European football united against racism WE CARE ABOUT FOOTBALL No. 123 | November 2012 In this issue

Official publication of the Football and social responsibility 4 Union des associations européennes de football Representatives of more than 40 UEFA member associations took part in a corporate social responsibility workshop in Sarajevo.

Chief editor: F. Krvavac F. André Vieli Mikhail Shapaev Produced by: Atema Communication SA, European football united CH-1196 Gland against racism 6 Printing: Numerous events took place again this year as part of the Artgraphic Cavin SA, traditional Action Weeks organised by the FARE network, and CH-1422 Grandson UEFA's club competitions again served as a platform for the Editorial deadline: fight against racism. Getty Images 9 November 2012 UEFA

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Supplement Cover: The 53rd issue of the UEFA•technician features a technical European football stands analysis of last season's UEFA Champions league and together in its efforts to combat of EURO 2012. It also pays tribute to Andy Roxburgh, racism, clearly demonstrated UEFA's recently retired technical director. during matchday 3 of the UEFA club competitions Photo: UEFA

2 | UEFA •direct | 11.12 Editorial UEFA Never giving up the fight

As has been the case every autumn for the As has been said so many times before, foot- past 11 years, events were held all over Europe in ball is, above all, a sport, and in particular, trans- October to raise public awareness of the prob- mits values such as team spirit, the virtues of lems of racism, intolerance and discrimination in hard work, a sense of responsibility, and respect – all its forms. These action weeks are the initiative for the Laws of the Game, the referee, oppo- of our partner, the FARE (Football Against Racism nents, team-mates and oneself. in Europe) network. Over the years, these events In this context, there is no place for discrimi- have grown in size, spread throughout Europe nation of any kind in football stadiums. We will and gained many new followers, which is very therefore continue to fight it relentlessly with all encouraging. our strength, together with our partners and all However, appalling incidents continue to those who share our belief that diversity makes blight European stadiums from time to time, us richer, not poorer. showing that the battle is far from won against a scourge that it is virtually impossible to wipe out completely.

It would be pretentious of football to think itself capable of eradicating racism and succeed- Michel Platini ing where religions and governments have so far UEFA President failed, despite their best intentions, such is the seemingly innate nature of this evil among cer- tain individuals.

Nor is it a question of preaching: the world of football is not always virtuous enough for its leaders to feel in a position to lecture on morality.

On the other hand, football is enormously popular everywhere, in all corners of society, which gives it not only the opportunity but also the responsibility to try and help make the world a better place.

UEFA •direct | 11.12 | 3 KISS programme

What is CSR and where is its place in football?

The KISS (knowledge and information sharing scenario) programme held its inaugural workshop on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Sarajevo on 4 and 5 October. Generously hosted by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Federation, the workshop united over 40 UEFA member associations to determine the meaning of CSR and define its appropriate place in European football today.

The workshop was moderated by businessman from achieving set goals. In fact, on the contrary and academic, Michael Hopkins, who is a pub- – it is the work “ethic” that is applied while advan­ lished author on the subject as well as a corporate cing towards those very targets. consultant and university lecturer. Also joining Internally, CSR is about managing employees forces to support this first KISS CSR event were with respect and due recognition, fully acknowl- UEFA Executive Committee members Allan Hansen edging their vital role in the workplace. In turn, and Peter Gilliéron, who described the Sarajevo this creates motivation, trust and teamwork – meeting as a necessary learning curve towards and valued people produce valuable results. Exter- understanding social responsibility and how it can nal CSR stretches much further afield – it includes be most effective at national association level. supply chain ethics, high-quality customer rela- tions and environmental responsibility, as well as Respect and recognition being socially active either within the local com- In simple terms, according to Michael Hopkins, munity, nationally and sometimes internationally. CSR is most effective as an integral part of a gov- In relation to football, external CSR can be as ernance or management strategy, because it straightforward as offering free public transport defines how a corporation relates to all its stake- with a match ticket, providing better facilities for Sharing ideas holders from both an internal and external per- disabled fans or ensuring that products are sup- to find the best spective. It is important to remember that CSR plied through safe and reputable sources. These solutions does not divert attention from the bottom line or are just a few examples. UEFA

4 | UEFA •direct | 11.12 IFA DFB

In Northern Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands, specific programmes help football give something back to society KNVB

Steady growth with under-privileged children, teaching them not Discussions held during the workshop clearly only football skills, but also how to channel demonstrated that CSR is alive and kicking in those skills to wiser choices and a better life. football today – and is growing steadily. Currently, With a different approach, the DFB is currently the level of CSR action depends entirely on the running a programme promoted by the German size and resources of the national association, national team about safeguarding the environ- but elements of CSR are visible across the UEFA ment – including, for example, encouraging re- membership. In some cases, we saw that asso- cycling and energy conservation at home. ciations had been applying CSR in the workplace for some time, but were unaware it could be defi­ Significant benefits for society ned as such. Certainly, the projects in Northern Ireland, the The Irish Football Association (IFA), the German Netherlands and Germany vary enormously in Football Association (DFB) and the Royal Nether- content and direction, but the common denomi- lands Football Association (KNVB) all presented nator is that society also reaps significant bene- their own CSR projects as case studies, provoking fits from their day-to-day work. much food for thought and open discussion UEFA believes that football has a responsibility among the participants. to take the lead in CSR. Like the entertainment Football for All is the community relations industry, our sport is a trigger in society that project led by the IFA – its aim is to promote a stands for leisure time, family tradition and com- fun, safe and inclusive culture in football and a munity values. From this prominent social posi- commitment to banishing prejudice and contempt tion, football can only embrace CSR and, over from the game in Northern Ireland. time, integrate this concept into its governance In 2009, the KNVB launched the international at the highest level. Because if football does not initiative Worldcoaches. Since its introduction, contribute to promoting a better society, then the programme has trained over 3,000 football others may not follow its example – and that is a coaches who now work in developing countries risk that nobody can afford to take. l

UEFA •direct | 11.12 | 5 FARE Action Weeks

Football united against racism

Every October, the European club competitions serve as a high-profile platform on which UEFA and the European football family join forces to convey the unequivocal message that racism, discrimination and intolerance have no place in football. This season, as is customary, matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League emphasised this message as part of the Action Weeks staged by UEFA’s long-standing partner, the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network.

The message was clear for the thousands of Eradicating racism fans in the stadiums at 40 matches across Europe, UEFA has continually strengthened its stand as well as for millions of television viewers watch- against racism and, together with FARE and the ing the action unfold at home. A 30-second players' body, FIFPro, has been proactive in back- Respect advert was played on the stadiums' ing initiatives that try to eradicate racism from giant screens and broadcast on TV. Special loud- football and society. The FARE network com- speaker announcements urged fans to join UEFA prises groups and bodies working against intol- in its call to unite against racism. Every team was erance and discrimination across the continent. accompanied onto the pitch by children wearing Over the last 11 years, since the signing of a for- Unite Against Racism T-shirts, and captains were mal agreement in 2001, UEFA has given consid- asked to wear a Unite Against Racism armband. erable support to the FARE network, and both Across Europe, the FARE Action Weeks involved bodies have cooperated in staging events, issu- over 300 grassroots groups. Activities included ing publications and using the massive public and workshops, round-table discussions and mini-foot- commercial platform of Europe's biggest football ball tournaments involving fans, clubs, national matches to press home a message of zero toler- associations, ethnic minority groups and youth ance towards any form of racism and discrimina- organisations. ”The FARE Action Weeks have tion, and for more respect for diversity. become one of the largest social message activi- ”UEFA is committed to tackling discrimination ties in sport, with involvement from the smallest in football,” said the UEFA president, Michel community groups to some of the biggest clubs Platini, to mark the UEFA matchweek, ”and we in Europe through the UEFA Champions League encourage football fans to join us in our efforts and UEFA Europa League,” said FARE's executive to value respect for players, officials, opponents director, Piara Powar. ”The theme of Football and fellow supporters of all nationalities, reli- People reflects the message of unity and inclu- gious backgrounds, sexual orientations and eth- siveness that sums up our objectives during this nic origins. For over ten years, we have worked Shaking hands as period. UEFA’s support has been vital in getting alongside the FARE network and will continue to a sign of respect our message across to a global football audience.” strive towards unity in football.” ”What we care about in football is the colour of the shirt and not the colour of the skin,” added UEFA's general secretary, Gianni Infantino. ”Our commitment, and our ambition, is to have no more – not even one single case – and to stamp racism and xenophobia out of football.”

