UEFAdirect-92•E 17.11.200910:01Page1 No 5892 – FévrierDecember 2007 2009 12.09 Anti-racism action week action Anti-racism centre operations Match workshop play fair Financial Nyon in meet secretaries General Anti-racism action week action Anti-racism centre operations Match workshop play fair Financial Nyon in meet secretaries General 11 07 06 03 11 07 06 03 UEFAdirect-92•E 17.11.200910:01Page2 COVER ISSUE THIS IN 02 Photo: Lang/AFP/GettyImages Champions Leagueroundof16. his teamtoqualifyfortheUEFA Bayern Munichattack,helping de Bordeauxgoalkeeper, repelsa Cédric Carrasso,theGirondins associations member from News week action anti-racism FARE Games tournament qualifying Olympic Youth competitions club for centre operations UEFAmatch associations the for workshop play fair Financial Nyon in meet secretaries General uefadirect 12.09uefadirect 10 07 06 03 15 11 Message ofthe and thesameteam,unitedbyspiritguidedphilosophy. With this realignment we are not creating two UEFAs; we willadministration canconcentrateonitscore mission:footballanditsdevelopment. always be one which willregroup ourcommercial activitiesandeventmanagement,sothe their faithinme. I thankthemforentrustingmewiththisoffice andwilldoallIcantorepay of ourpresident, theExecutiveCommitteehasappointedmeUEFA generalsecretary. can onlybesavoured asa team. Your contributioncounts! committed topreserving and fostering. listening toateamwhosesolidarity, motivation anddedicationtofootballIam as Ialwayshavedone,toleadbyexample,beingfullycommittedand Executive Committeeandmemberassociations.Asgeneralsecretary Iwillcontinue, committed administration,whoserole istoimplementthestrategyofourpresident, as solidarity, toleranceandrespect. this enviablepowercomesaresponsibility toencouragefundamentalvaluessuch Our gameisanincredible, universalvehicleforemotionandpassion,butwith efforts totheplayingfield,becausefootballhasanimpactfarbeyondpitch. players (professional andamateur)supporters.Andwedonotconfineour family, which–alongsidethenationalassociationsincludesleagues,clubs, to anticipatedifficulties, inorder tokeepfootballon its successfulpath. members. We wanttohelpthemnotonlyriseeverydaychallenges,butalso of servingandpromoting European football,whilelistening totheneedsofour General Secretary On the same team same the On My predecessor, DavidTaylor, istobecomeCEOofanewUEFA subsidiary, As partofourrecent reorganisation andontherecommendation If thefruitoffailure often leaves abittertasteofloneliness,success competent, a on rely can members its and UEFA objective, our achieve To football the of members all with cooperation permanent in work We Our objectivehasnotchangedinover50years–itremains that UEFA GeneralSecretary Gianni Infantino

Photos:Photos: UEFA uefa-pjwoods.ch-Woods UEFAdirect-92•E 17.11.2009 10:01 Page 3 General secretaries meet in Nyon FruitfulFruitful dialoguedialogue UEFA-Woods

THE GENERAL SECRETARIES OF UEFA’S 53 MEMBER The need to protect young ASSOCIATIONS MET AT THE HOUSE OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL footballers faced with the threat of being uprooted as a result of inter- IN NYON ON 27 AND 28 OCTOBER. national transfers inevitably led to discussion of youth training and The purpose of this gather- David Taylor, commented on UEFA’s measures to promote it, such as the ing, which is becoming a traditional recent restructuring, explaining the regulations on locally trained players. fixture in the UEFA calendar, was context and the factors that had In this context, the restrictions im- not only to inform the general secre- led to the creation of a new company, posed by European Union legislation taries about UEFA’s current activities in wholly owned by UEFA and of which were also considered. various fields, but also to hear their he was chief executive. This new This first part of the meeting ideas, comments and opinions, as well company would deal with commercial also included discussion of relations as give them a chance to share their matters, marketing, new technologies between football’s stakeholders, a thoughts and concerns with each and event management. subject that covered the Professional other. In short, a meeting devoted to Football Strategy Council as well as dialogue aimed at further strengthen- Good governance relations with supporters and recog- ing the unity and cohesion of Euro- and integrity nised supporters’ associations, and pean football. Under the banner of good social dialogue. Since UEFA’s activities are governance and the integrity of foot- Turning to matters of in- hugely wide-ranging, the agenda of ball, particular attention was paid to tegrity, the participants discussed this two-day meeting was extremely financial fair play and UEFA’s current UEFA’s new betting fraud detection full. efforts to promote equal opportunities system, which was being made After Gianni Infantino, UEFA’s in its club competitions, while at the available to all its member associa- new general secretary, had welcomed same time protecting the clubs’ stabil- tions in order to discourage any the participants, his predecessor, ity and long-term financial well-being. vague attempt at corruption.

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Group Gianni discussions Infantino, allowed the UEFA everyone general to express secretary, their opinion. welcomes the guests.

Competition-related issues and sponsorship. The use of agencies, Day will be celebrated all over Eu- Another part of the meeting deciding when to sell rights and cre- rope, grassroots football being in- was devoted to the organisation of ative ways of seeking new financial dispensable for the sport’s growing competitions, which is a major task resources were among the topics of popularity and durability. for UEFA and its member associations. debate. The participants discussed themes Forum for dialogue such as date clashes between domes- Wide-ranging review This wide-ranging review of tic and UEFA competitions, the new Day two kicked off with a the topical issues of European foot- entry lists for the UEFA Champions look at relations between UEFA and ball was particularly appreciated by League and UEFA Europa League, na- the national associations, including the participants because of the fact tional cup competitions and the par- discussion of the assistance and devel- that it did not take the form of a ticipation of their winners in the UEFA opment programmes offered by UEFA one-way information session, but competitions, as well as youth, to its member associations, such as provided a forum for dialogue that women’s competitions and cross-bor- the KISS programme for the sharing benefited the general secretaries as der competitions. of knowledge and expertise, the Top well as UEFA. The age limit for players in- Executive Programme (TEP) and the Group discussions, a funda- volved in the Olympic football tourna- HatTrick programme, which is now in mental tool used in many UEFA ment was also mentioned, along with its second period. seminars and conferences, once initial feedback from the experiment An awareness of the social again proved their usefulness and with two additional assistant referees responsibility of football is now deeply value by giving every participant an in the Europa League group matches, rooted in the minds of its leaders and, opportunity to contribute. “The dia- which was considered to be generally in this context, UEFA was able to pres- logue is always open. We always positive. ent its broad spectrum of activities, understand what UEFA expects As well as the sporting aspect ranging from the fight against racism from our side and I think that UEFA of competitions, the meeting dealt and all forms of discrimination to the understands the associations. Such with administrative and commercial is- promotion of a healthy lifestyle, sup- cooperation is like teamwork – foot- sues, ranging from an update on the port for disabled athletes and protec- ball is a team sport, we must work preparations for EURO 2012 and the tion of the environment. together. It’s not just one-way traf- state of progress in Poland and To conclude, the participants fic,“ concluded Janis Mezeckis, gen- Ukraine to commercial case law and marked in their diaries the date of eral secretary of the Latvian Football current trends in the fields of media 19 May 2010, when UEFA Grassroots Association. Photos: UEFA-Woods

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National association representatives hear about the measures proposed to ensure greater financial fair play.

To this end, UEFA organised a meeting with club licensing experts Workshop in from all of its 53 member associations in Geneva on 12 and 13 October, to take stock of the current situation and tell them about the measures in the Geneva pipeline. Protecting the long-term After looking back at the last club licensing cycle – completed stability of football by 608 of the 730 top division clubs in Europe – the participants discussed HAVING BEEN LABELLED A UEFA PRIORITY ALONGSIDE financial fair play and the measures that will be incorporated into the THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG FOOTBALLERS, PREPARATIONS FOR EURO 2012 UEFA Club Licensing Regulations to AND THE CRACKDOWN ON BETTING-RELATED MATCH-FIXING, ensure the long-term financial health, THE QUEST FOR GREATER FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY IN UEFA CLUB COMPETITIONS and therefore lasting viability, of Euro- pean club football. HAS GOT OFF TO A PROMISING START. Balancing the books At the end of the summer, Brussels, the European Commissioner, For example, the participants the Club Licensing Committee, Club Jan Figel, was delighted by the pro- discussed how the principle of “no Competitions Committee and Profes- posals and the European Club Asso- overdue payables” – a criterion in the sional Football Strategy Council one ciation (ECA) also voiced its support existing club licensing system – should after the other gave their unanimous of UEFA’s new policy at its general be reinforced to prevent any late support to the financial fair play proj- meeting. payment of wages or transfer fees, by ect. In mid-September it was put to the means of a detailed calendar. This Executive Committee, who also voiced Next step goes hand in hand with the need for its unanimous support. In fact, it went In this decidedly positive clubs to have sufficient liquidity to be a step further, appointing former Bel- context, the next step is to define the able to meet contractual obligations gian prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene exact measures that will enable on time. The importance of balancing as chairman of the Club Financial Con- European football’s governing body to the books was also underlined by trol Panel, a body created by the Execu- ensure financial fair play in its club the break-even principle, according to tive Committee in March 2009. Over in competitions. which a club should not repeatedly spend more than it generates (over a period of three years, for example). The aim of this provision is to ease the inflationary pressure on salaries and transfers, as well as to stimulate long-term investment, in youth train- ing and upgrading sports facilities for example, all the while protecting the long-term stability of European football.

