that this competition for disabled pose, all the clubs involved have as- tees of FIFA and UEFA are constantly young players is also the first of its signed a coordinator for these teams. engaged in promulgating uniformity in kind in Europe. Some clubs even have as many as three the interpretation of the Laws of the teams taking part in the competition. Game and instructing match officials on The KNVB has set up six how to assimilate new concepts when leagues spread evenly across the coun- carrying out their duties. try and crossing the official KNVB dis- Maltese referees are in the fore- trict borders just to make sure that life front in keeping abreast with modern is made easy for all involved, not in the trends in decision-making on the field least for those on the sidelines. Gaining of play. Referee seminars are estab- experience with this new branch on lished events on the Malta FA’s annual the football tree will help the KNVB to calendar, and the usefulness of these further develop football for disabled ‘brushing up’ exercises can never be participants. underestimated. Rob de Leede In a recent seminar, Manuel Lopez Fernandez, a member of the UEFA Referees Committee, was the main lecturer during a four-day workout NORTHERN which had the top Maltese referees fully involved in analysing the points of law, IRELAND their interpretation and new trends in dealing with the ever-changing demands A game against racism which match officials face on the field The Northern Ireland Community Rela- of play. tions Council soccer team lost by four Besides several talks on the goals to one in a recent friendly against

laws, the event was marked by group JAN DE KONING/KNVB the IFA’s “Football For All”, World United tasks followed by feedback. Several Young disabled players now have their team on 10 August at the Billy Neil points on a similar task came under own competition. Pitches on the Comber Road, Belfast.

20 uefadirect 10.05 players who were automatically in the starting line-up. The other members of that select group were Dan Petrescu, Gheorghe Popescu and Gheorghe Hagi. Only Munteanu still plays football for the national team. And Munteanu holds yet another record: he is the only active coach to have ever played for the national team. How come? Because, since this summer, Munteanu (who, during his career in Romania, has played for Inter Sibiu, FC Dinamo Bucharest and FC Steaua Bucharest, as well as for Cercle Brugge in Belgium, and FC Köln and VfL Wolfs- burg in Germany) has been head coach and player with another Romanian first- division team, CFR Ecomax Cluj. In only two months, he has changed everything

IFA at the club, starting with the mentality Triumphing over racism through football. and coaching methods. And he has already taken the team to the UEFA Inter- Good relations were the real ROMANIA toto Cup finals, where they were, unfor- winner of this game, which was played tunately, beaten by RC Lens. to highlight the IFA’s anti-racism work Our association also has another through its “Football For All” project, A new record reason to celebrate. From 10 September, which receives support from UEFA and On 3 September, Dorinel Munteanu the Under-15 national team (players born the EU Programme for Peace and Recon- became the most capped player in the after 1 January1990) will embark on a ciliation. history of the Romanian national team. two-year training programme at the Thomas Moket from the Ivory Against the Czech Republic, in a 2006 national training centre in Mogosoaia Coast grabbed a stunning hat-trick for World Cup qualifier, Munteanu played (20 km from Bucharest). The players will World United and Ridvan Nehani from his 126th match for the national team, live together, attend the same school Albania scored the fourth late on. IFA one more than the Romanian legend and take part not only in international Community Relations Officer Michael Gheorghe Hagi. Ironically, both Mun- matches but also in one of the national Boyd scored a consolation penalty, teanu’s 125th match (v Andorra on 17 youth championships, but without the guesting alongside Northern Ireland August) and his 126th (v Czech Republic) right to become champions. In this way, legend Ian Stewart for the Community were played in Constanta (230 km our football association is resurrecting Relations Council team. Mal Donaghy, from Bucharest, on the Black Sea Coast), the “Luceafarul” football school which Northern Ireland’s most-capped outfield at the Gheorghe Hagi stadium. practised the same system until the 1989 player, captained World United. Munteanu, 37 (born on 25 June revolution. Now there are hopes that Hat-trick hero Thomas Moket 1968), is a model of professionalism and this system of centralised training will commented, “The IFA, UEFA and the modesty. By the time he was 14, he was again produce good results for Roman- Northern Ireland Community Relations already playing in the Romanian third ian football at youth level, and ultimately Council have been fantastic in their division, and at the age of 17 he was in the higher categories. support of World United. Most of our playing in the second division. Knowing Paul Zaharia team is relatively new to Northern Ire- how to live like a true sports- land and through the sport of football man has allowed Munteanu to we are able to come together and make keep his playing career going new friends. The majority of the people so long. He played his first I know in Northern Ireland I have met match for the national team through the IFA’s World United team.” more than 14 years ago, on Defender Toraj Amiravagi from 23 May1991, in a friendly Iran, added, “Through World United match away to Norway. Since I have been able to contribute to the IFA’s then, he has played in the “Football For All” project, taking part in World Cup finals in 1994 anti-racism training, and I have also been (when Romania reached the able to enjoy the sport of football. Our quarter-finals) and 1998 team has players of over ten different (Romania reached the round nationalities who come together through of the last 16), as well as in the universal love of football. The IFA and EURO ‘96 and EURO 2000.

their Community Relations department A member of the so-called N. PROFIR deserve great credit for this.” “”, Munteanu Romanian FA President Mircea Sandu (front, fourth from the left) Michael Boyd was part of the small group of with the parents of the Under-15s.

