International Events

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DATE VENUE EVENT

Aug 18 Newcastle England v Ukraine - Senior Friendly International

Aug 19 Bristol England v Russia - Women’s Senior Friendly

Aug 22-Sep 11 Lilleshall International Coaching Licence

Aug 26 Greece Olympic Women’s Soccer Final

Aug 28 Greece Olympic Men’s Soccer Final

Aug 30-Sep 3 Lesotho FA Youth Coaching Course

Sep 4 Austria WCQ : Austria v England

Sep 6-10 Botswana FA Youth Coaching Course

Sep 8 Poland WCQ : Poland v England

Sep 18 Netherlands Netherlands v England (I) - Women’s Senior Friendly

Sep 22 Netherlands Netherlands v England (II) - Women’s Senior Friendly

Oct 3-10 Lilleshall FA International Course for Referee Instructors

Oct 9 Manchester WCQ : England v Wales

Oct 13 Azerbaijan WCQ : Azerbaijan v England

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Geoff Thompson was re-elected to theUEFA Executive for a further 4-yearterm at the UEFA Congress in Cyprusin May. His magnificent 46 votes out ofa possible 52 represented a doubling insupport since his first election in 2000.

During this period, he has played a pivotalrole not only in working for a healthy andunited future for European football, but inrepresenting England’s views in Europeanmatters and developing closer relationsbetween English football and the Europeanfootball family. “I have been honoured torepresent England in Europe’s mostprestigious football forum and I am thrilledto be continuing to do so”, said Thompson.

FA Chief Executive Mark Palios added,“The size of Geoff Thompson’s vote istestimony not only to his tirelesscontribution to European football but alsoa measure of the high esteem in whichEnglish football is held. His position on theExecutive Committee ensures that Englishfootball remains at the forefront ofdecision-making in UEFA”.

FA Chairman re-elected

FA News

The FA said goodbye to its InternationalRelations Manager, Kim Fisher, in July.Kim had been part of the team since itsinception in 2000 and played a key rolein its many activities around the world.Her enthusiasm, professionalism anddedication to spreading The FA’s

international messageswill be much missed byher colleagues inLondon as well as bythe many friends shehas made in footballworldwide.

In August, Ben Seeley willjoin the department. Benhas been at The FA forthree years, where he hasbeen working with the

County (regional) FAs, helping them todevelop their IT infrastructure.

During his career he has specialised in trainingand business development and speaks fivelanguages. He will take up his position asInternational Development Manager in August.

Changes to The FA’sInternational Relations team

New recruit Ben Seeley (left) pictured here with InternationalRelations colleagues Jane Bateman, David Davies and Rachael Kerry

CommuniquéIssue ElevenThe Football Association’s International Newsletter

Communiqué Issue Eleven

Euro 2004deliversboth on andoff the field

Euro 2004 in Portugal proved to be

a fantastic festival of football with

exciting matches and a deserved,

if unexpected, champion in Greece.

While England’s hopes ended in

penalty shoot-out heartbreak, their

thousands of fans won friends with

their passionate, positive support.

• Extending the hand of friendship in Portugal

• Tournament organisation experience shared in Peru

• CONCACAF in good shape at FA fitness workshop

• South Africa to host 2010 FIFA World Cup

• England hosts Iraqi goodwill tour

• Praise for Oceania’s coaches

• FA news

UEFA

Heartache in Portugal

Beyond the England team’s participation in Euro 2004, The FA reciprocated thefriendship shown by their Portuguese hostsby making a number of goodwill visits.

Sir Trevor Brookingwas guest of honourat a communityfundraising event atSt Julian’s School inthe district ofCarcavelos, close tothe team’s hotel on

the outskirts of Lisbon. Organised by theBritish Community Council and the LisbonCasuals Sports Club, the sports day raisedfunds for the Co-operativa São Pedro -Barcarena, a centre for children andyoungsters with severe mental handicaps.

FA staff accompanied HM Ambassador toPortugal, Dame Glynne Evans, on a visit to

Lisbon’s poorest community, Famões, playingfootball with the children and giving outgifts, while England midfielder Nicky Buttaccompanied Brooking and FA ExecutiveDirector David Davies on a visit to achildren’s cancer hospital in Coimbra aheadof England's game against Switzerland.

