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IN THIS ISSUE

TUTORING BOOST FOR COACHING FABIO FOR FOR FIJI AFRICA FOR HOPE ENGLAND WELCOME

It is an exceptional honour to be elected as the first independent chairman of The “MAKING GOOD DECISIONS IS Football Association in what I hope will be the start of a defining new era for the A TEAM SPORT AND I SENSE organisation. As a former player, coach and referee I am A STRONG WILL IN THE GAME looking forward to combining my deep love of the game with the experience and knowledge I have gained in other areas of professional life TO WORK TOGETHER” to help shape the landscape of football for future generations. As the governing body, we have to be Having the trust of the people who lead mindful of the commercial pressures affecting English football gives me an opportunity to all areas of the game. Football needs money to develop the game in England at all levels and improve coach and player education, to ensure its future success. ensure that players and supporters alike can My aim is to see all England teams enjoy the game in the best possible facilities qualifying for major tournaments and doing and to fund grassroots initiatives. However, well in them. We have to look at how we we must be careful not to alienate those same develop and coach our players at all levels, at players and fans by making football too how talented youngsters can come through expensive to follow. the system in England and at how we can best The FA is in a privileged position and it is ensure that they are given the opportunity to my wish that we continue to distribute not succeed. simply our financial wealth but the richness of We must also take care to nourish the expertise we have to offer. For this reason I grassroots of the game in England, for without am wholly committed to continuing our a solid base we cannot hope to achieve international work and to nurturing our success at the elite end. I believe in the relationships within the global football family. principle of football for all so that anyone, My background is bringing people together irrespective of gender, ability, race or culture, and finding agreement, dealing with different sexual orientation or social status, can take personalities and different interests. Making part in the world’s most popular sport. good decisions is a team sport and I sense a The FA is the arbiter of fair play in England strong will in the game to work together. I will and must promote respect among players, fully play my part in this process and hope coaches and referees. Football is a huge force that you will join me. for good and The FA needs to lead by example by promoting responsible behaviour on and off the pitch.

Lord David Triesman Chairman of The Football Association OFC

FIVE DAYS IN FIJI TRAINS 40

An FA Tutor Training course held in Fiji has “They were delighted with the equipment FACTS seen a further 40 people attain the FA we gave them, as it will help them deliver the Level 1 accreditation to coach football. skills they’ve learned in their local communities.” In the last year alone, The course was run by The FA’s National Refereeing courses also form part of the The FA has run four Development Manager, Les Howie, and the agreement, and one has already been run by courses for the OFC, with Royal Navy FA’s Steve Johnson, as part of the The FA on the Pacific island. more than 150 participants. ongoing co-operation agreement with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). At the request of the students, modules on Match Analysis, Introduction to Fitness and Goalkeeping formed part of the programme. Each afternoon of the five-day course saw “LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO the arrival of local children, allowing the coaches to put theory into practice. Coaches were also provided with equipment by The DEMONSTRATE, REVIEW AND FA, including balls, cones and bibs. Les Howie comments: “The course gave the CONSOLIDATE LEARNING” students lots of opportunities to demonstrate, review and consolidate their learning.

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Whilst in Ecuador, The FA’s Ray Olivier (second from right) officiated at a pre-season friendly between Independiente de Valle and Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Quito – 2800m above sea level and live on TV FA REFEREES IN WHISTLE- STOP ECUADOR TOUR

Four days, two referees, one goal – to “The clubs fully support our endeavours support the Ecuadorian Football and are delighted that FEF are utilising The Federation’s work to improve the FA’s refereeing knowledge and experience. standard of officiating in the region. “FEF had a policy of bringing in ‘foreign That was the brief to two of The Football referees’ for the really important games and I Association’s top referee instructors, Ray am really pleased to hear this is no longer the Olivier and Keith Hill, when they travelled to case since our training has taken effect. South America in January to deliver a four-day “This is the experience FEF referees need, workshop for elite match officials. particularly if they wish to progress to the FIFA It is the fourth time in five years The FA List. The many positive comments about the has been invited to Ecuador as part of the co- improved performances of referees over the operation agreement signed in 2003 with past few years by many players and club CONMEBOL, the South American officials also shows a growing mutual respect.” Confederation. Following the four-day workshop, and at the special request of the Ecuadorian Football FACTS Federation (FEF), Ray Olivier stayed on to deliver training sessions with the country’s RAY OLIVIER referee match inspectors. Age He visited Ecuador’s first division clubs to 50 improve awareness of their league’s referees’ training programmes with a view to changing History players’ behaviour towards match officials. Promoted to National List “It was our most successful programme so Referee 1998 far,” says Ray. “Everyone who attended the workshop felt The FA visit had improved the Qualified FA Licensed profile of referees and the difficult nature of Referee Instructor their jobs. Nine seasons as a Football League Referee CAF STRENGTHENING LINKS IN AFRICA

