No. 30 – October 2004 10.04 in UEFA gala Club Forum at theEuropean Elections UEFA Valencia winthe competition of thechampions’ Fifty years Club Forum at theEuropean Elections UEFA Super Cup Valencia winthe competition of thechampions’ Fifty years in Monaco UEFA gala 09 06 03 09 06 03 12 12 Including COVER IN THIS ISSUE New UEFA Cup logo 08 Di Vaio gets in front Valencia win the UEFA Super Cup 09 of in the UEFA Prizes awarded at the Seminars for referees and assistant referees 10 Super Cup match UEFA gala in Monaco 03 Plenary meeting of the European Club Forum 12 between Valencia Report from 13 and FC in Monaco. UEFA Champions League PHOTO: RICHIARDI calendar 07 News from member associations 16

MovingEditorial with the times

As the flagship UEFA club competition enters its fiftieth season, it is a good time to reflect on the incredible course that it has taken since it was introduced. But I am not going to recall here the exploits that have shaped the history of the UEFA Champion Clubs’ Cup and UEFA Champions League, from the domination of Real Madrid in the early years, up to the victory of FC Porto last season, with periods of Italian, German, Dutch and English supremacy in between. Nor am I going to recall the unforgettable moments, such as the sensational reversal of fortunes in the 1999 final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, or the dark hours that could have led to the demise of the competition. What I want to talk about is the impact of the UEFA competitions and the demands that they place on the organisers, UEFA. Fifty years ago, only the sporting aspect mattered, and it was thanks to the enthusiasm that existed for the game that the Champion Clubs’ Cup saw the light of day and took off, bringing the Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Cup along in the wake of its success not long after. The popularity of these competitions made them a social phenomenon, and the increasing importance of economic interests in society soon made itself felt in the world of football. Nowadays, sporting interest alone is not enough to ensure the success of a competition. It also has to be economi- cally sound, so that the participating clubs can get something out of it. The organisers therefore have to be prepared to be flexible, to adapt their competitions to new conditions. But they also have to take care to preserve the tradition on which the aura of the competitions rests. As a result, UEFA faces the almost constant challenge of making efficient changes to its competitions that do not, however, alter them beyond recognition. This is what we did last season in the UEFA Champions League, when we abolished the second group stage. It has proved to be a judicious decision. This season, after wide consultation with all interested parties concerned, it is the turn of the UEFA Cup to take on a new look, with the introduction of group matches. Let us hope that this facelift will be equally successful!

Lars-Christer Olsson Chief Executive

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02 uefadirect 10.04 Gala in Monaco AwardsAwards timetime

A relaxed atmosphere at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club. UEFA-BOZZANI

THE FOOTBALL WORLD REVOLVES AT A FRANTIC PACE AS TENSION-FILLED MATCHES named best , an award

AND COMPETITIONS FOLLOW ONE AFTER THE OTHER... presented by Lothar Matthäus, former German captain and current ...which is why the annual club picked up four of the five player coach of the Hungarian national UEFA gala is so popular: it offers awards, an unprecedented feat in the team. also won the award for a few hours of relaxation in the gala’s six-year history! most valuable player, a prize which pleasant surroundings of Monaco – Vitor Baia was named best was presented to him by UEFA and a chance to talk and pay tribute goalkeeper. His prize was presented Executive Committee member Michel to some of the best players of the by former Danish national goalkeeper Platini. previous season as well as those Peter Schmeichel. The only award that did who have helped to promote football – The award for the best not end up in the hands of an off the pitch. defender went to , FC Porto player was presented to On 26 August, the award who has now left Porto for Chelsea. Spaniard Fernando Morientes, ceremony for the 2003/04 club sea- The Portuguese defender was unable the top scorer in last season’s son featured in particular the players to collect his award in Monaco from UEFA Champions League with of FC Porto, winners of the Cham- 1998 World Cup winner . AS Monaco and now back with pions League in May following their – Another FC Porto player, now Real Madrid. His prize as best for- victory over AS Monaco in the final on the books of FC Barcelona, Deco, ward was presented by Prince in Gelsenkirchen. The Portuguese received two awards: firstly, he was Albert of Monaco.

03 The gala hall. and Deco.

FC Porto were also hon- to individuals, highlighted again the Sport oured at the start of the evening, importance of the team. for all when they were presented with a replica of the UEFA Champions President’s Award Although it makes sense that League trophy. Valencia received a In accordance with tradition, most of the money brought in replica of the UEFA Cup, AC UEFA President Lennart Johansson by professional football should a replica of the UEFA Super Cup and paid special tribute to someone find its way back to the teams that a replica of the European who had made a particularly impor- Championship trophy. Although the tant contribution on or off the pitch. main emphasis of the evening Following in the footsteps of was on club football, EURO 2004 , , Juan San- also featured, with Theodoros tisteban, Sir and Paolo Zagorakis named player of the tour- Maldini, Ernest Walker received nament by UEFA’s Technical Study this year’s UEFA President’s Award. Group, an award presented in Former General Secretary of the Monaco by former French interna- Scottish Football Association, “Ernie” tional , now coach Walker served UEFA for a quarter of AS Monaco. , the of a century, particularly carving Greek coach, was also honoured out a reputation as a leading expert and, on an evening largely devoted in stadium safety and security. make the competitions successful, UEFA’s role is to ensure that the game as a whole benefits from this income and that part of it also goes to charitable bodies linked in some way to football. As part of this task, UEFA presents a cheque for CHF 1 million to such an insti- tution every year. This year, former Italian international defender received a cheque for CHF 1 million from UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson on behalf of INAS-FID. Founded in 1986, this organisation aims to encourage and help people with intellectual disabilities to practise a sport. Operational in 87 coun- tries, it works hand in hand with Special Olympics, which UEFA has been supporting for several years. Lennart Johansson and Ernest Walker.

04 uefadirect 10.04 Prince Gilberto Madaíl, Albert President of Monaco of the Portuguese FA, presents receives his Fernando country’s award Morientes from the with UEFA President. his award.

“The Magnificent Seven” The gathering in Monaco also provides a chance to remind the world of elite football that its success depends hugely on the dedication of countless individuals who, at all levels, devote a large amount of their time to football, often without being paid. This year, seven people were again chosen to represent all of these people who work so hard behind the scenes. Tributes were paid to them not during the gala evening in Monaco, but on the pitch at the Stade Louis II before the Super Cup kicked off. The “Magnificent Seven” who were honoured this year were: ■ Hans Friis (Denmark), founder of the club Strandens Boldklub in 1950. As player, coach, treasurer and chairman, he has devoted his life to the club and remains an active supporter. ■ Franco Iacopino (), faithful servant of Reggina Calcio for 40 years, firstly in charge of youth football and then as secretary. ■ Marjory Nimmo (Scotland), founder of the Scottish supporters’ club, which currently has almost 16,000 members who follow the Scottish team abroad. ■ Leslie Olive (), on the staff of Manchester United for more than 60 years as player and then secretary. He has also acted as an ambassador for grassroots football in the Manchester area. ■ Willem Schoevaart (), member of AFC Ajax for almost 75 years. Named honorary member of the club in recognition of He played a leading role in the his numerous contributions in various fields, he is also the official construction of the stadiums for club archivist. EURO 2004 in . ■ João Silva (Portugal), physiotherapist for the Portuguese Portugal itself also received Football Association at 545 international matches over a period of 35 years. an award from the UEFA President He is still involved with the youth team at his club, Os Belenenses. in recognition not only of the vast ■ Jean Van Hauwermeiren (), player until the age of 52, stadium construction and renovation then a volunteer serving RSC Anderlecht and the Belgian national team. A keen photographer, he also owns an impressive collection of football- work carried out, but also of the related photographs. warm, festive atmosphere created by the Portuguese people throughout the championship. The Monaco gala also included the award of the UEFA Order of Merit in Emerald to Jacques Ferran, who had been unable to collect this award in . Former striker for Stade de Reims, Real Madrid and , , presented this prize to the former editor-in-chief of France Foot- Seven loyal servants of European football pictured with Lennart Johansson ball, one of the founders of the PHOTOS: UEFA-BOZZANI and Lars-Christer Olsson: João Silva, Marjory Nimmo, Willem Schoevaart, Leslie Olive, European Champion Clubs’ Cup. Jean Van Hauwermeiren, Franco Iacopino and Hans Friis (left to right).

05 Friedrich Stickler, Michel Platini Chairman of the reveals Club Competitions the name Committee, of a proceeds with the participant as draw, assisted by Lars-Christer Michele Centenaro Olsson from the UEFA looks on. Administration. ??????????????? UEFA Champions

A degree ofLeague stability

TWENTY OF THE 32 CLUBS INVOLVED IN THE 13TH EDITION OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN LAST SEASON’S COMPETITION.

