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Messageof the presidentIn football, as in other sports, the end of the calendar year is not neces-

sarily the best time to take stock, since we follow a different calendar, based on thefootball seasons, which generally start in summer and end the following spring.

This does not, however, stop us from pausing for a moment to reflect on the first half of the season. For the continent’s best national teams, the last fewmonths of 2009 – with all their surprises, successes and disappointments – repre-sented the home straight in the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

For the clubs, the season began back in June but really took off in August, with the draws in Monaco for the group stages of the UEFA ChampionsLeague and UEFA Europa League. There is, of course, still a long way to go in boththese competitions, but it is already apparent that the format changes have beenbeneficial. And I am really looking forward to the implementation of another newfeature – that of the Champions League final being played on a Saturday – enablingus to enjoy a whole week of build-up to this spectacular event.

Behind the scenes, the first half of the season was also marked by intense activity and definite progress towards establishing greater financial fair playin our club competitions. But events also proved that there was still a long way to go in ridding football of all those for whom morals and ethics are merely abstractnotions.

We could wish for this to change – it is the season for wishes after all – but it is better to take action. And this is what we will do, with the utmost determi-nation and the help of the authorities where necessary. I do, however, have onewish, which goes out to everyone who holds the ball close to their hearts – that2010 is not only the year of the World Cup, but one when football is enjoyed frombeginning to end, from the mini-pitches to the grandstands, from friendly matches to international finals.

Michel PlatiniUEFA President

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THIRTEEN EUROPEAN TEAMS WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE WORLD CUP

IN SOUTH AFRICA, INCLUDING SEVERAL FAMILIAR FACES, BUT ALSO ONE OR TWO

SURPRISES, AS WELL AS A NEWCOMER TO THE TOURNAMENT. FOR SOME THE

ROAD TO SOUTH AFRICA HAS BEEN SMOOTHER THAN OTHERS, BUT THEY ARE ALL

PURSUING THE SAME GOAL: TO BE THE FIRST EUROPEAN TEAM TO WIN THE

WORLD CUP ON NON-EUROPEAN SOIL.

The last World Cup, in Germany,resembled a European Football Champi-onship towards the end, with all foursemi-finalists coming from Europe. Thechances of a repeat performance in SouthAfrica next summer seem slim, however,given that never before in the history ofthe competition has a European team lifted the World Cup on non-Europeansoil. When the 19th World Cup finals kickoff in Johannesburg on 11 June, the 13European teams who made it throughthe qualifying stage will have their sightsset on breaking this curse.

Eight of Europe’s representatives– England, France, Germany, Italy, theNetherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzer-

land – competed in the 2006 World Cup,or nine if you count Serbia, who were partof Serbia-Montenegro at the time. Three– Denmark, Greece and Slovenia – are returning to the big stage, while Slovakiaare making their debut – since the break-up of Czechoslovakia at least. Mean-while, Croatia, the Czech Republic,Poland, Sweden and Ukraine have failedto make it to two World Cups in a row.

Here’s how Europe’s contendersare shaping up.

Italy: back to the futureAfter a two-year break when

Roberto Donadoni was in charge, MarcelloLippi is again at the helm of the Azzurri,

whom he led to World Cup glory in2006. Despite two difficult matchesagainst Cyprus (both were won in stop-page time), the Italians dominated theirgroup. While there is little doubt thatsome of world champion team – such asBuffon, Cannavaro and Pirlo – will be on their way to South Africa, the coachhas also been re-assessing his squad. For example, in the recent friendlyagainst Sweden, there was no one fromthe 2006 World Cup in the starting line-up. Not that this stopped Italy fromwinning 1-0.

France: trying to rediscover their spark

2006 World Cup finalists Franceare not firing on all cylinders. The retire-ment of Zidane doubtless has somethingto do with this. After a disappointingEURO 2008 (France were eliminated inthe group stage), Les Bleus did not havea smooth ride to South Africa. With Serbia having finished top of the group,

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Franck Ribéryavoids VasileMaftei duringthe goallessmatch betweenFrance andRomania at the Stade de France.

