No.

110 – 08/2011

Spanish football takes

pride of place
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In this issue
Spain’s run of success continues 4
Spain’s collection of silverware continues to grow,
the latest additions to their trophy cabinet being
the European U19 and U21 trophies (page 5), while
the Women’s U17 trophy remains on display for
another season (page 10).

€750 million for

UEFA Champions League clubs 6
The participating clubs are understandably
the main beneficiaries of UEFA Champions
League revenue. For the 2010/11 season,
they shared in more than €750 million.

Higher bonuses in the UEFA Europa League 8

The second season of the UEFA Europa League
resulted in an increase of more than 10% in
the amounts distributed to the participating clubs.

Braga win the UEFA Regions’ Cup 11

In Portugal, the team from Braga won
UEFA’s competition for non-professional
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Spanish football continues to excel on the international scene and has added three
new European titles to its impressive collection, in the latest Under-21 (photo),
Under-19 and Women’s Under-17 championships. Not only that but the three players
shortlisted for the new UEFA Best Player in Europe award play for Spanish clubs.
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Surtitre Editorial 3

A necessary
measure

UEFA
C an passion ever rhyme with reason? In football, it is
no easy task to make the two go hand in hand,
given the comprehensive losses that some clubs have got
the matches, which once again promise to attract a
huge following, the 2011/12 season will draw attention
for another, more particular reason, but one with far-
into the bad habit of accumulating over the seasons. We reaching implications, as it is in the interests of the game
have often insisted that football, far from being a mere as a whole if all the clubs play by the rules, comply with
economic activity, is, above all, a sport and a game, the financial fair play criteria and achieve a sustainable
and that its popularity stems from the fact that it stirs pas- financial balance, making passion agree with reason.
sions. However, this undeniable truth must not stand in
the way of reason and mask the harsh reality that if it I wish all the clubs, players, directors, referees and
continues along this path, professional football will run fans an exciting new season typified by fair play in all
headlong into bankruptcy, and its collapse will not be its forms.
without repercussions at grassroots level, tarnishing its
image, if nothing else.
Michel Platini
This should not be seen as a call for austerity and a UEFA President
return to the budgets of old. Football moves impressive
amounts of money, and that is a good thing. Nor is it a
question of seeking a utopian distribution of wealth.
There have always been clubs that are richer than others
and there doubtless always will be. All we want is for
clubs – richer and poorer alike – to spend no more than
they earn and to balance their books, this being the only
sure way for them to survive.

To this end, with the unanimous support of all the

stakeholders, and with a view to helping the clubs, we
have established financial fair play criteria, which we
will start to apply strictly from this season. So aside from

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4 European Under-19 Championship

A great RESULTS

experience
Group A
20.7 Romania – Czech Republic 1-3
20.7 Greece – Republic of Ireland 1-2
23.7 Czech Republic – Republic of Ireland 2-1

for everyone
23.7 Romania – Greece 0-1
26.7 Republic of Ireland – Romania 0-0
26.7 Czech Republic – Greece 1-0

Group B
The tenth European Under-19 Championship 20.7 Serbia – Turkey 2-0
in Romania ended in identical fashion to 21.7 Spain – Belgium 4-1
four of the first nine editions of the competition 23.7 Turkey – Belgium 1-1
with Spain holding the trophy aloft. 23.7 Serbia – Spain 0-4
26.7 Belgium – Serbia 1-1
26.7 Turkey – Spain 3-0
The triumph followed Spain’s successes in
2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007 – the Semi-finals
coach Ginés Meléndez playing a part in
29.7 Czech Republic – Serbia 4-2
all but the first – and ensured the Iberian 29.7 Spain – Republic of Ireland 5-0
side kept the trophy permanently.
Final
Three victories for the Czechs 01.8 Czech Republic – Spain 2-3*
The Czechs were in control of Group A from the out- * after extra time
set, although they had to come from behind to beat hosts
Romania (3-1) and the Republic of Ireland (2-1) respec-
tively. A 1-0 matchday 3 victory against Greece ensured soaia and duly made themselves at home, taking a
Jaroslav Hrebík’s team progressed as group winners to 3-0 lead before 20 minutes had elapsed. Djordje Des-
the semi-finals, where they were joined by the Republic potovic’s quickfire double brought Serbia back into the
of Ireland, who secured their progress with a goalless contest by the 28th minute, but Jirí Skalák sealed the
draw against Romania. result late on.
Spain also reached the last four with something to By contrast, Spain stormed into their sixth UEFA U19
spare despite a false start in Group B as their game with final as a clinical attacking display proved too much for
Belgium was abandoned due to adverse weather condi- Ireland in Chiajna, Gerard Deulofeu and Pablo Sarabia
tions. Meléndez’s team were 4-1 winners when the scoring fine first-half goals. Juanmi added a third shortly
teams met again a day later, the subsequent 4-0 defeat after the restart, before top scorer Morata added a late
of Serbia – in which Álvaro Morata scored a hat-trick – double, the second a penalty, to take his tournament
wrapping up first place with a game to spare. A 1-1 tally to six.
draw against Belgium ensured Serbia joined the even- The final proved a tighter contest, the Czechs striking
tual champions in the last four, Turkey bowing out despite first seven minutes after half-time thanks to Ladislav
a 3-0 defeat of a much-changed Spain. Krejcí’s fierce low shot. Spain pressed hard for an equal-
iser and got their reward in the 85th minute thanks to Jon
Contrasting fashions Aurtenetxe’s opportunistic strike. Substitute Patrik Lácha
The two group winners also came through their restored the Czech lead in the 97th minute, but Paco
semi-finals, albeit in contrasting fashions. For the third Alcácer replied 11 minutes later and decided a gripp-
game running, the Czechs found themselves in Mogo- ing contest in Spain’s favour in the 115th minute.
“The Czechs played well, but for most of the game
we were much the better side,” said the victorious coach,
Meléndez. “I’d like to point to our mental strength in
twice fighting back from a goal down. It’s a fifth U19
title for us and the coaches, the federation and its presi-
dent are very proud.”
There was also plenty of praise for the hosts’ efforts in
staging the finals, Serbia’s Dejan Govedarica summing
up the general mood: “The organisation has been at the
highest level, from training pitches to the accommoda-
tion and the pitches. Romania has been a great experi-
ence for everyone. ●
Sportsfile

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Spanish
sun has
heated the

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North Spanish
football takes
Spain claimed the glory, Switzerland the honour in defeat, yet they were not the only ones leaving Denmark
the honours
with fond memories of the European Under-21 Championship. again

Aarhus, venue for the 25 June final which third and final matchday, high drama ensued in topsy-
Spain won 2-0 against Switzerland, was turvy matches between England and the Czech Republic
the hub for a tournament showcasing the (1-2), and Iceland and Denmark (3-1). That was the
bright young things of European football – Icelanders’ first U21 victory over their Nordic rivals but
and in graduation week for the city’s stu- still left them a goal short of the semi-finals: they and the
dents, Luis Milla’s team took the honours. Danes were edged out by Belarus in a three-way head-
That they prevailed was reward for their enterprising to-head tie.
attacking football. Only a late England equaliser had Home fires had burned brightly but briefly following
stopped these heirs to the world and European cham- Nicolai Jørgensen’s superb clincher against Belarus, the
pions winning all five of their matches in Denmark’s team that later gained the consolatory Olympic spot –
Jutland peninsula. After that setback, Spain found the cut- alongside the two finalists – by beating the Czechs 1-0
ting edge to complement their possession play – five-goal in a play-off. ●
Golden Boot award winner, Adrián López.
Third title RESULTS
The Czech Republic and Ukraine were brushed aside
before the Group B victors required an 89th-minute Adrián Group A
equaliser against Belarus in a Viborg semi-final which
11.6 Belarus – Iceland 2-0
was drifting away from them. A 3-1 extra-time triumph 11.6 Denmark – Switzerland 0-1
followed. Spain’s extra know-how then enabled them to 14.6 Switzerland – Iceland 2-0
negotiate first-time finalists Switzerland and claim the 14.6 Denmark – Belarus 2-1
country’s third U21 title from five final attempts. 18.6 Iceland – Denmark 3-1
18.6 Switzerland – Belarus 3-0
According to Milla, the Swiss were the «best team»
the Spain coach had seen in the eight-strong field. They Group B
certainly stood out in registering the sole 100% record
12.6 Czech Republic – Ukraine 2-1
leading up to the Aarhus Stadion final: Pierluigi Tami’s 12.6 Spain – England 1-1
side proceeded from an opening win against hosts Den- 15.6 Czech Republic – Spain 0-2
mark in Aalborg to defeat Iceland and Belarus and wrap 15.6 Ukraine – England 0-0
up Group A. The Czechs were downed by a solitary 19.6 England – Czech Republic 1-2
Admir Mehmedi strike towards the end of overtime in the 19.6 Ukraine – Spain 0-3
Herning semi-final. Semi-finals
Nonetheless, goalkeeper Yann Sommer’s unbeaten
streak – an unprecedented run for this tournament – was 22.6 Belarus – Spain 1-3*
22.6 Switzerland – Czech Republic 1-0*
ended by Ander Herrera’s first-half header and an extrav-
agant Thiago Alcántara free-kick. Spain, with 2010 Match for the 3rd place
FIFA World Cup winners Javi Martínez and Juan Mata
25.6 Czech Republic – Belarus 0-1
again playing central roles, proved irresistible even for a
confident Swiss ensemble. Final
Olympic qualification 25.6 Switzerland – Spain 0-2
There were other highlights too. With no side quali- * after extra time

fied for the semi-finals from either group going into the

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6 UEFA Champions League 2010/11

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Group matches Knockout stage

Clubs Participation Match Performance Market pool Round Quarter- Semi-finals Final TOTAL (EUR)
bonus bonus bonus of 16 finals

Group A
Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 3 200 000 14 433 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 – – 31 133 000
FC Twente 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 000 000 4 232 000 – – – – 13 432 000
FC Internazionale Milano 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 800 000 21 682 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 – – 37 982 000
SV Werder Bremen 3 900 000 3 300 000 1 600 000 8 656 000 – – – – 17 456 000

Group B
Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 1 600 000 1 304 000 – – – – 10 104 000
Olympique Lyonnais 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 800 000 9 656 000 3 000 000 – – – 22 656 000
FC Schalke 04 3 900 000 3 300 000 3 600 000 18 450 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 4 200 000 – 39 750 000
SL Benfica 3 900 000 3 300 000 1 600 000 3 034 000 – – – – 11 834 000

Group C
Valencia CF 3 900 000 3 300 000 3 200 000 10 656 000 3 000 000 – – – 24 056 000
Manchester United FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 4 000 000 25 897 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 4 200 000 5 600 000 53 197 000
Rangers FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 000 000 9 326 000 – – – – 18 526 000
Bursaspor 3 900 000 3 300 000 400 000 12 448 000 – – – – 20 048 000

Group D
FC Rubin Kazan 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 000 000 4 546 000 – – – – 13 746 000
FC Barcelona 3 900 000 3 300 000 4 000 000 20 325 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 4 200 000 9 000 000 51 025 000
Panathinaikos FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 800 000 14 370 000 – – – – 22 370 000
FC København 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 800 000 8 248 000 3 000 000 – – – 21 248 000

Group E
FC Basel 1893 3 900 000 3 300 000 1 600 000 2 194 000 – – – – 10 994 000
FC Bayern München 3 900 000 3 300 000 4 000 000 18 362 000 3 000 000 – – – 32 562 000
AS Roma 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 800 000 17 087 000 3 000 000 – – – 30 087 000
CFR 1907 Cluj 3 900 000 3 300 000 1 200 000 10 012 000 – – – – 18 412 000

Group F
Chelsea FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 4 000 000 27 023 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 – – 44 523 000
Olympique de Marseille 3 900 000 3 300 000 3 200 000 11 685 000 3 000 000 – – – 25 085 000
FC Spartak Moskva 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 400 000 4 113 000 _ – – – 13 713 000
MŠK Zilina 3 900 000 3 300 000 – 212 000 – – – – 7 412 000

Group G
AJ Auxerre 3 900 000 3 300 000 800 000 5 720 000 – – – – 13 720 000
Real Madrid CF 3 900 000 3 300 000 4 400 000 17 188 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 4 200 000 – 39 288 000
AFC Ajax 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 000 000 3 128 000 – – – – 12 328 000
AC Milan 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 400 000 13 190 000 3 000 000 – – – 25 790 000

Group H
FK Partizan 3 900 000 3 300 000 – 1 310 000 – – – – 8 510 000
Arsenal FC 3 900 000 3 300 000 3 200 000 16 583 000 3 000 000 – – – 29 983 000
SC Braga 3 900 000 3 300 000 2 400 000 2 242 000 – – – – 11 842 000
FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3 900 000 3 300 000 4 000 000 3 788 000 3 000 000 3 300 000 – – 21 288 000

TOTAL 124 800 000 105 600 000 76 800 000 341 100 000 48 000 000 26 400 000 16 800 000 14 600 000 754 100 000

Any surplus in the amounts available will be distributed at a later date (not reflected in these figures).