There was therefore a in the fold after a year’s absence. involvement came in the competi- certain degree of stability as the new However, another regular partici- tion’s inaugural season in 1992/93, campaign, following the same pant, Galatasaray, are missing from when only eight teams played in formula as in 2003/04, kicked off this year’s tournament, ironically in the Champions League. with the first group matches played the year when the final will be held Maccabi Tel Aviv is the on 14 September. in Istanbul. The Turkish club has 92nd club to take part in the The most regular been involved nine times and UEFA Champions League, with participants are the current this is the first time they have 28 different national associations holders, FC Porto, and been absent since 1997/98. represented over the years. This Manchester United, who are Of the 12 clubs who season, 16 associations have at each competing in the UEFA were not involved last year, least one representative. Like last Champions League for the only one is a total newcomer: year, and Italy have managed tenth time. This is the English Maccabi Tel Aviv, the second to take up the maximum four club’s ninth consecutive season in Israeli club to qualify, following places, as have England. In fact, all the tournament, one more than Maccabi Haifa in 2002/03. Two other the clubs from the top five asso- Bayern Munich, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympia- clubs are returning after a long ciations in the UEFA rankings quali- cos, PSV and Real Madrid. absence: Werder Bremen, who fied, reflecting the shortage of Rosenborg, who achieved the same participated in 1993/94, and CSKA surprises in this season’s qualifying feat between 1995 and 2002, are back Moscow, whose only previous rounds.

Children in the colours of each participating club.

06 uefadirect 10.04 Preparatory meetings for the season ahead. PHOTOS: UEFA-BOZZANI PHOTOS:

Prize money unchanged around CHF 900 million, a slight two main sources of payments to Although the UEFA Cham- increase compared to last season. the participating clubs (the other pions League is a familiar competi- The surplus amount will be paid being the fixed premiums). The latter tion for many of the participating into the “Market Pool”, one of the will remain the same as last year, i.e.: clubs, sponsors and television chan- nels, it requires detailed preparation, ● CHF 2.5 million per club as the starting premium; and numerous meetings were ● CHF 500,000 per group match played, regardless of the result; held before and after the draw on ● CHF 500,000 for each victory in the group matches; 26 August. The Club Competitions ● Committee, chaired by Friedrich CHF 250,000 for each draw in the group matches; Stickler, also met in Monaco the day ● CHF 2.5 million for each club that reaches the last 16; before the draw. ● CHF 3 million for each quarter-finalist; The agenda included ● CHF 4 million for each of the four semi-finalists; the distribution of revenue from the ● CHF 6 million for the losing finalist; Champions League, which is ● CHF 10 million for the winners. provisionally expected to reach Calendar of the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League

Group A Group B Group C Group D 15.09 Liverpool–AS Monaco Bayer Leverkusen–Real Madrid AFC Ajax–Juventus Fenerbahce–Sparta Prague La Coruña–Olympiacos AS Roma–Dynamo Kyiv Maccabi TA–Bayern Munich Ol. Lyonnais–Manchester Utd 28.09 Olympiacos–Liverpool D.Kyiv–Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich–AFC Ajax Manchester Utd–Fenerbahce AS Monaco–La Coruña Real Madrid–AS Roma Juventus–Maccabi TA Sparta Prague–Ol. Lyonnais 19.10 AS Monaco–Olympiacos Real Madrid–Dynamo Kyiv Juventus–Bayern Munich Sparta Prague–Manchester Utd Liverpool–La Coruña Bayer Leverkusen–AS Roma AFC Ajax–Maccabi TA Fenerbahce–Ol. Lyonnais 03.11 Olympiacos–AS Monaco Dynamo Kyiv–Real Madrid Bayern Munich–Juventus Manchester Utd–Sparta Prague La Coruña–Liverpool AS Roma–Bayer Leverkusen Maccabi TA–AFC Ajax Ol. Lyonnais–Fenerbahce 23.11 AS Monaco–Liverpool Real Madrid–Bayer Leverkusen Juventus–AFC Ajax Sparta Prague–Fenerbahce Olympiacos–La Coruña Dynamo Kyiv–AS Roma Bayern Munich–Maccabi TA Manchester Utd–Ol. Lyonnais 08.12. Liverpool–Olympiacos Bayer Leverkusen–D. Kiyv AFC Ajax–Bayern Munich Fenerbahce–Manchester Utd La Coruña–AS Monaco AS Roma–Real Madrid Maccabi TA–Juventus Ol. Lyonnais–Sparta Prague

Group E Group F Group G Group H 14.09 Panathinaikos–Rosenborg Sh. Donetsk–AC Milan Valencia–Anderlecht SG–Chelsea FC Arsenal FC–PSV Eindhoven Celtic FC–Barcelona Internazionale–Werder Bremen FC Porto–CSKA Moscow 29.09 PSV Eindhoven–Panathinaikos Barcelona–Sh. Donetsk Werder Bremen–Valencia CSKA Moscow–Paris SG Rosenborg–Arsenal FC AC Milan–Celtic FC Anderlecht–Internazionale Chelsea FC–FC Porto 20.10 Rosenborg–PSV Eindhoven AC Milan–Barcelona Anderlecht–Werder Bremen Chelsea FC–CSKA Moscow Panathinaikos–Arsenal FC Sh. Donetsk–Celtic FC Valencia–Internazionale Paris SG–FC Porto 02.11 PSV Eindhoven–Rosenborg Barcelona–AC Milan Werder Bremen–Anderlecht CSKA Moscow–Chelsea FC Arsenal FC–Panathinaikos Celtic FC–Sh. Donetsk Internazionale–Valencia FC Porto–Paris SG 24.11 Rosenborg–Panathinaikos AC Milan–Sh. Donetsk Anderlecht–Valencia Chelsea FC–Paris SG PSV Eindhoven–Arsenal FC Barcelona–Celtic FC Werder Bremen–Internazionale CSKA Moscow–FC Porto 07.12 Panathinaikos–PSV Eindhoven Sh. Donetsk–Barcelona Valencia–Werder Bremen Paris SG–CSKA Moscow Arsenal FC–Rosenborg Celtic FC–AC Milan Internazionale–Anderlecht FC Porto–Chelsea FC

07 The Club Competitions Committee at work. PHOTOS: UEFA-BOZZANI PHOTOS:

If the eventual winners man- In addition, as in previous that participants do not have to aged to win all their group matches, years, domestic champion clubs travel too far. Generally speaking, the they would therefore receive CHF which failed to qualify for the group clubs concerned welcomed the 28 million, excluding gate receipts. stage of the Champions League will system, which will be refined by the receive CHF 150,000. Meanwhile, UEFA Administration. the clubs knocked out in the Cham- The Committee also dis- pions League and UEFA Cup qualify- cussed a number of issues that were Fiftieth edition ing rounds and in the UEFA Cup on the agenda of the European The European Champion Clubs’ first round will receive CHF 80,000 Club Forum in September (see p.12), Cup came into being in 1955, when for each round they play in. such as the Club World Champion- 16 teams were invited to take part in ship and the development of home- the inaugural competition (see insert). 2006 final venues grown players. It also noted the Today, the UEFA Champions League, to be announced in December candidatures to host the club com- as the competition became in 1992/93, The Club Competitions petition finals in 2006 and 2007. involves 32 teams and its popularity Committee also made an initial as- The decision for 2006 will be taken extends far beyond the borders of the sessment of the new system intro- in December by the Executive European continent. duced for the draws for the UEFA Committee, to which the Club In his speech before the draw in Cup qualifying rounds, where re- Competitions Committee will submit Monaco, the UEFA President, Lennart gional groups were formed so that a proposal. Johansson, paid tribute to the founders of the competition: “it took passion to launch the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, passion that emanated from jour- The new face of the nalists of France’s ‘L’Equipe’ newspaper who were curious to know who was the best club team in Europe.” Highlighting the quality of the par- UEFA Cup ticipants (12 account for 38 of the first 49 editions), he also had spared a THE DRAW FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE UEFA CUP, WHICH WAS MADE thought for the “the clubs which have AT THE GRIMALDI FORUM IN MONACO ON 27 AUGUST, KICKED OFF THE 34TH UEFA CUP, not managed to get through the prelim- inary rounds – to whom we pay hom- AN EDITION WHICH MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS age for doing their best.” UEFA CLUB COMPETITION. “UEFA,” he concluded, “is proud that this 50th edition coincides with the Since it was introduced in The new format is being introduction of one of its most impor- 1972, the UEFA Cup has not really combined with revamped branding for tant programmes, the club licensing undergone any major change in for- the competition, and the first element scheme. We hope that this measure, mat – despite its merger with the in this package was presented in which has generally been well received, European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1999 Monaco, where the new UEFA Cup logo will gradually contribute to improved – except for the abolition of a two- was unveiled. club facilities, training and quality on the field itself.” leg final in 1997/98 in favour of a single match played at a neutral venue. This measure was designed to enhance the prestige of the final In addition to these pre- miums, clubs receive a variable and of a competition which was not amount, depending on market shares. as popular as the UEFA Champions For associations represented by League. more than one club, the sum avail- The change being intro- able is divided into two equal duced this season is in pursuit of parts, which are distributed in accor- the same aim but is far more radi- dance with: cal, since the new format includes – each club’s final position group matches between the first in the previous season’s domestic round and a second direct knock-out championship, whereby the champi- ons naturally receive a higher per- phase. The group phase will involve centage; eight groups of five teams, each – the number of Champions playing each of their opponents only League matches played in the current once, i.e. four matches, two at season. home and two away.