Raymond Domenech’s men owe theirplace in the finals to the goal scored byGallas in extra time in the return leg ofthe play-off against the Republic of Ireland.However, French football’s pool of talent,which includes the likes of Benzema andGourcuff, to name but two, does notseem to have run dry.

Germany: more to come?Third in the 2006 World Cup and

runners-up at EURO2008, Germanymust be hoping toreturn to the topof the podium in2010. They havedemonstratedstrengthand com-

posure, winning their group without losing a match and finishing ahead of theformidable Russians. In the process,Miroslav Klose has become the secondhighest goalscorer in the history of theGerman national team, second only tothe untouchable Gerd Müller. The teamhas a good mix of youth and experience.The only remaining doubt possibly sur-rounds the goalkeeper’s jersey, after thetragic death of Robert Enke.

Portugal: an amazing comebackFourth at the 2006 World Cup,

and with Carlos Queiroz taking over fromLuiz Felipe Scolari as head coach, Portugal

almost failed to qualify forthe tournament

in South Africa.Beaten athome by Den-mark, then held

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Sweden, Portugal fin-ished with aflourish, justahead ofSwedenand Hun-gary. In theplay-offs,

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they were able to rely on their strong defence (only 5 goals conceded in 12matches) to eliminate a surprising Bosnia-Herzegovina.

England: Capello waves his magicwand

‘Once bitten, twice shy’ after failing to qualify for EURO 2008, Englandentrusted Italian Fabio Capello, one of European football’s most successfulcoaches, with leading the national team.As a result, their route through the quali-fying phase resembled a walk in the park,with the most potent attack in Europe(34 goals, including 9 by Wayne Rooney).On the way, England took stinging re-venge on Croatia (4-1 and 5-1), who haddeprived them of a place in EURO 2008.

Spain: flawlessTen matches, ten wins. Spain

took up from where they had left off after winning EURO 2008. The change ofcoach – Vicente del Bosque, former coachof Real Madrid, replacing Luis Aragones –did not alter the team’s style of play,where technical prowess and showman-ship come together. With Villa and Torresup front, Iniesta and Xavi in the middle,and a solid defence, it is a winning formula.

Netherlands: will they stay first?Like Spain, the Netherlands won

all their qualifying matches (only eight, as their group was the only one with fiveteams), and were the first Europeans toqualify, back in June. Renowned for their

attacking play, the team of Bert vanMarwijk (who took over from Marcovan Basten) can also pride themselves

Spain lived up to their billing as champions of Europe, controlling their match in Bosnia-Herzegovina against the group runners-up.

Germany’s HeikoWestermann (5)shields the ballunder pressure fromFinland’s JonatanJohansson. Germanywill once again taketheir place on theWorld Cup stage.

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Serbs NemanjaVidic andBranislavIvanovic successfullychallengeRomania’sCiprian Marica.

The Greeks twice lost toSwitzerland during the qualifying campaign, yet still managed tobook their place in South Africa.

The eight groupsof the final tournament

On 4 December in Cape Town,the 32 finalists were drawn intothe 8 following groups:

Group A: South Africa, Mexico,Uruguay, France

Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece

Group C: England, United States,Algeria, Slovenia

Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana

Group E: Netherlands, Denmark,Japan, Cameroon

Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia

Group G: Brazil, North Korea,Ivory Coast, Portugal

Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

on having the most solid defence in Europe, having conceded only two goals.

Switzerland: four in a rowSwitzerland will be taking part

in their fourth major tournament (WorldCup/European Football Championship) ina row – something of a feat for a countrywith a population of barely more thanseven million. Now coached by OttmarHitzfeld (who won the UEFA ChampionsLeague with BV Borussia Dortmund andFC Bayern München), the Swiss managedto pick themselves up after losing athome to Luxembourg. Under the leader-ship of captain Alexander Frei (recordgoalscorer for the national team), theSwiss can anticipate some good timesahead, following the victory of their Under-17s in the U17 World Cup.