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Clubs receive
Solidarity payments to national
associations for the clubs involved in
the 2010-11 UEFA club competiton

over €750 million

qualifying rounds

Associations Amounts (EUR)

ALBANIA 690 000
ANDORRA 600 000
The 2010/11 UEFA Champions League was the second ARMENIA 600 000
in a three-year cycle. The revenues and by extension the AUSTRIA 960 000
amounts distributed were therefore similar to the AZERBAIJAN 870 000
previous season, although the clubs did increase their share BELARUS 690 000
to break the €750m barrier. BELGIUM 1 270 000
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 870 000
BULGARIA 910 000

A s in previous years, the total revenues were shared out among the 32 participa-
ting clubs based, first, on their progress and results in the competition and,
second, on the commercial value of their domestic markets.
CROATIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
820 000
1 270 000
690 000
DENMARK 720 000
The fixed participation and results-based payments were as follows: ENGLAND 180 000
● Just for being in the group stage, each club received €3.9m (compared with ESTONIA 600 000
€3.8 last year), followed by €550,000 for each group match they played, or FAROE ISLANDS 600 000
FINLAND 1 180 000
€3.3 for the whole group stage, giving them each a total of €7.2m in participa-
FYR MACEDONIA 870 000
tion bonuses.
FRANCE 90 000
● In addition, each club had the possibility of netting up to €4.8m in group stage GEORGIA 960 000
performance bonuses (€800,000 for a win; €400,000 for a draw). Real Madrid CF GERMANY 90 000
took the most from this pot, with a near-maximum €4.4m. GREECE 400 000
HUNGARY 1 000 000
● A place in the round of 16 was worth €3m, in the quarter-finals €3.3m and in the ICELAND 690 000
semi-finals €4.2m. ISRAEL 540 000
● The overall winners, FC Barcelona, received an additional €9m, bringing their ITALY 90 000
fixed sum bonuses to €30.7m (out of a maximum €31.5m). Manchester United KAZAKHSTAN 820 000
LATVIA 600 000
FC, the runners-up, received a final match bonus of €5.6m.
LIECHTENSTEIN 90 000
The second payments category, the market pool, depends primarily on the value LITHUANIA 690 000
of the clubs’ domestic markets. If an association is represented by more than one club, LUXEMBOURG 600 000
however, the clubs’ shares are calculated, first, on the basis of their position in the MALTA 640 000
previous season’s domestic championship and, second, on the basis of the number MOLDOVA 780 000
of matches they play in the competition (group stage onwards). With €27.023m, MONTENEGRO 910 000
Chelsea FC received the largest market pool share of all the clubs in the 2010/11 NETHERLANDS 360 000
UEFA Champions League. NORTHERN IRELAND 780 000
NORWAY 690 000
In addition, the clubs all keep their own gate receipts. POLAND 1 000 000
PORTUGAL 360 000
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 780 000
Solidarity payments
ROMANIA 670 000
Some Champions League revenue also went to the clubs that took part in the RUSSIA 270 000
Champions League or Europa League qualifiers, by way of solidarity payments. SAN MARINO 510 000
In the Champions League: SCOTLAND 670 000
SERBIA 450 000
● Each domestic champion that was knocked out before the group stage received SLOVAKIA 360 000
€200,000; SLOVENIA 780 000
SPAIN –––
● Participation in the qualifiers was worth €130,000 per round, so up to
SWEDEN 1 360 000
€390,000 in total, but only clubs eliminated in qualifying received these solida-
SWITZERLAND 360 000
rity payments. Meanwhile, the winners in the third qualifying round benefited
TURKEY 670 000
from the €2.1m fixed sum paid to all 20 clubs in the play-offs. For the winners UKRAINE 450 000
of the play-offs, this bonus was in addition to the amounts listed in the table WALES 910 000
(left), while the losers crossed over into the Europa League and therefore joined
its financial distribution scheme. ● TOTAL 34 810 000

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8 UEFA Europa League 2010/11

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Higher payouts
for the clubs
In its second season, the revenues generated by the UEFA Europa League have enabled
UEFA to distribute a little over 10 % more to the clubs than last year. Between them, those involved
in the 2010/11 competition have received over €150 million.

T he principles applied to the redistribution of these rev-

enues, generated by the centralised sale of commer-
cial rights, are the same as in the UEFA Champions
As regards the variable market pool shares, the
€60m pot was divided into two halves:
● €30m was shared out among all the national asso-
League. In other words, the amount paid out to each club
ciations represented in the group stage, their shares
is formed of fixed sums and a variable amount that de-
depending on the value of their domestic market. In
pends on the commercial value of their domestic market.
addition, associations with more than one representa-
For the 2010/11 season, the fixed sums were as tive had their shares subdivided so that the national
follows: cup winners were given more and the other clubs all
● A participation bonus of €640,000 for each of the received the same.
48 clubs in the group stage (€40,000 more per club ● The remaining €30m was divided into six pots of dif-
than in 2009/10). ferent sizes, each representing a different round in the
● A match bonus of €60,000 for each group match, competition from the group stage to the final. Each
i.e. €360,000 per club in the group stage, or €1m pot was then divided by the number of teams in the
including the participation bonus (compared with corresponding round, with each team’s share once
€900,000 last season). again depending on the value of their national mar-
● €140,000 for a win and €70,000 for a draw in the ket. However, in this case where an association had
group stage (FC Zenit St Petersburg pocketed the more than one representative, each of the clubs
maximum €840,000). received an equal cut.
As in the Champions League, the clubs also keep all
● €200,000 for each club that qualified for the round
their gate receipts.
of 32.
● €300,000 for each club that then made it into the Solidarity payments for the qualifying rounds
round of 16. All the clubs that played in the UEFA Europa League
● €400,000 for each quarter-finalist club. qualifiers received solidarity payments of €90,000 per
round – i.e. up to €270,000 – whether they made it
● €700,000 each for the semi-finalists. through to the group stage or not.
● €3m for the winners (FC Porto) and €2m for the run- In addition, €90,000 was given to each club
ners-up (SC Braga). knocked out in the play-offs. ●

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Group stage

Participa- Match Perfor- Market pool Round Round

Knockout rounds

Quarter- Semi- Final TOTAL (EUR)

9
tion bonus mance of 32 of 16 finals finals
bonus bonus

Group A
KKS Lech Poznan 640 000 360 000 560 000 1 179 081 200 000 – – – – 2 939 081
FC Salzburg 640 000 360 000 140 000 51 602 – – – – – 1 191 602
Manchester City FC 640 000 360 000 560 000 4 071 224 200 000 300 000 – – – 6 131 224
Juventus 640 000 360 000 420 000 410 090 – – – – – 1 830 090
Group B
Rosenborg BK 640 000 360 000 140 000 281 311 – – – – – 1 421 311
Aris Thessalonique FC 640 000 360 000 490 000 1 205 619 200 000 – – – – 2 895 619
Club Atlético de Madrid 640 000 360 000 420 000 1 515 759 – – – – – 2 935 759
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 640 000 360 000 630 000 5 292 203 200 000 300 000 – – – 7 422 203

Group C
KAA Gent 640 000 360 000 350 000 179 844 – – – – – 1 529 844
LOSC Lille Métropole 640 000 360 000 420 000 930 048 200 000 – – – – 2 550 048
Sporting Clube de Port. 640 000 360 000 560 000 382 962 200 000 – – – – 2 142 962
PFC Levski Sofia 640 000 360 000 350 000 121 680 – – – – – 1 471 680

Group D
PAOK F C 640 000 360 000 560 000 1 205 619 200 000 – – – – 2 965 619
NK Dinamo Zagreb 640 000 360 000 350 000 55 078 – – – – – 1 405 078
Villarreal C F 640 000 360 000 560 000 5 888 112 200 000 300 000 400 000 700 000 – 9 048 112
Club Brugge KV 640 000 360 000 210 000 108 844 – – – – – 1 318 844

Group E
FC BATE Borisov 640 000 360 000 490 000 23 982 200 000 – – – – 1 713 982
AZ A lkmaar 640 000 360 000 350 000 271 877 – – – – – 1 621 877
FC S heriff 640 000 360 000 280 000 18 111 – – – – – 1 298 111
FC Dynamo Kyiv 640 000 360 000 560 000 299 065 200 000 300 000 400 000 – – 2 759 065

Group F
PFC CSKA Moskva 640 000 360 000 770 000 1 253 253 200 000 300 000 – – – 3 523 253
AC Sparta Praha 640 000 360 000 490 000 144 012 200 000 – – – – 1 834 012
US Città di Palermo 640 000 360 000 350 000 410 090 – – – – – 1 760 090
FC Lausanne-Sport 640 000 360 000 70 000 44 215 – – – – – 1 114 215

Group G
HNK Hajduk Split 640 000 360 000 140 000 85 078 – – – – – 1 225 078
RSC Anderlecht 640 000 360 000 350 000 169 893 200 000 – – – – 1 719 893
Zenit St Petersburg 640 000 360 000 840 000 1 801253 200 000 300 000 – – – 4 141 253
AEK Athens FC 640 000 360 000 350 000 979 872 – – – – – 2 329 872

Group H
Odense BK 640 000 360 000 210 000 434 117 – – – – – 1 644 117
VfB Stuttgart 640 000 360 000 700 000 3 693 831 200 000 – – – – 5 593 831
BSC Young Boys 640 000 360 000 420 000 51 321 200 000 – – – – 1 671 321
Getafe CF 640 000 360 000 350 000 841 759 – – – – – 2 191 759

Group I
UC Sampdoria 640 000 360 000 280 000 410 090 – – – – – 1 690 090
Debreceni VSC 640 000 360 000 140 000 172 282 – – – – – 1 312 282
FC Metalist Kharkiv 640 000 360 000 560 000 125 760 200 000 – – – – 1 885 760
PSV Eindhoven 640 000 360 000 700 000 521 660 200 000 300 000 400 000 – – 3 121 660

Group J
Paris Saint-Germain FC 640 000 360 000 630 000 1 706 243 200 000 300 000 – – – 3 836 243
FC Karpaty Lviv 640 000 360 000 70 000 102 204 – – – – 1 172 204
Borussia Dortmund 640 000 360 000 490 000 3 002 868 – – – – 4 492 868
Sevilla FC 640 000 360 000 490 000 1 877 935 200 000 – – – 3 567 935

Group K
FC Steaua Bucuresti 640 000 360 000 350 000 2 235 838 – – – – – 3 585 838
SSC N apoli 640 000 360 000 420 000 661 945 200 000 – – – – 2 281 945
FC Utrecht 640 000 360 000 350 000 271 877 – – – – – 1 621 877
Liverpool FC 640 000 360 000 560 000 4 071 224 200 000 300 000 – – – 6 131 224

Group L
SK Rapid Wien 640 000 360 000 140 000 51 602 – – – – – 1 191 602
Besiktas J K 640 000 360 000 630 000 6 633 083 200 000 – – – – 8 463 083
PFC CSKA Sofia 640 000 360 000 140 000 121 680 – – – – – 1 261 680
FC Porto 640 000 360 000 770 000 1 467 046 200 000 300 000 400 000 700 000 3 000 000 7 837 046

Clubs from the UEFA Champions League

Rangers FC 224 972 200 000 300 000 – – – 724 972
SL Benfica 328 191 200 000 300 000 400 000 700 000 – 1 928 191
AFC Ajax 90 214 200 000 300 000 – – – 590 214
SC Braga 928 191 200 000 300 000 400 000 700 000 2 000 000 4 528 191
FC Basel 1893 7 100 200 000 – – – – 207 100
FC Spartak Moskva 1 240 256 200 000 300 000 400 000 – – 2 140 256
FC Rubin Kazan 98 151 200 000 – – – – 298 151
FC Twente 248 783 200 000 300 000 400 000 – – 1 148 783

TOTAL 30 720 000 17 280 000 20 160 000 60 000 000 6 400 000 4 800 000 3 200 000 2 800 000 5 000 000 150 360 000
Any surplus in the amounts available will be distributed at a later date (not reflected in these figures).