Transitional period The measures that UEFA is currently finalising will be introduced gradually over a transitional period of three years, ready for full application from 2012/13. It will be up to the Club Financial Control Panel of independent experts to check that licences have been issued to clubs participating in UEFA competitions in full accordance

Photos: UEFA-Woods with the criteria defined by UEFA.

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Bad weather, floodlight failures and disallowed goals are just some of the problems that can occur during a UEFA match. Getty Images Empics Sport Empics Sport

could call a special ‘helpline’ for advice from an experienced member UEFA match of the UEFA administration. The match operations centre is the logical development of this service and clearly reflects the evolution and increasing operationsA valuablecentre importance of UEFA competitions. Standard procedures management tool By systematically logging and classifying all manner of inci- AS REPRESENTATIVES OF UEFA, THE REFEREE AND THE OFFICIAL dents, the match operations centre will be able to gradually establish UEFA DELEGATE MUST ENSURE – ONE FROM THE PITCH AND THE OTHER standard procedures and provide uni- BEHIND THE SCENES – THAT EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITION form solutions to similar problems. MATCHES ARE PLAYED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE GAME AND The unit in charge of the match ope- rations centre is not afraid of broade- UEFA’S VARIOUS REGULATIONS. ning its horizons in order to provide as efficient a service as possible. The referee has his assistants, The history of UEFA competi- It has, for example, taken a leaf out a fourth official and, depending on the tions is rich in sporting exploits, but it of the police’s book, according to importance of the match, a referee is not without anecdotes and inci- which a certain number of standard observer on hand to help. Likewise, for dents – of variable significance – such procedures are followed in case of certain matches, the official delegate as floodlight failures, broken cross- an emergency. is surrounded by a small team of ex- bars, crowd trouble, delays caused by The match operations perts, including a venue director and public transport and even difficulties centre, which is currently dedicated media officer. As of this season, dele- caused by bad weather. to UEFA club competitions, is expec- gates at club competition matches can Previously, when confronted ted to provide the same service to also call on the match operations centre with such problems, the delegate delegates at the EURO 2012 qualifiers. at the House of European Football at any time. Below ground, in a room equip- ped with computers and 6 big screens transmitting 15 different live feeds, a team from the Match Operations unit of the Competitions division is on hand to give the delegates all the matchday support they need. The team is also there to provide assistance to officials, national associations and clubs in prepa- ring for their UEFA club competition matches.

Detailed information The eight members of the team are not only there to follow the matches live on screen; they also gather and organise all the pre-match information and dig up any data that could have a bearing on the game, tuning into local TV channels if necessary. They maintain a constant dialogue with the delegate and draft a post-match report, which

is sent to the UEFA units responsible for UEFA-Woods any follow-up that may be required. The match operations team at work in the operations centre.

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Nicole Romania’s Cristina Petignat, Dorcioman, pictured a pioneer here during the in women’s Iceland v Norway refereeing. match, was one of the female referees chosen to officiate at the Women’s EURO 2009. Keystone Women’s

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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, AS MOST RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED BY THE WOMEN’S EURO 2009 IN FINLAND, AND WOMEN’S REFEREEING IS ALSO ENJOYING A BOOM, WITH FEMALE INTERNATIONAL REFEREES MAKING THEIR MARK EVEN IN THE MEN’S CLUB COMPETITIONS.

As the first woman to take in the heat of the moment, the and don’t hesitate to ask questions. charge of men’s matches in the UEFA players and managers show greater They want to be absolutely sure that Cup, Switzerland’s Nicole Petignat, respect for a woman. Do the charac- they do their job well.” who retired a year ago, was a true teristics of a female referee have pioneer. If, to start with, the presence an impact on the game? Perhaps. Women only at EURO 2009 of a female referee was a surprise and Bo Karlsson, the UEFA Referees Com- in Finland even provoked a few gibes, Petignat mittee member One thing is for sure: female quickly earned unanimous support responsible for the referees are no longer a novelty. Other and the jokes were soon replaced women’s section, women have followed in the footsteps by accolades and compliments: “It’s appreciates their of Nicole Petignat, although there Nicole, there’ll be no problems.” She industriousness: could still be more. And the spectacular had to assert and prove herself some- “They go further into growth of women’s football can only what more than her male colleagues, discussions about favour the emergence of more female but once she had a foot in the door, game situations referees. For the recent Women’s she benefitted from her position as EURO in Finland, a tournament which a woman in a man’s world: even received widespread media coverage and was followed live by millions of TV viewers, UEFA chose only female referees. Why? Simply because the women in black have fewer competi- tions than their male counterparts, especially when they have not German reached the level required to offi- referee Bibiana ciate in their highest domestic Steinhaus division or in men’s interna- shows a red card to an tionals. The fitness tests for England player women’s matches remain during the Women’s EURO slightly less demanding than 2009 encounter for the men’s, giving referees between England from lower divisions a chance and Italy. to officiate at the highest level in the women’s game, as in Finland.

Popular new format Bo Karlsson is very pleased with the format of the new Women’s

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Dagmar Finnish referee Damkova was Kirsi Heikkinen the first and her assistants female referee walk out onto to officiate the pitch to start in the top the Women’s men’s division EURO 2009 match in the Czech between Germany Republic. and Iceland. ??????????????? Action Images/Sibley

Cerny/AFP/Getty Images Corinne Lagrange, qualifying round followed by home a life in football and away matches: “The increase in knockout matches demands a higher An assistant referee from France, Corinne Lagrange is due to retire standard of refereeing and means we at the end of the season. She sits on various committees and has no inten- can pick and choose referees from the tion of withdrawing from the refereeing scene completely, but with a different categories. What matters 14-year-old son and a full-time job with a construction materials manu- most is that they exert their authority facturer, she is looking forward to taking it a bit easier: “When I referee and apply the advantage rule sensibly. in France, I leave on Friday night and don’t get home until Sunday On the other hand, women are afternoon.” pulling each others’ shirts more and She made her international more, and in these cases the referee must intervene.” debut at the 1995 Women’s World Cup in Sweden, and then pro- A global trend ceeded to run the line in the UEFA The national associations Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup. propose referees for the FIFA lists, Football has always been an inte- which the confederations then select gral part of her life. As a child, she from based on level and nationality played in the street with the boys (ten referees from the same country before joining St Apollinaire at the are never chosen for one tournament, age of 12. “The district asked me for example). If you look at a map of if I’d be interested in refereeing. Europe’s female referees, there is no north-south or east-west divide. From I said yes, continuing to play and Turkey to Finland and Russia to France, taking a refereeing course at the UEFA member associations have a same time. When I was 23, I refer- substantial number of female interna- eed in my first league game and tional referees. The biggest leagues had to make a choice.” are the best represented, but at the Lagrange considers herself to end of the day it is individual talent be a referee just like any other, and not the level of the domestic game has never expected any kind of spe- that counts, as Switzerland’s Massimo cial treatment: “It’s important that Busacca and Belgium’s Frank De the tests are identical for men and Bleeckere have shown for the men. women. I’ve never had a problem “The quality of the female assistant referees from certain associations with male colleagues, players or leaves something to be desired, and coaches. I think I might even get some big associations don’t put for- more respect.” ward female assistants, but the stan- The public is not a problem dard in Finland was higher than ever either. “Hey, the ref’s a woman,” before,” Bo Karlsson said. is a common remark, but it is an UEFA promotes women’s observation not a criticism. ess refereeing just as it does women’s As for the physical tests, only

football, working with the associa- Flash Pr the 40m sprint presents a stumbling tions to give them ideas and the block, as women have less speed and acceleration than men. In order to means to run recruitment and promo- tional campaigns. And the UEFA officiate at a major men’s tournament, they must cover the distance in six Referee Convention, for its part, never seconds. “We used to run 60m. The time has been lowered and it’s stops growing. obviously difficult, but some men also have problems, especially as speed Pascale Pierard diminishes with age.” P.P

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The third- The Kazakhstan place play-off Montenegrin (in blue) between team celebrate v Moldova Liechtenstein having (in blue) and qualified San Marino for the tournament in Singapore.

The boys’ tournament was First Youth much more competitive. Albania and Montenegro earned the right to vie for a place in the Youth Olympic Games after victories against Liechtenstein Olympic Games: and San Marino respectively. After an extremely exciting, intense encounter, the Montenegro U15s eventually Singapore 2010 won 2-1, despite having to play almost the whole game with ten men after Qualifying tournament in Nyon an early sending-off when their goal- keeper handled the ball outside the THE EUROPEAN QUALIFYING ROUND FOR THE INAUGURAL YOUTH area. Needless to say, the players from OLYMPIC GAMES TOOK PLACE IN NYON IN MID-OCTOBER, AS A RESULT UEFA’s newest member association were overjoyed at the final whistle. OF WHICH THE U15 TEAMS FROM TURKEY (GIRLS) AND MONTENEGRO

(BOYS) WILL REPRESENT EUROPE IN SINGAPORE IN AUGUST 2010. UEFA administration as organiser At its meeting in March and invited to compete in the girls’ The UEFA administration on the recommendation of the UEFA category. That the qualifying tourna- was responsible for the organisation president, Michel Platini, the UEFA ment was a special moment for the and running of the tournament, as Executive Committee decided to invite young players was clear for all to see, it had been for the final rounds of the the four lowest-ranked associations not least in the attitude of the young European Women’s Under-17 Cham- to a European qualifying tournament, players from Georgia, who did not pionship, which also took place at the in keeping with the spirit of the Youth let two heavy defeats spoil their Colovray stadium opposite UEFA head- Olympic Games. The associations experience and constantly remained quarters. Once again, the Football were selected on the basis of the UEFA upbeat. Many of the young foot- Development staff were able to rely coefficient rankings for U17 competi- ballers had never left their own on support from colleagues in many tions in an attempt to give the least country, let alone been on a plane or other divisions. experienced associations in youth contested an international tourna- football the opportunity to gain experi- ment. Turkey proved to be by far the Qualifying ence on the international stage. best, as they were tactically, techni- cally and physically stronger than their Tournament A special moment for the young opponents and secured a place in for Youth players Singapore with two emphatic victories, Olympic Games U15 teams from Georgia, including a 5-0 win against Moldova GIRLS Kazakhstan, Moldova and Turkey were in the final. Semi-finals (12 October) Kazakhstan – Moldova 1-2 Turkey – Georgia 16-0 Third-place play-off (14 October) Kazakhstan – Georgia 13-0 Final (14 October) Moldova – Turkey 0-5

BOYS Semi-finals (17 October) Albania – Liechtenstein 2-0 San Marino – Montenegro 0-4 Third-place play-off (19 October) Liechtenstein – San Marino 1-2 Final (19 October) Albania – Montenegro 1-2 Photos: UEFA-Woods The Turkish team dominated the women’s tournament.