08 uefadirect 10.04 The first A dangerous goal, scored moment in front by Baraja. of the Valencia goal, but the Spanish side survived the onslaught, much to the relief and delight of its supporters. PHOTOS: SABATTINI PHOTOS:

hopes were revived when drove the ball into the UEFA back of the net in the 78th minute, thereby keeping interest in the game alive until the final whistle. Valencia have therefore won their second UEFA Super Cup in Super Cup two appearances, following their Valencia win the Iberian challenge first win against Nottingham Forest in 1980. After winning the UEFA Cup EVEN THOUGH IT BRIDGES THE OLD SEASON AND THE NEW, THE UEFA SUPER CUP in 2003 and the UEFA Champions IS MORE OF A FORETASTE OF THE NEW SEASON THAN AN AFTERTASTE OF THE OLD, League last season, FC Porto missed SINCE IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS SEASON’S UEFA the opportunity to win the three principal UEFA club competition tro- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND UEFA CUP TO PARADE THEIR NEW LINE-UPS. phies one after the other. But they do still have the chance to win more Winning the UEFA Cham- sets of supporters. The fact that than a consolation prize when they pions League has had its reper- neither team is yet back into the meet Once Caldas from Colombia in cussions on FC Porto, who start swing of domestic football certainly the European/South-American Cup the 2004/05 season with a new played a role too. in Tokyo on 12 December. coach and without some of the By opening the score This latest UEFA Super Cup players who shone last season. just after the half-hour mark, match was the twenty-ninth since The 17,000 or so spectators in with a powerful header from UEFA recognised the event in 1974. the Stade Louis II were, however, Ruben Baraja, Valencia, who It was the seventh time that it had able to see that the Portuguese had already made some good been played in Monaco, where victory side have not abandoned the fast attacking moves, took shone on the winners of the UEFA principles on which their success of an important step towards victory, Cup/Cup Winners’ Cup for the fifth last season was built. Their game and in the 67th minute, another time, putting them also in the lead remained compact, the ground was headed goal, this time from new in the all-time stakes, but only just, well covered, and the opposition recruit Marco Di Vaio, more or less with 15 wins compared to the had a hard time opening up any sealed it, even though Porto’s champion clubs’ 14. space for themselves. But, in this opening match of the new UEFA club competition season, reactions were not quite as fast as they could have been, particularly in attack, where Porto struggled to take the Valencia defence by surprise. Likewise, the Spanish champions and reigning UEFA Cup holders have not changed their style, despite also being under a new coach, and they are not used to leaving space wide open for the opposition either. Consequently, the first half was not always as intense as the encouragement from the two

27 August 2004 – Stade Louis II in Monaco Lennart Johansson FC Porto – Valencia CF: 1-2 (0-1) presents the trophy Goals: Baraja (32nd) and Di Vaio (67th) to captain David Albelda.

for Valencia; Quaresma (78th) for Porto. LINGRIA ALBERTO Referee: ().

09 Scenes from EURO 2004 were analysed in plenary session. UEFA UEFA

SeminarsReferees and assistant referees in stayNyon on the ball

AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, UEFA’S ELITE AND TOP-CLASS REFEREES, AS WELL AS 37 ASSISTANT REFEREES, MET AT UEFA’S HEADQUARTERS IN NYON. THE MAIN TOPIC ON THE AGENDA WAS A REVIEW OF EURO 2004.

The UEFA Referees Committee a selection of critical situations from become a new tactical trend. Excessive was very satisfied with the per- EURO 2004, discussed problems and goal celebrations, particularly when formances of the referees and assistant sought solutions. players remove their shirts, were also referees appointed for the European illustrated with examples. Championship final round in Portugal. Trends on the field However, this was no excuse for them “It happens more and more Emphasis on cooperation to rest on their laurels. Remaining that the referee is faced with the A united team is the basis for on the ball also meant ferreting out the question of whether a player was good referee performances, or as smallest weaknesses. Under the really brought down or whether he former Portuguese referee Vitor Manuel guidance of the members of the Com- is trying to win a free kick or penalty Melo Pereira, now a member of the mittee, the match officials analysed that he does not deserve,” stated Ken UEFA Referees Committee, put it: Ridden, vice-chairman of the Referees “Three pairs of eyes are better than Committee, introducing the session one.” He went on to underline the Physical exertion on simulation. An exchange of views importance of the team knowing each under the spotlight led on to the subjects of holding and other well and regularly officiating pushing, and the illegal use of hands, together. Before every match it was Prof. Werner Helsen, who has been entrusted by UEFA with the arms and the body, as often seen on essential to make it clear who would physical fitness of its referees and corner kicks. The discussion then assume what responsibility and what assistant referees for some years expanded to situations outside the the priorities were. For example, the now, used the European Champi- penalty area, when players use their assistant referees had to be clear onship final bodies against the rules, namely by about when the referee expected signs round in Portu- committing bodychecks, which have of agreement from them. In offside gal to take a closer look at the physical exertion of the match officials. “During a match, the ref- eree and assis- tant referees are put under Werner enormous pres- Helsen sure, marked

UEFA by significant changes of direction and pace”, he summarised. His records show that a referee covers 12-15 km in a match and changes direction or pace every four seconds. An assis- tant referee covers between six and eight kilometres and changes direc- tion or pace as often as a player – about every six seconds on average.

10 uefadirect 10.04 The assistant , referee provides vital and support. Lubos Michel during their trip to Sierra Leone as part of the UEFA/ICRC campaign. EMPICS UEFA

situations especially, discreet signs medical care and training that was They were enthusiastic about from the side line could be of great organised for them. The number their involvement in the UEFA/ICRC help to the referee. of matches in the group phase was Children in War campaign. “The rated as ideal – enough matches campaign has given us the opportu- The eternal offside issue to feel confident but not so many nity to convey a positive image,” said Offside decisions regularly that there was not adequate re- Markus Merk, one of the project give rise to heated discussions. covery time. ambassadors. Consequently, the assistant referees’ session focussed on this topic in particular. The participants considered being in the right position as critical The victory of the 17th team for being able to assess the situation It was as far back as November 2001 that Yvan Cornu, Manager correctly. for Refereeing Matters in the UEFA Administration, made his first trip to Offside questions had already Portugal to select a centre for the EURO 2004 referees. Special attention been dealt with thoroughly prior to had to be paid to its geographical situation, to ensure that journeys to EURO 2004. UEFA produced a video stadiums were as short as possible during the tournament. with examples for interpreting and The Solverde hotel near Espinho, 30 km south of Porto, was chosen applying the offside rules, which was as the venue. This five-star hotel met all the referees’ needs in terms of used for referee and assistant referee training facilities, meeting rooms for briefings and analyses, press confer- ences, treatment and relaxation. courses, and also sent to the asso- On 4 December 2003, after a closely conducted ciations, coaches and media represen- evaluation process lasting several months, the UEFA tatives. Referees Committee appointed 12 teams of referees, each composed of a referee and two assistant Good marks for EURO 2004 referees. For the first time in a European Champion- The feedback of the referees ship, the three team members came from the same and assistant referees to the EURO nation. Four substitute referees were also appointed, 2004 organisers was very positive. to complete the group. They were thoroughly satisfied with A really close-knit team was formed, with the preparations and the way they Pierluigi the common aim of achieving the best possible per- Collina were looked after during their stay in formances throughout the 31 final-round matches. BONGARTS Portugal. They also praised the The Referees Committee gave clear and precise instructions at the preparatory course held in Espinho at the end of April 2004. All the match officials went through a fitness test and received a six-week training programme to ensure that they stayed fit and were in peak condition when the tournament started on 12 June. In a competition of such importance, the performance of the team of referees in the opening match sets the tone for the whole competition. For the first time in his career, , assisted by Marco Ivaldi and Narciso Pisacreta, took charge of an opening match. The excellent perform- ance of the referees got the tournament off to a perfect start for the 17th team. The 24 assistant referees appointed for the tournament were all used to regularly officiating top-level international matches with the same referee. They did a first-rate job and took courageous and consistent offside decisions. Their performances were outstanding, and numerous goals were scored in extremely borderline situations, where the striker was exactly in line with the last defender when his team-mate passed the ball to him. After 30 matches during which the refereeing was never called into question, the only team left at the Solverde hotel was the German trio of Markus Merk, Christian Schräer and Jan-Hendrik Salver, who were to take charge of the final on 4 July. But when the final whistle was blown, all 40 match officials were entitled to celebrate a successful tournament. UEFA

11 The Forum’s Karl-Heinz plenary Rummenigge meeting was was re-elected a mix of Chairman of presentations the European and Club Forum. discussions. European Club Forum Election time

THE EUROPEAN CLUB FORUM, THE CONSULTATIVE BODY SET UP IN 2002 TO REINFORCE DIALOGUE BETWEEN UEFA AND EUROPE’S TOP CLUBS, HAS ELECTED ITS NEW BOARD FOR THE 2004–2006 PERIOD.