Support from the players The action in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League was, as usual, enter- taining and thrilling. And many of the players creating the headlines with their exploits on the pitch took the opportunity to take their own per- sonal stand against racism, expressing firm views in support of the campaign. ”I think that respect is a global thing,” said Manchester United FC’s Javier Hernández. ”In terms of discrimination and racism, you have to focus on one specific thing, and I think that respect is the most important value of human kind, in every part of the world, regardless of coun- try, colour, or if you are male or female. The most Getty Images beautiful thing is to have respect for everyone.”

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Galatasaray AŞ defender Dany Nounkeu made UEFA Champions League, all come out to see a a telling statement about football’s power to game. That is the power of football.” help stamp out racism. ”I certainly believe foot- Over the three days, European football showed ball can unite people against racism and discrim- its unity and commitment to the campaign. ination. Football is universal, something every- UEFA, FARE, national associations and other body knows. Maybe we can’t change every- football stakeholders will not rest on their laurels body’s mind, but as footballers we can take the as their tireless work in this area continues, with responsibility to fight against all sorts of discrim- the ultimate goal to banish racism and its related ination. Because in the end, black or white, all negative phenomena from the game once and these people that come out for a game in the for all. l

national associations join UEFA in FARE action weeks

The call to unite against racism was the highlight of events held on matchdays in various Maltese stadiums. The ceremonial activities were attended by the associa- tion’s top officials, referees and players, as well as officials representing clubs from all divisions and various groups of young people, and were watched by fans at the differ- ent venues as well as on TV. The common stand against racism and any form of dis- crimination in the world’s most popular game has gained considerable ground since the FARE network was started in 1999. This high-profile platform transmits an unequivocal mes- sage – that racial discrimination has no place in football.

D. Aquilina The message is loud and clear and the MFA takes pride in standing beside the other European associations in this respect. The week-long activities in the Mediterranean islands Maltese Premier League referees wore special shirts for the occasion of Malta and Gozo were testimony to this and portrayed a significant notion – that the country's whole football- When events were held recently throughout UEFA member loving fraternity is totally behind UEFA’s honourable associations as part of the FARE Action Weeks, the Malta initiative to stamp out the scourge of racism that is Football Association did not hesitate to join in and show its gnawing at the heart of the game we all love. l support. Alex Vella

8 | UEFA •direct | 11.12 Women’s competitions

French Under-17s crowned world champions

For the first time ever, a European team – France – have won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Until now, Asian teams had dominated this competition, with North Korea winning the first tournament in 2008 and South Korea winning in 2010.

The 16-team competition took place from 22 dominated, but they were unable to withstand September to 13 October in Azerbaijan. The Azeri some late North Korean pressure and conceded team were joined by representatives of two other an equaliser. As a result, the game went to a UEFA member associations: reigning European penalty shoot-out, which France won 7-6. The French women's champions Germany, and the team they beat in The third-place play-off was won by Ghana, Under-17 team celebrate France's third world that final – France. who beat Germany 1-0. l title after the 1998 FIFA In the first round, Germany won their group, World Cup and the 2001 with wins against Ghana and Uruguay and a FIFA U-17 World Cup draw with China. France had a more difficult start, drawing with both the United States and North Korea, and only qualified for the knockout rounds on goal difference thanks to an impres- sive 10-2 win against Gambia. Azerbaijan did not score any points, but the tournament was an ideal opportunity for them to gain experience. In the quarter-finals, France beat Nigeria in a penalty shoot-out, while Germany knocked out Brazil. Germany’s run ended at the semi-final stage, where they lost 2-1 to North Korea, while the French overcame Ghana 2-0. The final between France and North Korea, played on 13 October at Tofig Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, was therefore a repeat of their drawn match at Images the group stage. And again, the two teams could not be separated in normal time. France opened the scoring in the first half, which they FIFA/Getty

Draw for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 On 9 November, the three groups for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 were drawn at Gothenburg’s conference centre.

The draw followed play-offs in late October, in which The group games will be played between 10 and 18 July. The Spain, Iceland and Russia joined the other finalists top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed after wins against Scotland, Ukraine and Austria teams will qualify for the quarter-finals, which will be played on respectively. 21 and 22 July. The semi-finals will be played on 24 and 25 July, The teams at the head of the three groups were and the final will take place three days later in Solna. decided prior to the draw on the basis of UEFA rank- → The full fixture list is available on UEFA.com ings. Hosts Sweden were automatically placed in Group A, in which games will be played in Gothenburg and In the 2012/13 European Women’s Under-19 Halmstad. Holders Germany were placed in Group B (in which Championship, 21 teams are through to the second matches will be played in Vaxjo and Kalmar), and France were qualifying round. These are, in group order: the placed in Group C (in which matches will be played in Norr- Republic of Ireland, Serbia, Italy, Austria, Greece, köping and Linköping). Ukraine, Belgium, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Scot- land, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Spain, the Czech The rest of the teams were drawn as follows: Republic, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland and the Nether- Group A: Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Finland lands. They will be joined in the next round by Germany, Group B: Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Iceland France and England. The draw will take place on 20 November Group C: France, England, Russia, Spain in Nyon, with the final round being played in Wales. l

UEFA •direct | 11.12 | 9 Twenty years on

THE BIRTH OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Although 6 November 1992 is unlikely to be a date etched in the memory of many football fans, it marks a key watershed in the commercialisation of the UEFA club competitions.

The draw held in Geneva that day is, in reality, the second round, and not the final) lay in the just one link among countless others in the chain partnership created between the rights holders of European club football history. However, this (the clubs), sponsors and television companies, was no ordinary draw, since it was the starting and the centralised sale of the rights under point of the UEFA Champions League and, as UEFA’s control, assisted by the agency TEAM such, it was broadcast live and exclusively by the Marketing AG, which was chosen by the Execu- new project’s partner television stations. tive Committee at an extraordinary meeting in February 1992. As of then, UEFA became responsible for distribut- ing the revenue not only to the participating clubs, but also to the other clubs, via the national leagues and associations, in accordance with the solidarity principle that forms an integral part of the system.

Extraordinary Congress In order to adopt this system, an Extraordinary UEFA Congress had been held in Montreux in September 1991, when the pro- visions of the UEFA Statutes governing television broadcasts and financial aspects had been amended to create a legal basis for the centralised marketing of rights by UEFA. The draw on 6 November was therefore the first act of this new era. It also marked the launch of a logo designed to boost the com-

UEFA/PA Images UEFA/PA petition’s commercial identity (the three UEFA club competitions had The UEFA Champions previously only been identified by League's visual debut Revolutionary project a graphic image of their respective trophies). in autumn 1992 The creation of the UEFA Champions League A few weeks earlier, in September, TV station was a revolutionary project in the commercial representatives had attended a seminar to resolve and media landscape of European football. Pre- technical issues linked to the broadcasts, such viously, the clubs involved in UEFA competitions as the opening and closing credits, post-match had negotiated the sale of TV rights for their interviews, camera positions and use of advertis- matches themselves, paying a percentage of ing boards, as well as signal production and the revenue to UEFA. In cooperation with the broadcast quality. national associations concerned, UEFA had only It was the start of a format that has enjoyed been responsible for organising the finals, each unfailing success throughout the 20 years since, played as a single match, and had signed con- serving as a reference and a model, even for tracts for these showpiece events with the Euro- other sports. pean Broadcasting Union (EBU) for the match broadcasting rights and with the agency Interna- TV audiences tional Sport and Leisure (ISL) for the other com- Evidence of this, if any is needed, can be seen mercial rights. in the TV viewing figures for matches in the The originality of the commercial strategy for competition. The third round of matches in this the UEFA Champions League (a name that only season’s group stage, played on 23 and 24 October, covered the 24 matches in the two groups of the for example, produced the following audience European Champion Clubs’ Cup played after data:

10 | UEFA •direct | 11.12 l in France, the match between LOSC Lille and FC Bayern München was watched by more than 1.2 million viewers (a market share of 4.4%), more than 10% more than the average prime-time programme on the channel concerned; l in Germany, ZDF recorded its biggest audience of the season, with 9.1 million viewers (30.2%) watching the match between Borussia Dort- mund and Real Madrid CF; l in Italy, 3.6 million TV viewers (12.3%) watched the match between Málaga CF and AC Milan on Italia 1, the channel’s biggest audience of the season; l in Spain, La1 and TV3 broadcast the Tuesday match between FC Barcelona and Celtic FC, Images attracting a combined audience of 7.1 million (36.9%); on the Wednesday, 1 million viewers Getty watched the match between Borussia Dortmund The match between and Real Madrid CF on Canal+ Liga de Campe- City FC was watched by 2.2 million viewers Borussia Dortmund and ones, representing a 5.1% market share and (33.1%), 380% more than the average prime- Real Madrid CF attracted a record audience for the channel’s biggest ever audience; time programme on Ned 3. German channel ZDF l in Great Britain, 4.9 million ITV1 viewers l Audiences greater than 1 million were also (20.4%) watched the match between Manchester recorded for matches such as Montpellier United FC and SC Braga; Hérault SC v Olympiacos FC on NET in Greece, l in the Netherlands, the match between FC Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid CF on TVP1 Barcelona and Celtic FC on Ned 3 attracted in Poland, Galatasaray AŞ v CFR 1907 Cluj on 1.5 million viewers (23%) and, the following day, TVR1 in Romania and FC Porto v FC Dynamo the match between AFC Ajax and Manchester Kyiv on 1+1 in Ukraine. l

In brief

■ More than 75 communication specialists already began playing their intermediary round from UEFA member associations took part in a matches in August. Five teams have therefore KISS workshop in Vienna at the start of already qualified for the final round, in which November. The meeting covered the topics of one of the eight teams in total to qualify will act social media, relations with supporters and as hosts. FC Isloch from Belarus, East Region from Russians FC Olimp corporate communications. Hungary, FC Olimp from the Moscow region of from the Moscow region qualified for the Russia, Selección Catalana de fútbol from Spain final round by winning ■ The tenth edition of the Homeless World and the Italians Veneto will be joined by the the mini-tournament Cup took place in Mexico from 6 to 14 Octo- remaining three group winners. l in Gozo (Malta) ber. The tournament was won by Chile, who beat the hosts 8-5 in the final. Mexico did win the women's final, however, beating Brazil 6-2. This competition, supported by UEFA, offers homeless people the chance to shine and often represents an opportunity for the players involved to make a new start and improve their living conditions.

■ The 8th UEFA Regions' Cup kicked off in September, with 37 national associations tak- ing part. The preliminary round matches saw the Romanians of Prahova Muntenia and the selection from the south-east of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia go through to the intermediary round. The best second- placed team, Northern Ireland's Eastern Region, also qualified. Because of the nature of the

competition, the groups that were not wait- Aquilina ing on the results of the preliminary round D.

UEFA •direct | 11.12 | 11 The UEFA match command centre

Support for all occasions

On the first floor of the Bois-Bougy building on the UEFA campus in Nyon is the newest addition to UEFA’s venue operations team: the match command centre. Walk through here on a non-matchday and the dimmed wall of screens belies a technological set-up that rivals that of nearby CERN. However, step into this room on a matchday, and the room is transformed into a hive of activity, staffed by operations experts covering a range of different areas. UEFA

A hive of well ordered activity Staff in the competitions division have been Bringing club competition operations providing continuous on-call monitoring and under one roof support for all matches in UEFA competitions Before the UEFA Executive Committee decided since August 2009. However, the match com- in 2010 to insource the operational manage- mand centre, which is now operational for all ment of UEFA club competitions, support for the club competition matches as of the UEFA Cham- venue team was split between UEFA headquar- pions League play-offs and the group stage of ters and TEAM Marketing AG in Lucerne. Venue the UEFA Europa League, provides a wider range management services relating to sporting and of support, with assistance supplied by opera- security matters (i.e., support for venue directors tions staff from all relevant UEFA units. and match delegates) were provided by competi- UEFA maintains a significant on-site presence tions division staff from the match centre in the at all matches in UEFA club competitions in order basement of UEFA headquarters, while support to assist with the preparation and delivery of for commercial and TV operations was provided these matches. For all club matches, that team by TEAM staff from their own operations centre. comprises a match delegate, a venue director, a Now, with the new centralised set-up, all venue venue operations and broadcast manager, and a operations are consolidated in one place – venue data coordinator. For UEFA Champions the UEFA match command centre – bringing League matches, there is a venue services and together the management teams of all on-site sponsorship manager and a media officer, and representatives, with staff from club competi- for any matches deemed to be high-risk, there tions, match operations, commercial operations, will also be a security officer. Thus, reporting logistics operations, TV operations and UEFA.com coming from the venue team during club com- all present on the night of club competition petition matches is both extensive and compre- matches. hensive, requiring dedicated staff to monitor The match command centre, which has been these reports and provide immediate support in fully operational since August, enables com- the event of any issues or questions. mand centre staff to assist the venue teams not

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l l H ouse of UEFA • direct |11.12 | 13 UEFA Futsal

European Championship schedule announced At its meeting in Venice in December 2011, the UEFA Executive Committee Images chose the Royal Belgian Football Association as the hosts of the UEFA FIFA/Getty Futsal EURO 2014.

This tournament will be held from 28 January to 8 February 2014 at Ant- werp’s Lotto Arena (5,000 capacity) and Sportpalais (15,000 capacity). The first act of the qualifying phase will take place in Nyon on 4 Decem- ber, when the draw for the preliminary round mini-tournaments will be held. These matches will take place from 23 to 26 January 2013 and will be followed by the main round, to be played between 27 and 30 March, when the seven group winners will qualify for the final round in Belgium. The group runners-up and the best third-placed team will dispute two-legged play- offs on 17 and 24 September. The draw for the play-offs will be held in Nyon on 3 July. Spain have won the last four editions of the tournament, in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012.

■ Before embarking on their Futsal EURO 2014 qualifying campaigns, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine com- peted in the FIFA Futsal World Cup final tourna- ment in Thailand from 1 to 18 November (results on UEFA.com). l The FIFA Futsal World Cup is taking place in Thailand, with Italy making a good start by beating Argentina 3-2

UEFA Futsal Cup: finalists decided The 2012/13 UEFA Futsal Cup began in August, after the 27 preliminary round participants had been split into seven groups of four or three at the draw in Nyon on 4 July.

The seven group winners qualified for the main the mini-tournament in Litaja, Slovenia, scoring 28 goals and round, where they joined 17 teams exempted conceding only one as they won all three of their matches. from the preliminary round. The teams were In Kragujevac, Serbia, Kairat Almaty also won three out of divided into six groups in another draw held on three, although they were pushed all the way by FK EP Chrudim, 4 July. against whom they scraped a narrow 6-5 victory. In Murcia, The matches were played in a mini-tournament format Spain, MFK Dinamo managed to knock out the home team, between 4 and 9 September. The top two in each group quali- who were also one of the competition’s four seeded teams. fied for the elite round, where they were joined by four seeded The Russians beat their Spanish opponents 4-2 in the decisive teams who entered the competition at that stage: the holders, match. Finally, in Tbilisi, Georgia, another seed fell in the shape FC Barcelona, Murcia FS, SL Benfica and Kairat Almaty. of SL Benfica, winners of the 2010 edition. The home team, These 16 teams were divided into four groups in a draw Iberia Star Tbilisi, who qualified with two wins plus a draw held on 13 September. against Győri ETO FC, will compete in the final round for The matches were played, again as mini-tournaments, from the first time at the end of April, in the city of one of the four 10 to 14 October. FC Barcelona performed very impressively in finalists. l

14 | UEFA •direct | 11.12 FIFA Club World Cup

European Championship schedule announced A first for Chelsea The FIFA Club World Cup will kick off in Japan on 6 December. Europe’s representatives, Chelsea FC, who won the UEFA Champions League in May in Munich, will be participating in the tournament for the first time.