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A united front against racism both on the pitch and in the stands. Getty Images Keystone Anti-racism

action weekActivities organised throughout Europe

THIS AUTUMN, THE FOOTBALL AGAINST RACISM IN EUROPE (FARE) Isza/AFP/Getty Images NETWORK – A LONG-STANDING UEFA PARTNER – CELEBRATED THE TENTH Mass grassroots participation ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ACTION WEEKS. While the elite campaigns are shining examples, we must not forget The tenth action week, which also dedicated to promoting the the innumerable supporters through- took place from 15 to 27 October, Respect campaign. The players and out Europe who also got involved was another opportunity for the foot- referees were all accompanied onto in this anniversary action week in all ball family to show its unwavering the pitch by children wearing Unite sorts of different ways, be it by organ- opposition to all forms of racism and against Racism T-shirts and the team ising tournaments, symbolic matches, discrimination. The organisers were captains were invited to wear match- concerts or topical discussions, or by delighted to see that, even though ing Unite against Racism armbands. handing out and putting up posters, racism is still far from extinct, their This year, for the first time, the initia- banners and other illustrations of their movement has taken off and they have tive involved not only Champions rejection of racism and all forms of attracted many new followers to the League matches but also the Europa discrimination. cause: in the first action week, activi- League. As a result, the anti-racism ties took place in only 9 countries in message was broadcast to more than Europe; 10 years on, 1,000 anti-racism a million spectators in the stadiums, activities of all shapes and sizes were as well as millions of TV viewers at organised in some 40 countries. home. Elite football’s involvement UEFA club competition platform in the FARE action week was not In addition to the financial confined to UEFA competitions: the support it gives to FARE, UEFA wanted Republic of Ireland and Montenegrin to reiterate its determination to eradi- national teams, for example, made a cate discrimination by once again special contribution during their 2010 offering UEFA Champions League World Cup qualifying match in matches as prime-time platforms from Dublin and the Austrian and Spanish which to broadcast the anti-racism women’s teams extended the cam- message. paign by taking a stand during their For the 16 games on match- 2011 Women’s World Cup qualifier day 3, played on 20/21 October, on 29 October in Vienna. posters were sent out to the clubs, Professional leagues in many announcements were made in the countries, from England to Greece stadiums, and the giant screens dis- and from Sweden to Slovenia, also played the Unite against Racism logo, got behind the FARE movement, prov- as well as an advert at half-time. A ing that combating racism is a univer- page in the match programmes was sal concern.

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Lionel Messi scores The Zayed FC Barcelona’s second goal Sports City against Manchester stadium United FC in the will host the Champions League FIFA Club final in May. This victory World Cup allows the Spanish side final. to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup. Empics Getty Images

Futsal referees ready Competitions for Hungary Forty futsal referees took part in the fourth UEFA Course for International Futsal Referees and other activities at the Italian Football Federation’s New European technical centre in Coverciano from 2 to 4 November. Parliament president meets Of the 40 referees who were present, 16 will be chosen to UEFA president officiate at the final tournament of the European Futsal Championship THE JULY ELECTIONS SAW POLAND’S JERZY BUZEK in Debrecen, Hungary, from 19 BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, SUCCEEDING to 30 January. GERMANY’S HANS-GERT PÖTTERING. The referees were required to take physical tests based on speed On 6 November, the UEFA role as a link between eastern and and agility before moving on to president, Michel Platini, joined the western Europe. theory sessions on reading the game, new European president in Brussels The two presidents confirmed positioning, movement and even to discuss several issues linked to the that they shared the same vision on the issuing of red and yellow cards. European world of sport, and football these fundamental topics. Jerzy Buzek DVD analyses, group discussions in particular. said: and the infinite quest for perfection The main topics on the agenda “I congratulate you on were all key elements. were the protection of the European UEFA’s club licensing system and on The referees also broadened sports model and its special features, your recent proposals for financial their horizons with a presentation by the financial fair play project launched fair play. These are excellent policies Zak Matzusaki, a FIFA futsal instructor, by UEFA, the protection of minors for European football and I fully on the evolution of refereeing within and their training clubs, and betting support all UEFA initiatives and those the Asian Football Confederation. and the threat of corruption in foot- of the president, Michel Platini, which ball, as well as EURO 2012 and its are crucial for football in Europe.” FC Barcelona on their way to United Arab Emirates This year, the FIFA Club World Cup enters a new era, as it leaves Japan, hosts for the last four years, for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Winners of the UEFA Cham- pions League in May, FC Barcelona are flying the flag for Europe in the Club World Cup and attempting to follow in the footsteps of AC Milan and Man- chester United FC, who won the last two editions respectively. The six other pretenders to the Club World Cup are Al Ahli FC (representing the host nation and winners of the UAE national champion-

Jerzy Buzek and Michel Platini ship), South Korea’s Pohang Steelers FC

see eye to eye. Thys/AFP/Getty Images (winners of the Asian Football

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Referees Germany must be in will attempt peak physical to defend condition. their U17 title won in the spring. Zlatevska/Bongarts/Getty Images UEFA UEFA

Confederation Champions League), U17 elite round The teams progressing Argentina’s Club Estudiantes de line-up complete from the qualifying round are: La Plata (winners of the Copa Liber- Group 1: England, Serbia tadores), Atlante FC of Mexico The qualifying round for (CONCACAF Champions League win- the 2009/10 European Under-17 Group 2: Spain, Romania ners), Congolese side TP Mazembe Championship finished at the Group 3: Croatia, Belgium (African champions), and finally end of October, leaving 28 of the Group 4: Austria, Poland Auckland City FC from New Zealand, original 52 entrants to compete who won the Oceania Football for seven places in the final round Group 5: Turkey, Germany, Finland alongside Liechtenstein, who will Confederation Champions League. Group 6: Republic of Ireland, Sweden The eight matches will be acting as hosts next spring. Group 7: France, Ukraine be played at the Zayed Sports City The teams who made stadium and the Mohammed Bin it through the qualify- Group 8: Netherlands, Northern Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi. ing round (the top two Ireland, Malta FC Barcelona go straight in at semi- in each group and the Group 9: Greece, Norway final stage, with their first match two best third-placed Group 10: Portugal, Georgia on 16 December. teams) will be divided into seven groups of four when the Group 11: Hungary, Slovakia draw takes place on 8 December Group 12: Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina Ghana at the House of European Football crowned U20 world in Nyon. Only the group winners from Group 13: Czech Republic, champions the elite round will join the hosts Switzerland For the first time, an in Liechtenstein from 18 to 30 May African team has taken home the for the chance to take home the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having com- European title, currently held by peted in Egypt from 24 September Germany. to 16 October. Hungarian The final, contested by Ghana striker Krisztian and Brazil in Cairo, remained goalless Nemeth challenges throughout extra time and had to be Costa Rican decided on a penalty shoot-out. defender Roy Smith in Ghana eventually won 4-3 to succeed the third-place Argentina on the honours list. play-off of the FIFA U-20 Of the six European teams World Cup. who had qualified for the tournament through the 2007-08 European Under-19 Championship, Hungary came out on top, as they secured the bronze medal by beating Costa Rica 2-0 on penalties after the match had ended in a 1-1 draw. En route to the final four, the Hungarians had beaten the Czech Re- public in the round of 16, followed by Italy in the quarter-finals. Germany were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Brazil after extra time, Spain bowed out against Italy in the round of 16, and England failed to get past the group stage. Bouroncle/AFP

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Third in 2009, The England France failed U19 women to get through are on course the first to defend qualifying round their European for the European title. Women’s U17 Championship this season. Sportsfile Sportsfile