The Forum is composed of on the board; the second group to three, yellow cards received in UEFA Champions 102 clubs selected on the basis of their the third to two, and the fourth to one. League qualifying matches should be can- national association coefficient (as far Each group elects its own representatives. celled before the start of the group phase as the number of clubs per association is After the Forum meeting, the new as from the 2005/06 season. Yellow concerned) and their own club coefficient. board met to elect its officers, who are: cards received in the qualifying rounds of Clubs which have won a minimum of five Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich, the UEFA Cup should be given the same UEFA trophies are also entitled to a seat re-elected Chairman), Peter Kenyon treatment. if they are not selected on the basis of the (Chelsea FC, First Vice-Chairman); Pedro coefficients. Among this term’s contin- Lopez Jimenez (Real Madrid, Vice- Assorted topics gent, 30 percent are newcomers to the Chairman) and Umberto Gandini (AC Milan, The Forum also discussed finan- round table. Vice-Chairman). The members are John cial questions and took note of a study For its second term, the Forum is Borg (Birkirkara), Marino Faccioli undertaken by UEFA on the release of also open to all of the clubs which qualify (), Fernando Gomes players for the national teams. In the for the UEFA Champions League, even (FC Porto), Niels-Christian Holmstrøm group discussions that followed this pres- if they do not meet the aforementioned (FC Copenhagen), John McClelland entation, the participants were unani- criteria, as is the case this season of Paris (Rangers FC), Arie van Eijden (AFC Ajax) mous that they should receive compensa- St-Germain, Werder Bremen, CSKA Moscow and Damir Vrbanovic (Dinamo Zagreb). tion and that it was not up to them to and Fenerbahçe. Such clubs do not, The four members of the Forum insure players during major international however, have the right to vote. From now proposed to represent it on the Club tournaments. They also reiterated the on, participating clubs must also be in Competitions Committee are Umberto importance of maintaining a balanced their country’s top division and hold a Gandini, John McClelland, Damir international calendar. UEFA-endorsed licence. And any club Vrbanovic and Arie van Eijden. Karl-Heinz The development of home-grown which misses two plenary meetings of the Rummenigge and Fernando Gomes are players – as presented to the presidents Forum will in principle be replaced by already members of the Committee, and general secretaries of UEFA’s member another club from the same association. having been appointed by the Executive associations at their conference in One of the main purposes of Committee. at the beginning of July – was another the recent plenary meeting held in Nyon The meeting in Nyon also dis- subject on which the Forum was consulted. on 9 and 10 September was to elect the cussed the FIFA Club World Champion- The idea is to set a minimum number of board of the Forum. It was also the first ship, which will be launched in 2005 and players in a squad who have to have been time that the board had been elected by replace the European/South American trained by the club itself or by another the Forum itself. For the Forum’s first Cup. The Forum supported the position club in the same association. Although term, the members of the board were adopted by the previous board and the Forum participants recognised the selected on the basis of the coefficients agreed that the competition should involve importance of training and were gener- for practical reasons. only six clubs (one from each confed- ally in favour of clubs being better pro- The Forum is divided into four eration), that participation should not be tected against the transfer of young players groups, again on the basis of the coeffi- compulsory and that it should be up to in whose training they had invested, opin- cients. The first group – clubs from the six the clubs to negotiate the financial aspects ions were divided. A majority agreed to national associations with the best coeffi- for themselves with FIFA. The clubs also the creation of a working group to exam- cients – is entitled to five representatives supported RSC Anderlecht’s proposal that ine the proposed measures more closely. A report was presented to the Forum on the introduction of the club licensing system. For the current season, 644 clubs went through the licensing procedure, 528 successfully. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge concluded the meeting by stressing the need for dialogue between UEFA and the clubs, dialogue which, as underlined by the UEFA Chief Executive, Lars-Christer Olsson, will be facilitated by the new consultative body involving representatives of the leagues, clubs and

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12 uefadirect 10.04 Background briefing European Court of Justice The European Court of Justice is one of the main institutions of the European Union, together with the Commission, Council and Parlia- ment. Its job is to ensure that EU law is applied in the same way in each Report member state. Comprising one judge from Brussels per member state, the Court has the power to settle legal disputes WHEN THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM OF 1993 VOTED JOSÉ MANUEL BARROSO between EU institutions, member “GLOBAL LEADER FOR TOMORROW”, IT COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN HOW SOON THAT state governments, businesses and individuals. FORECAST WOULD COME TRUE.

In June of this year, the The 25 members of the Bar- 25 government leaders of the Euro- roso Commission held their first infor- pean Union chose Mr Barroso to mal session in Brussels on 20 August. be the new President of the European Calling for a sense of enthusiasm Commission. The former Prime combined with realism for the “excit- Minister of Portugal will begin his ing but tough journey” which lies five-year term on 1 November. ahead, Mr Barroso stressed the need The selection of Mr Barroso for vision and teamwork and under- for such an important post could lined the importance of communicat- be good news for European football. ing with Europe’s citizens about what Mr Barroso is a keen fan himself, the Commission does and why. For European football, the attending this year’s final of the UEFA The two most important Court’s most important decision was Champions League as well as commissioners for European football the famous of 1995, Portugal’s matches in EURO 2004. are those responsible for sport and which upheld two of the EU’s most José Manuel Barroso was born competition policy. Mr Ján Figel, from basic freedoms: the free movement in Lisbon on 23 March 1956, and Slovakia, will take on the role of of workers and non-discrimination he is married with three children. Commissioner for Education, Training, between EU nationals. Article 39 of He holds a Master’s Culture and Multilinguism, which the EU Treaty states that freedom of movement means the “abolition degree in Political includes sport. Mrs Neelie Kroes, from of any discrimination based on Science from the the Netherlands, will serve as Com- nationality between workers of the University of missioner for Competition. Member States”. , and was Only time will tell how long The Bosman ruling affected also visiting profes- Mr Barroso’s ‘honeymoon’ will last. two regulations in European football, sor at Georgetown He will need to display all of his politi- which until then had played an University, Washing- cal skills in the coming months, as important role in the game. ton DC. He is an the EU faces a busy and challenging First, it prohibited any system “under which a professional foot- impressive communicator and, in agenda. The Commission must baller who is a national of one Mem- addition to his native Portuguese, publish its assessment of ’s ber State may not, on the expiry of speaks fluently English, French and readiness for membership nego- his contract with a club, be employed Spanish. tiations, while the member states are by a club of another Member State Prime Minister of Portugal to start difficult negotiations over unless the latter club has paid to from 1992 until this year, Mr Barroso the future EU budget. At the same the former club a transfer, training or will head a new team of 25 com- time, all 25 member-state parliaments development fee.” In other words, transfer fees were prohibited for missioners, one from each member must approve the players at the end of their contracts. state. He has already won sincere new EU Constitu- Second, the Bosman ruling pro- applause for his diplomatic team tional Treaty, a hibited any regulation “under selection, which managed to satisfy process that threat- which…football clubs may field only all 25 national capitals. The new ens to be long a limited number of professional team includes a number of political and painful, partic- players who are nationals of other heavyweights who have held the high- ularly in those Member States.” This put an end to est posts in national government. countries that will the UEFA regulation by which the number of non-national players in a These include three prime ministers, put the decision team was limited to a maximum of five foreign ministers and four to a national Ján Figel, new EU three, plus two assimilated players. finance ministers. referendum. Commissioner for Sport

13 OSC Lille (black shirt) and Schalke 04, winners of the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. BONGARTS Meetings

and otherDialogue activities

AFP/RIOPA with the coaches

THE 6TH ELITE CLUB COACHES’ FORUM TOOK PLACE AT THE HOUSE OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL IN NYON ON 3 SEPTEMBER.

Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan), schedules to attend this meeting pensions, the number of players (Juventus), Sir Alex shows the importance that they on the bench and double penalty- Ferguson (Manchester United), Vahid attach to such an opportunity to red card punishment. Halilhodzic (Paris St-Germain), Javier express their ideas and opinions to The next edition of The Irureta (Deportivo La Coruña), Paul the competition organisers directly. Technician, which will be published Le Guen (Olympique Lyonnais), Felix Even though all of their suggestions with the November issue of Magath (Bayern Munich), José are not necessarily adopted, because uefadirect, will provide a detailed Mourinho (Chelsea), the points of view of other parties report on the forum. It will also give (Valencia CF) and Arsène Wenger are also taken into consideration, an account of the 6th European (Arsenal FC) joined UEFA’s Technical the coaches have already won the National Coaches’ Conference in Director Andy Roxburgh and Gérard case in matters such as increasing the from 20 to 22 September. Houllier, representing UEFA’s Tech- number of doping controls and nical Study Group, to discuss some revamping the UEFA Cup. UEFA Intertoto Cup of the topical issues surrounding elite This year, the coaches winners club football. The fact alone that expressed their views on subjects such The finals of the UEFA they found the time in their busy as passive offside, yellow-card sus- Intertoto Cup were played on 10 and 24 August. Two of the three winners also qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup by the same route last year. By repeating their success of last year, Schalke 04 and Villar- real – who beat Slovan Liberec and Atletico de Madrid respectively in this years’

Villarreal finals – join VfB , winners (with Roger Garcia, in 2000 and 2002, as the only clubs in Yellow) will be trying to have won this summer competi- to repeat their exploits tion twice. of last season in the UEFA Cup. The third winning club of this season is OSC Lille, who beat Leiria in the finals, making it the tenth win in the UEFA Intertoto Cup for French clubs, a which is all the more unique for having been established by ten different clubs. For , it was the sixth win

AFP/JORDAN (by four clubs), while Spain has won

14 uefadirect 10.04 A bronze Special medal for Italy Olympics in the Athens footballers

AFP/GARCIA Olympic Games. and Slovenian cup winners FC Maribor.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

the UEFA Intertoto Cup on five occa- finals against Argentina, who went lost to the USA (2-1 after extra sions (four clubs). on to win the tournament without time), while were beaten 1-0 Last season, Villarreal conceding a single goal in the whole by Brazil. The USA took gold (2-1 went on to do remarkably well in competition. In the match for after extra time) and Germany went the UEFA Cup, making it as far as bronze medal, Claudio Gentile’s home with the bronze medal after the semi-finals, which they lost team beat Iraq 1-0. beating Sweden 1-0. against winners-to-be Valencia. In the women’s tournament, However, Sweden did not Greece did not make it past the go home empty-handed; they shared Two Olympic medals group matches, but Germany and the fair play prize with . Europe’s representa- Sweden confirmed their place In the men’s tournament, Argentina tives returned from the Athens among the world elite in women’s played as fairly as they did success- Olympics with two bronze football by each winning their fully, and also won the fair play medals and a fair play prize. group. In the semi-finals, Germany prize, which they share with Iraq. In the men’s tournament, the European teams were not espe- Kicking racism out of football cially at ease. Apart from Greece, From 14 to 26 October, the FARE (Football Against Racism who qualified automatically as host in Europe) network will be running its fifth national week of action nation, the continent’s other repre- against racism and discrimination in European football. sentatives were the top three from the last European Under-21 Champi- FARE is providing assistance Special Olympics players went onship, namely, Italy, and for local activities that will be taking onto the pitch to take part in a small place within the context of this demonstration match. They were Montenegro, and Portugal. action week by producing material, joined by Darko Milanic, Special Only reigning Under-21 and arranging debates, tournaments Olympics football ambassador and champions Italy managed to put on and other events. former national team captain, as a good show. Finishing second in ■ At the end of last season, well as by coaches Marijan Pusnik their group, ahead of future finalists Special Olympics footballers were and Joze Prelogar. It was the third Paraguay, they eliminated Mali in invited to attend the Slovenia Cup final time that Special Olympics foot- the quarter-finals (1-0 after extra in Dravograd between FC Dravograd ballers had been invited to the cup time), before losing 3-0 in the semi- and FC Maribor. At half-time, the final. UEFA Jubilee UEFA’s golden jubilee continues to be celebrated throughout Europe. On 1 September, it was the turn of UEFA’s staff to commemorate the event. On that occasion, a time capsule was buried in the grounds of the House of European Football. It contains a variety of objects, including souvenirs produced for the jubilee, such as a pen, pennant and stickers, as well as objects which recall life as it is today and documents which UEFA staff wished to leave for those who will open the capsule 50 years from now. TEAM Marketing, the agency which has been UEFA’s UEFA Champions League partner since the competition began, has also marked UEFA’s Not to be golden jubilee by offering a mini-pitch to the city of Lucerne, where the agency opened until 2054! is based, thereby contributing also to UEFA’s grass- roots development programme. The mini-pitch was inaugurated on 28 August in the presence of the UEFA President and CEO. Continuing with its jubilee features on each of UEFA’s member associations, .com will be presenting the Inaugural football associations of , Russia, San Marino match in Lucerne.

and Scotland in October. UEFA TEAM 15 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Blaz Sliskovic, who currently wears two coach’s hats, and FK Zeljeznicar’s stadium. F. KRVAVAC F. KRVAVAC

CROATIA News New leadership from member associations The beginning of a new season and of a new series of qualifiers always sets us the same goal, in this case, to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in BOSNIA AND Germany and for the final round of BELGIUM the 2004/06 European Under-21 Cham- HERZEGOVINA pionship. New head coaches have been Ringing the changes Disappointing results for Division 2? appointed in order to realise these goals. Better performances had been expected The senior national team has been As the National League celebrated its from the teams from Bosnia and Herze- placed in the hands of Zlatko Kranjcar, 40th anniversary, moves were afoot to govina taking part in the UEFA club com- former international and a very success- bring it out of the shadow of the Pro petitions this season. However, cham- ful coach. The under-21s will be guided League, by improving communications pions NK Siroki Brijeg did not make it past by Slaven Bilic, member of our famous and relations with the media, increasing the early UEFA Champions League quali- national team who won bronze at the sponsorship, developing youth training fiers, falling to Azerbaijani champions 1998 World Cup in France, and a gradu- at clubs and encouraging dialogue with FK Neftchi. ate of the Football Academy of the Croa- the Pro League (first division clubs) in tian Football Association. It is our wish order to take a prominent role in the Two clubs from Bosnia and to involve as many players from this restructuring committees of the URBSFA, Herzegovina have been involved in the generation in the activities of different the national association. In terms of the UEFA Cup qualifiers. FK Zeljeznicar clubs and of the association. Our new sport itself, an overhaul of the second and FK Modrica Maxima made it easily challenge in the forthcoming qualifiers division championship is planned. The through the first preliminary round. lies in the fact that, for the first time proposal is to split the division on a geo- BHZ cup winners FK Modrica Maxima beat ever, we will be meeting Sweden, Hun- graphical basis for the first time. The top Andorran champions FC Santa Coloma, gary and . teams from each region will enter a group while FK Zeljeznicar beat S.S. Pennarossa, During our summer football to decide which team or teams are pro- champions of San Marino. camps, which have a great tradition moted to the first division. Another group But in the second preliminary within our association, we have also been will decide relegation issues. Bonuses for round, the BHZ representatives both preparing new generations of youth high scoring are also envisaged. Fixtures came up against Bulgarian opposition, in players for our under-17 and under-19 may also be switched so that they do not the form of PFC Levski from Sofia and national teams. Now we are also looking clash with first division matches. Subject PFC Litex from Lovech respectively, with forward very much to their forthcoming to the approval of the reforms by the disastrous results, the Bulgarian teams qualifiers. General Assembly, the new formula could netting a grand total of 17 goals in their The Football Academy of the take effect from the 2005/06 season. four victories. Croatian Football Association is being François Vantomme The defeat of FK Zeljeznicar in involved in different issues in respect of Lovech (7-0) was a huge disappointment the work of its experts, especially as far to the fans in Bosnia and Herzegovina. as youth football is concerned. Not only that, but it was the worst ever The domestic league has got defeat of a Bosnian club in the UEFA off to a good start. Most of the clubs competitions. have rejuvenated their teams. These defeats will be a good The coaches have also been lesson for next season, serving as a preparing well. They have shown good reminder that only well-prepared teams results in terms of fitness preparation can hope to progress in the UEFA compe- as well as theoretical knowledge. Our titions. On a positive note, these UEFA refereeing lists have also been rejuve- matches did help the teams concerned to nated and several organisational changes reconstruct their stadiums to meet UEFA’s have been made. Referees and referee requirements. observers are now being appointed by Football fans in Bosnia and former FIFA referee Damir Matovinovic, Herzegovina, as well as in Croatia, have currently a FIFA/UEFA referee observer. also been greeted with the news that The initiative to change the com- current Bosnia and Herzegovina national petition system has not been accepted. coach Blaz Sliskovic has agreed to be This is therefore the third year of a four- CROATIA head coach of Croatian club NK Hajduk A successful start ???????????? year cycle in which the existing competi- for Croatia in the Légende Split. Sliskovic is still head coach of the tion system will be in force. World Cup qualifying Légende Lége Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Expert conferences organised competition. Légende which makes him perhaps the only coach by the association in several different Darijo Srna grapples Légende Lége in the world who presently works in two with ’s Légende regions on work with youth players have Denes Rosa (No. 8). Légende Lége countries. revealed that we have to re-examine