The promise shown during England’sEuro 2004 campaign ended indisappointment in Lisbon after a penaltyshoot-out decided one of the most tenseand dramatic matches the EuropeanChampionships had ever seen.

Although hosts Portugal progressed to thesemi-finals 6-5 on penalties, England hadimpressed through the group stage withmuch of the attention focused on theimmense young talent of Wayne Rooney.

“I believe the players and squad did whatthey had to do, but we did not quite doenough to win and I’m sorry for that,” saidEngland Coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson. “I think the players should be proud ofthemselves and I hope the fans are proud ofthem. In three and a half years, we have onlylost three competitive games. The difference

between winningand losing is verysmall. We areclose to winning amajor tournamentand we haveshown that.”

Positive impression

England’s fans came in for praisenot only for their passionatesupport and excellent behaviouraround the games, but also for theefforts of various supporter groupsacross the country to create afestival of football for fans.

Activities took place in and aroundLisbon in conjunction with the BritishCouncil and British Embassy, including amassive fundraising event in Ericeirawhich raised 11,000 Euros forPortuguese and UK leukaemia charities.“This has been a wonderful tournamentfor England fans,” said Senior CustomerRelations Manager Jonathan Arana.“They’ve made a very positive andlasting impression on their Portuguesehosts and deserve great credit for theirincredible efforts to make this asuccessful tournament off the pitch.”

CONMEBOL

As part of its 2004Co-operationProgramme withCONMEBOL, an FAdelegation led byEuro ‘96 TournamentDirector Glen Kirtontravelled to Lima,Peru, to share theirexperiences ongood practice of

tournament organisation with thePeruvian Football Federation and otherofficials in charge of 2004’s CopaAmerica and next year’s FIFA U17sWorld Youth Championships.

Topics presented by the group, includingThe FA’s Andrin Cooper and Kim Fisher andMiddlesbrough FC’s Ron Turnbull, included‘Safety and Security’, ‘PR and VIPManagement’, ‘The Media Service’,

‘Commercial Requirements’ and ‘Setting upthe Management Structure’, as well as otheroperational aspects.

Mexico and Costa Rica will join the ten membercountries in South America’s oldestcompetition, held in several brand newstadiums around Peru.

“We are proud to be hosting this prestigioustournament and we wanted the Englishdelegation to share their valuable knowledgeand expertise with us on these topics. Wehope that this Copa America will be the bestever!” commented Peruvian FF PresidentManuel Burga.

“FA delegations have already held severalsuccessful workshops in Paraguay, Chile andEcuador since our Co-operation Agreementcame into force last year”, explained FAInternational Relations Manager, Kim Fisher.“We were very pleased to have been able toshare our experiences on tournamentorganisation at this workshop in Lima”.

This workshop completed the programme of threeevents scheduled for 2004 and plans are underway for the next phase of co-operation in 2005.

Wayne Rooney celebrates

Extending the hand of friendship

Sir Trevor Brooking

A group of children from Famões gave FArepresentatives a warm welcome on theoccasion of their goodwill visit

Tournament organisation experience shared in Peru

The FA delegation (from left to right), Glen Kirton, Andrin Cooper, Kim Fisher and Ron Turnbull (far right) pictured with CONMEBOL'S Alberto Almiral (centre) and the Peruvian Football Federation'sPublic Relations Manager, Enrique Mayor

Glen Kirton

Workshop participants pictured with The FA and CONMEBOL delegations in Lima

Andrin Cooper discusses the seminar withHM Ambassador to Lima, Richard Ralph(centre) and his wife

CAF

Promoting HIV/AIDS awareness throughfootball in West and East Africa was theaim of a group of young people whospent six months ‘on tour’, playingmatches against local teams in Senegal,Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria,Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda andTanzania. Supported by Christian Aidand Concern, post-match discussionswith the large crowds in attendance

covered the stigmas attached to theHIV/AIDS epidemic and how toencourage responsible sexual behaviouramongst youth groups.

The FA donated kit and equipment to thetour which was led by Ben Maitland, who isnow planning to conduct football-themedevents in every sub-Saharan country by the2010 World Cup.

