No. 143 | November 2014 IN THIS ISSUE Official publication of the SECOND WOMEN IN FOOTBALL Union of European Football Associations LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 4 Images The second week-long Women in Football Leadership seminar Getty took place at the House of European Football in Nyon at the end via Chief editor: of October. Emmanuel Deconche UEFA Produced by: PAO graphique, CH-1110 Morges SOLIDARY PAYMENTS TO CLUBS Printing: 10 Artgraphic Cavin SA, A share of the revenue earned by the UEFA Champions League CH-1422 Grandson goes to the clubs involved in the UEFA Champions League and Editorial deadline: UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. This season, 183 clubs Images 8 November 2014 have benefitted. Getty The views expressed in signed articles are not necessarily the official views of UEFA. HISTORIC AGREEMENT SIGNED The reproduction of articles IN BRUSSELS 13 published in UEFA·direct is authorised, provided the On 14 October the European Commission and UEFA Commission source is indicated. signed an agreement designed to reinforce relations between the two institutions. European POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY 14 Two important financial fair play events were organised in the past two months: in September a UEFA club licensing and financial fair play workshop took place in Dublin, followed Sportsfile Cover: in October by a round table in Nyon. Lotta Schelin of Olympique Lyonnais gets in front of Joséphine Henning of Paris Saint-Germain in the first NEWS FROM MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS 15 leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League round of 16 tie (1-1) technician No. 57 | November 2014 SUPPLEMENT EDITORIAL THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE Photo: E. Baledent / After an exhilarating and entertaining FIFA about coaching topics relating to Germany’s World Cup in Brazil, the challenge for many top- victorious campaign. But one of the other level club coaches was to refuel and remotivate interesting features was a round-table discussion their international players, who had been progres - during which some of the coaches reflected with sively reintegrated into pre-season schedules honesty on their teams’ failure to progress • after a brief summer respite. Ditto some of the beyond the group stage. They admitted that the LEMOUSTICPRODUCTION Issue 57 of UEFA technician features the FIFA-UEFA Conference national team coaches, who had to overhaul experience had hurt them. They admitted that their squads and coax them into top gear for an they had spent a lot of time trying to pinpoint immediate round of fixtures in the UEFA EURO the reasons for setbacks on the field of play, 2016 qualifiers. But, despite the packed calendar, despite meticulous, well-designed preparation the month of September offered club and national programmes prior to the trip to Brazil and during team coaches opportunities to get together in a the final tournament itself. For the coaches who non-competitive environment and, quite simply, had not been at the World Cup, it offered a talk football. fascinating insight. for National Coaches and Technical Directors held in St Petersburg The first event was the annual Elite Club A couple of weeks after the event in Russia, Coaches Forum at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon. the first of the 2014/15 season’s student The 2014 / 15 squad contained quite a few exchange courses for UEFA Pro newcomers, with coaches from UEFA Europa licence students was held in Nyon. League teams mingling with colleagues who had On the final day, I interviewed led their clubs into the knockout rounds of the David Moyes, the UEFA Champions League. Sir Alex Ferguson, technician who in September, as well as an interview with Joachim Löw. who earlier this year agreed to take on the role had faced the of UEFA Coaching Ambassador, encouraged his difficult challenge colleagues not to hesitate in speaking up and of stepping into helping UEFA to improve its club competitions – Sir Alex’s shoes at including the newcomers, whom he urged “not Manchester United. It to be overawed by us older guys”. He underlined was easy for the students to the value of listening to young coaches with feel his passion for coaching young ideas. The young coaches were also happy and coach education. And it to tap into the knowledge of Sir Alex and the was important for their other experienced campaigners. And a third futures to hear his honest dimension was added to the interaction thanks appraisal of the problems to the presence of the UEFA President, Michel and situations he has needed Platini, and the General Secretary, Gianni Infantino. to address during his coaching It was not lost on the coaches that they were not career. ‘there for the photo’ but were prepared to listen All the coaches, in Nyon and to contribute throughout the forum. and in St Petersburg, were prepa- When the national team coaches and technical red to put something back into the directors gathered in St Petersburg