Légende AFP/LOVROVIC Fuad Krvavac the youth competition system. Every-

16 uefadirect 10.04 CROATIA FINLAND FRANCE Slaven Bilic The FFF President is in charge domestic cup Claude Simonet of the competition and new under-21 team. is 50 years old. national coach . AFP/HERTZOG A. BIBARD/FEP/PANORAMIC

thing needs to be built around the fact that HJK , the most successful clubs in behind a host of fabulous memories, youth competition is not the goal but only a competition’s history. but also feelings of frustration and tool for realising the goal, which is to pro- The Finnish Cup final will end the doubt. duce high-quality players. domestic top-flight season, as the Finnish In particular, how was it that Ante Pavlovic league ends on 2 October. The final four Santini’s French squad, so reliable and cup rounds will be played in the space of efficient – brilliant even – between July two-week period in late October, thus con- 2002 and June 2004: 24 matches, 20 wins, ENGLAND densing the suspense. three draws and just one defeat, without “We are happy with the 50th conceding a single goal in the 11 matches Finnish Cup, as a record number of teams before arriving in Portugal – how was it FA online course have participated in the competition. It is that this team could lurch through its EURO attracts international acclaim also great to see at least one lower division campaign in Portugal so badly, conceding Since launching “Psychology for Soccer team in the semi-finals, giving extra nightmare goals and guilty of gross Level 1” on line in January, the Educational flavour to the celebrations. Moreover, the inconsistency? Division of The FA, FA Learning, is last rounds will gather football enthusiasts All eyes are now on Vieira, Pires, delighted to report that more than 200 of together, as the Cup ends the season”, Petri Henry and Trezeguet as the heirs to the the 1,200 students are from overseas. Heikkinen, the Finnish FA’s Head of Compe- golden age of French football. This core Students from more than 20 titions, stated with satisfaction. of players offers the promise that French countries are now taking part in the course, Sami Terävä football will once again shine as a result including students from New Zealand, of its excellent policies on bringing young talent through. Although now the burden Australia, Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Jamaica of responsibility, all the responsibility in and Iceland. FRANCE fact, is on the shoulders of these stars. Aimed at coaches, parents and The team must not look back. teachers of young players, the course looks Zidane bids farewell The sole ambition must be to raise the at the key aspects of psychology that can as Domenech arrives French flag high in the 2006 World Cup. assist coaches at all levels, including moti- Even before a ball was kicked in EURO 2004, Qualifying would be a good start! vation, assessing the needs of players, and Philippe Tournon the role of the supportive coach. announced that he would The feedback below is from an be coaching Tottenham in the new season. Icelandic student and is testament to the Who would succeed him as French national views of many students that complete coach became the hot topic of the summer the course. in a country which has at least 50 million “This is a great learning experi- selectors! ence for coaches and parents. The learning Although it seemed to be a two- environment is attractive and the course horse race between and , it was eventually an outsider, who material is enlightening and very useful. had not even officially applied to FFF Presi- As a parent of children in soccer I found it dent Simonet for the job, who pipped them very helpful to go through the course mate- at the post – Raymond Domenech. rial, which reminded me of what is most An unusual character, Domenech important for my children’s development has built up a solid football reputation. as soccer players and as individuals”. Aged 52, he had an illustrious playing For more information on the online career as a defender (Olympique Lyonnais, course and The FA’s educational activities, Strasbourg, Paris SG, Girondins de Bordeaux) visit www.TheFA.com/FALearning. notching up 432 matches in the French Jane Bateman first division, plus 8 caps for France, before turning his skills to management at Mulhouse and Olympique Lyonnais. FINLAND In 1993 Domenech joined the French Football Federation (FFF) as a National Technical Director where, among Finnish Cup celebrates in October other tasks, he was the coach and selector The 50th Finnish Cup will reach its peak of the national under-21 team for 11 years. when the final is played at Helsinki’s Finnair So the new coach of les “Bleus” is AFP/SORIANO Stadium on 30 October. An all-time record an insider with expert knowledge of the FRANCE number of teams have been aiming to next generation of French footballers who Zidane’s retirement marks the turning of a page. conquer the Cup, 386 sides having entered will take up the challenge after the double the competition on 1 April. disappointment of the 2002 World Cup Sixteen teams are still in con- and EURO 2004. ICELAND tention for a place in the final ahead of the The era of the “Zidane generation”, seventh round on 16 October. As the 1998 World Champions and 2000 European remaining rounds have already been drawn, Champions, is well and truly over. Making history it is certain that a first or second division After Deschamps, Blanc, Djorkaeff, History has been made in Icelandic foot- club will qualify for the semi-final. However, Petit, Dugarry and company, it was the ball this summer, and perhaps even on an a total of eight league clubs are still in turn of Zidane, Desailly, Thuram and Lizarazu international scale. Equality of the sexes the competition, including FC Haka and to take a final bow this summer, leaving is something that is widely discussed in

17 ICELAND FYR MACEDONIA A record crowd Hope for the for Iceland national team. and, what is more, a win against Italy! A. SABATTINI FSM

all sectors of society, and football is capacity in the Laugardalsvöllur stadium In all, 31 teams took part in the no exception. The Icelandic FA, with the is only 7,000, which meant that over tournament. The organisers were very help of Landsbankinn, sponsor of the 13,000 spectators had to pack onto the surprised, but equally delighted, that so men’s and women’s top division, has terraces. The record will probably not many people were interested in this taken a huge step in this direction by be beaten again, as plans are afoot to tournament. announcing that the prize money for renovate the stadium and make it an all- Among the participants were the women’s top division will be the seater venue with room for around LFF General Secretary Julius Kvedaras same as in the men’s top division. This 15,000 spectators. with his daughter and son. Mr Kvedaras will be a huge boost for the women’s To make it a perfect night for finished as the leading scorer. After the game and make the importance of all those in attendance, as well as the event, the national federation decided achieving success even greater. Until viewers at home and football in Iceland without hesitation to organise another now, no one could have ever believed in general, the Italians were beaten con- such tournament, this time in the that one day the prize money would vincingly 2-0, something that no one capital, Vilnius. be equal for both sexes in Iceland’s top had dared to dream of. It is therefore a The main goal of the tourna- division. date that will be well documented in ment is to get more families and chil- In July, the FA and its sponsors Icelandic football history. dren involved in football and to reduce launched a campaign to attract as many Ómar Smárason delinquency on the streets. people as possible to attend an inter- Vaiva Zizaite national friendly against Italy at the Lau- gardalsvöllur stadium in Reykjavík on 18 August. The aim was to beat the pre- KAZAKHSTAN vious attendance record for a football FYR MACEDONIA match in Iceland, set in 1968 when First World Cup qualifiers 18,194 people came to see Benfica and as UEFA member Championship kicks off Eusebio play Icelandic champions Valur On 8 September, the national team of Even though it was holiday time, the in the European Cup at the same Kazakhstan embarked on the qualifiying FA of The former Yugoslav Republic of Laugardalsvöllur stadium. Few actually round for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Macedonia has been busy. believed this would be possible, but one when they played at home in The twelfth championship got hour before kick-off, a total of 20,204 Almaty. Kazakhstan’s other rivals in under way in the first week of the hottest tickets had been sold, crushing the Group 2 are Denmark, Greece, Turkey, month, with new regulations in force, record set 36 years ago, and making the Georgia and Albania. match a complete sell-out. Seating according to which the bottom two teams Previously, Kazakhstan, as will be relegated directly into the next a member of the AFC, took part in the division down, while the two teams qualifying competitions for the 1998 which finish third and fourth from the and 2002 World Cups. In 1997, at the bottom of the table will contest play-offs first stage, Kazakhstan outstripped against the third and fourth teams from Iraq and Pakistan, but faltered at the the second division. If the second divi- second stage, finishing last in their sion teams win the play-offs, they will be group, behind the Republic of Korea, promoted. After five rounds, represen- Japan, the United Arab Emirates and tatives of all the clubs, meeting with the Uzbekistan. Four years later, Kazakhstan president of the association, Haralampie again had to meet Iraq at the first stage, Hadzi-Risteski, expressed their satis- as well as Nepal and Macao. In the end, the contest for top place in the group faction that the standard of play is higher was between Kazakhstan and Iraq. Both and referee performances better. of their games ended in a 1-1 draw, In the middle of August, the but Iraq came out on top thanks to their under-21 and senior national teams superior . played their first qualifying matches for Kazakhstan are now making the 2006 European Under-21 Champi- their third attempt to reach the World onship final round and World Cup finals Cup finals, this time as a member respectively. The two excellent results of UEFA. achieved – 4-0 win for the under-21s Alexander Keplin and 3-0 for the seniors – raises hopes that our national teams will do better in these qualifying competitions than in LITHUANIA the past. At the end of September, the association will host a mini-tournament Family tournament in the first qualifying round of the Euro- NETHERLANDS The Lithuanian Football Federation’s pean Under-19 Championship. The , district of Kaunas Football Federation has other teams involved are France, Armenia elected by organised a football tournament for the and Azerbaijan. The tournament is an overwhelming being organised on the shores of Lake majority of fans family, schools, streets and other foot- as best player of ball teams. It was the first grassroots Ohrid.

the last 50 years. KNVB project of its kind to be held in Lithuania. Zoran Nikolovski

18 uefadirect 10.04 MALTA Reidar Bjornestad (left) and the seminar participants, with Malta FA President Joseph Mifsud. D. AQUILINA D. AQUILINA ???????????????