The English team will enter the fray at the semi-final stage on 13 December, and the draw held in Zurich on 24 Septem- ber paired them with the winners of the quarter-final between the AFC champions and the CONCACAF champi- ons (CF Monterrey). The other semi-final will bring together the Brazilians of Corinthians Sao Paulo, holders of the Copa Libertadores and winners of the first FIFA Club World Cup in 2000, and the winners of the quarter-final between the CAF Champions League holders and the winners of the play-off match between the Japanese champions and the OFC champions from New Zealand, Auckland City FC. The final, preceded by the match for third place, will be held at the Yokohama International Stadium on 16 Decem- ber.

Getty Images The last five editions of the Club World Cup have been Chelsea FC will take part in the FIFA Club World Cup for the won by the UEFA Champions League winners: AC Milan first time thanks to their victory against FC Bayern München in last (2007), Manchester United FC (2008), FC Barcelona (2009 season's UEFA Champions League final and 2011) and FC Internazionale Milano (2010). l

European Under-21 Championship

Draw at the end of November In mid-October, the ten group winners and four best runners-up in the qualifying competition for the European Under-21 Championship faced each other in two-legged play-off matches.

The current holders, Spain, made no prise by knocking out France. secret of their ambition to defend After losing 1-0 in France, the their crown by taking a giant leap Scandinavians gave the French towards qualification with a con- defence a torrid time in the vincing 5-0 first-leg win over Den- second leg, which they mark. They followed this up with a won 5-3. 3-1 victory on Danish soil. Switzerland, finalists The draw for the last time round, might have thought they had two final-round groups one foot in the finals after securing a 1-1 draw in will take place in Tel Germany, but they failed to capitalise on that Aviv on 28 November. first-leg result by losing 3-1 at home, with the The tournament itself Germans scoring all their goals in the first half. will be held from 5 Italy, winners of the competition in 1992, to 18 June. l 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004, also booked their place in the final round in Israel with two victo- ries over Sweden. They will be joined by two other former champions: England, winners in 1982 and 1984, beat Serbia 1-0 both home and away, while the Netherlands, champions in 2006 and 2007, recorded 2-0 wins in both legs Oleg Shatov of against Slovakia. As well as Israel, who qualify Russia attempts to break away from

automatically, the final-round line-up will be AFP/Getty Images two opponents during completed by Russia, champions in the USSR the return leg of era in 1980 and 1990, who eliminated the the play-off against Czech Republic, and Norway, who caused a sur- the Czech Republic

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Celebrating 150 years of the Football Association

England's Football Association (The FA) has unveiled a new crest and a special calendar of events ahead of its 150th anniversary celebrations in 2013, with a UEFA Congress and the UEFA Champions League final as focal points of the activities.

UEFA events will be at the heart of the festivi- ties in May. The UEFA Women's Champions League final will be held on Thursday 23 May 2013 at Stamford Bridge. On 24 May, the XXXVII Ordinary UEFA Congress, the annual gathering of UEFA's national associations to hear and vote on European football issues and proposals, is scheduled to take place in London, and the UEFA Champions League final takes place at Wembley FA Stadium on 25 May. The “The year ahead will not just be about The FA's anniversary, but will be a chance for all of football lasting legacies as well as educating, engaging in this country to come together and celebrate and exciting the nation with a fantastic list of our national game,“ said FA vice-chairman David matches and events. Gill. “From the clubs and leagues to the players The calendar includes major England national and the fans, and all who give their time to mak- team matches against Brazil, Scotland and the ing football the global phenomenon it is, FA150 is Republic of Ireland, as well as a tour of Brazil by a tremendous opportunity for us all to be united. England in the summer, The FA England awards “It is an honour that UEFA has chosen to mark at St George's Park on Sunday 3 February, cele- our special year by bringing the UEFA Congress brations heralding 20 years of women's football, and UEFA Champions League final back to Lon- which will also figure at the UEFA Women's don,“ he added. “It will be a wonderful chance EURO 2013 final round in Sweden in July, and a to share the year with our fellow member asso- national football day on Saturday 10 August. ciations and the wider football family.“ Incredible development Establishing legacies The Football Association was founded on The FA will use next year to bring its unique 26 October 1863 at the Freemasons' Tavern, history to life, telling the story of the founding near Holborn in London. On Saturday 26 Octo- A royal visit for fathers who paved the way in the organisation's ber 2013, The FA and wider football family will the England formative years. The spotlight will also turn on assemble at the same location – now The Grand team during the inauguration of the those who have helped across the decades to Connaught Rooms – to signal 150 years to the St George’s Park make football England's favourite game. Look- day since that first meeting was held. football centre ing forward, the aim will be to establish positive “It is incredible to think how the game has developed from that very first meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern,“ said the FA's chairman, David Bernstein. “Those founding fathers had real foresight to bring order and organisation to the game. Still, despite their sporting values and vision, no one could have foreseen what football would come to mean for the nation. “It truly is the national game and one in which we should all take tremendous pride. There can scarcely be a family in England that is not touched by football in some way and we at the FA take our responsibility to support the game very seriously. “The Football Association holds a very impor- tant place in history as the oldest governing body in football,“ added England manager Roy Hodgson. “It is only right that we celebrate it reaching a significant landmark.“ The FA's anniversary crest retains the traditional three lions, but has been switched to gold to underline the significance of the celebrations, with a new 150-specific mark added underneath. l Greg Demetriou FA The

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Andorra www.faf.ad

New grassroots facilities and and the new facility also includes dressing first goalkeeper coaching course rooms for players and referees. In other news, the FAF's training school Future generations of players will benefit from recently ran its first basic-level goalkeeper the new Sant Ermengol pitch, which was opened coaching course. Altogether, 15 keepers by the Andorran Football Federation (FAF) on participated in the programme, which took 22 September. The new seven-a-side pitch, place between 17 September and 2 October. located in Andorra la Vella (Andorra's capital It was divided into six stages over a total of city), was officially opened in the presence of the 18 hours (theory and practice). The course city council’s main representatives and members addressed subjects including goalkeeper coaching as well as the president of the FAF, Antoni warm-ups, goalkeeper coaching in sports training Giribet. The new Sant Ermengol pitch was made courses, mental preparation in goalkeeper possible thanks to UEFA HatTrick programme III coaching, and the competencies required of a funds. goalkeeper coach with a semi-professional team. This new facility was devised with a clear The aim is to improve goalkeeper coach

aim: to provide a place for grassroots and FAF education, a subject that is gaining more and FAF youth teams to train and play football matches. more relevance in football today. The seven-a-side pitch has an artificial surface, l Silvia Casals The new seven-a-side football pitch

Austria www.oefb.at

Coach education reforms As UEFA technical director, Andy Roxburgh helped to The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) restructure coach education has completely restructured and reformed its in Austria coach education system after carrying out fact-finding visits to various European national associations and talking to numerous experts. contain more practical and fewer theoretical As such, it has expanded its UEFA Pro licence units, will also be organised at regional course from 250 to 400 teaching units. Training association level in close cooperation with courses for the highest coaching qualification, all four Austrian federal sports academies. which is a requirement for all coaching However, holders of the B licence will only positions in the top two divisions and for be able to coach teams on the fifth rung of academy directors, are held every two years for the football ladder (previously the fourth rung) 14 people. The ÖFB’s coach education director, or below. Thomas Janeschitz, welcomed the decision to A new youth licence has also been intro- limit the number of participants: “It will enable ÖFB-GEPA duced, bringing the previous elite youth licence us to give the candidates more individual into line with the UEFA youth licence. Mean- attention and to look after them better.” and submit an impressive UEFA A licence while, all goalkeeper coaches in the top two The ÖFB and the Bundesliga each nominate reference. They should also have coaching divisions and academies will, in future, be two candidates, while the other ten places are experience, preferably at a high level, and, if required to hold the newly created professional filled in accordance with set criteria. possible, a successful playing career on their CV. goalkeeper coach licence. Candidates must perform well in an appraisal UEFA B licence training has also been conducted by a well-known sports psychologist, restructured. The course, which in future will l Christoph Walter