for the joint game by sharing their thoughts and David Moyes FIFA-UEFA conference on the World Cup, we their first-hand experience with their directs operations were privileged to hear Joachim Löw talking colleagues in the coaching profession. during his time at Manchester The following pages will, I hope, give United FC – against readers an opportunity to benefit from his former club, IN THIS ISSUE some of their knowledge. l Everton Ioan Lupescu UEFA Chief Technical Officer INTERVIEW – JOACHIM LÖW 2-5 ECHOES OF BRAZIL 6-9 Images FROM AWAY GOALS Getty TO YOUTH LEAGUE 10-11 A BALANCING ACT 12 UEFA • technician | 11.14 | 1 2 | UEFA •direct | 11.14 Editorial UEFA EXCITING, VIBRANT AND UNPREDICTABLE These are three words I would use to to give talented women from our national describe the football we have seen so far associations the tools they need to succeed in during the European Qualifiers. football and make their voices heard in a world that has been dominated by men for With an expanded 24-team UEFA EURO 2016 too long. in France, we have seen many teams playing with a renewed sense of purpose, harbouring It is my belief that we must also increase real aspirations of participating in our flagship the presence of minorities in football mana- tournament for the first time. I know it is early gement and administration and I am pleased in the qualifying campaign, but we have we are addressing that issue with the creation already seen some historic results, with some of the Captains of Change programme. of the traditional ‘smaller teams’ beating Football should be a force for integration and established superpowers on their way to hopefully this initiative will promote diversity leading their groups. The great news is that of all kinds across our game and our more fans than ever have been able to watch institutions. all the action, since the new Week of Football concept makes more action available to more people on TVs around Europe. The viewing figures have been fantastic across the continent as we continue to increase the exposure of national team football. Exposure leads to development and that is at the core of what I stand for as UEFA President. Michel Platini UEFA President Development is indeed crucial to me, and I am happy that together with key stakeholders we are working for it on and off the field. I was pleased to participate in the second edition of the Women in Football Leadership Programme in Nyon, which featured the presence of former European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding. I am a big supporter of this programme because it aims UEFA •direct | 11.14 | 3 Women’s leadership GUIDING WOMEN TO LEADERSHIP UEFA has taken an innovative measure in introducing the Women in Football Leadership Programme (WFLP), which is designed to identify potential leaders and to equip them with the appropriate skills to take senior management and decision-making roles in the game. The latest WFLP seminar at the House of European Football from 27 to 31 October suggested that the programme will surely be bearing fruit very soon. UEFA via Getty Images UEFA Viviane Reding, MEP (on the right of UEFA UEFA has seen the way forward. It has acting as programme mentors, giving advice and President Michel Platini), understood that it is necessary to bring more exchang ing experiences with participants as part and UEFA Executive women into senior positions in European football of their personal development. UEFA is also making Committee member Karen Espelund (on the – increasing opportunities and changing per- full use of its experience in staging knowledge- left) with the participants spectives within the game. The European body, sharing workshops and development programmes at the second Women which launched the WFLP after consultation for national association staff members, such in Football Leadership with Europe’s national associations, has been as the Executive Master in European Sport Programme seminar given widespread praise for its recognition that Governance (MESGO) and the UEFA Certificate football cannot remain a male-dominated domain, in Football Management (UEFA CFM). and has responded with positive action. In 2011, Norwegian football administrator Karen Espelund Inspirational speech became the first-ever female member of the Seminar participants were given coaching on UEFA Executive Committee. The target of the the personal and professional qualities needed WLFP is that many more women will join her in for senior management positions – how to lead, taking up senior roles. self-awareness and self-analysis, networking, The WFLP is proving to be a sound investment coaching and teamwork, and the ability to in the future, as it is focused not only on working influence and make an impact. They were guided towards the equality and integration that are along the way by experts from the Lausanne- essential to the development of the football based IMD Business School, which specialises in workforce, but also on giving the tools to executive development – and were given implement them.