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N OT CES

10 European Women’s Under-17 Championship

Spain
RESULTS

Semi-finals

retain their
28.7 Iceland – Spain 0-4
28.7 Germany – France 2-2*
* 6-5 on penalties

crown Third-place play-off

31.7

Final
Iceland – Germany 2-8

Three old rivals and a promising newcomer

31.7 Spain – France 1-0
graced the final round of the fourth European Women’s
Under-17 Championship in Nyon between
28 and 31 July. Continuing the country’s purple
patch of success, Spain emerged victorious for Spain
Spa
Sppai in and
ain a d France
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Kara Lúdvíksdóttir gave Iceland some consolation from a
tournament which will serve as an important moment in
the players’ development.
The final was a tightly fought affair, with two disci-
plined defences ensuring that chances were at a pre-
mium in the first half, although Spain had the majority
of possession. The pattern persisted after the restart –
Spain had most of the ball, France held them at bay,
goalscoring opportunities were increasingly rare, and
it seemed a certainty that the match would go to a
penalty shoot-out. However, in added time, impressive
young winger Alba Pomares let fly a dipping shot over
French keeper Solène Durand which hit the crossbar
and bounced down into the net to give the Royal
Sportsfile

Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) another European

WU17 crown. ●

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Put hidden talents

to light
The picturesque Minho region of northern Portugal played host to the best amateur selections on the continent from
21 to 28 June as the 7th UEFA Regions’ Cup showcased the finest talents of amateur football.

The biennial UEFA Regions’ Cup finals are

a hidden highlight, as European football’s
governing body celebrates the continent’s
footballing foot soldiers. “There are more
people playing amateur football than pro-
fessional football, and football brings people
together regardless of race, class or creed,”
said Jim Boyce, the new head of the UEFA Youth and
Amateur Football Committee, and one of the competi-
tion’s stalwart supporters.

Sportsfile
With the eight competing teams all based in the same
hotel in Ofir, it was to be a colourful tournament and an
intriguing meeting of footballing cultures. Group A saw
the host team, Braga, record three straight wins against
Zlín Region (Czech Republic), Yednyst Plysky (Ukraine) Braga
and Württembergischer FV (Germany), while a canny In the end it took a lucky strike from the aptly named sail
Leinster & Munster side (Republic of Ireland) qualified for José Fortunato to win the game, the right-back’s stunning through
the final as the top team in Group B, edging out Bel- lob six minutes from the end beating Brendan O’Connell
grade (Serbia), Ankara (Turkey) and South Region Russia in the Leinster & Munster net. “I was ecstatic when I saw
(Russia). that I had scored, but to tell you the truth, I meant to cross
The final brought a healthy crowd to the Estádio the ball, not shoot,” he said.
Cidade de Barcelos, with Dito’s Braga and Gerry Braga coach Dito – who represented Portugal as a
Smith’s Leinster & Munster hitting the bar before the central defender – received a visit from his senior na-
break. The hosts’ deft touches and excellent control tional – team counterpart Paulo Bento at the finals, with
made them the most skilful side at the finals, but Lein- the one time international midfielder impressed with the
ster & Munster’s desire was monumental, and after talent on display.
they went behind to Pedro Nobre’s solo effort on 61 “The truth is that, with more patience and a different
minutes, they did not wilt, David O’Sullivan striking mindset, there could be a way to make more of ama-
back within six minutes. teur football and to allow amateur players to turn pro-
fessional,” Paulo Bento said. “However, urgency seems
RESULTS to be the key word in football nowadays, so clubs are
not willing to take a gamble and hire players like
these.”
Group A
Dito returned to that theme as he celebrated his side’s
21 June Braga – Zlin Region 3-1 triumph, saying: “There is tons of quality in the lower divi-
21 June Yednyst Plysky – Württembergischer FV 0-2
23 June Zlin Region – Württembergischer FV 1-0
sions where these guys play and the people in charge of
23 June Braga – Yednyst Plysky 2-1 bigger clubs should really take the time to find out just
26 June Württembergischer FV – Braga 1-3 how good they are.”
26 June Zlin Region – Yednyst Plysky 2-1 It was captain Daniel Simões, however, who most
Group B eloquently summed up the magic of a tournament which
gives red – carpet treatment to those who play for love,
21 June Ankara – Leinster & Munster 0-0
21 June South Region Russia – Belgrade 2-3
not money. “It’s a golden page in our history books,”
23 June South Region Russia – Ankara 1-2 the 27-year-old defender told UEFA.com. “It’s possible
23 June Belgrade – Leinster & Munster 0-1 that I still have plenty of years left in my career in foot-
26 June Leinster & Munster – South Region Russia 2-1 ball but I assure you that I will never forget all this expe-
26 June Belgrade – Ankara 2-0
rience, especially the moment when we lifted the
Final trophy.” ●
28 June Braga – Leinster & Munster 2-1
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12 Education and academics research

s

Massive benefits
for football
European football is deriving immense benefit from the invaluable research being carried out by academics who have
the opportunity to produce such work on UEFA’s behalf through grants awarded by the UEFA research grant jury.

T he House of European Football in Nyon was the ve-

nue in June for events relating to these activities. First
of all, the UEFA research grant jury announced the suc-
● Les élites européennes du football durant l’entre-
deux-guerres et les prémices d’un champ footballistique
(European football elites in the interwar years and the
cessful candidates who have been awarded grants to beginnings of a European football ‘field’)
undertake research projects over the next year. Then the Grégory Quin, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
jury heard the findings from the four projects chosen last ● How can former successful European football
year for the 2010/11 season. teams capitalise on the UEFA Europa League in order
to (re-)establish their brands?
André Richelieu, Laval University, Canada

The review of the 2010/11 research projects saw

four academics present their work:
● Women’s Football, Europe and Professionalisa-
tion 1971-2011 Dr Jean William, De Montfort University

● Corporate social responsibility in European football

Dr Geoff Walters, Birkbeck, University of London

● Le droit au pari des organisateurs de compéti-

tions sportives, instrument de lutte contre la fraude?
(Betting duties in favour of the organisers of sports com-
UEFA

petitions, an instrument in the fight against fraud?)

Lilia Douihech, Université Paris 9 Dauphine
The UEFA
research With UEFA recently launching initiatives aimed at ● Professional football players from Cameroon in
grant jury generating research whose work will help the European France in the period since 1954
and the four football family in its decision-making, the UEFA research Dr Stanislas Frenkiel, Université Lyon 1 Claude Bernard
candidates
grant programme supports the work of doctoral and
for the “There are some very interesting endeavours there,”
2010/11 post-doctoral researchers investigating the game on this
grants continent. said jury chairman William Gaillard of the research
projects. “The football community tends to be quite
From the various proposals received for 2011/12,
insular – we live in a fish bowl. Very often we think of
the following candidates were selected:
football as a unique phenomenon. What the academic
● Effects of hot/cold temperatures on referees’ abil- world brings us is a slice of reality. They all contribute
ity to perform to making us understand better the reality we are con-
John Brewer, University of Bedfordshire, UK
fronted with, and to escape from our insular position.” ●
● Protect her knee: exploring the role of football-
specific fatigue on dynamic knee stability in female
youth football players The research grant jur y
Mark De Ste Croix, University of Gloucestershire, UK
The UEFA research grant jury comprises William Gaillard
● Anti-violence supporter groups in Serbian foot- (chairman, UEFA), Nodar Akhalkatsi (UEFA National Team
ball: an ethnology case study Competitions Committee member), Michel D’Hooghe (UEFA
John Hughson, University of Central Lancashire, UK Medical Committee chairman), Per Ravn Omdal (UEFA
honorary member), Giangiorgio Spiess (UEFA honorary
● Wie viele Wettbewerb braucht Fussball? Eine Un-
member), Paul Downward (professor, University of Lough-
tersuchung zur Bedeutung der Wettbewerbsintensität borough), Jan Ekstrand (professor, Linköping University
aus Sicht Zuschauer (How much competition does foot- and UEFA Medical Committee first vice-chairman), Mikkel
ball need? Research into the importance of competition Draebye (professor, SDA Bocconi, Milan) and Gérald
intensity from the spectator’s point of view) Simon (professor, University of Burgundy, Dijon).
Tim Pawlowski, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany

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The
graduation
ceremony

UEFA
Improve by learning
A key aspect of UEFA’s mission is to help its 53 national associations to constantly improve and develop.
The UEFA Certificate in Football Management (UEFA CFM) is one invaluable example of how the associations
are being encouraged on their way.

T he first edition of the UEFA CFM has come to a suc-

cessful conclusion with a graduation ceremony in
June at the House of European Football in Nyon. Staff
acquire new management skills specific to the sport.
Thanks to this programme, we hope to support the staff
of UEFA’s national associations in the development
at the national associations have been given expert of their managerial careers and in encouraging trustful
guidance in developing new management skills which exchanges among associations.”
will ultimately benefit the associations themselves in
terms of know-how and expertise. Nine modules
After coming through their final examinations, 30 The foundation course consists of nine two-day mod-
participants were awarded with the certificate at the ules, of which six are distance modules (elearning),
ceremony. The successful candidates came from across while the other three involve face-to-face contact. Each
Europe – Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bos- module focuses on a key area of national association
nia and Herzegovina, England, Estonia, Former Yugo- management and is prepared and run by internation-
slav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, ally renowned academic experts. The UEFA CFM
Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, course runs for ten months, from September to June, and
Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Tur- certificates are issued through the Swiss Graduate
key, Ukraine and Wales – as well as from the UEFA School of Public Administration (IDHEAP) in association
administration. with the University of Lausanne.
The major aspects of management covered by the
Close relationship modules include the organisation of European and
Over the last few years UEFA has entered into an world football, strategic and performance manage-
increasingly close relationship with the academic ment of a football association, operational manage-
community through initiatives designed to assist the ment of a football association, football event manage-
European football family to reach more informed deci- ment, football marketing and sponsorship, and internal
sions. and external communication in football associations.
The UEFA CFM programme is based around UEFA’s FA presidents and general secretaries can recommend
Knowledge & Information Sharing Scenario (KISS) and up to two staff members to UEFA each year as candi-
aims to help member associations enhance and in- dates for the UEFA CFM. The management board of
crease their knowledge of sports organisation manage- the programme will then select up to 30 candidates for
ment, in particular in football. the course.
“Contributing to the professional management of The UEFA CFM represents a first step and is followed
football across Europe has long been one of UEFA’s by the UEFA Diploma in Football Management (UEFA
goals,” says the UEFA general secretary, Gianni Infan- DFM) in UEFA’s three-stage education programme,
tino. “The UEFA Certificate in Football Management is which culminates in the Executive Master in European
an excellent opportunity to develop professionally and Sport Governance (MESGO). ●

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14 Executive Committee

The new UEFA committees

At its meeting in Nyon in June, the UEFA Executive Committee agreed on the composition
of the 19 UEFA committees for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013, ensuring that all the
member associations were represented.