Azerbaijan www.affa.az

France win U-17 Women’s forced the match to be decided World Cup on penalties. After a long shoot-out, which also saw Kim Before the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s Un Hwa and Marion Romanelli World Cup in Azerbaijan on 13 October, the fail from the penalty spot, Ri Un president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received Yong’s miss allowed the French the UEFA president, Michel Platini. The two to celebrate victory. leaders expressed their satisfaction at the high In the awards ceremony that standard of organisation of the FIFA U-17 followed, France were presented Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan and at the with their gold medals and the high level of interest it had attracted at home trophy, leaving North Korea and and abroad. They also agreed on the importance Ghana to collect the silver and of implementing measures to develop sport in bronze medals respectively. general, and football in particular, in Azerbaijan. Awards were also presented AFFA France won the final 7-6 on penalties to the tournament’s best striker, against North Korea after a 1-1 draw at the best goalkeeper and best player, Tofig Bahramov Stadium in Baku. Watched while Japan received the fair Gold for the French women’s Under-17 team by the presidents of Azerbaijan and UEFA, play award. France became the first European side to The awards were presented by the presidents by pop star Shakira, who warmed the hearts win the competition. of Azerbaijan and UEFA, together with FIFA of the 27,128 people inside the Tofig Bahramov Lea Declercq put France ahead in the first Executive Committee member Lydia Nsekera. Stadium. half, before a late equaliser from Ri Un Sim The ceremony was followed by a performance l Nargiz Mammadova

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Bosnia and Herzegovina www.nfsbih.ba

UEFA comes to Sarajevo Last month, the UEFA president, Michel Platini, accompanied by UEFA Executive Committee members Allan Hansen and Peter Gilliéron, visited the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Federation (NFSBiH) in Sarajevo. NFSBiH representatives, led by the chairman of the normalisation committee, Ivica Osim, welcomed The national the UEFA delegation at Sarajevo airport. association The group met for discussions about the and UEFA lack of football infrastructure in the Balkan delegations state, and then attented a reception organised pose for by Vjekoslav Bevanda, chairman of the council the camera of ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After visiting the Asim Ferhatović Hase

stadium, Michel Platini gave a lengthy press Krvavac F. conference to a large number of journalists. The UEFA president declared himself satisfied with the normalisation committee's work: “I am very pleased with the work of the committee. than 40 UEFA member associations. It was level on points with Norway and Slovakia, but They did everything that was expected of them, the first UEFA seminar to be held in Bosnia and qualify with Norway for the elite round on goal and even more than that. The statutes now Herzegovina, a move that certainly confirms difference. comply with the standards of UEFA and FIFA.” that UEFA has recognised the positive trends There was no such success for the women's Commenting on UEFA’s help in improving in the way the federation is run. Under-19 team, however. In qualifying Group 8 the country's football infrastructure, he said: In other news, the Bosnian national team of their European Championship, Bosnia and “It is true that UEFA has programmes to help finished this year’s qualifiers for the 2014 World Herzegovina's young hopefuls could only rebuild stadiums, but it is still a matter for the Cup in joint first place in Group G. In the last manage third place, with a victory over the FYR state. It is the state that has to invest in its two games, Safet Sušić's team played out a Macedonia but defeats against Portugal and infrastructure and UEFA alone cannot restore goalless draw in Athens and beat Lithuania the Czech Republic. or build stadiums. The state must support the 3-0 in Zenica. After four games, both Bosnia The Under-17 team took part in a tourna- development of projects for sports venues.” and Herzegovina and Greece have ten points, ment in Lithuania. They also finished third, with The UEFA delegation completed its visit with but our national team have a better goal victory over Lithuania, a draw with Hungary a trip to the Grbavica stadium. difference. and defeat against France. In the match against Also in Sarajevo was the UEFA KISS seminar The Under-19 team also achieved success, Lithuania, Jelena Koprena scored four goals on corporate social responsibility in football, topping Group 8 of the 2012/13 European in a row. which was attended by representatives of more Under-19 Championship. The team finished l Fuad Krvavac

Finland France www.palloliitto.fi www.fff.fr

A new president Women's Under-17s honoured play throughout the competition, which ensured they became the third French national Former Finnish international goalkeeper A few days after winning the 2012 FIFA football team ever to win a world title. Pertti Alaja was elected as the new president Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan, Didier Deschamps, coach of the French men’s of the Football Association of Finland (SPL) the victorious French team was invited to senior national team, and Willy Sagnol, national at the association's annual general meeting the headquarters of the French Football teams director, also took part in the event. on 13/14 October. Markku Lehtola and Harri Federation (FFF). The FFF’s official equipment supplier, Nike, Talonen were elected vice-presidents. A ceremony was held to honour the marked the French team’s success by presenting The president's achievement of Guy Ferrier’s team. Each player a pair of unique personalised boots to each position had been vacant and staff member was introduced to the of the new world champions. since Sauli Niinistö's 250 people in attendance, who included club resignation earlier this representatives, FFF employees and journalists. l Matthieu Brelle-Andrade year after he was elected Accompanied by the president of the Finnish FFF general secretary, SPL republic. Brigitte Henriques, and Alaja, 60, was capped the national technical 29 times as a goalkeeper director, François for Finland, and played Blaquart, the FFF for HJK Helsinki, FC Haka, president, Noël Le The new president of Ikast FS, Edmonton Drillers Graët, congratulated the Finnish FA, Pertti FC and Malmö FF, among the young French team Alaja, a well-known others. on their performance figure in the world After hanging up his during the final of football gloves, Alaja moved into tournament. Each team football administration member was presented and served as general secretary of the SPL with a medal by the between 1990 and 2000, and as vice-president federation. from 2004 to 2006. He is also well known inter- The president also nationally, not least for having served as the highlighted the tournament director at the 2010 FIFA World tremendous spirit Reception for the young world champions at the French Cup in South Africa. among the squad and FFF Football Federation headquarters l Sami Terävä the high quality of their

18 | UEFA •direct | 11.12 Georgia Italy www.gff.ge www.figc.it

Iberia Star Tbilisi reach UEFA on a place in the finals last season and the Presentation of social appraisal Futsal Cup finals season before. The club has now applied to host the finals. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) recently Georgia’s futsal champions, Iberia Star For the Georgian Football Federation, this unveiled its social appraisal, a report on Tbilisi, have qualified for the UEFA Futsal Cup would be a rehearsal for the UEFA Super Cup activities related to football within the country finals for the very first time. It is the greatest in 2015, which will take place in Tbilisi. with a particular focus on social aspects, which achievement to date of the club, and of However, most importantly, thanks to Iberia has as its goal to communicate positively action Georgian futsal as well. Star Tbilisi’s success, futsal has become more taken within the system of Italian football. Iberia Star Tbilisi, the only club to have taken popular in Georgia. Some 6,000 supporters part in every UEFA Futsal Cup, reached the last were at the Sportis Sasakhle in Tbilisi, where four after beating Italian team Luparense C/5, the Group D elite round matches were held, to

2010 UEFA Futsal Cup winners SL Benfica and watch the host team secure their place in the FIGC drawing against Hungarian side Győri ETO FC in finals. The record for a UEFA Futsal Cup match the elite round. It is the fourth season in a row remains the final in Lisbon in 2010, which was that Iberia Star Tbilisi have made it through to attended by 9,400 spectators. Hundreds of the elite round, but the first time they have thousands more fans more watched the elite made it beyond that, having only just lost out round matches live on TV. l Tata Burduli