First stage of still hope to make the trip to Nyon a bye in the first round. The second women’s U17 brought for the third year in succession, as qualifying round will comprise six France – who also qualified for the first groups of four teams, with matches to a close two editions – failed to get past the from 27 March to 1 April. The group After the first qualifying first qualifying round this time. winners and best-placed runners-up round, 16 teams are still in with a will then join the tournament hosts, chance of adding their name to Second round FYR Macedonia, for the eight-team the European Women’s Under-17 final round from 24 May to 5 June. Championship roll of honour. of women’s U19 qualifiers The ten group winners Youth teams (England, Switzerland, The draw for the second already have new Norway, Republic of qualifying round of the 2009/10 season in their sights Ireland, Belgium, Nether- European Women’s Under-19 lands, Germany, Sweden, Championship will also take place The draw for the 2010/11 Austria and Spain) and at UEFA headquarters in Nyon European Under-17 and Under-19 the six best runners-up (Italy, Denmark, on 16 December. Championship qualifying rounds – Poland, Ukraine, Finland and Serbia) The draw will include men and women – will take place will enter the draw on 16 December the first qualifying round at UEFA headquarters in Nyon in Nyon to determine the four groups group winners (Republic on 7 and 15 December. of four teams for the second qualifying of Ireland, Sweden, Den- In the men’s U17 competition, round. mark, Italy, Netherlands, 52 teams will be split into 13 groups The second round will be Norway, France, Belgium, of four. The top two in each group and played in the form of mini-tournaments Russia, Spain, Switzerland), the runners- the two best third-placed teams will next spring and the four winners will up (Finland, Czech Republic, Bosnia- qualify for the elite round; the seven line up in Nyon from 22 to 26 June, Herzegovina, Scotland, Poland, England, elite round group winners will then when the UEFA administration will host Turkey, Hungary, Austria, Azerbaijan, compete in the final round in Serbia the final round at the Colovray stadium Iceland), the best third-placed team in May 2011. for a third time. Only Germany can (Serbia) and Germany, who received The format is the same for the U19s, with 52 teams in 13 groups of four. Their final round will take place in the summer of 2011 in Romania. Topping out ceremony in Nyon In the women’s U19 compe- The structural work on UEFA’s new administrative building tition, 46 teams have entered the has finished. On 23 October, the topping out ceremony was held in the 2010/11 edition. Germany, as reigning presence of the UEFA president, Michel Platini, and all those who champions, receive a bye in the first contributed to the work, totalling approximately 180 people. qualifying round, and Italy qualify auto- The next step is to insert the windows, which will allow work matically as final round hosts. A draw to continue throughout the winter on the building’s interior. will be held for the remaining teams At present, the building is on schedule, with the keys due to be handed on 15 December at the House of Euro- over at the end of March. pean Football in Nyon, to generate 11 groups of 4 teams. The first round will be played in the form of mini- tournaments from 11 to 16 September next year. The top two in each group and the best third-placed team will then join Germany in the second quali- fying round, which will take place from 31 March to 5 April 2011. The final round will be held from 30 May to 11 June 2011. The draw for the first qualify- ing round of the 2010/11 European Women’s Under-17 Championship, which 41 teams have entered, will also take place on 15 December.

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training pack. Given out at information eve- nings organised by the URBSFA, the packs in- URBSFA clude a DVD, a CD-Rom, the rules of the game, Krvavac F. detailed tactical explanations and booklets to Bosnia-Herzegovina help with youth training. The premier league takes a stand against racism. Some time ago, the URBSFA held refresher courses for youth coaches and, thanks to the BELGIUM support of the national lottery, a partner of BOSNIA- the association which has invested heavily in Youth training initiative youth football for many years, the URBSFA HERZEGOVINA has been able to continue its work by provid- Young players are crucial for the future ing each club with a training pack. Great achievements at all ages of football. The Belgian Football Association )KXGPVJGUKIPKƂECPVKPETGCUGKPVJGPWODGT (URBSFA) has always been aware of this and QHSWCNKƂGFEQCEJGUKP$GNIKWOKVYCUVKOG Last month’s highlights were provided by works tirelessly to improve the quality of their to move up a gear and to provide the clubs the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team, who training. For its efforts to pay off, its clubs must with more information about supporting and ƂPKUJGFUGEQPFKP)TQWRKPVJGSWCNKƂGTUHQT have everything at their disposal so they can training young players. They are now better the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The group tackle this fundamental aspect of the game. placed to give their young members a solid was won by the current European champions, For this reason, all clubs in Belgium (more grounding in the game. „ Spain. In their last matches, Miroslav Blazevic’s than 2,000 in total) have received an educational Pierre Cornez squad beat Armenia and Estonia (both 2-0), drew against Turkey (1-1) and lost at home against Spain (5-2). Bosnia-Herzegovina there- Having reviewed the previous achieve- fore earned a place in the play-offs and the op- ments of Bilic and his backroom staff, the portunity to play Portugal for a ticket to South CROATIA executive committee has decided to entrust Africa. This in itself is a great achievement. them with leading the national team into the Bid to host 2012 '741SWCNKƂGTU The spotlight is now on the U21s and their 'WTQRGCP(WVUCN%JCORKQPUJKRƂPCNU European Futsal remaining European qualifying matches. We Quite apart from the great futsal tradition and %JCORKQPUJKRƂPCNU consider this generation of young players to excellent facilities in Croatia, we are keen to be very talented and we expect many of them host this tournament because we will be cel- (QTVJGƂTUVVKOGVJG%TQCVKCPPCVKQPCN to step up to the senior team before long. ebrating our centenary in 2012. team has failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, &QOGUVKECNN[VJG%TQCVKCPƂTUVFKXKUKQP 6JG*05EGNGDTCVGUGCEJUKIPKƂECPVOKNG- missing out on a place in South Africa next which as of this season comprises 16 clubs, stone in its rich history. This year will mark the year. After examining head coach Slaven Bilic’s has been full of unexpected results, with clubs VJCPPKXGTUCT[QH%TQCVKCYKPPKPIKVUƂTUV report, the executive committee concluded new to the league and from smaller towns VTQRJ[KPCPQHƂEKCNEQORGVKVKQPKPXQNXKPIUKZ that the main reason for the failure was inju- outplaying the traditionally ‘bigger’ teams. youth teams from our former joint association. ries to our best players, in particular Arsenal Looking ahead, the Croatian Football Fed- We are also celebrating 30 years of the Croatian striker Eduardo da Silva, our top scorer. eration (HNS) has submitted a bid to host the Football Federation’s highest award – the youth trophy. This trophy shows that we recognise the development of youth football as being crucial to improving the quality of Croatian football. „ CYPRUS Ante Pavlovic UEFA president makes surprise visit HNS On 10 October, the Cyprus Football Asso- ENGLAND ciation (CFA) received a pleasant surprise when Croatia The 1959 Croatian youth team the UEFA president, Michel Platini, who was Fitness workshop in Trinidad visiting Cyprus as a guest of the CFA’s honorary president, Marios N. Lefkaritis, attended an 1PVJGFQOGUVKEHTQPVVJG%(# YKVJƂPCP- Fitness was on the agenda as The Football QHƂEKCNNWPEJJQUVGFD[VJGCUUQEKCVKQPKPJQP- cial support from UEFA) is currently planning Association sent physiotherapist Tracy Lewis our of a Bulgarian Football Union delegation to build a training centre to be used solely by and exercise scientist Dawn Scott to Trinidad in that was in Cyprus for the 2010 FIFA World the national youth teams. In recent months, September to deliver a four-day workshop on Cup qualifying match. The UEFA president %(#QHƂEKCNUJCXGUVCTVGFEQPVCEVKPIXCTKQWU dealing with the demands of modern football. met friends and, before leaving, extended NQECNCWVJQTKVKGUVQƂPFVJGOQUVUWKVCDNGNQ- CONCACAF, the confederation for North his best wishes to both teams. cation, as well as meeting with various gov- America, Central America and the Caribbean, ernment organisations which are directly or JQUVGF6JG(#ƂVPGUUYQTMUJQRYJKEJHQEWUGF Cyprus indirectly involved and may be able to help on the dangers of player burnout and how 6JG7'(#RTGUKFGPV/KEJGN2NCVKPKCVVJGQHƂEKCNNWPEJ on the project. Building this training centre to take preventive measures to prolong the has always been a high priority for the CFA, careers of both male and female footballers. but it has not been possible until now. Tracy Lewis and Dawn Scott have exten- With the assistance of the HatTrick pro- UKXGGZRGTKGPEGKPVJGKTTGURGEVKXGƂGNFUCPF ITCOOGVJG%(#KUCNUQKPVJGƂPCNUVCIGUQH both are responsible for providing support to building a further 20 mini-pitches across the all of The FA’s national women’s teams from country, which, together with those that al- senior level to the U15s. ready exist, will increase the total number to 40. Dawn Scott said: “It was a great experience (KPCNN[EQCEJGUCVVGPFGFVJGƂTUVRCTV and a pleasure for both of us to be invited back of the UEFA A-diploma course organised by following previous courses in 2007 and 2008. the CFA from 26 September to 1 November. „ “There was a range of physiotherapists, Kyriakos Giorgallis EQCEJGUCPFƂVPGUUVTCKPGTU6JGKTGPVJWUKCUO CFA