I
n principle, each committee is chaired by a member
of the Executive Committee, with a fellow Executive
Committee member as deputy chairman:
National Team Competitions Committee. Chairman:
Grigoriy Surkis; Deputy Chairman: Ángel María Villar
Llona.
Players’ Status, Transfer and Agents and Match Agents
Club Competitions Committee. Chairman: Michael Committee. Chairman: Geoffrey Thompson; Deputy
van Praag; Deputy Chairman: Giancarlo Abete. Chairman: Vitaly Mutko.
Club Licensing Committee. Chairman: Avraham Referees Committee. Chairman: Ángel María Villar
Luzon; Deputy Chairman: František Laurinec. Llona; Deputy Chairman: Senes Erzik.
Development and Technical Assistance Committee. Stadium and Security Committee. Chairman: František
Chairman: Giancarlo Abete; Deputy Chairman: Theo Laurinec; Deputy Chairman: Grigoriy Surkis
Zwanziger. Women’s Football Committee. Chairwoman: Karen
Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee. Chair- Espelund; Deputy Chairman: Michel D’Hooghe.
man: Peter Gilliéron; Deputy Chairman: Allan Hansen. Youth and Amateur Football Committee. Chairman:
Finance Committee. Chairman: Marios Lefkaritis. Jim Boyce; Deputy Chairman: Mircea Sandu.
Football Committee. Chairman: Mircea Sandu;
Deputy Chairman: Borislav Mihaylov. The members of the Organs for the Administration
Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee. Chairman: of Justice, whose terms run for four years, were also
Borislav Mihaylov; Deputy Chairman: Sergey Fursenko. appointed:
HatTrick Committee. Chairman: Allan Hansen; Deputy Control and Disciplinary Body. Chairman: Thomas
Chairman: Michael van Praag. Partl
Legal Committee. Chairman: Theo Zwanziger; Deputy Appeals Body. Chairman: Pedro Tomás Marques
Chairman: Geoffrey Thompson. Disciplinary Inspectors. Chief Inspector: Chris Geor-
Marketing Advisory Committee. Chairman: Sergey ghiades. ➜ The full list of the committee
Fursenko; Deputy Chairman: Avraham Luzon. members can be found on UEFA.com
Media Committee. Chairman: Vitaly Mutko; Deputy
Chairman: Peter Gilliéron. No more extra time in U17s
Medical Committee. Chairman: Michel D’Hooghe; Direct knockout matches in UEFA’s Under-17 competitions
Deputy Chairman: Jim Boyce. will no longer go into extra time if the two teams are level
National Associations Committee. Chairman: Senes at the end of normal playing time. Following the example
Erzik; Deputy Chairman: Marios Lefkaritis. of FIFA, the UEFA Executive Committee took this decision
for the sake of the players’ health. This new
rule came into force starting with the final
round of European Women’s Under-17
Championship in Nyon, Switzerland, played
at the end of July.
Still with players’ health in mind, the
Executive Committee amended the regulations
for the 2010–12 European Football Cham-
pionship to make it a requirement for all
players taking part in the final tournament to
undergo a medical examination, including
cardiovascular screening, within one year
of the tournament, instead of two.
The same requirement will apply for the
European Under-21 Championship final
tournament in 2013.
Concerning the recent Under-21 Cham-
pionship final tournament in Denmark, the
UEFA

committee approved the financial distribution

The UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon to the participating teams. The winners

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The Schleswig-Holstein regional association develop-
ment programme in Germany, which promotes fair play
and opposes violence and xenophobia, was awarded
the top accolade in the best grassroots project category,
ahead of Ukraine’s festival for disadvantaged children
and Serbia’s mini-maxi leagues programme.

Finnish club Hämeenlinnan Jalkapalloseura, the result

of the merger of four clubs, was named best grassroots
club in recognition of the great work it does in organi-
sing activities at all levels, including for disability foot-
Extra time is
no longer played ball, providing an excellent environment for its 1,000
in Women’s U17 players and working closely with schools. Curley Park
final rounds, Rangers FC from England and Flevo Boys from the
so the semi-finals Netherlands also received special mentions.
Sportsfile

between France
and Germany
(2-2 at the end of ● Staying with grassroots football, the UEFA Executive
normal playing time) Committee accepted the football associations of Monte-
went straight into negro and San Marino as members of the Grassroots
a penalty shoot-out
to determine the Charter at one-star level, as well as awarding a second
winners star to Israel and sixth stars to Denmark and Moldova.
Currently, 51 UEFA member associations have been
accepted into the charter.

The UEFA Executive Committee also:

● introduced a clause into the UEFA Kit Regulations

(Spain) receive €375,000, the runners-up (Switzerland) allowing clubs, under specific conditions, to place
€325,000, the losing semi-finalists (Belarus and a charity logo on their players’ shirts;
Czech Republic) €300,000 each, and the four other
participants (England, Denmark, Iceland and Ukraine) ● noted that a shortlist of 18 EURO 2012 referees
€220,000 apiece. would be selected in August, to be whittled down
to a final 12 in December;
For the 2011–13 European Under-21 Championship,
the Executive Committee decided to bring forward the ● decided to honour all players who had made at least
date of the final tournament in Israel to prevent it clashing 100 appearances for a senior European national
with the FIFA Confederations Cup, which will be taking team;
place in Brazil from 15 to 30 June 2013. The UEFA
tournament will now start ten days earlier than originally ● approved the 2011 edition of the UEFA Disciplinary
planned and run from 5 to 18 June 2013. ● Regulations, which subsequently came into force on
1 July, containing, among other revisions, a new provi-
sion (Article 10(1d)) laying down a “suspension
for two competition matches or for a specified period
Grassroots awards for clearly receiving a yellow or red card on
Celebrated on 25 May, UEFA Grassroots Day was purpose.” ●
marked by numerous events throughout Europe.

The next UEFA Executive Committee meeting

In conjunction with this event, the Executive Committee
made awards in three categories: best grassroots lea-
der, best grassroots project and best grassroots club.
The UEFA Executive Committee is holding its next
meeting in Limassol in Cyprus on 22 and 23 Sep-
tember, following a strategy meeting involving the
The award for best grassroots leader went to John de
presidents and general secretaries of all UEFA
Looze of the Royal Netherlands Football Association
member associations, also in Limassol, on 20 and
(KNVB), who has spent 32 years involved as a volunteer,
21 September. Among the key topics on the agen-
organising summer camps and disability courses, among
da of the strategy meeting will be the internatio-
other things. Danilo Lukner from Slovenia (ONS Ljub-
nal calendar, the future of UEFA competitions and
ljana) and Heinz Maintolk from Germany were also
the governance of sport.
recognised in this category.

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16 Monaco new season get-together

Super Cup and new award

On 26 August, the 35th UEFA Super Cup match will oppose FC Barcelona, winners of the 2010/11 Champions
League, and the holders of the UEFA Europa League, FC Porto, at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.

T he line-up is another first as although both teams have

already played in the Super Cup, seven and three
times respectively, they have never played each other for
the field, other exciting events will be happening, includ-
ing, predominantly, the presentation of the first UEFA Best
Player in Europe Award. The award, which will be pre-
it. In fact, only once before have Portuguese and Span- sented on 25 August at the draw for the group stage of
ish teams met in this competition, in 2004, when that the UEFA Champions League, has been launched in
year’s UEFA Champions League winners, FC Porto, lost partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) and
against the winners of the UEFA Cup, Valencia CF. Porto aims to revive the spirit of the old European Footballer of
are also the only Portuguese club to have taken part the Year award and to recognise the best player of the
in the competition, whereas five Spanish clubs have previous season. It also replaces the awards previously
featured a total of 16 times (including this year). presented by UEFA at the annual Monaco gathering.
In the participation stakes, the match against FC Porto Players will be judged on their performance during
will take Barcelona into the lead, ahead of AC Milan, the 2010/11 season in all competitions, both domestic
with whom they are currently level on three appearances and international, at either club or national team level.
apiece. The Catalan giants have won the trophy three Irrespective of nationality, to be eligible for the award a
times to date (1992, 1993 and 2009), while Porto’s player has to have played during the season for a foot-
only success so far was on their first appearance, in ball club belonging to a UEFA member association.
1987. Whatever happens, AC Milan will retain their
record of five victories in the competition. A jury of 53 journalists
This year’s match will be the penultimate in a series The jury for the award is composed of 53 renowned
that began in 1998, when the UEFA Super Cup was first sports journalists, one from each of UEFA’s member
played in a single game in Monaco. The UEFA Execu- associations. Each journalist has provided a shortlist of
tive Committee has decided that from 2013, the show- three players, with the top player receiving five points,
piece game will tour the continent, with the first UEFA the second three and the third one point. The three play-
Super Cup away from Monaco to be played in Prague. ers with the most points go into the final round of voting
on 25 August in Monaco, when the same journalists will
A new award select the winner by electronic vote. The three finalists
In terms of sporting action, the Super Cup match will, are Xavi Hernández (Spain, FC Barcelona), Lionel Messi
of course, be the highlight of the Monaco week, but off (Argentina, FC Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portu-
gal, Real Madrid). They finished ahead of Andrés
André Iniesta
(Spain, FC Barcelona), Falcao (Colombia, FC Porto),
Wa y n e
Rooney
(Eng-
land,
M a n -
chester
Un
United FC),
Nemanja
(S
Vidic (Serbia,
Unit
Manchester United FC),
Ibrahimovi (Swe-
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
den, AC Milan), Gérard
Piqué (Spain, FC Barce-
Manue Neuer
lona) and Manuel
(Germany, Schalke 04). ●

Thanks to Barcelona’s
success in the UEFA Champions
D. Aquilina

League, quite a few of their

players made it into the
journalists’ best player list

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 2014 FIFA World Cup draw 17

13 European places
at stake
The UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying competition has still not reached its conclusion, but Europe’s national
teams are already dreaming about more distant horizons following the draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
qualifying groups, which took place in Rio de Janeiro on 30 July.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Mexico win
on home soil
Getty Images

Mexico won the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which

The draw in Rio de Janeiro for the European qualifying groups was played on their home soil from 18 June to 10 July,
beating Uruguay 2-0 in the final.

T he teams, which had been split into six pots based on

the FIFA world rankings, were drawn into eight groups
of six and one group of five teams as follows: T he six European participants in this competition,
who had qualified through their results at the Euro-
pean Under-17 Championship in Serbia in May, failed
Group A Group B Group C to repeat the brilliant campaign enjoyed by the Euro-
Croatia Italy Germany pean teams at the previous edition in 2009, when
Serbia Denmark Sweden Switzerland won the world title in Nigeria.
Belgium Czech Republic Rep. of Ireland The European Under-17 Championship runners-up,
Scotland Bulgaria Austria Germany, nevertheless performed very well, topping
FYR of Macedonia Armenia Faroe Islands their group with three wins out of three and an impres-
Wales Malta Kazakhstan sive goal difference of 11-1.
They also shone in the round of 16, thrashing the
Group D Group E Group F United States 4-0, before defeating England in the
Netherlands Norway Portugal quarter-finals. In the last four, they crossed paths with
Turkey Slovenia Russia the future winners, who won 3-2 thanks to a last-minute
Hungary Switzerland Israel winner. In a high-scoring match for third place, the
Romania Albania Northern Ireland Germans came from behind in the second half to beat
Estonia Cyprus Azerbaijan Brazil 4-3.
Andorra Iceland Luxembourg The reigning European champions, the Netherlands,
only won a single point in the group matches, as did
Group G Group H Group I
Denmark. England finished top of their group, beating
Greece England Spain
future finalists Uruguay in particular, and knocked out
Slovakia Montenegro France
another South American team, Argentina, on penalties
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ukraine Belarus
in the round of 16. They fell at the quarter-final stage,
Lithuania Poland Georgia
along with France, who were eliminated by Mexico
Latvia Moldova Finland
(1-2). The French had previously finished second in
Liechtenstein San Marino
their group before eliminating Ivory Coast. The Czech
The qualifying matches will be played between Sep- Republic, for their part, only recorded one win in the
tember 2012 and October 2013. The nine group win- group matches and failed to progress. ●
ners will qualify for the 2014 final round in Brazil. The
eight best runners-up will contest play-off matches over
two legs, the four winners of which will complete the
European contingent. ●

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Japanese women’s football

on top of the world
Japan caused a surprise by lifting the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time at the conclusion of a final round
played in nine German cities between 26 June and 17 July.