21 SERBIA AND general meeting, he emphasised that the associations’ two immediate priorities UKRAINE MONTENEGRO were, first, to ensure that the national General meeting team qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals, and, secondly, to improve the International tournament On 12 August, the Football Association quality of the first-division competition. in Kiev of held its third Nebojsa Ivkovic The third Valery Lobanovsky inter- general meeting in Belgrade. The assem- national memorial tournament was bly was also attended by UEFA Executive held in Kiev in mid-August, with the Committee member Marios N. Lefkaritis, participation of the national teams who greeted the delegates on behalf SWEDEN of four countries – Ukraine, Israel, of UEFA, wishing them success in their Poland, and Serbia and Montenegro. work and explaining the general direction Futsal makes progress One clause of the agreement between of UEFA activities in the period ahead. Sweden has been a blank spot on the the national associations stipulated world map of futsal. Since the early that participants in this year’s tourna- 1990s a five-a-side championship has ment had to field their strongest been played, although with a slightly teams, and mid-August provided the different set of rules than the interna- only ‘window’ in the FIFA and UEFA tional futsal laws. international match calendars for Over the last couple of years fulfilling such a condition. Apart from the championship has found it increas- providing board and lodging, the ingly difficult to attract the top clubs. Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) Altered priorities and the risk of injuries also has to ensure that the partici- have been cited as reasons for the fading pants have everything they need for interest. Moreover, the five-a-side game training. This year’s tournament saw in Sweden has generally been regarded the Polish side emerge victorious, as a ‘between-seasons’ activity, not as beating Israel in the final, while the Ukrainian team finished in third place. FS SCG a sport in its own right. However, in view of the growing A new season in youth foot- The new president of the association, Tomislav ball started in September, with a total Karadzic, addresses the general meeting. popularity of futsal, the FA is adapting the national indoor game to the inter- of 384 teams participating in the vari- The assembly decided to extend national futsal rules this season. The ous leagues. An Under-19 tournament the terms of the members of the execu- first national futsal champions will be was also organised for youth players tive board and supervisory board of the crowned in February 2006. Invitations to who are graduates of the specialist FA of Serbia and Montenegro by one year, enter the championships have just been football academies but do not play at due to the fact that elections should now sent out and extensive instruction on the the professional level. fall between two World Cups, meaning laws of the game is taking place during that the next elections will be after the the autumn. The competition will start 2006 World Cup in Germany. The legisla- with qualifying groups in the districts, tive body also endorsed the decisions followed by regional knockout groups taken by the executive board at its meet- leading up to the finals in February. ing on15 July regarding the departure of This year, a policy of zero the president of the association, Dragan tolerance of foul language on the pitch Stojkoviç (now chairman of FK Crvena has been introduced in the district of zvezda – Red Star), and the election of . The aim is to create a more Tomislav Karadziç as the new president friendly atmosphere on and off the of the FA of Serbia and Montenegro for field of play and to stop threats and a 12-month term. The business report violence in connection with football. for the last periods was also adopted, The Gothenburg district, after years FFU in which the successes of the youth of such problems, feared that the Remembering Valery Lobanovsky. teams and the association’s coaching sport’s ability to foster youngsters was school were highlighted in particular. threatened. Though some referees may The annual audit of the FFU Tomislav Karadziç, the new presi- have initially followed the new instruc- in the context of UEFA’s club licensing dent of the FA of Serbia and Montenegro, tions a bit too literally, the result looks system was concluded successfully in was born in 1939 and has worked in the promising so far. August. The results of the audit con- sports and football sectors for many The Gothenburg way does not firm that the FFU’s licensing activity years. He is also a successful business- imply a different set of rules but a more meets UEFA standards. The next stage man. He has been chairman of FK Spar- strict application of Law 12 of the Laws of licensing with regard to the partici- tak, chairman of the football association of the Game (action against “unsporting pation of Ukrainian clubs in competi- of Vojvodina, vice-president of the Yu- behaviour” and use of “offensive or tions in the 2006/07 season was due goslav Football Association and a mem- insulting or abusive language and/or to begin in September. ber of the executive board of the FA of gestures”). Serbia and Montenegro. Addressing the Thomas Saleteg Valeriy Nykonenko