Representatives from each of work that goes on. However, over the last MALTA the five decades formed teams that played two to three years, the Northern Ireland tailor-made matches in accordance with fans and the IFA’s community relations the age of the players. Thus a first divi- department have moved from being on Looking ahead sion representative side from the fifties the back foot with regards to community The role played by the referees in football played their contemporaries from the pre- relations issues to being more proactive is of paramount importance. The Referees mier division, coached by the big names and dynamic. The Northern Ireland fans Board of the Malta Football Association of those days and officiated by equally and groups like the Amalgamation of Offi- (MFA) is forward-looking in this respect and well-known former referees. It was just cial Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs aware of its responsibilities to keep abreast one of those days where former rivals have embraced the IFA’s community rela- with new developments in all aspects of turned out to be friends for eternity and tions message and driven the work in this refereeing. where anecdotes from the past became area forward to a level that few could have The Board, working within the hilarious short novels, all to the amuse- predicted only a few years ago. Today the Referees’ Department of the MFA, organises ment of the protagonists and their Northern Ireland fans are at the heart of annual seminars, where the latest interpre- audience. all our best community relations work and tation of rules and practices are examined Faas Wilkes was one of the key it is a real honour to be in a position to and discussed in the light of instructions stars on the day that was most appropri- support their initiatives such as the Sea of from UEFA and FIFA. ately called the ‘battle of the legends’. Green project. This initiative was aimed at This activity, directed by Tom A. Wilkes was one of the first Dutch players encouraging all Northern Ireland fans to Restall, Head of the Referees’ Department, to join a foreign club and he was top wear green on Saturday, 4 September at this year had as guest speaker the Norwe- gian ex-international referee, R. Bjornestad, national team scorer for more than three Windsor Park when Northern Ireland took currently a member of UEFA’s Referees decades, until , and on in the World Cup qualifiers. Committee. later , overtook his remark- Northern Ireland football legend All Maltese top-class referees and able tally of 36 goals in 42 matches. Kees Mal Donaghy was fully behind the fans ef- assistant referees, besides several others, Rijvers (successful coach with PSV Eind- forts: “After watching this year’s EURO including match inspectors, participated in hoven and the national team) still man- 2004 competition where the fans were this four-day seminar, which turned out to aged to impress the spectators with his bedecked in their team colours, it would be very interesting and useful. skills and dummies at the age of 77. be great if the Northern Ireland fans Mr Bjornestad covered several It was a day when the gener- could turn Windsor Park into a Sea of topics, including communication between ation that won the European champion- Green. I know the fans are working hard match officials, determining offside, pre- ship in 1988 came eye to eye with their behind the scenes to create a carnival match talk and reading the game. The par- legendary predecessors. The premier atmosphere and I also know how impor- ticipants’ contribution reflected the Maltese division team of the nineties counted tant it is to the Northern Ireland football referees’ high degree of awareness of new such names as newly appointed national trends in the role of match officials. team coach , Ronald Talks by other speakers touched Koeman, John van ‘t Schip, , on psychological and medical factors con- and Sonny Silooy. nected with the game. ‘The Referees and Football fans elected their the Media’ and the ‘Referee-Coach Relation- favourite player, club, administra- ship’ were other themes dealt with. tor, referee and coach. Not sur- There was also a practical session prisingly, Johan Cruyff turned and two workshops followed by group out to be the individual player reports. MFA President Joseph Mifsud made who has impressed most during the the concluding address, stressing the use- past fifty years. Ajax were the most fulness of such seminars as part of UEFA’s popular club, the efforts to improve the quality of refereeing favourite coach and and aim at uniformity in the interpretation got the majority of votes in the match of the Laws of the Game. officials’ category. Finally, PSV president Alex Vella Harry van Raay, who left the club on 1 September, was the most remarkable football administrator in the eyes of NETHERLANDS the fans. Rob de Leede

Legends meet again It was a rare sight in the Olympic Stadium NORTHERN in on Saturday 7 August. Five IRELAND decades of legendary football players joined Sea of Green initiative hands to celebrate fifty years of professional FSM football in the Netherlands. No suits, no ties, From a community relations point of no shining shoes, but plain football boots, view, the Irish Football Association and specially designed jerseys with laces and the Northern Ireland fans have learnt a white shorts down to the knees. Great and great deal over the last four years. Com- still greater legends of Dutch football munity relations work can be a fragile FYR MACEDONIA returned to the pitch, some of whom had business and obviously bad news makes A win against Armenia for The former Yugoslav not played for more than three decades. the headlines more than the positive Republic of Macedonia (in red).

19 SLOVAKIA Children’s football festival. SFZ

team for all the fans to be 100% behind inclusive of all who enjoy football. As The ceremony was attended them. This Sea of Green initiative is well as embracing a long tradition with by Jozef Venglos, Vice-Chairman of the the perfect opportunity for the fans to the shamrock, the new logo is a fresh, UEFA Technical Development Committee, show their support for Lawrie and the modern reflection of Irish heritage and and Michel Sablon, Technical Director boys,” he said before the game. the bright talent who star in the game of the Belgian Football Association and Michael Boyd in Ireland at all levels. the UEFA instructor who oversaw the In the new design, the basic first Romanian Pro course. colours of green and orange have been Representing the Romanian REPUBLIC retained, as these two colours reflect the football authorities were Mircea Sandu, OF IRELAND significant relationship with the Irish FRF President, Anghel Iordanescu, national colours. Romanian National Team Coach, Mircea A new image The new logo has been incorpo- Radulescu, Director of the National Wednesday, 25 August 2004, was an rated in a new Republic of Ireland crest School of Coaches, Cristian Bivolaru, historic day for and this will worn on all playing gear. It FRF Deputy Secretary-General, and of Ireland. This was the day a completely is primarily the public identity associated , member of the FRF Execu- new image was launched for football in with representative Irish football teams tive Committee and Managing Director the Republic of Ireland, as the associa- at all levels of the game, under-age, of Dinamo , the current tion unveiled a brand image including a junior, women and senior. Romanian champions. new Irish logo. As such, it will open worldwide In his speech, Jozef Venglos In quite a revolutionary design, opportunities for promotion, publicity highlighted the progress made by the the new logo incorporates the basic and merchandising. Romanian School of Coaches and the emblem of Ireland, the shamrock, and Said Fran Rooney, “for every positive manner in which it has imple- replaces the old image which contained organisation, its brand is a valuable mented UEFA recommendations. the shamrock, a football and the letters strategic asset and is the primary The 18 coaches awarded the FAI. source of its competitive advantage.” Pro licence are: Ioan Amdone (currently The FAI had managed to keep “For our part in the Football at Dinamo Bucharest), Gavril Balint (Assis- the design of its new logo very much Association of Ireland, our new brand tant Coach at Galatasaray Istanbul), under wraps during its preparation strategy gives us the opportunity to Sorin Cartu (Otelul Galati), stage and it was not until the official develop an image, both within and out- (currently out of contract), Gheorghe launch ceremony, held in a hotel side football, which reflects an associa- Hagi (Galatasaray Istanbul), on 25 August, that the new image was tion that is modern, yet with traditional (FC Oradea, 2nd division), Marius Lacatus revealed. values, is progressive, professional, (Assistant National Coach), Nicolae In a glittering, colourful and business focussed and about football.” Manea (national under-21 team), Florin well-orchestrated ceremony, embellished The design work for the new Marin (Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt, 2nd divi- with very impressive video images, Foot- brand image was developed by an in- sion), (FC Arges Pitesti), ball Association Chief Executive Officer house project team from the Football (FC Botosani, 2nd division), Fran Rooney unveiled what he termed Association of Ireland with the support (Sportul Studentesc “a new brand strategy which heralds of a design agency, Source. Bucharest), (Laminorul the many changes in football and the The new logo was seen on the Roman, 2nd division), commencement of a new and exciting Irish playing gear for the first time when (Universitatea Craiova), Ioan Sabau period for football in Ireland.” the Republic of Ireland began their series (Gaz Metan Medias, 2nd division), Emil The new brand strategy includes of qualifying games for the 2006 World Sandoi (Pandurii Tg.Jiu, 2nd division), a new brand image, website, fans network Cup against Cyprus and at (out of contract), Mihai and merchandise. It recognises the core the beginning of September. Stoichita (out of contract). objectives of the Football Association of Brendan Mckenna In addition to these 18 elite Ireland, which are to support the devel- coaches, the Pro licence was also opment of all its teams and affiliates and awarded to the former Romanian national to market its brand worldwide. ROMANIA team coaches who were instructors on The new brand image repre- the course: Angelo NIiculescu, Emerich sents the very essence of Irish football, Jenei, Anghel Iordanescu, , Presentation of Pro licences Mircea Radulescu, Victor Piturca and Previous articles in uefadirect described Cornel Dinu. the first course held in Romania through The second Pro course for which coaches could obtain a Pro 2004/05 started on 6 September with licence. This qualification is recognised 20 participants. The course finishes by all the signatory countries of the in June 2005. UEFA Convention. Dan Cristea Conceived in 1992, the first Pro licence course took place in 2004. SLOVENIA On Monday 23 August, the Romanian Jalen SLOVAKIA Pokorn Football Federation (FRF) held a special (in white) ceremony at its headquarters for the make his presentation of Pro licences to 18 top- Football for children international The Slovakian FA has launched a project debut against level Romanian coaches who had Serbia and passed the examinations of this first called “Football for Children”. The goal