Delegations from the governing bodies of the key areas identified by FIFA as priorities football in Botswana, Lesotho and Malawi for development in each country as part of all sat round a table with The FA in FIFA’s financial assistance programme. February to discuss how to progress the Botswana Football Association President existing links with each country. Phillip Makgalemele praised The FA for its Youth football, women’s football and facilities assistance and said: “We learned a lot over the were among the items discussed on the four- four days and welcomed the well-structured day visit, also attended by FIFA development interventions.” officer for the region, Ashford Mamelodi. The visit also took in England’s 2-1 win The FA has committed to supporting over Switzerland at the new Wembley football development in Botswana, Lesotho Stadium, Fabio Capello’s first game as national and Malawi under the auspices of the UEFA- team manager. CAF Meridian Project – whilst complementing PERFECT STAGE FOR CAF DISCUSSIONS With so many African players now playing in the world’s top domestic leagues, the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was arguably the highest-profile of the 26 Finals tournaments to date. And there’s no doubt it lived up to its billing, with Ghana staging a 16-team tournament which featured 99 goals, the highest-scoring Finals in history. Centre stage went to winners Egypt, but it was also the setting for The FA’s Director of Corporate Affairs Simon Johnson, and Head of International Relations Jane Bateman to discuss the signing of a new co-operation agreement between The FA and CAF. It is hoped that the agreement, discussed with CAF President Issa Hayatou, will be formerly ratified at the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney this May. In the meantime, as the champions of Africa for the next two years, Egypt will represent CAF at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup™, to be held in South Africa, as the prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. Current Confederations Cup “16-TEAM TOURNAMENT champions are Brazil. For the record, it was Egypt’s sixth win in FEATURED 99 GOALS” the tournament and they beat Cameroon 1-0 in the Final. Third place went to hosts Ghana and fourth place to Côte d’Ivoire.

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WHERE THERE IS COACHING, THERE IS HOPE

What better name could lend their active support to The FA’s international charity partner Coaching For Hope than Hope Powell, England women’s head coach? So it was that Hope headed for Cape Town last December to share her skills with underprivileged children – and to support Coaching for Hope’s (CFH) goal of empowering vulnerable young people in the developing world and making them aware of the dangers of HIV and AIDS. She was joined by CFH patron and musician Norman Cook – aka Fatboy Slim – and both got involved in the training sessions for the local coaches and educators taking part in the week-long course. CFH already runs successful programmes in Burkina Faso and Mali. With the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa on the horizon, the charity chose to pilot its project in Cape Town to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1 December. Hope said: “It was a real eye-opener not just for myself, but for the other coaches from England – from Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Queens Park Rangers. “It was the first time some of the South African male and female coaches on the course had been coached by a woman. Girls and women in Africa need positive role models and In the shadow of Table Mountain, Cape Town, Hope Powell and I hope my presence proved that irrespective of Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) play their part in developing gender, you can still take responsibility for your football skills and HIV/AIDS awareness own destiny and aim high.” Hope was also joined by a local trainer from an organisation called Kicking Aids Out at the Marsh Memorial Children’s Home in Rondenbosch. Photos © Eddie Mulholland Photos “IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER, YOU CAN STILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN DESTINY AND AIM HIGH”

Partnership extended The FA’s one-year international charity partnership with Coaching For Hope has been extended until the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa. As FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick comments: "Coaching For Hope's work in developing football coaches from the grassroots up will help make a long-term difference in Africa and give thousands more children a chance to access sport and vital information about HIV and AIDS." To support the continuing partnership, two FA Regional Coach Development Managers – Andy Foster and Chris Dowhan – travelled to Burkina Faso in February to work alongside CFH’s Michael Richardson and Roma Traore to run a seven-day ‘senior coaches top-up course’. The Burkina Faso course will add greatly to the pool of CFH senior coaches who are now training new coaches and rolling out grassroots football and HIV-education courses throughout their communities. CFH's programme officer Michael Richardson notes: "The participation of two senior coaches from The FA was a huge morale boost to the Burkina-based coaches, whose enthusiasm and love for the game couldn't be any greater."

FACTS

South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world, with an average of 1,500 people infected daily. There are more than 42m HIV-infected people globally, with nearly 30m of those in Africa.

Coaching For Hope trains local coaches and educators, and through them uses football to empower vulnerable young people in Africa, making them aware of the dangers of HIV/AIDS in the process. CFH focuses on Burkina Faso, Mali and South Africa.

