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UEFA EURO 2008TM Team Workshop 12 March 2008 UEFA EURO 2008TM Team workshop Press-kit contents • Media release: UEFA EURO 2008™ under the banner of respect • Factsheets: o Anti-doping programme for UEFA EURO 2008™ o UEFA Anti-doping programme o Anti-Doping Charter: List of signatories o UEFA EURO 2008™ Team workshop o Overview of the 16 participating nations • Walk of Fame: Austrian FA immortalises participants Contact details Euro 2008 SA Media Desk Tel.: +41 (0)22 707 2001 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.euro2008.com Euro 2008 SA media accreditation Tel.: +41 (0)22 707 2332 (weekdays between 10.00 and 12.00) Email: [email protected] Media accommodation Tel.: +43 (0)1 319 76 90 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.aa-euro2008.com/home Date: 12.03.2008 Media release – 68 UEFA EURO 2008™ under the banner of respect Vienna – At the workshop for the 16 associations participating in UEFA EURO 2008™, UEFA President Michel Platini today presented the “Respect” programme for the tournament. “Respect can be used as an umbrella term for lots of different initiatives,” Platini explained. “It is a meaningful word that is readily understood in many languages.” Through this year’s European Football Championship final round, UEFA is supporting five social projects to the tune of CHF 3.45 million (EUR 2.2 million). Each project is dedicated to a specific target group – be that school children, fans, or disabled people. In addition, the word respect will be put forward time and again during the tournament via initiatives such as “Respect your opponents”, “Respect the opposition’s national anthem”, and “Respect the referees”. The respect logo will be visible on every shirt and every drinks bottle. With the slogan “Football for all”, people with disabilities are to be given the opportunity to demonstrate their sports skills before a broad public. "We want to show these people the respect they deserve,” said Platini. Before each quarter-final match, international disabled sports groups – people with learning disabilities (Special Olympics), people with paraplegia, people with cerebral palsy and blind people – will compete in football matches. The “Respect diversity” theme also runs through the Unite Against Racism project. Unite Against Racism is an awareness campaign that incorporates various activities before and during the tournament, peaking at the semi-finals. The project’s profile will be given an added boost by Hublot, a national supporter in both host countries. “A sponsor making available its advertising space, that is unique. We are delighted that Hublot is supporting us in our campaign against racism,” the UEFA president added. The Unite Against Racism logo will be displayed not only on the perimeter boards in the stadiums, but also on the captains' armbands and on the kits of the ball boys and girls, the stewards and the substitutes. UEFA is also backing the following social projects: • The International Committee of the Red Cross is the official UEFA EURO 2008™ charity partner. The contribution that UEFA makes, under the slogan "Score for the Red Cross", will depend on the number of goals scored (EUR 4,000 per goal). Private donations can be made at www.scorefortheredcross.org. • EUROSCHOOLS2008 is the official UEFA EURO 2008™ schools project. Schools in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein have become ambassadors to the 53 UEFA member nations in a fitting project for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. • Fan embassies will be set up in all eight host cities to serve as special information and contact points for supporters. For further information, contact Euro 2008 SA, Media Desk: Tel.: +41 (0)22 707 2001 Email: [email protected] 12 March 2008 Anti-doping programme factsheet For the first time ever, blood tests as well as urine samples will be taken at UEFA EURO 2008™. This applies to every single test, with about 300 planned in total. The blood tests will enable us to detect things like EPO and growth hormones, plus manipulations such as blood transfusions. Measures to be taken in the preparation stage: Unannounced spot checks will be carried out at the team base camps of all 16 participating teams, either in the early stages of preparation or once the teams have moved into their base camps in Switzerland and Austria just before the first match. Each team will be tested at least once, with samples taken from ten players in each team. This means a minimum of 160 checks will be carried out in the run-up to the tournament. The samples will be taken by a UEFA Doping Control Officer and then sent to the WADA- accredited Seibersdorf laboratory in Austria. UEFA will receive all the results before the first match kicks off. Measures to be taken during the tournament: Doping tests will