Montenegro. NZS/TAKA Pro course. is to encourage more youngsters to take

20 uefadirect 10.04 SWITZERLAND TURKEY UKRAINE A girls’ The Iraqi Off to a training referees good centre. at the Turkish start on FA’s centre. the sand. ASF TFF FFU

up the game. Every first Sunday of the Claudio Taddei (Technical Director of month, children can meet current and the regional football association in former Slovakian internationals, top Solothurn). coaches and international referees at the SFV President Ralph Zloczower, national training centre in Senec and test who announced when he was elected their skills. The coaches explain what they on 10 February 2001 that he wanted to do, how referees prepare for matches, improve football training for girls and etc. The highlight of the project so far invest more money into it, said at the was the “Football Day” held at the centre inauguration: “I am certain that Swiss in August. It is the biggest event of the women’s football has a rosy future grassroots project. This year, 150 children ahead of it. Performances in recent from different clubs took part in the activ- years have been steadily improving. ities (shooting practice, accurate direct And now, by setting up this training passing, etc.). At the end of the day, centre, and creating a third national the children and their parents watched a team, the under-17s, I am sure we will match involving former internationals, be moving up the ranks before long and afterwards had the opportunity to col- and getting closer to the best women’s lect autographs and meet the McDonald’s teams in Europe. The way in which FFU mascot Ronald. They went home with the grassroots sector is progressing is ate with other football associations that some souvenirs, including badges and also pleasing. In the last twelve would like to profit from its knowledge pennants from UEFA, FIFA and the Slova- months, the number of registered girls kian FA, as well as football books. As a and experience. and women has risen by thirty percent Mustafa Kemal Artalan parting gesture, tomorrow’s footballers no less, from 9,000 to 11,700. What’s released UEFA Golden Jubilee balloons. more, I am delighted that we have Karolina Ducka managed to find two sponsors – prin- cipal sponsors Swisscom and media UKRAINE partners Blick/Sonntagsblick – who SLOVENIA are ready to support our efforts.” Mini-pitches The SFV president also expressed grati- in the whole country tude to UEFA: “Thanks to its HatTrick Within the framework of UEFA’s HatTrick Starting anew assistance programme, UEFA has programme, the Cabinet of Ministers is For the start of the 2006 World Cup quali- made it possible for us to set up this supporting the “Our Future” programme, fiers, Slovenia has rejuvenated its national girls’ training centre.” which aims to provide all regions with team. For the friendly match against Pierre Benoit artificial mini-pitches for year-round use. Serbia and Montenegro in Ljubljana, In August, the Ukrainian Government coach Oblak selected 18 players, among gave instructions for state financial sup- them six debutants: goalkeeper Samir port to be provided and every region Handanovic, defender Branko Ilic, mid- TURKEY to be equipped with mini-pitches in the fielders Andrej Komac and Jalen Pokorn, next two months. In cooperation with and forwards Zlatko Dedic and Borut Training camp for Iraqi referees the Football Federation of Ukraine, the Semler. The last five also had the oppor- Within the framework of the cooperation Cabinet of Ministers will install 350 mini- tunity to try themselves on the pitch – between our football association and pitches for children and young people in and they did their job well, achieving a the Iraqi Football Association, 27 top the densely populated districts of cities, final result of 1-1. Iraqi referees have attended a training in villages and on school premises by The new generation now faces a camp in Turkey. Led by Turkish referee mid-October. great challenge – qualifying for the World instructors, the following topics were The national beach soccer team Cup in a group that also comprises Italy, studied during the camp, which was had a difficult assignment in Spain from Norway, Scotland, Belarus and Moldova. held at the TFA’s Trabzon Haluk Ulusoy 6 to 8 August – to win a place in the With the help of ‘the old brigade’, headed facilities from 15 to 28 August: 2004 European Championship. Also by captain Aleksander Knavs, they cer- ● Amendments to the Laws of the competing for the place at stake in the tainly do not lack the will and inspiration. Game final round were Hungary, Sweden, The opening match against Moldova (3-0) ● Analysis of referee decisions taken Slovenia, the Netherlands, Poland, was played at the new stadium in Celje. in European, Turkish and Iraqi league Greece and Monaco. These teams have Irena Ilesic Cujovic matches good experience of international com- ● Criteria for standardised refereeing petitions, while for the Ukrainian team, ● Cooperation among referees and the qualifying round in Spain was only SWITZERLAND creating a team spirit their second international tournament ● Practices for increasing the physical since the Beach Football Association was capacity of referees and preparing for founded. But that did not stop them; Girls’ training centre opens the new season from a mental, physical the Ukrainians achieved three runaway In mid-August, the Swiss FA (SFV) opened and psychological aspect victories and returned home as group a training centre for girls in Huttwil. Thir- ● Importance of cooperation between winners. The crucial test for the team – teen girls aged 14 and 15 will be coached the referee and the assistant referees. the final round of the championship – by Béatrice von Siebenthal (responsible The Turkish Football Associa- started in Monaco on 1 September. for women’s football in the SFV) and tion is ready to and will always cooper- Valeriy Nykonenko

21 Lennart Johansson, Joseph S. Blatter and Friedrich Stickler at the Opera House. GEPA-PICTURES GEPA-PICTURES

a great coach!” The trophy in his Austrian Football honour, made by Silvio Gazzaniga, who also designed the FIFA World Cup, was received by Happel’s grand- children Christina and Philipp. Association , head of Centenary party the 2006 World Cup organising committee, announced the “Player in two acts of the Century” with the words “Herbert, for the next hundred years, ON 17 AUGUST, THE AUSTRIAN FA CELEBRATED ITS CENTENARY WITH you don’t have to worry about any- one taking your place!” Herbert A “SOUND OF FOOTBALL” GALA AT THE VIENNA STATE OPERA HOUSE, FOLLOWED Prohaska, still known affectionately as THE NEXT DAY BY A MATCH BETWEEN AND GERMANY AT THE “Schneckerl” because of the amazing STADIUM ATTENDED BY SOME 38,000 SPECTATORS. IT WAS A TWO-DAY haircut he used to sport, was one of the dominant footballers of the CELEBRATION THAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED. 1970s and . He was the national team’s playmaker and brains. He Around 300 football officials rock and roll. But the leading roles scored his most important inter- from 48 nations travelled to Vienna at this momentous evening were national goal on 30 October 1977 in to offer their congratulations to played by other characters. UEFA Izmir, putting Austria through to Austrian FA President Friedrich Stick- President Lennart Johansson paid a the World Cup finals in Argentina. ler and General Secretary Wolfgang posthumous tribute to Ernst Happel, “I always dreamed of winning the Gramann in person. EURO 2008 calling him the “Coach of the World Cup or European Cup,” the Tournament Director Alfred Ludwig Century”, recalling that in the last 49-year-old beamed. “But I never was also there for the visitors to year of his life, despite being seri- reckoned on becoming Footballer of greet. It was Ludwig who arranged ously ill, Happel still took on the job the Century. I would also like to for the Austrian FA to be allowed to of national coach. As a player, he accept this award on behalf of others make a non-programmed guest per- won 51 caps for his country and who would have been just as worthy formance at the opera for the first played in Austria’s bronze-winning winners, great players like Hans time in its 135-year history. team in the 1954 World Cup. He Krankl, Matthias Sindelar, Franz For the “Sound of Football”, was equally successful as a coach, Hasil and Bruno Pezzey, to name the Vienna Boys Choir, Belgian singer winning no less than 17 national but a few.” Helmut Lotti, Italy’s star export and international titles, including In other tributes, FIFA Presi- Zucchero and famous Russian tenor the European Cup with dent Joseph S. Blatter described Sergej Nayda performed a fabulous and Hamburg. “Ernst didn’t say 20-year-old captain mix ranging from classical music to much but he was a great player and as an “outstanding talent”, Michel Platini praised Austria’s record scorer (44 goals in 95 interna- tionals), while “host” Friedrich Stickler extolled the merits of record national-team player Andreas Herzog (103 caps/26 goals). The centenary match the next day was refereed by Pierluigi Fireworks Collina. But it did not produce the for the centenary. happy end that the Austrian FA would have liked on the occasion of its centenary. In their first match under Jürgen Klinsmann, Germany won 3-1. The scorers were Kevin Kuranyi (2nd, 61st and 72nd minutes) and Martin Amerhauser (10th minute).

GEPA-PICTURES Wolfgang Eichler

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