T he Japanese team’s quick, technical, slick style of

play wrought havoc in this competition, in which
England were the only team to find a way of beating
France also performed well, finishing second in their
group behind Germany before knocking out England
on penalties in the quarter-finals. Sweden and France
them (2-0), albeit in a relatively meaningless group qualified for the 2012 Olympic tournament in London,
match after both teams had qualified. It was in the alongside England.
quarter-finals that the Asians clearly demonstrated their Norway, 1995 world champions, had to make do
with a single victory in a group dominated by 2007
finalists Brazil, who were knocked out in the quarter-
finals by the United States.
Although the Germans were therefore unable to live
up to expectations on the pitch, they ensured that this
final round was a fantastic springboard for the future
success of women’s football. Never before had the
women’s game enjoyed so much media attention and
the public joined in the celebrations by attending
the matches in large numbers. FIFA recorded a total of
845,711 spectators for the 32 matches, including
capacity crowds of more than 73,000 for the opening
match in Berlin and around 49,000 for the final in
Frankfurt. ●

UEFA Women’s Champions League

Record participation
The qualifying round for the UEFA Women’s
Champions League was held between 11 and 16
August.
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Sweden beat France into bronze position

I t took the form of eight mini-tournaments involving
32 teams. The eight group winners and the two best
runners-up will enter the round of 32 alongside 22 teams
at the Women’s World Cup
who have qualified directly, including current holders
ambitions and strength by eliminating Germany after Olympique Lyonnais. The competition attracted a record
extra time (1-0). The pressure was probably too much number of 54 entrants. ●
for the host nation, winners of the previous two edi-
tions. The Japanese confirmed their brilliance by knock-
ing out Sweden in the semi-finals (3-1) before digging FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
deep to equalise twice in a 2-2 draw against the United
States in the final, which they won on penalties. The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be held in
As far as the European sides were concerned, Swe- Ravenna (Italy) from 1 to 11 September. The draw in
den produced the best showing, winning the bronze Rome at the beginning of July produced the following
medal by beating France 2-1 in the match for third four groups:
place. The Swedes had previously won their group, A: Italy, Iran, Senegal, Switzerland
beating future finalists the United States on the way B: Argentina, El Salvador, Oman, Portugal
(2-1) before eliminating Australia (3-1) and losing to C: Venezuela, Nigeria, Russia, Tahiti
Japan in the semi-finals. D: Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Ukraine. ●

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Awards for the best

initiatives
The KISS project was developed by UEFA as part of
the HatTrick programme to help member associations im-
prove their governance by sharing information, practices
and knowledge. The project is put into practice through
workshops focusing on various subjects such as market-
ing, communication, media and event management. KISS
To encourage and raise the profile of marketing initia- workshops
tives taken by national associations, UEFA has decided to
honour the best projects in certain key marketing areas by
presenting the UEFA KISS marketing awards. The aim is to

Photos: UEFA
create a healthy spirit of competition, as well as to highlight
the ways in which national associations derive benefit from
the KISS workshops and the topics dealt with there.
The national associations have therefore been invited Participation is voluntary. Entries should set out the
to nominate successful projects they have run in the follow- objectives of the project, the action taken and the result.
ing categories: The deadline for submitting entries – which can be viewed
● Best loyalty programme online at www.kiss-awards.net/ – is 28 October.
● Best social media campaign The entries in each category will then be judged by a
● Best sponsorship activation jury of five marketing experts, who will pick out the five
● Best brand strategy and implementation winners. The awards will be presented at the KISS work-
● Best fan promotion shop in Paris at the end of November.

News from Brussels

The UEFA president, Michel Platini, met the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso,
on 14 June at the commission’s headquarters
he ers in Brussels. This was the second time the two presidents
had met, now both in their second
cond ter
terms in office.
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tive of the three main themes discussed: financial fair play,, matmatch fixing and the
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expressed his satisfaction at being able le to continue the ex-
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the European Commission, in his second term. He noted that the e orga
organisations had
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finances, which stroke a common mon chord.
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sensible appro
approach tto ffootball clubs’ spending.
arroso discussed
Another key issue Mr Platini and Mr Barroso cussed was
w match fixing and the integrity of sport,
a very timely theme in general, and where ere b gree the support of national governments was
both agreed
crucial.
Finally, the UEFA president spoke about the promotion and development of national team football,
an issue close to his heart. Mr Barroso agreed that national team sport reflects the EU’s core ideas and
that the protection of the national teams is crucial for the healthy development of European football. ●

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Member associations Armenia
www.ffa.am

New B coaching licence

course gets under way
On 11 July, a new, four-stage B coaching
licence course began. The second stage has
now been completed and one of the instruc-
tors, Albert Safaryan, says about the course:
“This course is aimed at youth football,
and our primary task is to teach coaches and
give them training methods which are unique
to each age group because every age group
has its physiological features. We have
created good conditions for organising and
conducting courses at the football academy.
There are 48 participants on the course.
“The main task is to teach coaches modern
training methods. We have many talented
children and doing the right work with them,
in particular improving their technical skills
and speed, will help them become good
players. The exercises should be dynamic

FFA
and suited to the players’ age, while strenu-
ous physical exercises should be avoided. It The referees for the top two divisions
is also important to improve communication
with children, using a training style, lan- for the premier league match between FC Mika would continue to remain loyal to the profes-
guage and gestures that encourage them to and FC Pyunik. Valentin Ivanov presented the sion, stressing that they needed to work hard
become respectable individuals.” changes to the Laws of the Game and other to succeed.
Also at the football academy, a training news, and also led practical courses for ref- Armen Minasyan, first vice-president and
course for referees officiating in the Arme- erees and assistant referees. For the practical chief executive of the Armenian Football
nian premier and first divisions was held from courses, he was assisted by Grzegorz Federation, thanked the FIFA specialists for
26 to 30 July. It was conducted by FIFA spe- Krzosek and the head of the referee depart- their work and also stressed the importance
cialists in the persons of former FIFA referee ment of the Football Federation of Armenia, of hard work and dedication in order to
Valentin Ivanov and FIFA physical training Karen Nalbandyan. become a competent referee. All the partici-
specialist Grzegorz Krzosek. At the end of the course, Valentin Ivanov pants received certificates confirming their
The course comprised theoretical and prac- expressed his gratitude to the Football Fed- successful completion of the course.
tical sessions, a fitness test, as well as observa- eration of Armenia for organising the train-
tion and analysis of the referees appointed ing course and hoped that the young referees ● Tigran Israelyan

Azerbaijan
www.affa.az

Celebrations to mark UEFA counterpart, Michel Platini, were, hosted famous football players and coaches, as well
the centenary of by the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. as football veterans. During a joint media
football in Azerbaijan An inauguration ceremony for the new Dalga conference, the FIFA and UEFA presidents
Arena, constructed on the territory of the expressed their satisfaction with the positive
The Association of Football Federations AFFA football centre in the Mardakan suburb development of Azerbaijan football.
of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has celebrated the cen- of Baku was also scheduled on 6 June. The After the celebrations for the centenary, the
tenary of football in Azerbaijan. On 6 June, FIFA and UEFA presidents as well as the AFFA AFFA held an international tournament at the
the FIFA president, Joseph S. Blatter, and his president, Rovnag Abdullayev, attended the new Dalga Arena. The first edition of the
ceremony. The three football presidents cut Caspian Cup took place from 11 to 17 June
the symbolic ribbon at the entrance to the with the participation of national Under-17
Three presidents cut the ribbon: Rovnag arena and released large balloons printed teams from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kaza-
Abdullayev, Joseph S. Blatter and Michel Platini with the logos of the football organisations khstan, Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey
into the air. and Uzbekistan. It was won by Turkey, who
The UEFA president also visited the site beat Spain in the final after a penalty shoot-
where the brand-new 65,000 capacity Olym- out, the score being 0-0 at the end of normal
pic stadium will be constructed in the coming playing time. At the awards ceremony,
years. He participated in a ceremony to lay Elkhan Mammadov, the AFFA’s general secre-
the foundation stone with the president of tary, Andrew Pospilovski, an AFFA executive
Azerbaijan and other guests. “I am grateful committee member, and Iskandar Javadov,
to Mr Platini and Mr Blatter for their visit to president of the Azerbaijan regional football
Azerbaijan. Our football keeps growing and federation, presented the participants with
we can feel UEFA’s support,” said the AFFA their medals and trophies.
president, Rovnag Abdullayev. After the ceremony, Tahir Karapinar, head
During the foundation stone ceremony, coach of the Turkish U17s, said: “I’m very
Mr Aliyev said: “A gorgeous new stadium happy that we were the first winners of the
will be located on an area of 120,830 tournament. The Caspian Cup is the biggest
square metres and have the capacity for youth tournament in the region. I thank all the
65,000 spectators. Designed in a modern fans who came to support us at this wonder-
style, the Olympic stadium will meet all inter- ful stadium. They encourage us all to do
national standards.” more. I hope this tournament will be a regular
The same day, a banquet to mark the cen- event and we’ll visit sunny Baku next year
tenary of football in Azerbaijan was held again.”
at Buta palace. The guests included the
AFFA

FIFA and UEFA presidents, representatives ● Mikayil Narimanoglu/

of various national football associations, Ulviyya Najafova

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www.bff.by
21
Youth tournament
a huge success
The general secretary of the BFF,
During the hot days of summer and while the Andrey Sidorenya, presented the
children are off school, the Football Federation winners of the tournament with balls
of Belarus (BFF) is actively promoting grassroots and other gifts.
football among youngsters. During both tournaments, football
One of the activities organised by the BFF this festivals were organised for children
summer is that of football holidays. The first three aged between six and nine, who
such summer camps took place in June in the played football and practised under
Minsk region, with the three camps coming the watchful eye of grassroots foot-

BFF
together to compete in a football tournament. ball ambassadors. The children thor-
Each camp was represented by teams in several An enthusiastic bunch of young footballers oughly enjoyed themselves. Mean-
age groups, as well as a girls’ team. Such was while, those who were not taking
the success of the event that the federation One of the VIPs to visit the tournament was the part in the tournaments or who were too old for
decided to develop it and organised seven more head coach of the national team, Bernd Stange. the festival were there to cheer on the teams rep-
camps in July. They also played in a tournament His appearance was very popular among chil- resenting their camp. Parents came too, to sup-
in several age groups and had girls among the dren and adults alike, with everyone wanting to port their children.
participants. have their photo taken with him. ● Yulia Zenkovich

Belgium
www.footbel.be

Belgian U19s among opponents took an early lead, which we man-

the best in Europe aged to cancel out. After that, we had opportuni-
ties to take the lead but they came to nothing and
Our national Under-19 team had the honour to a draw was not enough to see us through to the
participate in the final round of the European next round.
Under-19 Championship, held in Romania from After the tournament and our team’s elimina-
20 July to 1 August. Though knocked out in the tion, Marc Van Geersom was nonetheless full
group stage, they returned home on a distinct of praise for his players: “It’s always disappoint-
high after a fantastic experience. ing to be knocked out, but I’m very proud of my
Their route to the final round had not been players. We had a great run in the tournament,
easy, having found themselves in the same quali- losing only against Spain. In the final round, my