Serbia: going it aloneIn 2006, Serbia and Montenegro

formed one team. Now on their own, theSerbs have clearly lost none of their force,as they demonstrated by finishing aheadof France, runners-up at the last WorldCup. The experience of coach RadomirAntic – the only man to have coached thethree big Spanish clubs (Real Madrid CF,Barcelona FC and Atlético Madrid) – combined with the size of centre forwardZigic and the guile of young Jovanovic,has made all the difference.

Greece: last chance saloon?After being crowned champions

of Europe in 2004, Greece missed the2006 World Cup. But the generation ofCharisteas, Karagounis, Katsouranis andthe likes will experience a World Cup allthe same. Under Otto Rehhagel, theGreeks finished behind the Swiss, losingto them twice, but managed to defeatUkraine in the play-offs. After a goallessdraw at home, they won 1-0 in Donetsk,thanks to a goal from Salpingidis. Perhapsnot spectacular, but effective nonetheless.

Denmark: the Northern lightDenmark have saved the honour

of the Nordic countries. Morten Olsen’steam came through the most evenlymatched group commendably, ahead of a formidable Portugal and their Swedish‘cousins’. A solid team with a number of experienced players (Jorgensen,Rommedahl, etc.), the team has also benefitted from the youthfulness and creativity of Arsenal FC striker NiklasBendtner, Denmark’s player of the year.

Slovenia: the little giantDespite having only two million

inhabitants, Slovenia have repeated theirfeat of 2002. Finishing ahead of the CzechRepublic, Poland and Northern Ireland was already a brilliant achievement for theteam of Matjaz Kek (who won the domes-tic league title twice as coach of NK Maribor). But the best was yet to come, asSlovenia defeated Russia in the play-offs.Having lost the first leg 2-1, a goal fromVfL Bochum’s Zlatko Dedic was enough to

Slovak Martin Skrtel (3) in action in Belfast against Northern Ireland: his team will participatein the final round for the first time.

The Netherlands were the first European team to

qualify for the finals.

Dane Jakob Poulsen wins an aerial challengeagainst Hungarian Akos Buzsaky.

put Slovenia through. Their impressivegoalkeeper, Handanovic, of Udinese Calciodid the rest.

Slovakia: the newcomersSince the break-up of Czecho-

slovakia, only the Czech Republic has par-ticipated in any major international tourna-ments. Since falling against Spain in theplay-offs for the 2006 World Cup, the Slovaks have turned the tables, even beat-ing their Czech ‘brothers’ along the way.Without a particular spearhead, coachVladimir Weiss has built a balanced teamwith a ‘rock’ in each third: Skrtel in defence,Hamsik in midfield and Sestak in attack.

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A FEW EYEBROWS WERE RAISED WHEN UEFA’S TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ANDY ROXBURGH, WELCOMED HIS

AUDIENCE AT UEFA’S HEADQUARTERS IN NYON TO THE FIRST UEFA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM COACHES CONFERENCE,

HELD FROM 30 NOVEMBER TO 2 DECEMBER. A NUMBER OF THE PARTICIPANTS FROM 51 OF UEFA’S

MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS MUST HAVE MUTTERED TO THEMSELVES OR TO THEIR NEIGHBOUR IN THE AUDITORIUM

“BUT I’VE BEEN TO ONE OF THESE BEFORE…”

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They had – and they hadn’t.Events of this nature date right back to1973 but the five previous editions hadbeen UEFA conferences on women’sfootball – a more diffuse denominationwhich opened the door to those involvedin the politics and the administration of the women’s game. The 2009 eventwas the first to be specifically designedfor coaches and technical directors and,in line with the conferences organisedfor national team coaches in the men’sgame in the aftermath of major tourna-ments, the get-together in Nyon hadthe specific objective of reviewing andtaking lessons from the Women’s EURO2009 tournament, staged in Finland inAugust and September and handsomely

ended by a 6-2 German victory over England in a spectacular final thatachieved record-breaking TV audiences.Well over seven million in Germanywatched the final.