16 uefadirect 12.09 The national U21 team recently won their ƂTUVRQKPVKPVJGs'WTQRGCPEJCORK- QPUJKRSWCNKƂGTU#HVGTNQUKPICICKPUV9CNGU FRANCE (2-0), Branimir Tulic’s squad managed to hold their young Italian opponents to a draw in Mantova (0-0). Sandrine Soubeyrand breaks The youth selections have also achieved great Lilian Thuram’s record results. The U17s and U19s have both reached the elite rounds in their 2009/10 European Sandrine Soubeyrand, captain of the French championships after qualifying mini-tourna- women’s national team, is the most capped FFF ments in Wales and Bosnia-Herzegovina respec- player in French football history. On 28 October, France tively. The elite rounds will be played in the spring the FCF Juvisy player represented her country A record 143 caps for Sandrine Soubeyrand, VQFGEKFGYJQGPVGTUVJGƂPCNVQWTPCOGPVU for the 143rd time as she led her team to a pictured with Lilian Thuram and Jean-Pierre Escalettes In Group 12 in Wales, Bosnia’s U17s played 12-0 victory over Estonia in the race to qual- three matches, all of which ended in draws: 0-0 ify for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. like every coach to have the opportunity to v Russia, 2-2 v Wales and 1-1 v Iceland. Three Lilian Thuram, a defender capped 142 times work with players of this quality. We only rely points were enough for second place, behind the by France, was at the Jules Deschaseaux sta- on players who are resilient, and I know I can JQUVUYJQƂPKUJGFQPUGXGPRQKPVUCPFCJGCF dium in the company of Jean-Pierre Escalettes, count on Sandrine in that respect.” of Iceland and Russia, on two points apiece. president of the French Football Federation, to Sandrine Soubeyrand received a standing The Bosnians’ head coach was Velimir Stojnic. pay tribute to her achievement. “My record was ovation from the 10,000 supporters present The Asim Ferhatovic Hase and Grbavica sta- broken a little too soon for my liking,” said the when she was replaced in the 79th minute. diums in Sarajevo, the Bosnia-Herzegovina capi- 1998 World Cup winner, laughing. “I’m de- “It was a nice moment, but records are made to tal, were the venues for the U19s’ Group 7 qual- lighted and proud; this is excellent for women’s be broken,” she said. “Tonight I broke Lilian’s. KƂGTU6JG$QUPKCPUYQPVJGOKPKVQWTPCOGPV football. I hope this changes people’s view of Mine will be the next. I would like to thank with wins against Iceland (1-0) and Bulgaria (2-1), the sport and removes any prejudices. Coming Lilian and the president, Escalettes, for their and a defeat against Northern Ireland (4-0). here was a way of spreading the message. We present to me.”6JG[GCTQNFOKFƂGNFGT 6JG[ƂPKUJGFQPUKZRQKPVUCJGCFQH0QTVJGTP need to encourage people to discover women’s hopes to lead her country to another set of +TGNCPFQPƂXG+EGNCPFQPHQWTCPF$WNICTKCQP football. For me it was important to come out ƂPCNUCPFVJGUGEQPF9QTNF%WRQHJGTECTGGT one. Their head coach was Zoran Bubalo. and support the team.” Bruno Bini, the wom- provided she stays in good shape. “I take one These achievements by the young players en’s national team coach, also paid tribute to match at a time and don’t think about the of Bosnia-Herzegovina are the fruits of the coun- Soubeyrand’s accomplishments: “Tonight, a future. What matters is performing well and try’s unique domestic competition system. great has replaced another great. Lilian was a MGGRKPIVJGEQCEJoUEQPƂFGPEGq „ In the women’s game, Bosnia-Herzegovina star on the pitch and Sandrine is too. I would Matthieu Brelle-Andrade continued their qualifying campaign for the 2011 World Cup with losses away to Ukraine (7-0) and at home, in Sarajevo, against Poland (4-0). 6JGVGCOUHTQOHQWTVJCPFƂHVJRNCEGKP 6JGSWCNKƂGTUEQPVKPWGKPVJGURTKPI the league, Fram and Breidablik, met in the Finally, an anti-racism action week was or- NCUVICOGQHVJGUGCUQPVJG8+5#%WRƂPCN ganised at all stadiums in the Bosnia-Herzegovi- ICELAND After 90 minutes the score was 1-1 and in na premier league, with all teams sporting the extra time both teams scored from the pen- Unite against Racism slogan on matchday 11. „ FH and Valur have won it again alty spot. A penalty shoot-out was therefore Fuad Krvavac required, and in the end it was Breidablik who In mid-September, FH Hafnarfjordur cele- YGTGEGNGDTCVKPIVJGKTƂTUVOCLQTVKVNG6JKU brated their second national title in a row and means, of course, that Breidablik will also VJGKTƂHVJKPUKZ[GCTU6JG[UGEWTGFVJGVKVNG compete in Europe next season. before the last round and were handed the The real focus in Iceland this season, how- trophy at their home ground, Kaplakrikavollur. GXGTYCUQPQWTYQOGPoUVGCOU(QTVJGƂTUV FH have had an excellent run: they won their time, the senior team competed in a major ƂTUVPCVKQPCNVKVNGKPVJGKTVJ[GCTQHGZKUV- ƂPCNVQWTPCOGPVs'741KP(KPNCPFs ence and have not looked back since, now and on the domestic front Valur celebrated celebrating their 80th birthday with yet more winning the league title for the fourth year in silverware. a row. The race for second place continued

The FA Their coach, Heimir Gudjonsson, has two right to the last round and three teams end- titles in two years on his CV, which is quite ed on the same number of points. A superior England something under any circumstances, and es- goal difference, however, secured second for The FA workshop centred on physical conditioning. pecially when you consider that this is his Breidablik and, with it, a place in the Wom- and thirst for knowledge were incredible and ƂTUVLQDCUCJGCFEQCEJ en’s Champions League next season. led to a comfortable yet challenging learning The focus for FH next season will, with- The women of Valur were also celebrating environment. out a doubt, be a better performance in the CHVGTVJGKT8+5#%WRƂPCNJCXKPIDGCVGP$TGK- “The course aims and beyond were met 7'(#%JCORKQPU.GCIWG6JG[HGNNCVVJGƂTUV dablik. When normal time ran out the score and it was a very memorable experience.” JWTFNGVJKUVKOGTQWPFCPFCTGFGƂPKVGN[JWP- was 1-1, with Valur having equalised with eight CONCACAF’s director of technical adminis- gry for success next year. minutes left on the clock. In extra time it was tration, Jinelle James, added: “At this time, with KR and Fylkir, both from Reykjavik, came CNNCDQWV8CNWTCPFVJGƂPCNUEQTGYCU„ players having longer seasons with more inter- in second and third place respectively in the Thorvaldur Ingimundarson national competitions and younger players hav- top division, the Pepsi-deild, this year. KR is ing to train at high intensity for large tourna- the most successful club in Iceland in terms of ments, we need to have the personnel that can PWODGTQHVKVNGUDWVVJG[JCXGPQVƂPKUJGF KSI MGGRRNC[GTUJGCNVJ[CPFƂVCPFGPUWTGVJCV on top since 2003. Six years without the title they can perform at high levels for long periods. is quite a long time for KR and they will be “Hopefully, at the end of this workshop, looking for better results next season. Fylkir these candidates will have understood and were the surprise package of the season and gained more insight into how this can be ac- will compete in the UEFA Europa League, complished.” alongside KR, next year. This is the third seminar The FA has deliv- ered in the Caribbean this year in partnership Iceland with CONCACAF. „ Breidablik took home the VISA Cup Nada Hook CHVGTFGHGCVKPI(TCOKPVJGƂPCN

17 Israel ISRAEL Michel Platini presents a pennant to Avraham Luzon. Visit by UEFA president The UEFA president, Michel Platini, con- cluded his visit to Israel with a joint press con- institute (ICS), assured everyone that future ference at the Hilton hotel in Tel Aviv, together sports infrastructure projects could count on with the chairman of the Israel FA, Avraham ICS support. He explained how the ICS credit Luzon, and former international player Mor- system worked and shared with the journalists

dechay Shpigler, who interpreted for the UEFA IFA the results so far. The technical task of dissect- president. ing Italy’s last match against Giovanni Trapat- Mr Luzon opened the press conference by toni’s Republic of Ireland on screen was given welcoming Mr Platini: “I am happy and glad to experienced coaches Renzo Ulivieri and Mau- to welcome the president of UEFA. He is a rizio Viscidi (both graduates of Coverciano). personal friend and a true friend of the Israel ITALY A regular speaker at these seminars, Pier- Football Association. Mr Platini has always luigi Collina (chairman of the Serie A and B been on our side and supported the return of Sports journalists referees committee), took to the stage to de- matches to Israel.” fend young Italian referees and explain the new The UEFA president, who will be coming at Coverciano regulations. The spotlight then turned to Paolo back to Israel in March with the presidents Garimberti, who made a name for himself as a and general secretaries of all the European as- A hundred sports journalists from all over sports journalist, columnist and editor in chief sociations for the UEFA Congress, said: “I am Italy came to Coverciano, near Florence, in Oc- on major Italian papers, before taking up the RTQWFVQDGKP+UTCGNHQTVJGƂTUVVKOGCU7'(# tober to take part in the third continuing pro- role of president of Italy’s public service broad- president.” fessional development seminar organised by caster, RAI. He reminisced on the last 50 years With regard to the election of Avraham the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the of sporting language in the media. Luzon to the UEFA Executive Committee, Mr Italian Sports Press Union (USSI). Fabio Capello, Looking to the future, Italian football will Platini said: “His election is an excellent op- the England manager, opened the meeting continue to become more and more competi- portunity for the Israel FA chairman, who is at by comparing his experiences of working in tive and strong, even on the European stage, the heart of the action at UEFA and among Italy, Spain and England, without missing the according to a report on the national profes- those making decisions about the present and opportunity for a controversial comment on sional league by Maurizio Beretta. HWVWTGQHHQQVDCNN*KUƂTUVUWEEGUUKUVJCVVJG the role of ‘ultras’ and their relationship with The seminar, hosted by the president of the forthcoming UEFA Congress is being held here.” clubs. Capello answered many questions from Coverciano technical sector, Azeglio Vicini, in Mr Platini also mentioned the Israel na- the journalists on topical issues and the rela- the presence of the FIGC general director, tional team: “Israeli football has improved, and tionship between clubs and the media. Antonio Valentini, and the USSI president, we see successful Israeli players participating Many other interesting topics were dis- Luigi Ferrajolo, was drawn to a close by the in major teams in Europe. To build a great na- cussed during the two-day seminar, entitled FIGC president, Giancarlo Abete. It had been a tional team, you need many talented players, ‘Football and those who talk about it’. These great opportunity for open discussions on the CPFVJCVKUFKHƂEWNV0QPGVJGNGUUQPGECPUGG KPENWFGFVJGWUGQHCTVKƂEKCNRKVEJGUGZRNCKPGF recent evolution of football and the value of that the gaps in Europe have narrowed.” at length by Carlo Tavecchio, vice-president of television rights and new technologies. „ About the possibility of future international the FIGC and president of the national amateur Barbara Moschini tournaments being held in Israel, the UEFA pres- league. Another central topic was the specta- Italy ident said: “When a proposal of that kind is put tor’s card scheme, which was defended strongly Pierluigi Collina talks to journalists. forward, we will discuss it. Once you have by Mario Macalli, FIGC vice-president and pres- improved stadiums, it will be possible to host ident of the professional football league, with international tournaments here as well.” „ the support of representatives of the interior Nimrod Suzin ministry. Marco Bogarelli, president of Infront Sports & Media Italy, reviewed the television rights market and its development, and Andrea Cardinaletti, president of Italy’s sports credit LATVIA intriguing project before the start of the qual- KƂGTUHQTVJG(+(#9QTNF%WRsHQTGCEJ Donation to help goal scored by the national team in its qualify- nurture young talent ing campaign, they would donate EUR 1,000 to the Young Football Talent Agency, run by Foto Sabe The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) and the national team head coach, Aleksandrs Latvian national team sponsor, the Latvian Starkovs. During the campaign, Latvia scored branch of Nordea Bank Finland Plc, unveiled an 18 goals, earning the young talents EUR 19,000 most suitable age for this additional skills (including an initial EUR 1,000 grant from the training and motivation,” said Starkovs. The bank). rest of the money will be placed in a Nordea