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REBOOTING FOOTBALL IN IRAQ

If ever proof were needed that football escape from the troubles with which they can play a part in uniting communities, might have to deal and Iraq’s Asian Cup win has look no further than the work being lead to a real surge in the game’s popularity. undertaken by The FA on behalf of Iraq. “Wherever we go, there is always a terrific To date, more than 50 Iraqi coaches have response because we all have one thing in been trained to achieve an FA Level 2 coaching common – football. badge – and in turn deliver better coaching to “Wherever someone may be from or more than 2,000 youngsters. whatever language they speak, football is a It’s all part of the ‘Football United’ project, shared language. Our hope is the coaches being run jointly by The FA and the Foreign return to Iraq with a wider range of coaching and Commonwealth Office, and now in its third methods and skills.” year. The most recent Football United work saw two FA coaches head to Dubai for a week, improving the methods, knowledge and ability of 18 young coaches from all regions of Iraq. The two FA coaches in question were National Coach Development Manager Steve Rutter and Regional Coach Development Manager John Griffiths. Both were looking to help build on Iraq’s enthusiasm for the game, buoyed by Iraq’s status as the current Asian champions, following their win over Saudi Arabia last July. Steve has travelled all over the world delivering courses as part of The FA’s wide-ranging international development programme, but this was his Football United debut. “It really is a fantastic initiative and further proof of how football can be used to unite people and rise above social differences,” he says. “It was terrific to watch the participants learn more about coaching and now be able to take what they’ve learned to their own communities and put it into practice. “We’ve taught them different coaching methodologies, how to engage more players, how to make the most of their resources and how football can be used as a diversion on a day-to-day basis. A young Iraqi football supporter celebrates his country’s “For youngsters in places like Basra and Asian Cup success Baghdad, football can offer something of an AFC

A FIRST FOR DISABILITY FOOTBALL IN ASIA

Jeff Davis, The FA’s National FA Regional Refereeing Manager Disability Development Manager Janie Frampton in training mode

In a ground-breaking move, The Football "One of the reasons has been the Association kicked off the new year by introduction of the Coaching Disabled hosting the first disability football Footballers (CDF) course. It demonstrates that seminar held in Asia. coaching disabled players is no different to It was part of a wider FA visit to the mainstream football coaching, and has Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, which also resulted in an influx of good coaches into the saw seven different courses delivered to 240 disability game. participants from throughout Asia, during a "The AFC is embarking on a number of week-long programme. exciting initiatives to enable disabled players The FA’s National Disability Development to become involved in football. The CDF Tutor Manager, Jeff Davis, led the disability seminar, Training course will give the confederation a assisted by Gary Knight from the Dorset FA. network of tutors who will be able to run The visit formed part of the overall co- workshops throughout Asia and promote operation agreement between the Asian disability football opportunities for all.” Football Confederation (AFC) and The FA, Other courses held during the week now in its eighth year. included four different courses for referees, As Jeff says: “In England, the development encompassing assessment, instruction and of disability football has seen a dramatic recruitment. Tutor training and a specialist increase. In 2004 we had only around 10,000 course for goalkeepers also formed part of people taking part – last year we had 38,000. the week. BOOSTING CAREERS IN SOUTH KOREA

Forty-five South Korean referees visited England late last year to attend an FA course to boost their chances of making the grade at senior level in their main domestic league. The course was held at The FA’s main venue for referee training courses in Staverton, Northamptonshire. A five-day programme was delivered, covering fitness training, managing the game, dealing with confrontation and a host of other on-field theory sessions. This is the second consecutive year the South Korean referees are put through Korea Football Association has sent its senior referees to England for additional training. their paces at an FA training course in Staverton, Northamptonshire

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CONCACAF DOUBLE FOR ENGLAND THIS SUMMER

England will face two countries from CONCACAF in friendly internationals this summer. The USA (FIFA-ranked 21) travel to the new Wembley Stadium to face Fabio Capello’s side on Wednesday 28 May, and then England head to the Caribbean to play (FIFA-ranked 89) in on Sunday 1 June. The latter game will form a key element of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation’s centenary celebrations. Simon Johnson, The FA’s Director of Corporate Affairs, said England were “honoured” to mark T&TTF’s 100th anniversary. Jack Warner, FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President, said England were the most fitting opponents for Trinidad and Tobago as, 100 years ago, the T&TFF's first president, Thomas Boyd, was an Englishman. "There is a historical nexus between England and the T&TFF," said Warner. "It would not be the same if it were Brazil or Italy or Germany." Warner confirmed that and Russell Latapy, both still playing football in the United Kingdom, will make guest appearances in the match. Both men were members of the Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup squad. “We believe that these two players played a pivotal role in helping T&T get to the 2006 World Cup,” said Warner. “It is our way of saying thanks to them,” he added. “These are very exciting times for the country.”