Presentation of the Italian Football Federation’s social appraisal in Rome

The event, held in the multi-functional room of the council of ministers' presidential building, was attended by leading sports administrators, including the president of CONI (the Italian Olympic committee), Giovanni Petrucci, who The Georgians opening the meeting by saying: “The FIGC was of Iberia Star the first federation in Italy and one of the first in Tbilisi have the world to produce such a document, which reached the UEFA shows that its structure is working, that it is based on transparency and that, when things GFF Futsal Cup finals for the first time are done properly, results will follow”. The FIGC president, Giancarlo Abete, closed the meeting by explaining the federation’s work ethic: Germany “We feel it is necessary to send a positive www.dfb.de message to society, to build something positive for the future. We want people to notice initiatives such as the visits to Rizziconi, l’Aquila, A photo exhibition contrast to traditional sports photography, Modena and Emilia (the latter following the like no other her work focuses completely on the players, on earthquake) or the forthcoming trip to Quarto. bold graphic motifs and on decisive, isolated This document is a means of keeping tabs on They are often photographed, but national moments produced by the complex movements our work and providing an account of our team players have never been seen like this of the game. Football fans and art lovers have activities, because a public appraisal puts our before: Miroslav Klose hovers above the grass until 6 January 2013 to visit the exhibition organisation in the shop window. We rely on while Thomas Müller stumbles to the ground, in the large gallery on the first floor of the the proposals of all members of the football hand on heel, alone in the beam of a floodlight. museum. Those who are unable to see the family, since the professional leagues, amateurs, The German national team manager, Oliver works for themselves can buy a comprehensive referees, coaches and players have a responsi- Bierhoff, and the German minister of culture, catalogue containing 88 images, a preface bility to society, so we all need to be transpar- Bernd Neumann, opened an extraordinary by Oliver Bierhoff, texts by Axel Hacke and ent and share information.” exhibition in Berlin on 16 October entitled Willibald Sauerländer, and poems by Albert The FIGC’s social appraisal was conducted Unter Spielern – Die Nationalmannschaft Ostermaier, in all good bookshops. by its studies and special initiatives centre, (“Players together – the national team“). whose director, Michele Uva, mentioned in his Forty-five large black-and-white photographs l Thomas Hackbarth speech that the report was designed to taken by artist Regina Schmeken over the past emphasise, even to the world outside football, two years are on display in the Martin Gropius the value of the federation’s activities and the building. relationship between the economy, society and Oliver Bierhoff met the internationally sport. The report was prepared with UEFA’s renowned photographer – who has been taking support in cooperation with Pricewaterhouse- black-and-white photographs since 1976 and Coopers. It analyses the FIGC’s activities relating has exhibited at the MOMA in New York – to marketing, communication, youth football, at a Munich gallery at the beginning of 2011, promotion, international relations, security and and soon, their joint project was born. The the fight against all forms of racism, providing a exhibition at the Martin Gropius building was true snapshot of the positive aspects of Italian made possible by the DFB’s Theo Zwanziger sport in general and football in particular. cultural foundation. “The photographs show All FIGC departments took part in the project, the national team in a different light,” said which is available online at www.figc.it. DFB Bierhoff, who emphasised the complexity and diversity of Regina Schmeken’s works. In One of the photos in the Regina Schmeken exhibition l Barbara Moschini

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Liechtenstein www.lfv.li

There is no place like home Goalkeeper Peter Jehle in action, with Vaduz castle in the background When Liechtenstein's national team line up for an international match, it is usually as rank outsiders against yet another of the best The entertaining campaign, which includes teams in Europe. This means that sporting video clips, radio mentions and various printed successes are few and far between, and teams materials, has got people in the principality who are short on success face an uphill struggle talking about Liechtenstein football. to generate enthusiasm among spectators. A recognisable brand has been created, and LFV This year, the Liechtenstein Football further chapters are planned for the coming Association (LFV) launched a campaign entitled years. Heimspiel Liechtenstein is designed Heimspiel Liechtenstein (“Liechtenstein at famous Vaduz castle, striker David Hasler to get more of the population behind their home“), which focuses on players from dribbles through the plenary chamber of the national team, and to come to the stadium the Liechtenstein and their roots in the country. Liechtenstein parliament, and midfielder next time their David takes on another Goliath. In the campaign, the national side's goalkeeper, Franz Burgmeier shoots a ball through Peter Jehle, catches the balls in front of the the picturesque Alpine hamlet of Tuass. l Anton Banzer

Moldova www.fmf.md

Moldova Government Cup Moldovan prime minister; and Nicolae Cebotari, general secretary of the FA of Moldova. The Vasile Alecsandri high school from Balti They presented the medals, trophies and gifts. has won the 7th Moldova Government Cup The organisers chose their best players for Under-14 teams. In the final, played at the of the tournament, who were: Vadim Dabija Criuleni stadium, Vasile Alecsandri beat the (Vasile Alecsandri) – best goalkeeper; Isai Hyperion high school from Gura Galbenei 6-2. Sandu (Racovat) – best defender; Victor Stina In the third-place play-off, the Racovat high (Gura Galbenei) – best midfielder; and Vadim school beat their counterparts from the Virtosu (Vasile Alecsandri) – best striker. Constantin Negruzzi high school in Chisinau All received prizes. 2-1. In all, 1,304 teams and 19,423 young Former winners of the competition are the players took part in the competition organised Lopatnic high school in 2006 and 2008, the by the ministry of youth and sports, the ministry Minerva high school from Chisinau in 2007, of education and the Football Association of the Mihai Eminescu high school from Edinet Moldova. in 2009, the Congaz high school in 2010 and FMF The awards ceremony after the final was the Hyperion high school from Gura Galbenei attended among others by Ion Cebanu, minister in 2011. The players of Vasile Alecsandri school, winners of youth and sports; Leonid Bujor, adviser to the l Press office of the Moldovan Government Cup

Netherlands www.knvb.nl

Farewell to four great players for EURO '96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, EURO 2000 and EURO 2004, played his last The Royal Netherlands Football Association international match in 2004. In 2008 he (KNVB) invited Patrick Kluivert, Edgar Davids, finished his career at French club LOSC Ruud van Nistelrooy and Michael Reiziger Lille-Métropole. He is currently on the coaching to be its guests of honour at the Dutch team's staff of FC Twente as well as being assistant friendly match against Germany at the to the Dutch national team's head coach, Amsterdam ArenA on Wednesday 14 Novem- Louis van Gaal. ber. Before kick-off, the KNVB officially Ruud van Nistelrooy (70 caps and 35 goals) celebrated the careers of these four former made his debut for the national team under internationals. The ceremony on the pitch coach Frank Rijkaard at the age of 22, his first was an excellent occasion to praise them for appearance coming against Germany in 1998. their contribution to the development of Dutch Van Nistelrooy played with the Dutch team football and an opportunity for the fans to at EURO 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup and bid them farewell in an appropriate way. EURO 2008. In 2011, he finished his career Edgar Davids won 74 caps in an interna- in fine style, scoring in his last international tional career spanning ten years in which match against Hungary in Rotterdam. he scored six goals. Davids played his last Michael Reiziger‘s career spanned ten years. international match in 2005. He appeared at Amstelveen-born Reiziger made his debut in four major tournaments (EURO '96, the 1998 1994 against Norway. Like Davids and Kluivert, FIFA World Cup, EURO 2000 and EURO 2004). Reiziger played at four major tournaments: Amsterdam-born Davids currently plays EURO '96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, EURO 2000 for English League Two club Barnet FC. and EURO 2004. He made his last appearance

Patrick Kluivert made his debut for the Sport in 2004. The defender won 72 caps and national team in 1994 at the age of 18. In scored one goal in a friendly match against 78 international matches he managed 40 goals, Germany in 1998. Reiziger’s last club was Empics a total that makes him the Dutch national PSV Eindhoven, for whom he stopped playing team's all-time top goalscorer. Kluivert, who Patrick Kluivert, Michael Reiziger and Edgar Davids over five years ago. like Davids was a member of the Dutch squad in their Ajax playing days l Rob de Leede