LFF Starkovs is responsible for using the money savings account to accumulate more funds wisely to make the necessary improvements to invest in future talent. for the most promising young footballers in At the same time, another LFF and national Latvia. “The target group is 14 to 16-year- team sponsor, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT), olds from all over Latvia. We will select two has been continuing to improve educational QTVJTGGKPRTGFGƂPGFRGTKQFUQHVKOGCPF opportunities for homeless children and chil- send them to the best training camps for dren from low-income families by donating young footballers in Europe. Seventeen-year- more than 20,000 children’s books to orphan- olds are already too old, but 14 to 15 is the ages and schools, as well as by supporting UNICEF’s SOS project. Latvian national team players helped to distribute the books, show- Latvia The national team with children ing that the Christmas spirit is alive and well. „ from UNICEF’S SOS project Martins Hartmanis

18 uefadirect 12.09 Malta New facilities for monitoring players’ health MALTA

New medical clinic D. Aquilina

As of this season, all players aged 16 or Once a ‘medical protocol’ has been com- over who are registered with the Malta FA and pleted by the player’s personal or club doctor, still on the books of the association’s member further procedures will follow and a signed MOLDOVA ENWDUYKNNDGPGƂVHTQOCUEJGOGYJGTGD[VJG[ OGFKECNEGTVKƂECVGYKNNDGMGRVQPTGEQTFCV undergo regular medical tests at the associa- the association’s headquarters. A medical pass- Moldova Government Cup tion’s clinic. port will then be issued, allowing the player The aim of having such a medical clinic is to take part in MFA competitions. Mihai Eminescu school from Edinet won to prevent fatalities which may occur if play- 6JGENKPKEYJKEJJCUDGGPƂPCPEGFD[ the fourth U14 Moldova Government Cup. ers are suffering from conditions which have the association and supported by the Malta +PVJGƂPCNRNC[GFCVVJG&KPCOQ5VCFKWOKP not been detected. Sports Council, will be based at the Cente- Chisinau, Mihai Eminescu beat Speia Gym- The scheme will ensure that players aged nary Stadium and run by an ECG technician, nasium 4-3 in a thrilling encounter. In the 16 to 25 undergo a test at least once every under the supervision of David Attard, head third-place play-off, Onitcani beat School two years, while those over 25 will be tested of the MFA’s medical sector. „ No.1 from Vulcanesti 4-2 on penalties. Over every year. Alex Vella 1,000 school teams and 18,000 young play- ers took part in the competition. The Moldova Government Cup was or- ganised by the ministry of youth and sport, the ministry of education, the Football Asso- ciation of Moldova and Teleradio-Moldova. MONTENEGRO NETHERLANDS Ion Negrei, deputy prime minister of the Republic of Moldova, Ion Cebanu, minister of First candidates for 100th Cruyff Court named youth and sport, Leonid Bujor, minister of edu- cation, Victor Catan, minister of the interior, UEFA A coaching diploma after Mathieu Sprengers Ion Plesca, member of parliament, Nicolae G[GKPIƂPCNGZCOU Cebotari, general secretary of the Moldovan Tuesday, 6 October was a memorable day The FA of Montenegro football coaches’ for the Johan Cruyff Foundation, the city of Moldova UEJQQNJCUUWEEGUUHWNN[JGNFKVUƂTUV7'(## Venlo and the Dutch FA (KNVB): a year and a Ion Negrei, the deputy prime minister, diploma course. A group of 26 coaches have half after the death of KNVB president Math- presents the trophy to Vlad Cotogoi, attended theoretical and practical modules ieu Sprengers, his successor, captain of the Mihai Eminescu school team. over two semesters. /KEJCGNXCP2TCCIQHƂEKCNN[ 6JGUGEQPFCPFƂPCNUGOGUVGTVQQMRNCEG opened the 100th Cruyff over eight days in Tivat, the home of the Mon- Court, named after the late tenegrin school for football coaches. Mod- president, in the city of Venlo. ules were taught by the school’s director, Niko Sprengers was born and bred Raickovic, coaches Miodrag Radulovic, Zoran in Venlo and presided over Lemajic, Branislav Milacic and Dragan Sakovic, the local professional foot- and Dr Ceranic, with special contributions by ball club, VVV, before he guest speakers Vatroslav Mihacic, the director was elected president of the of the Croatian academy for football coaches, KNVB. and his assistant, Mario Tot. The Johan Cruyff Founda- All candidates are obliged to sit a semester tion and the KNVB decided exam, which they follow up with a practical VQLQKPHQTEGUVQKPUVCNNCTVKƂ- demonstration on the pitch. Only coaches who cial mini-pitches in the coun- RCUUCTGCNNQYGFVQVCMGVJGƂPCNGZCOUCH- try’s crowded city centres to ter which UEFA A diplomas and licences are enable children to play foot- issued to the successful candidates. „ ball in much the same way

Ivan Radovic as their fathers and grand- FMF HCVJGTUFKFYJGPVTCHƂEYCU less of a problem. Netherlands Michael van Praag presents Mathieu Sprengers heartily supported the FA, and Mihai Anghel, vice-president of the Carole Thate with the UEFA award. initiative to install facilities for children with Moldovan FA, all attended the awards cere- the help of the local authorities, schools, mony, where they presented the participants sports clubs and local industry. The Cruyff with well-deserved medals, trophies and Courts KNVB Pitches foundation has been gifts. KNVB the driving force behind dozens of these Goalkeeper Vasile Boiangiu (Speia), de- pitches, which have proved to be of great HGPFGT 5CPFW &CTKG 1PKVECPK  OKFƂGNFGT value to communities. Eugen Maleavin (Vulcanesti), and forward At the opening of the 100th Cruyff Court, Alexandru Guriev (Edinet) were voted the or- the Cruyff Courts KNVB Pitches foundation ganisers’ players of the tournament. All were was awarded the UEFA Grassroots Award. given prizes. UEFA Executive Committee member Michael The Moldova Government Cup has previ- van Praag presented the award to Carole ously been won by Lopatnic school (2006 and Thate, director of the Cruyff Courts KNVB 2008) and Minerva school from Chisinau Pitches foundation. „ (2007). „ Rob de Leede 2TGUU1HƂEG