FACTS

There have been eight previous meetings between England and the USA. England have won six times and the USA twice. The last meeting between the sides (see top, above) resulted in a 2-1 win for England in Chicago in May 2005.

England’s only previous meeting with Trinidad and Tobago (see above) was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup™. England won 2-0. FA NEWS CAPELLO AT THE HELM

One of the world’s most successful club managers has taken over the England national team. Fabio Capello signed a four-and-a-half year contract and took up his role in early January, fielding his first England side a month later in a 2-1 home win over Switzerland. FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick says: "I am delighted that Fabio Capello has agreed to become England Manager. When we set out to recruit the new manager, we said we were committed to appointing a world-class candidate. In Fabio Capello we have that man. "Fabio is a winner. His record over the last two decades speaks for itself. At every club he has managed, Fabio has won the League title and Sir Trevor Brooking and I were left in no doubt of his passion and commitment to bring FACTS success to the England team." Sir Trevor Brooking added: "Fabio is widely FABIO CAPELLO recognised as one of the world's finest Playing Record: coaches. He has achieved huge success wherever he has worked and has the respect 1964–1967 SPAL of everyone in football. 1967–1969 Roma "Fabio will have the full support of The FA 1969–1976 Juventus and its coaching set-up. We are excited about 1976–1979 AC Milan working with him over the coming years as we focus on qualification for the 2010 World Cup Honours in South Africa." Italy - Serie A winner: 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75 (Juventus);1978- Capello’s backroom staff consists of 79 (AC Milan); Coppa Italia: 1968-69 (Roma); 1976-77 (AC Milan) assistants Franco Baldini and Italo Galbiati, goalkeeping coach Franco Tancredi, and National Team fitness coach Massimo Neri. Former England 1972–1976 Italy (32 caps, 8 goals) international and current England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce is also a member of the new manager’s coaching staff. Coaching Record: 1991–1996 AC Milan 1996–1997 Real Madrid 1997–1998 AC Milan 1999–2004 Roma 2004–2006 Juventus 2006–2007 Real Madrid

Honours Italy - Serie A winners: 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96 (AC Milan); 2000-01 (Roma); 2004-05, 2005-06 (Juventus) Spain - La Liga winners: 1996-97; 2006-07 (Real Madrid) UEFA Champions League winners: 1994 (AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona) UEFA European Super Cup winners: 1994 (AC Milan 2-0 Arsenal)

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THOMPSON STEPS DOWN FROM THE FA BUT STAYS IN FOOTBALL

Geoff Thompson was elected to The FA Council in 1979 and spent 12 years as Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee. He was voted onto its Executive Committee in 1989 and was elected FA Chairman 10 years later. His tenure as Chairman saw him involved in the restructuring of The FA in 1999, with the introduction of The FA Board, and again in 2007 with a revamped Board, expanded Council and semi-autonomous Football Regulatory Authority. In recent years, he saw the opening of the new Wembley Stadium, the securing of TV After nine years as FA Chairman, Geoff deals worth over £550 million, and a Thompson stepped down at the end commitment to progressing the National of January. Football Centre from concept to reality. However, his huge experience will not be He was elected to the UEFA Executive in lost to the football world as he will continue to 2000, becoming Vice-President in 2002, and represent English football as Vice-President of assumed the same position at FIFA in 2007. both FIFA and UEFA. He served as a member of the UEFA “I am extremely proud of everything we Disciplinary Body from 1992 to 2000 and the have achieved at The FA during my time as FIFA Disciplinary Committee from 1998 to its Chairman,” says Geoff. “I now look 2000 before being appointed to the FIFA forward to playing my part on the European World Cup Organising Committee from 2000 and global stages.” to 2006. FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick led the As the foreword to this issue of tributes, commenting: “Geoff steps down Communiqué reflects, Geoff has been with our deepest thanks and best wishes. succeeded by Lord David Triesman, The FA’s He has dedicated nine years as Chairman first independent Chairman. to developing the English game and extending our influence and assistance overseas, partly through The FA’s “I LOOK FORWARD TO MY International Relations programme.” ROLE ON THE EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL STAGES”

Coming soon…

8-17 April Lesotho FA Level 1 Coaching Course, incorporating visit by new England Manager, Fabio Capello 18-27 April Trinidad FA Level 3 Coaching Course 14 May Manchester UEFA Cup Final 17 May Wembley Stadium The FA Cup Final 21 May Moscow UEFA Champions League Final 28 May Wembley Stadium Senior International Friendly: England v USA 29-30 May Sydney 58th FIFA Congress 1 June Trinidad Senior International Friendly: Trinidad and Tobago v England 3094/08