22 uefadirect 10.05 Communications ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● are: on 15 October. on 9October, andMichelPiraux(Belgium) turn 50inOctober: Sergey Zuev (Russia) Two membersoftheReferee Observers Panel of theReferees Committee, on23October. as doesMichelVautrot (France), member Observers Panel,follows suiton20October, Worrall (England),memberoftheReferee 60th birthday on4October. JosephBertram the MatchDelegates Panel,celebrates his Khennet Tallinger (Sweden)memberof Birthdays WE CAREABOUTFOOTBALL uoéne efootball de européennes associations des Union Official publicationofthe Communications andPublicAffairsDivision Philip Pritchard (Wales, 22.10) Ramiz Mirzayev (Azerbaijan, 20.10) Imre Bozóky(Hungary, 20.10) Christian Müller(Germany, 19.10) René Hüssy(Switzerland,19.10) Jean-Marc Puissesseau(France, 18.10) Frans Hoek(Netherlands,17.10) Jean-Marie Philips(Belgium,17.10) Tom vanderHulst(Netherlands, 15.10) Dusan Krchnak (Slovakia, 14.10) George BrianSmith(Scotland,14.10) Willy Goovaerts (Belgium,13.10) Eduardo Herrera Jimenez(Spain,12.10) Bo Karlsson (Sweden,12.10) Frits Kessel (Netherlands,12.10) Joan Gaspart(Spain,11.10) David Petriashvili (Georgia,10.10) Leonard Nokes (Wales, 10.10) Milovan Nikolic (Slovenia, 10.10) Peeter Küttis(Estonia, 10.10) René Van Rokeghem (France, 10.10) Ellert B.Schram(Iceland,10.10) Pierre Delaunay (France, 9.10) Zvonomir Boban(Croatia, 8.10) Armand Duka (Albania,7.10) José JoãoMendesPratas(Portugal, 6.10) Kaare IngeLindboe(Norway, 6.10) Frank Coulston (Scotland, 5.10) Aaro Mõttus(Estonia, 4.10) Wilfried Heitmann(Germany, 4.10) Léon Schelings(Belgium,3.10) David Richards (England,3.10) Andrzej Wach (Poland, 2.10) Levent Bicakci(Turkey, 2.10) Paolo Taveggia (Italy, 2.10) Trevor Brooking (England,2.10) Also celebratingtheirbirthday inOctober Birthdays –Calendar

??????????????? Stadium andSecurityCommittee National Teams Committee Women’s Football Committee Under-19 Championship round ofthe2006/07Women’s Championship andfor thefirstqualifying of the2005/06Women’s Under-19 Draws for thesecondqualifying round Women’s Football Conference Championship in the2004/06European Under-21 Draw for theplay-offs Draw for theUEFA Cupgroup matches Medical Committee Club CompetitionsCommittee Upcoming events ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● UEFA Cup:group matches(matchday 1) (matchday 3) UEFA ChampionsLeague:group matches Editorial deadline: Printed by Produced by Editor José LuisAstiazaranIriondo(Spain,31.10) Rui Cacador(Portugal, 29.10) Javier LozanoCid(Spain,28.10) Hugh Dallas(Scotland,26.10) Stefan Kapralov (Bulgaria, 25.10) Pekka Hämäläinen(Finland, 25.10) Antonin Herzog(CzechRepublic, 24.10) Dragutin Karlo Poljak (Croatia, 23.10) Jan C.Huijbregts (Netherlands,23.10) Mircea Sandu(Romania, 22.10) Arie Wolf (Israel,22.10) 28.10.2005, Nyon 21.10.2005, Nyon 19.10.2005, Oslo 18.10.2005, Oslo 17-19.10.2005, Oslo 13.10.2005, Nyon 4.10.2005, Nyon 3.10.2005, Nyon MEETINGS 20.10.2005 18-19.10.2005 COMPETITIONS André Vieli Cavin SA, CH-1422 Grandson Atema CommunicationSA, CH-1196 Gland 12 September 2005 given uptheirlicences. Rosselini ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Communications Romain Poirot Fax: +331607914 20 +336074219 71Tel.: France 94800 Villejuif 16, Ruedu Massif Central Alexandre Ribeiro Fax: +44113 3934470(phonefirst) +44113Tel.: 3934470 England 8WG LS26 Leeds Woodlesford 10 Ogilby Court Kevin Beattie tournaments to: for organising matchesand Panel hasgranted licences The LicensedUEFA MatchAgents Match agents 5th UEFA Regions’ Cupin2006/07. 21 October to enter the three candidates inNovember. The Executive Committee willshortlist Poland/Ukraine andTurkey. Croatia/Hungary, Greece, Italy, to hostEURO 2012: designations: approved thefollowing age-category -ot Under-9 Under-11 F-Youth Under-13E-Youth Under-15D-Youth Under-17 C-Youth Under-19B-Youth A-Youth Member associationshave until Five bidsareunderexamination The Executive Committee has (Italy) have, ontheotherhand, source is indicated. is authorised,provided the published in or extracts ofany information The reproduction ofarticles official views ofUEFA. articles are notnecessarilythe The views expressed insigned (France) and uefadirect Antonio

UEFA UEFA Route de Genève 46 Union des associations CH-1260 Nyon européennes de football Suisse Téléphone +41 22 994 44 44 Téléfax +41 22 994 44 88 uefa.com