19 Northern Ireland

The development centres NFF enter their second season. Norway Eli Landsem IFA

CPFRCTVKEKRCVKQPEQPƂFGPEGDWKNFKPIJGCNVJ[ NORWAY NORTHERN eating and healthy lifestyles. The strategy rec- IRELAND ognises the potential impact that football can have on society as a whole. If managed cor- A female head coach for rectly, football can communicate positive the women’s national team Development centres messages about young people, their families enter second season and their community. The Norwegian women’s national team Ian Stewart, the national development JCUOCFGJKUVQT[HQTVJGƂTUVVKOGGXGTVJG The launch of another season of The Co- centres coordinator, is excited by the progress team has a female head coach. operative Insurance Football Development Cen- so far and the potential he sees in the future: Eli Landsem (47), a former top Norwegian tres kicked off with a showcase event at Shaw’s “I would like to thank The Co-operative In- player who has gained coaching experience Bridge in Belfast, attended by former England surance for their continued support, which has with Norwegian and Danish teams, started on manager Graham Taylor. The development resulted in an extra 2,000 children having the 1 October and has already lead the national centres programme is one of the central ele- opportunity to participate in the programme. team through two important qualifying match- ments in the Irish FA’s grassroots development The personal development of all players is at es for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. She’s plan and it is now entering its second year. the forefront of this initiative and over the had quite a good start: both games ended in There are currently 59 centres that focus on next year we will be implementing the new victory and three points for Norway. In Land- skills development and 14 that concentrate strategy, involving workshops for players and UGOoUƂTUVICOGVJG[RNC[GFVJG0GVJGTNCPFU on games development, catering for approx- EQCEJGUVQGFWECVGVJGOKPVJGDGPGƂVUQH at the Nadderud stadium in Norway. The home imately 8,000 children aged 6 to 12. living a healthier lifestyle. The development side won 3-0, after a penalty converted by A new three-year strategy has been im- centres’ slogan is ‘Developing the person – Trine Roenning and goals by Solveig Gulbrand- plemented to develop a comprehensive pro- Developing the player’, which embodies what sen and Isabell Herlovsen. gramme that combines both football and this programme is aiming to achieve.” “I was really excited before this game. And personal development for children and their Aileen Walters, sponsorship manager for we are extremely happy with the result. It’s im- parents. As well as providing the children with The Co-operative Insurance, added: “As an in- portant for us to get a good start in the World fun and informal training sessions, the coaches tegral part of our nationwide grassroots pro- %WRSWCNKƂGTUq Landsem said after the match. addressed issues such as community safety gramme, the centres provide children with fun In the next game, Norway played Slovakia. and informal coaching to learn new football 6JCVOCVEJYCUPoVPGCTN[CUIQQFCUVJGƂTUV UMKNNUCPFVJGDGPGƂVUQHCJGCNVJ[NKHGUV[NG but still the Norwegians ended up with three They are inclusive and provide affordable and points, after Slovakia’s Alexandra Bíróová scored accessible coaching for boys and girls, re- an own goal in the 51st minute, with valuable REPUBLIC gardless of ability. We fully support the Irish help from Norway’s Lise Klaveness. OF IRELAND FA’s grassroots coaching emphasis on small- 6JGPGZV9QTNF%WRSWCNKƂGTUYKNNDGRNC[GF sided football and skills development. We be- in March, when Norway’s opponents will be lieve small-sided games provide a much more FYR Macedonia and Belarus. „ First match at Aviva enjoyable experience for children. More time Mari Waagaard Thomassen Stadium in August 2010 on the ball means more fun, and the increas- ing numbers of boys and girls taking part There are now less than six months to go supports this. The programme has provided before the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) coaching to around 8,000 boys and girls takes ownership of its new stadium – the across Northern Ireland.” „ ROMANIA Aviva Stadium – which will be jointly owned Sueann Harrison by the FAI and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and will seat 50,000 spectators. Mircea Angelescu &WGHQTEQORNGVKQPKP#RTKNVJGƂTUVHQQV- Republic of Ireland has passed away ball match in the new stadium will be in Au- Owen Garvan, Cillian Sheridan, Don Givens and Keith gust, when Argentina visit Dublin. This visit Treacy (from left to right) at the site of the new stadium During the night of 5/6 October, Roma- by one of the world’s top football nations nian football lost one of its greatest leaders, YKNNDGCƂVVKPIQRGPKPIVQVJGPGYUVCFKWO Mircea Angelescu, who, when originally elect- which is also scheduled to host the Europa ed at the age of 30, was the youngest presi- .GCIWGƂPCNKP 5RQTVUƂNG dent of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) Recently, some members of the Republic of the modern era. of Ireland Under-21 side paid a visit to the Born on 18 June 1938 in Bucharest, Ange- Aviva Stadium, which is located on the site lescu excelled in athletics at CCA Bucharest of the old Lansdowne Road stadium. Owen (now Steaua Bucharest) in his youth. After Garvan, Cillian Sheridan and Keith Treacy, achieving outstanding results at the Civil En- three up-and-coming Irish players, visited the gineering Institute in Bucharest, he stayed on stadium along with their coach, Don Givens. as an assistant and then lecturer. The three players were all very impressed He entered the world of football in 1967, with the new facility and all three will be when he was elected vice-president of the hoping to play their part there by forcing FRF. After the resignation of Anton Adrian their way into the plans of the senior nation- Dimitriu in October 1968, Angelescu took on al team coach, Giovanni Trapattoni. „ the role of acting president until March 1969, Eoghan Rice when he was elected president.

20 uefadirect 12.09 SERBIA SLOVENIA World Cup debut Fair play day This year has been another very success- in Slovenia ful one for Serbian football. After three years

competing independently at the highest lev- FSS The FA of Slovenia and the institute of el, the FA of Serbia has done some important fair play and tolerance in sport have host- things, which can be seen as a sort of trade- Serbia ed the third annual all-day event The Heart mark and a sign of great things to come. The Serbian national team celebrate of Sports – Day of Fair Play, which was cre- The Serbian national team is taking part in having secured their place in South Africa. ated to complement Fair Play Day, World KVUƂTUVGXGT(+(#9QTNF%WRJCXKPIGCTPGFC can say that our decision was brilliant. With Heart Day and the International Day of place in South Africa next year. Serbia were Antic, we are maturing and I expect that we will Peace. The activities began with a ‘peace UGGFGFKPRQVVJTGGHQTVJGFTCYDWVƂP- be even better in the future,” Karadzic said. run’, which took two forms – a long ver- ished the qualifying race in winning style, The Serbian youth categories have also sion and a short one – representing the atop Group 7. Theirs was the only qualifying performed well this year. The U21s contest- systemic and pulmonary circulation of group with three EURO 2008 participants – ed their fourth successive European champi- blood in the human body. After the run, France, Romania and Austria. But, with new QPUJKRƂPCNUKP5YGFGPCPFVJG7UYQP various other activities took place at the head coach Radomir Antic at the helm, the the fair play trophy in theirs. Kodeljevo sports complex in Ljubljana, all Serbians came out on top to guarantee them- All in all, however, the most important day of which were directly or indirectly con- selves a place on the World Cup scene. for Serbian football this year was when work nected to the theme of the day. Partici- Radomir Antic’s appointment last year was started on the association’s new headquarters pants could thus learn about nutrition and one of the best decisions made by the new and sports centre. The FA of Serbia was one the human heart, have electrocardiograms president of the Serbian FA, Tomislav Karadzic. of a small number of associations worldwide CPF VJGKT DNQQF RTGUUWTG VCMGP ƂPF QWV p9GMPGYYJCVRTQƂNGYGPGGFGF0QYYG which had no ‘house of football’, but all that OQTG CDQWV UCHG FTKXKPI CPF TQCF VTCHƂE will change with this 11.5-hectare construc- regulations, and much more besides. Other VKQPRTQLGEVKPENWFKPIUGXGPRKVEJGUCƂXG activities included a presentation on the Romania star hotel, a sports hall and a museum. It will ONS Ljubljana (a children’s football school), Mircea Angelescu be home to the Serbian youth teams, the trampolining, an art class, a presentation most important thing being to develop fu- by a judo club and a mini-football tourna- ture stars and, above all, healthy future gen- ment on a concrete pitch. In one game, As president, he erations. „ OGODGTUQHVJGQHƂEKCN5NQXGPKCUWRRQTV- was his own man, Aleksandar Boskovic ers club played against the ‘Slovenian open to innovation golden generation’, which included a few and often compared to players from the golden era of Slovenian former American pres- QHYJKEJJGDGECOGVJGƂTUVRTGUKFGPV#P- football at the start of the decade. The ident John F. Kennedy gelescu had resumed the project to intro- main event of the day was a football match by his close relatives, duce professionalism, which had originally on the main pitch, where a team of Slove- hence the nickname been drafted in 1967 with former FRF presi- nian celebrities took on the football family, ‘Kennedy’. He had an dent Alexandru Barladeanu. It had stalled with the Slovenian national A team coach, exceptional career with because the then Romanian head of state, Matjaz Kek, directing the Slovenian celeb- the Romanian nation- Nicolae Ceausescu, was overtly opposed to rities from the bench and his U21s col- al team, helping them professionalism in football, judging it to be league, Tomaz Kavcic, taking charge of the to qualify for the 1970 against the principles of socialism. football family. The match ended in a 3-1 (+(#9QTNF%WR ƂTUV As president of the LPF, Angelescu con- victory for Kek and his team, but at the time in 32 years) and tributed directly to the success of the Roma- end of the day it was sport, sportsmanship VJGPVJGSWCTVGTƂPCNU nian national team at the 1994 FIFA World and fair play that triumphed. „

FRF of the 1972 European %WRCPFVQVJGKTSWCNKƂECVKQPHQT'741o Matjaz Krajnik Championship. He suffered serious brain damage at the start After resigning from his post as president of 1996, yet still attended matches on a reg- in the autumn of 1974, he held the position ular basis. With the help of Mircea Sandu, his Slovenia of vice-president from 1975 to 1978 and successor as presi- Fair play gala match 1981 to 1986. dent of the FRF, he He was re-elected president of the Roma- followed the na- nian Football Federation on 15 July 1986, tional team to sev- NZS until December 1989. During this period, the eral tournaments, PCVKQPCNVGCOSWCNKƂGFHQTVJG(+(# including EURO World Cup in Italy. He was also a member of 2008. He also the FIFA Amateur Football Committee from wrote two books 1974 to 1986. about his activities He then became Romania’s sports minis- in Romanian foot- ter from December 1989 to June 1990, after ball and contribut- the revolution in 1989 led to the fall of the ed to a history of communist regime in Romania. Romanian football, Angelescu later returned to the FRF and was released in two elected honorary president in August 1990. volumes in 2009 to His biggest contributions were the introduc- commemorate the tion of professionalism in Romania and the centenary of the subsequent creation of the Romanian Profes- FRF. „ sional Football League (LPF) in October 2002, Dan Cristea