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A very skilful champion by winning their own school competition, and it is fantastic to see the Irish FA organising Corey Leckie was crowned the Irish this competition in the primary schools in Football Association's Coleraine keepy-up the Coleraine area,” said Armstrong. champion after winning the grand final at Corey Leckie's school principal, Tony Fisher, the Showgrounds during Coleraine’s Northern said: “It’s a fantastic achievement for Corey. Irish Premiership game against Linfield. He’s always been very skilful and practised Corey Leckie The St. Malachy’s Primary School pupil had really hard for the competition. Needless to say, demonstrated no problem handling the pressure of perform- he was as proud as punch when he brought skill and great ing in front of the cameras to hold off the both trophies into the school and showed them concentration challenge of the six other finalists from at a special assembly. Who knows what lies primary schools in the Coleraine town area. ahead for Corey after this success. Maybe Northern Ireland legend Gerry Armstrong, Sir Alex Ferguson will be in touch!” IFA who commentated on the game, was Congratulations also go to Josh McConnell impressed with the ability shown by Corey. (Ballysally PS), Saul Tomb (DH Christie Memorial “To keep the ball up over 50 times is an PS), Luis Freedman (Damhead PS), Jamie achievement in itself, but to also do it in front Connor (Harpur’s Hill PS), Scott McDonald of several thousand fans in the stadium and (Millburn PS), and Caiolan Brennan (St. John’s Russia www.rfs.ru also potentially millions of people in the UK and PS) who represented their schools in the grand beyond on television, shows just how com- final. posed Corey was at keeping the ball up. Every l Graeme Beggs International football boy here today has earned his place in the final spreads nationwide In recent years, the coaching staff of Russia's national teams have been working hard to Republic of Ireland achieve success. Recently, this intense effort has www.fai.ie come to fruition. Firstly, the Russian Under-21 team beat their play-off rivals the Czech A social initiative minister for social protection, Joan Burton TD, Republic 4-2 on aggregate to book their place attended the launch of the Ballymun hub, at the European Under-21 Championship final The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) north of Dublin city. round. Secondly, the women’s national team and the Welsh Football Trust (WFT) have come The project involves the sharing of best sealed their place at next summer’s UEFA together in a unique initiative which uses practice and has three main aspects: Women's EURO with a 3-1 aggregate play-off football to impact on social development. • Firstly, the rollout of 12 hubs (seven in win against Austria. It should be noted that It is highly unusual for two football associations Ireland and five in Wales), a hub being an Sergey Lavrentiev was only appointed the to work so closely on an initiative such as this education centre coordinated by FAI/WFT staff. women's team’s new head coach just before but Project FUTSAL (Football Used Towards A comprehensive academic year of adult the two-leg tie. FMF Social Advancement & Learning) was estab- education/personal development, football Both home play-off matches were held in lished last year with the core aim of using coach education and work/volunteer place- different regions of Russia. The Under-21s football as a social inclusion tool in order to ments will be offered to 30 participants at each played in Ekaterinburg, and the women's team facilitate innovative community regeneration. of the hubs. There is an emphasis on gender welcomed their Austrian guests to Rostov. It is The project has been designed through equality regarding the allocation of programme very important to the Russian Football Union the cooperation of the FAI and the WFT and places, with a 50:50 target ratio of male to (RFS) to start organising international games secured funding from the Ireland Wales Inter female participants. The main objectives of outside of the capital. These cities will both host Reg IV Programme 2007–2013 under the the programme are to enhance participants’ matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and this theme of “Sustainable Regeneration of employability and/or enhance their prospects marks the start of their preparations to welcome Communities”. The overall aim of the project of going onto further education. the world football family. is to provide education and work opportunities • The second element of the project involves Elsewhere, Russia also hosted a first for young people in disadvantaged areas and setting up pan-disability football teams attached qualifying round group for the European to influence and assist community regeneration to each hub. The project will encourage and Women's Under-19 Championship. In Group 9, via employment and volunteerism in the field assist local communities around the hubs to the hosts took on Sweden, Azerbaijan and of sport. support the delivery of football to a wider range Slovenia in a bid to progress to the second The project is for three years and entails of players with disabilities in their communities. qualifying round. The mini-tournament was resources being invested in 12 communities • The third aspect of the project involves the held in Krymsk, the site of the country's worst in the Republic of Ireland and Wales. Ireland’s first longitudinal research on the effectiveness flooding this summer. The RFS was following of football as a tool towards social inclusion and directions to set up international tournaments learning within disadvantaged communities. and matches to increase the popularity of The research is being conducted by the national football in the region. university of Ireland, Maynooth. It is envisaged In November, the senior Russian national that the research will assess the impact of team will play host to the USA in a friendly football on education, community involvement, match in another different region, at the Kuban and the creation of work opportunities in local stadium in Krasnodar. communities. Research will also be conducted l Irina Baranova around the impact of pan-disability football on participants and their families. The project will empower specific target groups to be involved in the sustainable regeneration of their local communities through the development of local hub committees composed of key members of the community and local statutory agencies.

Sportsfile Further information is available at: Russia will participate www.projectfutsal.ie and www.irelandwales.ie in the UEFA Women’s

The Irish minister for social protection, RFS EURO 2013 in Sweden Joan Burton, helped to launch the programme l Stephen Finn

UEFA •direct | 11.12 | 21 22 ber attheSportWales national centre in training campwasheldon23and24Septem- sold, more thanahalfofthemthrough the Donetsk in 2009. final between Werder Bremen and FC Shakhtar stadium, which hosted the last ever UEFA Cup respectively in Fenerbahçe's games, played on 11 September and 12 October Estonia. The TFF sold out its allocation for both 2014 FIFA World Cup against Romania and this way were the European qualifiers for the two games for which tickets were available in through a custom-built ticketing system. The first started selling senior national team match tickets taught abouttheimportanceoffairplay. youngest members,everyoneattheclubwas FC Klus-Balsthal,saidthatrightfrom the year thankstoSUVA’s support.” that wecanhonourthefairestteamseach for theSFV-ASF foryearsandwearepleased fair play. “Fairplayhasbeenavitaltheme (SFV-ASF), alsostressed theimportanceof the board oftheSwissFootballAssociation Hofstetter, AmateurLeaguerepresentative on fund), attheprize-givingceremony. Peter sentative ofSUVA (theSwissaccidentinsurance in ourclubs”,saidRaphaëlAmmann,repre- importantforusthatfairplayispractised very reduced throughfairplay, whichiswhyit on footballpitches.Thisnumbercanonlybe attitude ofitsteams,playersandofficials. inrecognitionSuisse inBerne, ofthefairplay with achequeforCHF10,000attheStadede club fromregion theSolothurn waspresented Swiss footballclubforthe2011/12season.The through officialwebsite Match ticketsandreplica shirts The fairest ofthemall M training camp disabilitysquad Learning The first ever national learning disability The firstevernationallearning Altogether, more than75,000ticketswere The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has Luigi Furcillo, president ofthevictorious “Each yearwehavearound40,000accidents FC Klus-Balsthalhavebeennamedthefairest The Welsh nationalteamforplayerswithlearningdifficulties ember associations |UEFA www.faw.org.uk Wales www.tff.org Turkey www.football.ch Switzerland • direct |11.12 Ş ükrü Saraço ğ lu practice, conditionedgames,lectures aboutthe had beenawayfrom home. 16 to26.Formany, it wasthefirsttimethey ofthecountryandrangedinagefromcorners Cardiff. The22selectedplayerscamefrom all matches. Theseincludeticketsforthefriendly the samewayasforEstoniaandRomania continue tobesoldthrough thisnewsystemin allocated forthisspecialcampaign. The fede­ online forthefirsttime–a real milestone. began sellingnationalteamreplica shirts who couldnotbuyticketsovertheinternet. also stillavailableatthestadiumforpeople wanting tobuytickets,andticketboothswere give clearanddetailedanswerstocustomers tickets. Acallcentre wasalsoorganisedtohelp game, enablingfanstologonandpurchase federation setupadedicatedpageforeach TFF’s officialwebsite,www.tff.org. The Peter Knäbel, the national team's head coach, president, PeterGilliéron, itssportingdirector, Müller. TheSFV-ASF wasrepresented byits Ammann, andheadofleisure safety, Edith presented by SUVA’s campaign manager, Raphaël also paid tribute to the winners. The cheque was Solothurn football association, Roland Stampfli, relations manager).Thepresident ofthe Hafner (vice-president) andRolfZysset(public was represented attheceremony byAndré nents,” hesaid. strongly encouragedtorespecttheiroppo- our youthteamsandseniorplayersarealso education process.Fairplayisakeytopicfor fair play, andweinvolvetheirparentsinthe “We talktoevenouryoungestplayersabout