The audience in Nyon cast experteyes over the 12-team final tournamentin search of tactical trends and notablefeatures which could help technicians tobuild teams for the future and to furtherdevelop women’s football, which is currently at widely varied stages of growthin Europe. This was highlighted in the discussion sessions, during which partici-pants were invited to outline the mainchallenges they were currently facing andto make proposals aimed at further devel-oping and promoting the women’s game

– and the girls’ game, for that matter.Various national team coaches felt thatencouraging girls to start playing footballat an early age and building football into the school curriculum could be keyelements in laying broad and solid grass-roots foundations on which the eliteteams of the future could be built.

But, in terms of pushing nationalteams onwards and upwards, eyes alsoneed to be focused on the summit. Theprogramme on the opening afternoon of the conference featured a panel dis-cussion involving the coaches of the finalfour in Finland – or rather, the semi-finalfour: Bjarne Berntsen of Norway, VeraPauw of the Netherlands, silver-medallistHope Powell of England and the cham-

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pion, Silvia Neid of Germany. Pauw saidthat, in the aftermath of the Dutch team’srun to the semi-finals (where they tookEngland to extra time), “the impact of ourresults has been so immense that clubsare experiencing difficulties in copingwith the number of girls and women whowant to play football”.

Germany as benchmarkA fifth successive European

Championship success obviously meansthat Germany continue to set bench-marks which other European countriesaspire to attain. Asked to name one per-sonal wish for the future of women’sfootball, Bjarne Berntsen immediatelyquipped “never to play Germany in a finaltournament again!” Hope Powell helpedto explain their supremacy by comment-ing “one of their biggest strengths is being able to score goals without creat-ing chances! Seriously, one of Germany’skey features is their belief in their abilityto score goals, whatever the situation. It comes largely through their ability tocounter-attack and, if you can’t cope withthat, you always have problems againstthem. Their strength, their power and thedirectness of their play keep you on theback foot. And, let’s face it, the Germanbench usually features players who couldbe regular starters in almost any otherteam on this planet.” Bjarne, whose Norwegian side were beaten 3-1 in thesemi-final despite leading 1-0 at the inter-val, agreed: “They brought on three players – and all three scored. They arewell-coached and they have so manyplayers who can change the game.”

But, as Silvia Neid admitted, sustained success entails certain pitfalls.“It means that you need to stimulate theappetite to keep winning,” she told theaudience in Nyon. “I talk a great deal tomy players and I select the ones who, in my opinion, are the ones who are stillhungry for success, like I am. To stay atthe top, you need to be constantly moti-vated, you have to enjoy what you aredoing, and you need to give everything inthe search for success.”

This was a theme echoed in other areas of the conference programme.The second morning, for example, was

opened by the president of the Euro-pean Athletic Coaches’ Association,Frank Dick OBE, formerly coach to topOlympic athletes such as Sebastian Coe,Steve Ovett and Daley Thompson; tennis star Boris Becker; and FormulaOne driver Gerhard Berger. Bergerquickly demonstrated that coachingtechniques applied to individual per-formers could be equally valid in teamsports. “Winning teams,” he argued,“usually connect better. You find indi-viduals who use their own strength toget the best out of others. They takeresponsibility for their own perform-ance and others’ performances. As acoach, you must be their light. But youmust also help them to fuel their ownlights. The ‘winning difference’ is oftenthe right motivational atmospherewithin the group.”

Clear concept neededUEFA’s technical director,

Andy Roxburgh, took this particularbaton on the closing day, expandingon the sort of leadership qualities required by coaches who perform atthe top of the women’s game, wherethe vast majority of players are nothighly paid professionals but girls andwomen obliged to reconcile their foot-balling ambitions with educational or career commitments. This meansthat the coaches’ work on the trainingground needs to be underpinned byother management qualities in areas of human relationships, motivation,

self-belief, crisis management and thecreation of environments in which theplayers enjoy feeling part of something.In other words, the coach needs to develop a clear concept and to persuadethe players to become involved in it.