be carried out at all of the 31 UEFA EURO 2008™ matches. Two players (plus two substitutes) per team will be selected. This means 124 tests during the tournament. The controls will be carried out as soon as the match is over. Each player selected will be accompanied off the pitch to the test by what is known as an anti-doping chaperone. A total of 12 UEFA Doping Control Officers will be on hand and the tests will be sent to the laboratory in Lausanne. For matches in Switzerland this will happen as soon as the samples have been taken; at matches in Austria the samples will be sent a maximum of 12 hours after they were taken. The laboratory in Lausanne will work 24-hours a day during the tournament. UEFA will receive all test results no later than 48 hours after the tests were delivered. 12 March 2008 Anti-doping Charter: List of signatories Austria Friedrich Stickler President of the Austrian Football Association Croatia Vlatko Marković President of the Croatian Football Federation Czech Republic Pavel Mokrý President of the Football Association of the Czech Republic France Jean-Pierre Escalettes President of the French Football Federation Germany Wolfgang Niersbach General Secretary of the German Football Association Greece Vassilis Gagatsis President of the Hellenic Football Federation Italy Giancarlo Abete President of the Italian Football Federation Netherlands Henk Kesler CEO Professional Football / Head of Delegation of the Royal Netherlands Football Association Poland Michal Listkiewicz President of the Polish Football Federation Portugal Gilberto Madail President of the Portuguese Football Federation Romania Mircea Sandu President of the Romanian Football Federation Russia Vitaly Mutko President of the Football Union of Russia Spain Angel Maria Villar Llona President of the Spanish Football Federation Sweden Lars-Åke Lagrell President of the Swedish Football Association Switzerland Ralph Zloczower President of the Swiss Football Association Turkey Hasan Dogan President of the Turkish Football Association 12 March 2008 UEFA EURO 2008™ finalists’ workshop The finalists’ workshop, involving representatives of the 16 national football associations that have qualified for UEFA EURO 2008™, is taking place in Vienna on 12 and 13 March. The event will begin at the Ernst Happel stadium with the signing of the Anti-Doping Charter, followed by lunch in the VIP club. The 16 delegations will then be taken to the Hilton in Vienna’s city park. The actual workshop will begin here at 15.00. UEFA President Michel Platini will welcome the participants. The first day will feature general presentations, with group meetings about specific topics scheduled for day two. A total of 130 guests are expected – each delegation could send up to eight members, including the president, general secretary, head coach, ticketing officer, manager and team doctor. All 16 head coaches are expected, although Marco van Basten, the Netherlands coach, will not arrive in Vienna until Wednesday evening. The president of the German Football Association, Theo Zwanziger, and his counterpart from the Netherlands, Mathieu Sprengers, are unable to attend. The German FA’s general secretary, Wolfgang Niersbach, and Henk Kesler of the Dutch FA will sign the Anti-Doping Charter on their behalf. The most important topics being addressed in Vienna are: • Tournament guidelines • Services and facilities available to the participating teams • Organisational activities of UEFA and Euro 2008 SA • Accommodation • Transport • Accreditation • Pitches • Match operations • Medical services • TV and media issues • Anti-doping 12 March 2008 Overview of the 16 participating nations Austria Austrian Football Association Foundation: 18.3.1904 FIFA/UEFA affiliation: 1904/1954 National stadium: Ernst Happel stadium, Vienna President: Friedrich Stickler General secretary: Alfred Ludwig Head coach: Josef Hickersberger Registered players: Professionals: 906 Amateurs (over 18): 370,828 Youth (under 18): 221,547 Women: 6,899 Girls (under 18): 4,802 Futsal: 299 Clubs: 2,111 Teams: 9,685 Referees: Male: 2,300 Female: 40 Coaches: 3,500 Croatia Croatian Football Federation Foundation: 13.6.1912 FIFA/UEFA affiliation: 1941 - 1992/1993 National stadium: Maksimir stadium, Zagreb Capacity: 38,079 President: Vlatko Markovic General secretary: Zorislav Srebric Head coach: Slaven Bilic Registered players: Professionals: 570 Amateurs (over 18): 57,902 Youth (under 18): 69,986 Women: 1,348 Girls (under 18): 131 Futsal: 4,202 Clubs: 1,534 Teams: 4,602 Referees: Male: 2,146 Female: 40 Coaches: 5,102 1 Czech Republic Football Association of the Czech Republic Foundation: 19.10.1901 FIFA/UEFA affiliation: 1907/1954 President: Pavel Mokry General secretary: Rudolf Repka Head coach: Karel Brückner Registered players: Professionals:
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