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FAW Nantporth Stadium. Irelandagainst Northern atBangor CityFC’s fixturefirst international on8November, in lateOctober, inpreparation fortheirvery member ofthecoachingstaff. viewed bymorewitha visuallearners to documentsessionsthatcouldthenbe a videotechnicianonsitewhowasable simple terminology. In addition,there was pitchreferencelearners, pointsandvery “footsteps” forextremely kinaesthetic employed throughout thecamp,suchas way. Arangeofcoaching strategieswere on board informationinthemosteffective segments tohelpensure thatplayerstook support. Sessionswere delivered in20-minute Welsh waytoplay, andsportsscience played attheTTArena. fixture inits89-yearhistory, whichwillbe against Denmark,theseniorteam's500th secretary oftheSFV-ASF technicaldepartment. the organisingcommitteechairmanand amateur league committee and Thomas Spörri, fair play, Peter Hofstetter, Meinrad Flury of the Ottmar Hitzfeld, the head of club support and on saleattff.org Tickets fortheTurkey vDenmarkmatchwere 10. FCCourtételle(CHF1,000) The squadheldtheirsecondtraining camp 9. FCFreienbach (CHF2,000); (CHF3,000); 8. FCWittenbach 7. FeminaKickersWorb (CHF4,000); 6. EngelbergerSC(CHF5,000); (CHF6,000); 5. FCKerns 4. FCStammheim(CHF7,000); 3. FCSeefeldZH(CHF8,000); 2. FCTherwil(CHF9,000); 1. FCKlus-Balsthal(CHF10,000); The fairplayrankings: Ammann, representingSUVA and LuigiFurcillo,Raphael of FCKlus-Balsthal,AndréHafner accompanied byrepresentatives team coach,OttmarHitzfeld, Peter Gilliéron,andthenational The presidentoftheSFV-ASF, l İlker U ğ l ur/Aydın Güvenir l Ceri Stennett Pierre Benoit

TFF Birthdays, calendar, notices

László Vagner (Hungary, 24 December) BIRTHDAYS Noël Le Graët (France, 25 December) Patritiu Abrudan (Romania, 25 December) NOTICES David R. Griffiths (Wales, 1 December) Guy Goethals (Belgium, 26 December) John Ferry (Northern Ireland, 1 December) ✰✰✰ 60th l On 6 October, Georgios Sarris Zeljko Sirić (Croatia, 1 December) Oleksandr Bakhmachuk (Ukraine, was elected president of the Hellenic Sergei Roumas (Belarus, 1 December) 26 December) Football Federation. Charles Agius (Malta, 2 December) Rudolf Repka (Czech Republic, 26 December) l On 14 October, Pertti Alaja Ligita Ziedone (Latvia, 2 December) Dušan Tittel (Slovakia, 27 December) was elected president of the Football ✰✰✰ 40th Bernard Carrel (Switzerland, 28 December) Association of Finland. Sean Dipple (England, 3 December) Martial Saugy (Switzerland, 28 December) Juan Antonio Fernandez Marin Otakar Mestek (Czech Republic, l On 27 October, Zbigniew Boniek (Spain, 3 December) 28 December) was elected president of the Polish Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland, 3 December) Einar Halle (Norway, 29 December) Football Federation. Sayan Khamitzhanov (Kazakhstan, Evangelos Mazarakis (Greece, 29 December) 3 December) Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic, ■ The House of European Football in Josipa Flam (Croatia, 3 December) 29 December) Nyon will host a meeting of the UEFA Miroslav Liba (Czech Republic, 4 December) Berti Vogts (Germany, 30 December) member association presidents and Ioannis Farfarellis (Greece, 4 December) Wolfgang Thierrichter (Austria, 30 December) general secretaries on 24 January. The Ján Kováčik (Slovakia, 4 December) Jean Fournet-Fayard (France, 31 December) purpose of this meeting is to discuss ✰✰✰ 50th Horst Brummeier (Austria, 31 December) the proposed amendments to the Georg Lüchinger (Liechtenstein, 4 December) Jens Larsen (Denmark, 31 December) FIFA Statutes, which will be submitted Maurizio Montironi (San Marino, Christian Moroge (Switzerland, to the 2013 FIFA Congress. 5 December) 31 December) Leszek Rylski (Poland, 6 December) David Findlay (Scotland, 31 December) ■ The Football Association of Ireland Antonio Manuel Almeida Costa Liene Kozlovska (Latvia, 31 December) (FAI) is seeking a new high-perform- (Portugal, 6 December) ance director. Andreas Akkelides (Cyprus, 7 December) Candidates must possess a UEFA Pro Raymond Ellingham (Wales, 7 December) licence and an equivalent coach Andrea Manzella (Italy, 8 December) education qualification. Michel D’Hooghe (Belgium, 8 December) Forthcoming The full job description can be found Vitaly Mutko (Russia, 8 December) events at: www.fai.ie/fai/careers Tim Meyer (Germany, 8 December) Konstantin Sonin (Russia, 8 December) Meetings Les Reed (England, 9 December) ✰✰✰ 60th 4 December, in Nyon NEW MATCH AGENTS Dušan Bajević (Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Futsal Championship: 10 December) qualifying round draw UEFA licences have been awarded to Christian Andreasen (Faroe Islands, four new match agents: 5 December, in Nyon 10 December) Phil Hardman Alain Hamer (Luxembourg, 10 December) European Under-17 and Under-19 Eighty Sports Trefor Hughes (Wales, 11 December) Championships: draws for the 10 Eardisley Road Avi Levi (Israel, 11 December) 2012/13 elite rounds and the 2013/14 Liverpool, L18 0HS, England qualifying rounds Tel.: +44 779 21 866 977 Alvaro Albino (Portugal, 12 December) [email protected] Kaj Natri (Finland, 13 December) National Team Competitions Committee Stefan Messner (Austria, 13 December) Finance Committee Tim van Ammelrooy Trainingskampen.NLBV Gilberto Madaíl (Portugal, 14 December) 6 December, in Lausanne Langesteijn 130 Antonio Mortagua (Portugal, 14 December) Executive Committee 3342 LG Hendrik-Ido-Ambracht Ged Poynton (England, 15 December) Netherlands Steve Stride (England, 16 December) 11/12 December, in Nyon Tel.: +31 78 629 15 77 Ilan Yablkovsky (Israel, 16 December) Anti-Doping Panel Fax: +31 78 629 15 79 Mobile: +31 6 18 94 83 11 ✰✰✰ 50th [email protected] Karel Vertongen (Belgium, 17 December) 18 December, in Nyon Bobby Barnes (England, 17 December) FIFA Women's World Cup: European Sebastian Grove ✰✰✰ qualifiers preliminary round draw 9 Chemin de la Riaz 50th 1291 Commugny, Switzerland Michael Riley (England, 17 December) 20 December, in Nyon Tel.: +41 22 776 3100 Artan Hajdari (Albania, 17 December) UEFA Champions League: Fax: +41 22 776 3100 Gennady Lisenchuk (Ukraine, 18 December) Mobile: +41 79 359 79 56 draw for the round of 16 [email protected] Guntis Indriksons (Latvia, 18 December) UEFA Europa League: Niklas à Lidarenda (Faroe Islands, draw for the rounds of 32 and 16 Daniel Wood 18 December) Back in Football Ltd Rainer Koch (Germany, 18 December) 46 Foxwell Street Worcester, WR5 2EP, England Ori Shilo (Israel, 18 December) Competitions Tel.: +44 (0) 7546 259367 Ludvik S. Georgsson (Iceland, 19 December) [email protected] Harri Talonen (Finland, 19 December) 4/5 December David Casserly (Republic of Ireland, UEFA Champions League: 19 December) group matches (matchday 6) Edgars Pukinsks (Latvia, 20 December) 6 December William Young (Scotland, 21 December) UEFA Europa League: Henrique Jones (Portugal, 22 December) group matches (matchday 6) Olzhas Abrayev (Kazakhstan, 22 December) Josef Geisler (Austria, 23 December) 6–16 December, in Japan Pia Hess (Germany, 23 December) FIFA Club World Cup

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