“When football has the opportunity to delivermessages on health and education, webelieve that it should be used to its fullpotential and were therefore very pleased tosupport this courageous initiative,” said JaneBateman, FA Head of International Relations.

TackleAfrica‘s Spencer Austin heads the tourists into a 1-0 lead in Sevare, Mali

South Africa wins right to host 2010 World Cup

CONCACAF

Physical fitness workshop forCONCACAF member associations

The FA’s second 2004 event in theCONCACAF region centred aroundRichard Hawkins (FA Deputy Head ofExercise Science) and Donough Holohan(Fitness and Conditioning Coach atPreston North End FC and Hull City FC)sharing their expertise on preparingexercise science strategies for theEngland teams and academies with theirCaribbean counterparts.

The workshop lasted four days and was heldin Trinidad with participants attending bothpractical and theoretical session thatincluded modules on nutritional advice,environmental issues, fitness testing andtraining methods.

“The course is aimed at providing practicalmessages to CONCACAF coaches to assistthem in preparing teams physically forinternational competition. It is a fantasticopportunity to share some of the advancedsupport strategies we have in place with ourinternational teams,” said Hawkins.

The subject matter was one which had not been addressed in such detail on atraining course in the region before; theEnglish approach to exercise science andfitness training was very well-received by the delegates.

‘Aqua jogging’ was very popular with participants

Coaching the coaches

The FA repeated its popularInternational Coaching Licence Coursein Trinidad for the 3rd consecutiveyear in March. FA coaches RogerSoper and Steve Rutter worked withover 30 coaches from across theCONCACAF region. ”CONCACAF iscommitted to improving the qualityand qualifications of its coaches andwe are pleased that we are able tolend our expertise and share ourviews,“ said Rutter.

The workshop included group work to enableparticipants to share experiences and ideas.The course was co-ordinated by CONCACAFDirector of Technical Administration Richard Braithwaite (pictured below right) withHarold Taylor and tutors Donough Holohan(left) and Dr Richard Hawkins

CONCACAFCongressFA Chairman Geoff Thompson was aguest of CONCACAF at their bi-annualcongress in Grenada in May where hereceived a special award on behalf ofThe FA for services to football in Centraland North America and the Caribbean.

Since a Co-operation Agreement was signedin 2000, The FA has organised a wide range ofcourses and workshops in partnership with

CONCACAF including its InternationalCoaching Licence Course, Referee Instructorcourses and Marketing, Administration andStrategic Planning workshops.

“The FA is proud of its extensive work withCONCACAF”, said Thompson. “We enjoy anexcellent relationship with CONCACAF whoshare our commitment to the developmentof the game. We are honoured to receivesuch a special tribute for our work with themand look forward to the ongoing success ofthis programme.”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses theCONCACAF Congress in Grenada

Geoff Thompson receives The FA’s awardfrom CONCACAF President, Jack Warner

South Africa's long and hard-foughtcampaign to host Africa’s first WorldCup ended in an emotional victory atZurich’s World Trade Centre on the 15thMay. Witnessed by former PresidentNelson Mandela, South Africa clinchedthe right to hold the FIFA World Cup in2010 with 14 votes to Morocco's 10.Being granted the right to host thecompetition was described as “thegreatest gift to the people of ourcountry and continent” by Bid CEODanny Jordaan.

Only 4 years ago, England was one of thecontenders in a fiercely-contested race tohost the FIFA 2006 World Cup. Since then,The FA has worked hard to build goodrelations with South Africa, taking theEngland senior team to Durban last year aspart of this process to coincide with thelaunch of South Africa's bid. The FA’sExecutive Director David Davies describedSouth Africa's victory as “a magnificentachievement for a country which returned tothe football stage not much more than adecade ago”.

‘TackleAfrica‘ tour promotes health awareness through football

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England played host to the Iraqi nationalteam earlier this year as they embarkedon a goodwill tour prior to theirparticipation in this year’s Asian Cup in China.

The Iraqis started nervously with a 2-0 defeatat the hands of Trinidad and Tobago at WestBromwich Albion FC but re-asserted theirauthority with a convincing 5-0 win atMacclesfield Town FC against the EnglandNational Game XI. Proceeds from the gameswere donated to CARE International, thelargest aid agency working in Iraq.