Sportsfile
fying round group as England, along with Alba- players came up against some top players and
nia and Cyprus. However, Marc Van Geersom’s gained experience that will definitely hold them
players excelled themselves, taking nine points in good stead for the rest of their careers.”
out of nine in the tournament staged in Belgium. ● Pierre Cornez The Belgian U19 team
After beating Cyprus and Albania 4-1 and 2-0
respectively, our team also went on to beat Eng-
land 2-1.
In the elite round, Belgium landed in the same
Bosnia and Herzegovina
group as Portugal, Croatia and Estonia. Again, it www.nfsbih.ba
was not going to be an easy job, but our team
performed brilliantly once more in Croatia, New national team
where the tournament took place, beating Portu- coaches appointed
gal 1-0 before securing a place in the final round
with a 3-2 win against Croatia. In their final Bosnia and Herzegovina are still in with a
match of the elite round tournament, Belgium chance of qualifying for the play-offs and thus a
managed a goalless draw against Estonia. place in the EURO 2012 final tournament. In
The excellent job done by all the staff assisting early June, Safet Sušic’’s players lost 3-0 away to
Marc Van Geersom, who was taking a team into Romania and then beat Albania 2-0 at home.
a UEFA youth championship final round for the Ahead of the final qualifying matches, Bosnia
F. Krvavac

sixth time, was therefore rewarded. Our Under- and Herzegovina are lying in third place in
19s were among Europe’s elite and determined Group D, behind Belarus. Their next two matches,
to go as far as possible in the final round, despite against Belarus, first in Minsk and then in Zenica,
a draw which could have been more favourable could be crucial in determining who secures the Ivica Osim, chairman of the normalisation committee
than placing our team in the same group as runners-up spot in the group. For their last two
Spain, Turkey and Serbia. qualifiers, Bosnia and Herzegovina first host San Marino in the team’s first qualifier in the
In their first match – postponed by a day Luxembourg and then travel to France. 2011–13 European Under-21 Championship.
because of a violent storm – our youngsters came The normalisation committee established after At club level, meanwhile, the various 2010/11
up against the group favourites, Spain. Belgium the suspension of the Bosnia and Herzegovina league champions are: Premier league: FK Borac
played well but were quickly reduced to ten men Football Federation (NFSBiH) is still in operation. Banja Luka; Women’s league: WFC SFK 2000
after goalkeeper Koen Casteels was sent off. The first task of the committee, headed by Ivica Sarajevo; Juniors: FK Sloboda Tuzla; Cadets:
Despite an early goal by Spain, our team were Osim, was to convoke a general meeting, where Sarajevo; Pioneers: Sarajevo; Futsal: KMF Leotar
not deterred and pulled back a goal. Then, after new statutes in compliance with those of UEFA Trebinje.
an unsettled spell, Spain got on top of their game and FIFA were adopted unanimously. The nor- And the cup winners are: Men: FK Željeznicar;
again and eventually scored twice in added malisation committee, which is acting as the fed- Women: WFC SFK 2000 Sarajevo; Juniors: HŠK
time. Although we lost 4-1, the scoreline was eration’s executive committee, will cease to oper- Zrinjski Mostar; Futsal: Tango (Lukavica).
influenced somewhat by the fact that we had only ate at the end of November, when another The new, 2011/12 premier league season got
ten players on the field for most of the match. general meeting will be held to elect a president under way on 6 August. The newly promoted
Against Turkey, we again found ourselves and other leaders. teams are GOSK Gabela and FK Kozara
reduced to ten players, this time in the 42nd Another of the normalisation committee’s tasks Gradiška, replacing FK Buducnost Banovici and
minute. We conceded the first goal but still found was to appoint coaches for all the national FK Drina Zvornik, who were relegated at the end
the moral strength to equalise and bag our first teams. At Under-21 level, Vlado Jagodic’ already of last season.
point. In our last match, against Serbia, our has one match under his belt, a 3-0 win away to ● Fuad Krvavac

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www.hns-cff.hr

Elections and anniversaries turbulent historical times, as well as in the glory

days of Croatian football’s development. As the
The Croatian Football Federation (CFF) has new season gets under way, the clubs’ competi-
held a general meeting to elect its president and tive streak and rivalry are stronger than ever,
members of the executive committee. There were with the lure of the domestic championship,
two presidential candidates, the incumbent presi- domestic cup and a good performance in the
dent, Vlatko Markovic’, and former Croatian UEFA club competitions of special significance
international Igor Štimac, who played for the this year. The clubs’ celebrations also mark the
bronze medal winning team in the 1998 FIFA way for the CFF’s own centenary celebrations

HNS
World Cup in France. The election was won next year. Qualifying for EURO 2012 in Poland
by Vlatko Markovic’, who therefore enters his and Ukraine would, of course, be the best cente-
fourth consecutive four-year term in office. Sev- Zorislav Srebric’, general secretary, nary gift of all, and all hopes are therefore
eral new members join the 17-strong executive and Vlatko Markovic’, president placed on the remaining EURO 2012 qualifiers.
committee, including Branko Ljaljak from NK At youth level, our selection participated in the
Inter Zaprešic, the new president of the alliance result, starting next year, the first division will con- FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. We are sure
of Croatian first division clubs, who also becomes sist of 12 clubs instead of 16, falling to 10 at the there will be more players from this team playing
one of the vice-presidents of the CFF. Prior to the end of the season. Reducing the number of clubs for the A team in the future. Last but not least,
general meeting, Zorislav Srebric’, the federa- in the championship is expected to make the preparations for next year’s European Futsal
tion’s general secretary, was also appointed for a competition more interesting. In other news, two Championship final round in Croatia are pro-
new four-year term, his fourth in a row too. Elec- of Croatia’s most successful clubs, HNK Hajduk gressing well. We are confident that we will meet
tions aside, the meeting adopted the CFF’s devel- Split and GNK Dinamo Zagreb, celebrated their all our obligations and justify the confidence
opment programme for the new term and centenaries. These clubs stand as symbols of placed in us to host the tournament.
decided to change the competition system. As a Croatian football at its best, through the country’s ● Ante Pavlovic

Cyprus
www.cfa.com.cy

Seminar for referees

From 7 to 10 July, the Cyprus Football Associa-
tion (CFA) successfully held its annual seminar for
referees and referee observers, attended by UEFA
instructors Jaap Uilenberg and Phil Sharp.
In the presence of the CFA president, Costakis
Koutsokoumnis, and deputy president, George
Koumas, the referees and referee observers were
brought up to date on the latest developments
in their field.
Meanwhile, on 11 July our new UEFA Pro licence
course got under way. UEFA observer Jerzy The UEFA
Engel was present for the first part from 11 to 15 Pro licence

CFA
July. candidates
In all, 13 Cypriot coaches have been selected
for this new CFA UEFA Pro licence course. In other news, the CFA has officially announced “We will try to raise the level of our football
A FIFA futsal coaching course will follow later Nikos Niomplias as the new head coach of the and to do something more in the 2014 World
in July, led by FIFA futsal instructor Vick Hermans, senior national team. He will take charge of the Cup qualifying games,” Niomplias said after his
while a FIFA women’s football coaching course national team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers appointment.
took place in June attended by FIFA instructor as well as for the remaining EURO 2012 qualify- ● Kyriakos Giorgallis
Monica Staab. ing matches.

Denmark
www.dbu.dk

Football management project is to increase the number of women who are

proving its worth qualified to take a seat in the boardroom and to
lead teams and organisations. In Denmark,
Last year the Danish FA finished the first chap- 71,000 girls and women play football but only
ter of a project to develop new talents in football one of the 16 members of the board of the Danish
management. The project was a success for all FA is female.
those involved, and now a new intake of partici- There are 16 women and eight men participat-
pants have started their training. ing in the second course, during which they will
The 24 participants selected for the second learn about strategic leadership, change man-
course have recently completed the first of four agement and organisational theory, and also
modules. The success of the inaugural course work on their personal profiles and networks.
means that expectations are high regarding this Each of the four modules will be a mix of theory
year’s results. and practice and take place in one or two-day
DBU

“I am very happy with the way we are training seminars between March and November. The
the participants to be qualified to take on top One of the aims of the course is to strengthen the role first module focuses on personal leadership, the
management positions in football clubs and of women in football second is devoted to organisational knowledge,
in organisations. Last year we had the pleasure the third takes the form of a future workshop, and
to welcome a group of students who had an enor- as people and leaders,” said Poul Gilling, head during the fourth and final module, the students
mous desire to learn about Danish football from of education at the Danish FA. have to present their assignments.
an organisational perspective, leadership at The aim of the project is to strengthen Danish
different levels and, not least, about themselves football in terms of leadership. One of the goals ● Maria Bach Jensen

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 England
www.thefa.com
23
Back to Cape Town by attending various training sessions as well as
an inter-community tournament, was also able to
Although memories of the FIFA 2010 World observe an already hugely successful collabora-
Cup are fading, our partnership with the interna- tive project. Maria de Leon, international devel-
tional charity Coaching for Hope (CFH) is still opment manager at The FA, said: “Having
going strong, The FA was back in Cape Town already worked with CFH on a number of projects,
in July to see CFH’s latest project, entitled Empower- it came as no surprise to see that, even only three
ment of Women and Girls Through Football. weeks in, the project was already having an
Launched in June, this football project brings extremely positive effect of the women and girls

The FA
together CFH, the city of Cape Town and six involved.
community-based, local organisations to encour- “Some of the girls had never had the opportu-
age positive youth development; namely to pro- nity to play football before and I witnessed group Empowering women and girls through football
mote gender equality by inspiring women to take after group of immensely happy faces and a
an active role in their community and allowing more than decent amount of skill! I remain thor- The project’s women have the necessary sup-
girls to participate in a sport that is commonly oughly impressed and humbled by the enthusi- port to not only develop their coaching skills, thus
inaccessible to them. asm and energy in everything CFH and the building their own self-confidence, but they are
With the help of local NGOs and training ses- project’s different partners do – I don’t believe also being encouraged to talk about the prob-
sions delivered by SAFA instructor Marion Febru- The FA could have a better international charity lems they face in their communities, such as a
ary as well as two coaches from the Tottenham partner.” lack of access to playing fields, alcohol and sub-
Hotspur Foundation, Karen Hills and Olivia Wors- Lucy Mills, project officer at Coaching for stance misuse, violence and rape, to name only a
fold, CFH now has a number of local women coor- Hope, who has been responsible for the smooth few.
dinating and delivering regular football activity to running of the project, added: “We now have This is a project about women leading women
girls (aged 12 to 18) for an initial 20-week period. regular, safe and consistent activity for girls in six with the aim of supporting local communities to
During a four-day visit, The FA was able to communities and the eventual aim to have func- create a sustainable positive environment in which
understand some of the challenges that these tioning women and girls’ clubs in place by the football can be accessible to all.
women and girls face in their communities and, end of the year certainly seems achievable.” ● Maria de Leon

France
www.fff.fr

Watch us play! culty, but, as Camille Abily said, the hardest chal- breaking all free-to-air digital cable TV audience
lenge remained: “People have to watch a top- figures, with an average of 2.325 million viewers,
“Do we have to go this far for you to come and level women’s football match. Only then can they corresponding to an audience share of 16.5%,
watch us?” Like their German counterparts, really say whether they like it or not.” peaking at 3.26 million during the final 15 min-
France’s national women’s team organised a Her wish was to became a reality when, on 13 utes.
publicity campaign in 2009 for which some July, for the Women’s World Cup semi-final It was a successful challenge for the women’s
of the players posed in the flesh. In 2011, judging between France and the USA (1-3), which was national team, and one they more than deserved
that “we’re good enough; we don’t have to take shown live at 18.00 on Direct 8, the French wom- to win!
our clothes off,” to quote Sandrine Soubeyrand, en’s national team set the small screen alight by ● Séverine Schlosser
France’s captain, Bruno Bini’s team launched a
seduction operation with a difference, aimed at
breaking down the persisting prejudices about Georgia
women’s football.
So it was that on 11 June, on the first day of their www.gff.ge
training camp at Clairefontaine (the national
training centre for France’s national teams), the New national In connection with the new system, the Georgian
women’s squad, the French Football Federation championship system government is supporting the GFF with the con-
and its communications department organised struction of three new pitches, in Gori, Poti and
“The Challenge”, an unprecedented event during The Georgian Football Federation (GFF) has Kobuleti, whose infrastructure will also be reno-
which the players and their guests pitted their started to organise the national championship, vated.
skills against each other in football tennis, drib- because of the temporary financial problems of the The 20th GFF congress also proposed an
bling, juggling, shooting and free-kick clinics. Georgian professional football league. Having important new initiative whereby every club can
With a strong dose of good humour and a taken over the organisation of the championship at be a member of the congress, which means that
touch of competitiveness, Gaëtane Thiney and the start of the second half of last season, the GFF for next congress the number of delegates will
her team-mates set about impressing the journal- has decided to introduce some changes for the new increase to approximately 50–56.
ists and other key figures who had accepted their season: instead of 10 teams, the new champion- ● Tatia Burduli/Mamuka Kvaratskhelia
invitation. The girls’ dexterity and fitness won the ship will start out with 12 teams, who will play each
admiration of their guests without too much diffi- other home and away in the first round. From there,
the eight best clubs will continue into the second
round, taking with them half the points they earned
in the first round, and again play each other home
and away, thus taking the total number of champi-
onship matches played to 36.
The four teams who do not make it into the
second round will play home and away against
the four best first division teams, starting with a
clean points sheet. The top four teams from these
play-offs will remain in or be promoted to the top
division and the bottom four will remain in or be
relegated to the first division.
This more complex championship system was
devised by the president of the GFF, Domenti
FFF