21 Switzerland The winners of the fair play award with representatives of the Swiss Football Association

TURKEY SWITZERLAND PHOTOPRESS/P. Schneider PHOTOPRESS/P. FC Lohn win Swiss EURO 2016 bid logo fair play award In last month’s update, the Turkish Foot- FC Lohn are one of seven sports clubs in ball Federation (TFF) discussed some of the FC Lohn, from the regional football as- a town with a population of 650 and stun- GZEGRVKQPCNDGPGƂVUQHKVUDKFVQJQUV'741 sociation of Zurich, have been named the ning views over Germany and the Appenzell 2016 and the unique aspects of Turkish soci- fairest club in Switzerland and winners of the to the Bernese Alps. ety. Now, the TFF is proud to unveil our new Swiss Football Federation (SFV) and SuvaLiv In June this year, FC Lohn celebrated their logo. “We have worked hard to express the fair play trophy. 40th anniversary with three days of celebra- essence of our bid and have created a logo A CHF 10,000 winners’ cheque was pre- tion and hosted a gala match against the FC which is distinctly Turkish,” said Orhan Gor- sented to the club by Paul Krähenbühl, pres- Zurich youth team. The FC Lohn men’s team bon, deputy general secretary of the TFF and ident of the SFV amateur league, at a party have started the season well in the fourth project manager of the Turkish UEFA EURO in Berne. FC Aarau and FC Schwerzenbach division and are currently in the top four. 2016 bid committee. took second and third place respectively. 6JGƂPCNUVCPFKPIUKPVJG5(8HCKTRNC[VC- The new logo Founded in 1969, FC Lohn currently have ble were: 1st FC Lohn, 2nd FC Aarau, 3rd FC KU UKIPKƂECPV DG- nine teams competing in championships, with Schwerzenbach, 4th Leventina Calcio, 5th FC cause it commu- seven youth teams (including a girls’ team) in Schaffhausen, 6th CS Interstar GE, 7th FC nicates our tradi- CFFKVKQP VQ VJG OGPoU CPF YQOGPoU ƂTUV Yvorne, 8th FC Wängi, 9th SV Muttenz, 10th tion of football, teams. Last year the club also featured in the FC Etoile Bonvillars. „ emotion and hos- top ten for fair play in Switzerland. Pierre Benoit pitality, all of which are key aspects of modern-day Turk- Ukraine is hosting such courses for the ish culture. The ƂTUVVKOG6JG[CTGCKOGFCVURGEKCNKUVUHTQO shapes of the rib- the FFU, other sports associations, sports bons on the foot- Turkey UKRAINE clubs, the National Olympic Committee, gov- ball are directly The EURO 2016 bid logo ernment representatives and others involved derived from the in sport. VWNKRCƃQYGTVJCVVJTKXGUKP6WTMG[CPFKUC Ukraine to nurture Upon successful completion of a course, dominant feature of Turkish art. sports managers RCTVKEKRCPVUTGEGKXGC%+'5EGTVKƂECVGCUYGNN The traditional Turkish art form Ebru is as one from the state, confirming their central to our design. This technique consists In October, courses aimed at improving achievement. In view of Ukraine’s co-hosting of applying paint to a canvas and dragging a SWCNKƂECVKQPUKPURQTVYGTGNCWPEJGFKP-KGX of EURO 2012, it is essential that the skills of stick through it to achieve the desired effect. following a trilateral agreement between the sports representatives, and in particular those The tulip-shaped ribbons in the logo have Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), the In- working in football, are up to scratch. „ thus been created using Ebru-style brush ternational Centre for Sports Studies (CIES, Ivan Dyvak strokes. Furthermore, the different colors in Switzerland) and the National University of the logo symbolise the different sides of Tur- Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine. key that visitors can discover. The courses focus on sports management, From a cultural perspective, Turkish peo- OCTMGVKPI ƂPCPEG NCY CPF VJG OCPCIG- ple have learnt to adapt to many different ment and organisation of sporting events. ethnicities and religions travelling and living CIES has been training specialists in these within our borders over thousands of years. ƂGNFUHQTCNOQUV[GCTU9QTMKPICNQPIUKFG WALES This has helped shape the culture of mod- FIFA, CIES uses a multi-disciplinary approach ern-day Turkey into one where people from to provide research, top-level education and A special guest CNNEWNVWTGUECPƂPFUQOGVJKPIVQTGNCVGVQ consulting services to the sports world, with The new logo captures the feeling of ex- the aim of raising awareness of the complex- A special visitor, former Wales interna- citement and growth within the country, as ities of sport in today’s society and improving tional and captain Terry Hennessey, came to well as the beauty inherent in our landscape. „ governance and management across all the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the re- Ilker Ugur sports. cent World Cup match with Russia. Hennessey won almost 40 caps for Wales from the early 1960s and captained the side

Ukraine on many occasions. He was an attacking FAW 0GYN[SWCNKƂGFOCPCIGTUKPVJGUGTXKEGQHURQTV wing half who played for Bir- mingham City, Nottingham

FFU Forest and Derby County. He has since lived in Australia for the last 30 years and this was JKUƂTUVVTKRJQOGKPVJCVVKOG He was a special guest of the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and a presentation was made to him at half-time by the head of the FAW international committee, Terry Harris, and the FAW president, Phillip Pritchard. „ Wales Ceri Stennett Terry Hennessey with Phillip Pritchard (right) and Terry Harris

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I Antoni Giribet Fiter was elected Communications president of the Andorran Football Birthdays – Calendar Federation at its extraordinary general meeting on 15 October. I The Football Association of Finland elected Sauli Niinistö as its Birthdays Forthcoming events new president on 8 November. I Virgar Hvidbro was appointed Leszek Rylski (Poland), a member of the Meetings general secretary of the Faroe Islands circle of former committee member, cele- 30.11–2.12.2009, Nyon Football Association on 3 November. brates his 90th birthday on 6 December, UEFA Women’s National Team Coaches while Ludvik S. Georgsson (Iceland), mem- Conference Match agents ber of the UEFA Club Licensing Committee, 7.12.2009, Nyon will be 60 on 19 December. 2010/11 European Under-19 UEFA has issued a new match agent UEFA sends them its best wishes and Under-17 Championships: licence to: and also wishes many happy returns to: qualifying round draws Filippos Avramidis G Charles Agius (Malta, 2.12) 8.12.2009, Nyon Eleven Group G Ligita Ziedone (Latvia, 2.12) 2009/10 European Under-19 Helmou 17, 15124 Maroussi, G Nikola Kostov (FYR Macedonia, 3.12) and Under-17 Championships: Athens, Greece G Sayan Khamitzhanov (Kazakhstan, 3.12) elite round draws Tel.: +30 210 610 12 11 G Miroslav Liba (Czech Republic, 4.12) 10/11.12.2009, Madeira Fax: +30 210 619 85 77 G Ioannis Farfarellis (Greece, 4.12) Executive Committee G Maurizio Montironi (San Marino, 5.12) Mob.: +30 6985 553 303 15.12.2009, Nyon G Andrea Manzella (Italy, 8.12) [email protected] 2010/11 European Women’s Under-19 G Vitaly Mutko (Russia, 8.12) and Under-17 Championships: Frederik de Jong (England) has had his G Michel D’Hooghe (Belgium, 8.12) draws for the first qualifying rounds licence renewed for eight years. G Les Reed (England, 9.12) 16.12.2009, Nyon G Ioan Angelo Lupescu (Romania, 9.12) 2009/10 European Women’s Under-19 G Alain Hamer (Luxembourg, 10.12) New publication and Under-17 Championships: G Alvaro Albino (Portugal, 12.12) draws for the second qualifying rounds G Gilberto Madaíl (Portugal, 14.12) L’EQUIPE SUISSE DE FOOTBALL G Antonio Mortagua (Portugal, 14.12) 18.12.2009, Nyon UEFA Champions League: draw 1905-2009: plus G Karel Vertongen (Belgium, 17.12) for the round of 16 de 100 ans d’histoire G Bobby Barnes (England, 15.12) UEFA Europa League: draws for the Having just qualified for G Michael Riley (England, 17.12) rounds of 32 and 16 their second World Cup in G Hansruedi Hasler (Switzerland, 18.12) a row, the Swiss national G Guntis Indriksons (Latvia, 18.12) Competitions team have the wind G Niklas à Lidarenda (Faroe Islands, 18.12) in their sails. This timely G Rainer Koch (Germany, 18.12) 2/3.12.2009 book, published by G Ori Shilo (Israel, 18.12) UEFA Europa League: group matches statistician Daniel Masnari G Rudolf Repka (Czech Republic, 26.12) (matchday 5) (DM Foot Editions, 1036 Sullens, G Dusan Tittel (Slovakia, 27.12) 8/9.12.2009 G Bernard Carrel (Switzerland, 28.12) UEFA Champions League: group matches Switzerland / [email protected]), G Martial Saugy (Switzerland, 28.12) (matchday 6) traces the team’s history, from their first G Otakar Mestek (Czech Republic, 28.12) 9–19.12.2009, match in Paris in 1905 right up to their G Gordon Smith (Scotland, 29.12) United Arab Emirates 2-2 draw against Latvia this September. G Fernand Duchaussoy (France, 30.12) FIFA Club World Cup It contains an abundance of match G Berti Vogts (Germany, 30.12) 16/17.12.2009 sheets, player data, rankings and other G Jean Fournet-Fayard (France, 31.12) UEFA Europa League: group matches statistics, not to mention the many G Christian Moroge (Switzerland, 31.12) (matchday 6) pictures.

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