During the visit, Minister for Sport & TourismRichard Caborn MP also witnessed Mitre’sdonation of 5,000 footballs leaving for Iraqcourtesy of DHL. “Football is a world gameand a tremendous unifying force. I think thisis a fantastic gesture that will give under-privileged kids in Iraq the chance to play thegame they love,” said Caborn.

The FA’s Executive Director David Daviesadded, “We were pleased to show oursupport for Iraqi football and to host theirtwo preparation games in England. The flairof their football and the passion of their fans

made both games highly colourful occasionsand proved once again how football can lift anation in difficult times”.

The tour was organised by AKB Media and supported by the Foreign &Commonwealth Office.

OFC

Iraq’s historicgoodwill tour

Royal Navy commemorate theintroduction of football to Korea

FA coach Alan Gillett praised theattitude of the 18 coaches who attendedthe 2004 OFC Indigenous SeniorCoaching Licence courses organised inconjunction with The FA at the OFCAcademy in Auckland, New Zealand.

“The coaches have been excellent and havegone way beyond my expectations,” saidGillett. “Since the first course last year, wehave modified the content, made thedelivery more user-friendly and the responsehas been positive as a result.” According toGillett, the coaches thrived under thementoring structure in place which saw thosethat attended and passed last year’s Level 1course working in pairs with the newparticipants. The ‘buddying system’ put theemphasis more on communication andinteraction with increased practical sessions asopposed to a classroom setting creating abetter understanding of coaching concepts.

The courses aimed to ensure that participantsare qualified to tutor junior coaching licencecourses in their own countries. Thoseprogressing beyond Level 2 will then be ableto tutor the first stage of the Senior CoachingLicence which the OFC plans to implementonce its technical department is in place.

“We are greatly indebted to The FA and toAlan,” said acting OFC General Secretary, TaiNicholas. “I have no doubt that theprogramme we are putting in place willenable the participants to return home andpass on the knowledge they have attained toa new generation of coaches in the islands.”

Gillett praisesOceaniacoaches

Richard Caborn MP helps the DHL shipment on its way

Alan Gillett believes that the OFC coaches are thriving

Iraq in action vs Trinidad & Tobago (above) andvs invitational England National Game XI (below)

The FA’s International Relations teamkitted out a football team from the RoyalNavy for their commemorative matchagainst the Republic of Korea Navy in theSuwon Stadium in Seoul.

The game was staged in recognition of theintroduction of football to Korea by theRoyal Navy in 1882 and as part of the

centennial celebrations of the Royal NavyFA. Back in the 19th century, British sailorsfrom the HMS Flying Fish played football onthe jetty, leaving some balls and a pair ofboots by the ship. Korean dockyardworkers, watching them play, started tocopy what they had seen and football soonspread around the country. Today, it is thenation’s most popular sport.

Football 4 PeaceThe University of Brighton was host to atraining week as part of a project basedin northern Israel that uses football as ameans to unite a deeply-divided societyand to assist conflict prevention.

Jewish and Arabic municipal communitysports leaders from Israel travelled to theUK in conjunction with the British Councilto undertake training in football coaching,team-building activities, communicationand life skills to prepare them for theirwork in the project. England kit wasdonated by The FA.

Kentish Cup victoryThe Combined Services FA won this year’sKentish Cup, the oldest military footballcompetition in the world, currentlycontended by UK, Dutch and Belgianarmed services teams. CSFA team manager,Squadron Leader Dave McDermott, is seenhere receiving the trophy from GroupCaptain Paul Thorogood.

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Community sports leaders come together to foster the ’Football 4 Peace’ initiative

FA Learning book launch

Trevor Brooking was knighted in HerMajesty The Queen’s Birthday HonoursList. Trevor, who joined The FA in January

as Director of Football, becomes one of asmall band of footballers knighted fortheir service to the sport. Now 55, he wasa one-club player with West Ham Unitedduring his playing career.

“It’s a special moment and a great honour,”said Brooking, who believes his award alsoreflects recognition for the grassroots sideof football. “But it’s strange too - I've got agreat relationship with the fans at WestHam and they have already started callingme Sir Trev!”

Knighthood for Brooking