Sichinava. It has won the acceptance of Geor-

GFF

Two members of the French women’s national team with gian football fans and the media, and been duly
some of the guests invited to take part in “The Challenge” approved by the GFF executive committee. A new format for the domestic championship

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www.dfb.de

Women’s World Cup nets €5m said Theo Zwanziger,

for youth development president of the German
Football Association (DFB).
For the organisers, the recent FIFA Women’s The largest slice of the
World Cup was also a great success from a profits, i.e. €5 million, is
financial point of view. Pending the final audit, earmarked for girls’ and
pre-tax profits of around €10.6 million are ex- women’s football. “The
pected. About €3 million would be due in profits idea is to invest this money
tax, leaving a net gain of some €7.6 million. into the development of

Getty Images
At the moment, revenue of €50.6 million is girls’ and women’s foot-
forecast. Thanks to the smooth running of the tour- ball,” said Hannelore
nament and the highly responsible financial atti- Ratzeburg, DFB vice-presi-
tude of all the departments concerned, the organ- dent. “On 1 September,
isers estimate expenditure of about €40 million. the newly set up DFB
The organisers’ total budget was originally calcu- women’s football depart- The Women’s World Cup was a success all round
lated at €51 million. ment starts up, headed
“Higher income from higher tickets sales and by Steffi Jones. One of their first jobs will be to In addition, a €1 million solidarity contribution
lower expenses – that was the formula for what draw up suitable projects and campaigns for sus- is due to be made to German sport, including
was, even for us, a surprisingly successful event,” tainable grassroots development in this area.” €500,000 for the German Olympic association,
€150,000 each for the German disability sports
association and Special Olympics, and €200,000
Israel for the German sports aid foundation. A further
€1 million is set aside as special bonuses and
www.israel-football.org.il interim allowances for the staff of the organising
committee. Finally, €640,000 is due to be dis-
measuring the speed of the ball. Professional tributed among the operators of the nine World
Playing with professionals footballers held autograph sessions, and an exhi- Cup stadiums, each of which should receive an
bition match was played between former national additional €20,000 per match staged.
For the third consecutive year, the Israel Foot- team players and a celebrity all-star team which ● Niels Barnhofer
ball Association (IFA) hosted an open house day, included some of Israel’s top actors and singers.
inviting children, parents and anyone else inter- Over 10,000 football fans came and enjoyed
ested to take a peek behind the scenes of the the event, which took place at the national sta-
Israeli football world, including a look at the dium in Ramat-Gan. This event is considered the
playing fields and dressing rooms. pinnacle of the IFA’s activities with and for the Liechtenstein
Throughout the day, children’s cup final matches community. Moving forward with its grassroots www.lfv.li
were played, trophies and medals awarded, and project, the IFA will continue to invest in resources
emotional farewell ceremonies held for retiring and means to conduct similar projects and activi-
national team staff. Different contests were also ties in the future. Girls on the Ball poster
organised, such as free-kick contests and contests ● Michal Grundland
campaign
During the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the
Latvia Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) ran a
www.lff.lv refreshing poster campaign to attract girls inter-
ested in playing football. Across the country,
three such girls beamed down on passers-by and
UEFA HatTrick activities in these cities. In all, the LFF plans to install about drivers on our small country’s main roads.
in Latvia 17 large-size artificial pitches throughout the The posters attracted astonishing attention.
country this year. One of the young poster models said that her
On 1 July, the Latvian Football Federation (LFF) In other news, the Latvian national team is pre- mother had received phone calls from people
and the city of Jurmala opened an artificial foot- paring for its EURO 2012 qualifying matches saying how nice it was to be greeted in such an
ball field at the Kauguri high school. The full-size against Georgia (away on 2 September) and uplifting way on their way to work in the morn-
Greece (in Riga on 6 September), ings. In addition to the cheerful poster subjects,
while the Latvian Under-21 team will the posters bore an unusual slogan – not in stand-
be welcoming France for a 2011–13 ard German but in SMS-style Liechtenstein dia-
European Under-21 Championship lect. The short and snappy invitation to come and
qualifying match on 2 September, play football read kum afd oh (“just come along”).
after which they travel to Romania for Spelling aside, the public liked it and the LFV
another qualifier four days later. hopes it will boost club membership.
Meanwhile, Latvian futsal fans are The great football at the FIFA Women’s World
delighted that two exciting futsal tour- Cup, the poster campaign, training sessions for
naments will be organised this curious girls and various other actions should help
autumn in Latvia. First of all, there is strengthen girls’ and women’s football in Liechten-
the Group 2 tournament in the main stein, so that it will one day be possible to form a
round of the UEFA Futsal Cup from national women’s team.
28 September to 2 October, when
LFF

● Anton Banzer
four-time Latvian champions, FK Nikars,
Young footballers will benefit from UEFA’s HatTrick programme Riga will compete against FC Barce-
lona from Spain and two teams from
artificial pitch was given by the LFF as a gift to the the preliminary round for a place in the elite
city of Jurmala, becoming the first large-sized arti- round of 16 futsal clubs. After eight years of play-
ficial football field to be built in Latvia, thanks to ing qualifying tournaments abroad, the Latvian
funding from the second cycle of UEFA’s HatTrick national futsal team will host the Group C pre-
programme. liminary round matches for the 2012 World
Earlier this year, implementation of UEFA Hat- Championship from 19 to 23 October, when the
Trick-funded projects started in Latvia with the hosts will come up against Cyprus, England and
signature of contracts with the cities of Dau- San Marino for a place in the main round in
LFV

gavpils, Rezekne, Preili, Zilupe, Ogre and Riga December.

for the installation of artificial football pitches ● Viktors Sopirins An uplifting poster

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Beach football The Belmontas Cup tournament opened with
tournament in Vilnius the inauguration of a new beach football pitch,
which will also be used for Lithuanian beach foot-

LFF
For the first time, Vilnius has hosted an interna- ball championships.
tional beach football tournament to mark the start As for the tournament itself, Belarus produced The captain of the beach soccer team from Belarus holds
of the summer, with teams from neighbouring Rus- the best football to win all three games, with the trophy aloft
sia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus and Moldova Russia coming in second and Moldova dramati-
joining the hosts, Lithuania. The tournament was cally edging hosts Lithuania into third place. “The the tournament director, Olegas Borisovskis from
held in Belmontas, an area of Vilnius best known tournament was a real success. We hope it will the Lithuanian futsal association.
for its beautiful park. become a tradition and return next year,” said ● Vaidotas Januska

FYR Macedonia
www.ffm.com.mk

First super cup trophy certainly be a traditional fixture that football fans
for FK Shkëndija 79 will look forward to, and I hope it will also mean
a lot to our top teams.”
The Football Federation of the Former Yugoslav FK Shkëndija 79 were in particularly celebra-
Republic of Macedonia has held its first super cup tory mood after the game, having completed the
match, won by the league champions, FK Shkëndija most successful season in their history by winning
79, against the cup holders, FK Metalurg. the championship and the super cup, thus going

FFM
The match took place on 24 July at the Philip II down in the annals of football in the Former
arena. Both teams played well, but the league FK Shkëndija 79, winners of the first super cup Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as the first
champions had the edge over their opponents holders of this title. ● Zoran Nikolovski
and, after taking a 2-0 lead, won the match 2-1. “I think we made a great move by finally intro-
The trophy was presented to the captain of the ducing this competition to bring the curtain down
winning team, Mustafa Nebi, by the president
of the federation, Hari Hadzi-Risteski, who said:
on the old season and as a prelude to the new
season, which starts at the end of July. This will
Northern Ireland
www.irishfa.com

Malta Coach education programmes

www.mfa.com.mt
updated
Despite being one of UEFA’s
Revamping ing in the country. The latest initiative has been smallest member associations,
the appointment of a director of refereeing, who the Irish Football Association con-
the refereeing sector will be entrusted with the job of overseeing all the tinues to lead the way in utilising
The Malta FA’s ongoing plans for the continued needs of match officials as well as their continu- new technology to help football
improvement of the game on the island include ing education. coaches complete their qualifica-
the refereeing sector. With the help of UEFA, and On the recommendation of the executive com- tions. As part of a wide-reaching
also through the Malta football referees’ associa- mittee and the subsequent approval of the MFA modernisation review, the Irish

IFA
tion, the Maltese association has been proactive council, the choice fell on Adrian Casha, a FA has updated its coach educa-
over the years in raising the standards of referee- former FIFA international referee who has had tion programmes to better reflect
vast experience of refereeing international and the way we live, learn and work Phil Abbott,
with technology today. director of
The new director domestic top-class matches. Since his retirement,
of refereeing, Adrian Casha has remained involved in the field Recognising the huge impact Academy Soccer
Coach, and Nigel
Adrian Casha of refereeing as well as sharing his knowledge that modern technology has
Best, head of
(left), presents his of the Laws of the Game, of which he has pro- had on the game, the Irish
coach education
translation of the duced a fully fledged Maltese translation. FA, in partnership with acade-
Laws of the Game The process of revamping the refereeing sector mysoccercoach.co.uk, recently
D. Aquilina

to the president will also be boosted by the academic qualities announced a new programme that provides
of the Malta FA, of the new director, who will reorganise Malta’s aspiring coaches with access to the same digital
Norman Darmanin match officials and eventually set up an academy tools and resources that are used every day
Demajo of local referees. ● Alex Vella by coaches at some of the world’s top clubs. These
include the ability to illustrate practical coaching
sessions with clear and highly visual digital dia-
Moldova grams, rather than the clipboard of old.
Nigel Best, head of coach education, and Desi
www.fmf.md
Curry, technical director, are spearheading this
new approach to coach education programmes
CS Goliador-SS 11 win with technology at its heart. This new way of work-
Moldovan women’s cup ing lets aspiring coaches continue to complete
practical elements with the added option of com-
The Moldovan women’s cup final opposed the pleting their coursework electronically.
champions, CS Goliador-SS 11 from Chisinau, Desi Curry said: “This is an exciting project to be
and FC Academia UTM Chisinau. At the end of a involved in which will not only help our aspiring
dramatic match, Goliador-SS 11 emerged as the coaches but also the Irish FA in terms of our coach
winners on a final score of 1-0 after extra time. education programme.” Nigel Best added: “We
FMF

The only goal of the match was scored by Nata- have been working with academysoccercoach.co.uk
lia Munteanu in the 110th minute. CS Goliador-SS 11, winners of the women’s cup for the last year in terms of getting the new technol-
At the official ceremony after the match, the ogy right. This programme demonstrates that we are
captain of the winning team, Ludmila Ninicu, club’s museum. I was pleased with my players’ not only forward thinking but innovative at the Irish
received the trophy from the general secretary performance, but we can still do better,” said FA. The initial feedback on the system has been fan-
of the FA of Moldova, Nicolae Cebotari. Goliador’s head coach, Victor Greapca, at the tastic and I believe this will be a great tool for all
LFV

“It was very important for us to win this match media conference. involved in our coach education programme.”
and to add a new trophy to the collection in the ● Press office ● Geoff Wilson

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www.fai.ie

Festival of football Tramore AFC from County Waterford beat off

a massive hit in Clare competition from seven other clubs to claim the
club of the year award, with their dedication to
In July, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) community development over their 59-year his-

FAI
held a week-long festival of football to coincide tory playing a big part in them taking the prestig-
with the FAI AGM in County Clare on the west ious award. The winners of the communications awards with
coast of Ireland. To mark the occasion, the FAI Meanwhile, the coach of the year award was the president and chief executive of the FAI, Paddy
gave 28 football clubs and leagues in the county presented to the coach of the Irish homeless McCaul and John Delaney
a share of €100,000 in grants towards equip- squad, Vernon McAllorum. This annual award
ment and programme development to improve has been established in memory of the late Noel Scott scooped the best national article award,
standards and boost participation numbers in the O’Reilly, renowned international and domestic while Johnny Craig came out top in the best
county. coach, and recognises an individual who has regional article category. TV3 won the communi-
While the week-long festival proved a massive shown outstanding commitment to football coach- cations award in the best national broadcast cat-
hit throughout the county, former international ing and the further development of football egory for their coverage of the UEFA Europa
players were also a huge attraction, with John players at grassroots level. League final at the Dublin Arena on 18 May.
Aldridge and Ray Houghton meeting fans in nearly Other award winners on the night included Other winners included Clem Ryan (regional
every corner of the county. eight FAI communications award winners, who radio award), Tramore Rangers FC (best web-
The highlight of the festival was the FAI pre- were rewarded for their promotion of all levels site), Bobby Lynch (public relations officer of the
AGM delegates’ event, which officially brought of Irish football. year for the North Tipperary schoolboy league),
the week to a close. A number of prolific awards Legendary broadcaster the late Philip Greene while Bray Wanderers picked up an award for a
were announced, such as the inaugural commu- was honoured at the event with the inaugural publication on the clubs history and Noel Browne
nications awards, the coach of the year award communications hall of fame award following his won the best photograph category.
and the club of the year award. death in May. Football correspondent Eamon ● Fran Whearty

Scotland
www.scottishfa.co.uk

New referee award introduced Alastair MacGregor, head of science, technol-

ogy, engineering and mathematics at the SQA,
The Scottish FA and the Scottish Qualifications said: “At the SQA we work together with a whole
Authority (SQA) have launched the new referee- host of partners to develop and deliver courses
ing professional development award. across Scotland and are delighted to be working
This new qualification will enable schoolchildren with the Scottish FA in the delivery of this course,
to develop the knowledge and skills to start a career which will allow senior pupils to gain a firm
in refereeing and will be delivered by the SQA understanding of what is involved in being a
● Darryl Broadfoot
SFA

in partnership with the Scottish FA from next year. referee.”

The course will be delivered in two separate
units – the first focusing on practical refereeing and Launch of the new refereeing professional
the second on the Laws of the Game – with candi- development award Ukraine
dates needing to complete both units in order to
qualify for the professional development award. of our sponsors, Specsavers.” Craig Thomson, www.ffu.org.ua
John Fleming, head of refereeing development category one referee and the Scottish FA’s educa-
at the Scottish FA, said: “This PDA [professional tion and recruitment manager, added: “I started Zhytlobud lift Ukrainian
development award] will play a pivotal role in the as a referee at the age of 16 but no such formal Women’s Cup
future of refereeing in Scotland and will hopefully qualification existed then. I am delighted that our
lead to more young people seeing refereeing as a partnership has resulted in today’s announce-
career option for them. Today’s announcement is ment. It is important for the younger generation to
the culmination of a lot of joined-up work between realise that it is possible to have a career as a
the Scottish FA and the SQA, and the introduction, referee – a career that has given me the honour
and future development of the course, could of being on the same pitch as players such as
not have happened without the valuable support Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.”

Switzerland
FFU

www.football.ch
FC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv with their new trophy
30 years of the Swiss schools tion organisers did the Swiss schools football
championship championship become what it is today. “I am FC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv beat FC Legenda
delighted with what the event has become,” Rubli Chernigiv 4-3 on penalties to win the Ukrainian
The Swiss schools football championship says. Women’s Cup at the Victor Bannikov stadium in
remains the biggest youth sports event in the Winners and losers alike, on the day of the Kyiv on 24 July. The two current leaders of the
country. During this, its 30th anniversary year, as finals in Basle there were smiles on everyone’s Ukrainian women’s league were still locked on a
many as 150,000 boys and girls took part in the faces, including those of some erstwhile partici- 1-1 scoreline after 90 minutes. Tatyana Shramok
competition, with the best 250 teams from all the pants who have gone on to become top foot- had put FC Legenda Chernigiv ahead in the 80th
Swiss cantons and the principality of Liechten- ballers. For midfield virtuoso Gürkan Sermeter minute, before being sent off for handball in the
stein going through to the finals in Basle. (formerly with Grasshopper Club, Young Boys dying seconds of normal playing time. Iya And-
Today, the championship is a symbol of grass- and Aarau; today with Bellinzona), winning the rushchak’s penalty put the teams level again and
roots sport in Switzerland, but this was not schools football championship was an unforget- forced the game into a tense period of extra time.
always the case. Charly Rubli, former head table experience. “Lifting the trophy was a fantas- Outnumbered but not overpowered, FC Leg-
of grassroots football with the Swiss Football tic moment,” the free-kick specialist recalls. enda Chernigiv kept up the pressure. In the end,
Association, recalls: “Football was never allowed A special trophy presentation ceremony and the FC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv goalkeeper, Iryna
in the school playground and anyone who dis- the presence of the Swiss national coach, Ottmar Sanina, saved two spot kicks in the ensuing pen-
obeyed was punished. And teachers preferred to Hitzfeld, who signed autographs, rounded off a alty shoot-out to secure a second successive cup
teach other sports.” Only thanks to a lot of per- very successful event. win for her team.
suasion and patience on the part of the competi- ● Pierre Benoit ● Ivan Dyvak

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Birthdays
M atch delegate Barry Taylor (England) cele-
brates his 70th birthday on 5 September.
He is joined at the same milestone on 7 Septem-
Vasile Avram (Romania, 22.9)
Giangiorgio Spiess (Switzerland, 24.9)
Eugen Strigel (Germany, 24.9)
Notices

ber by technical instructor György Mezey (Hun- Ionel Piscanu (Romania, 24.9) ■ On 7 June, Campbell Ogilvie
gary), and on 23 September by Goetz Eilers Matteo Frameglia (Italy, 24.9)
became president of the Scottish
(Germany), member of the Appeals Body. Match Hans Reitinger (Austria, 25.9)
delegate João Morais (Portugal) turns 50 on Dr Mogens Kreutzfeldt (Denmark, 25.9) Football Association.
1 September, followed by referee observer Slawo- Paul Krähenbühl (Switzerland, 25.9)
mir Stempniewski (Poland) on 26 September, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany, 25.9) ■ On 18 June, Noël Le Graët was
Lutfi Aribogan (Turkey), vice-chairman of the Mar- Christine Frai (Germany, 25.9) elected president of the French Football
keting Advisory Committee, on 30 September. Rotem Kamer (Israel, 25.9)
UEFA wishes them many happy returns, as it also Stephen Lodge (England, 26.9) Federation for a term extending until
does to: Camelia Nicolae (Romania, 26.9) December 2012.
Gerhard Aigner (Germany, 1.9) Ales Zavrl (Slovenia, 26.9)
José Guilherme Aguiar (Portugal, 1.9) Jens Kleinefeld (Germany, 27.9) ■ On 29 June, Mehmet Ali Aydinlar
Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain, 1.9) Jindrich Rajchl (Czech Republic, 27.9)
Karel Bohunek (Czech Republic, 28.9)
was elected president of the Turkish
Marco Brunelli (Italy, 2.9)
Mariano Delogu (Italy, 28.9) Football Association
Gérard Houllier (France, 3.9)
David R. Elleray (England, 3.9) Prof. W. Stewart Hillis (Scotland, 28.9)
Ulrich Grzella (Germany, 3.9) Michel Girard (France, 28.9)
Rudolf Bata (Czech Republic, 4.9) Michael van Praag (Netherlands, 28.9)
Prof. Wilfried Kindermann (Germany, 4.9) Roland Beck (Liechtenstein, 28.9)
Victor Mintoff (Malta, 4.9) Eric Romain (Belgium, 28.9) New on the bookshelves
Grigoriy Surkis (Ukraine, 4.9) Cristina-Daniela Uluc (Romania, 30.9)
Bogdan Ceko (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 5.9) Get... Juiced ! The Laws
Sulejman Colakovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 5.9)
Eija Vähälä (Finland, 6.9)
Bernd Stöber (Germany, 6.9)
Forthcoming of Effective Teamwork
With over 25 years’ experience as
Ivan Hašek (Czech Republic, 6.9)
Antonio Laranjo (Portugal, 7.9) events a sports coach, including in football,
Roberto Forzoni has written a
Werner Helsen (Belgium, 7.9) 25-step guide to building mentally
Adrian Titcombe (England, 8.9) Meetings tough, high-performing, winning teams
Igor Klimper (FYR Macedonia, 8.9)
31/8–1/9/11, Nyon in sport, business and life.
Kostadin Gerginov (Bulgaria, 9.9)
Geir Thorsteinsson (Iceland, 9.9) Elite Club Coaches Forum (www.robertoforzoni.com)
Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria, 9.9) 9/9/11, Zagreb
Ioannis Tsachilidis (Greece, 11.9) European Futsal Championship:
Katarzyna Wierzboska (Poland, 11.9) final round draw
Tomas Karpavicius (Lithuania, 11.9) 19–21/9/11, Prague Obituary
Ahmet Güvener (Turkey, 12.9) Workshop for coach education directors
Talal Darawshi (Israel, 12.9) 20–21/9/11, Limassol
Tanya Gravina (Malta, 12.9) Strategy meeting of the presidents and general Gerhard Kapl (Austria) passed
Stanislaw Speczik (Poland, 13.9) secretaries of UEFA member associations away on 25 July aged 64. A former
Jon Skjervold (Norway, 13.9) 22–23/9/11, Limassol
Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden, 13.9) international referee, he went on
UEFA Executive Committee
Frank Wormuth (Germany, 13.9) to become a UEFA match delegate,
Javid Garayev (Azerbaijan, 14.9)
Competitions referee instructor and, from 2006,
Dejan Savicevic (Montenegro, 15.9) disciplinary inspector.
Sokol Jareci (Albania, 15.9)
Revaz Arveladze (Georgia, 15.9)
1–11/9/11, Italy
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Karl-Heinz Tritschler (Germany, 16.9)
Antonis Petrou (Cyprus, 16.9) 13–14/9/11
Kelly Simmons (England, 16.9) UEFA Champions League: group matches
Heike Ullrich (Germany, 16.9)
(matchday 1)
Antoine De Pandis (France, 17.9) 15/9/11
Antero Silva Resende (Portugal, 18.9) UEFA Europa League: group matches
Senes Erzik (Turkey, 18.9) (matchday 1)
Roberto Rosetti (Italy, 18.9) 24/9–2/10/11
Miroslava Migalova (Slovakia, 18.9) UEFA Futsal Cup: main round
Stefano Farina (Italy, 19.9) 27–28/9/11
Gaioz Darsadze (Georgia, 19.9) UEFA Champions League: group matches
Milos Markovic (Serbia, 20.9) (matchday 2)
Ruud Bruijnis (Netherlands, 21.9) 28–29/9/11
Helena Herrero González (Spain, 21.9) UEFA Women’s Champions League:
Viktor Paradnikov (Ukraine, 21.9) round of 32 (first legs)
Nenad Dikic (Serbia, 21.9) 29/9/11
Stefan Weber (Germany, 21.9) UEFA Europa League: group matches
Cornelis de Bruin (Netherlands, 22.9) (matchday 2)

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