One event that the coachesand players would need little or no per-suasion to become involved in is the2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Ger-many. Steffi Jones, the former interna-tional who’s now president of the localorganising committee, was in Nyon toreview preparations for the final tour-nament – and for the World Under-20finals which will provide an opportunityfor some dress rehearsals in 2010.

But, apart from looking for-ward, the conference programme wasa chance to look back at EURO 2009and to analyse the 25 games playedduring the first ever 12-team final tour-nament. UEFA’s competitions director,Giorgio Marchetti, outlined the pros andcons of a new format which, in Finland,was felt to have affected the teams’ approach to certain games and raisedquestions about the three-group for-mula in which the top two and the two best third-placed teams progressedto the quarter-finals. Feedback was invited – and obtained. And, of course,there was a review by Andy Roxburghof some of the trends detected in Finland, such as the percentage ofgoals scored from set plays or the effi-ciency of counter-attacks. But that’s another story…

One of the eight goals in the spectacular final betweenGermany and England

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The logos of the five

academicpartners

Five academic institutionshave joined forces to launch this excit-ing new master’s course in Europeansports governance in September2010, with the full support of UEFA.The MESGO is a unique programmedesigned for professionals in thesports sector wishing to master thecomplex dimensions and the diversityof international practice relating to

MESGO A Master in European

Spor t GovernanceON 19 NOVEMBER, UEFA HOSTED AN OFFICIAL SIGNING CEREMONY AT ITS

HEADQUARTERS IN NYON, MARKING THE ADVENT OF A NEW EXECUTIVE

MASTER IN EUROPEAN SPORT GOVERNANCE (MESGO). THE UEFA GENERAL

SECRETARY, GIANNI INFANTINO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE DE DROIT ET

D’ECONOMIE DU SPORT (UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES), PROF. JEAN-PIERRE KARAQUILLO,

AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCIENCES PO PARIS, PROF. HERVÉ CRÈS, SIGNED

THE FORMAL AGREEMENT THAT SEALED THE COMMITMENT OF UEFA AND BOTH

ACADEMIC PARTNERS TO DELIVER THIS TOP-QUALITY TRAINING PROGRAMME.

professional sport in Europe. The pro-gramme is addressed at managers fromnational and international sport federa-tions, clubs, leagues, European institu-tions, governments and partners of sportsorganisations. Its unique characteristicsinclude an emphasis on the European dimension, a multi-disciplinary approachand an in-depth analysis of legal, politicaland economic issues.

Organisation Developed specifically to cater

for senior officials and managers withfull-time work commitments, the coursewill be delivered through a combinationof face-to-face taught modules at variouslocations in Europe, including Barcelona,Brussels, London, Mainz/Frankfurt, Paris,Geneva/Lausanne and Nyon (with a spe-cial session in New York) and a range ofonline materials to provide sufficient flexi-bility for the students. It will be organisedover a period of 18 months, with blocksof nine seminars, each lasting one weekand delivered exclusively in English. Thefirst intake of participants is expected forthe 2010/11 academic year, with the firstsession taking place in Paris in September2010. The degree is awarded by a panelmade up of representatives of each of thepartner universities. The Executive Masterin European Sport Governance is a degreefrom the Institut d’Etudes Politiques deParis (Sciences Po).

Academic partnersThe MESGO programme is deliv-

ered by five universities/research institutesrenowned for their expertise in the analy-sis of sports phenomena and governanceissues:• Birkbeck Sports Business Centre,

University of London (England)

• Centre de Droit et d’Economie duSport, University of Limoges (France)

• Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz(Germany)

• Institut Nacional d’Educacio Fisica de Catalunya (INEFC) of the Universityof Lleida, Barcelona (Spain)

• Sciences Po Paris (France)

Sporting partnersThe programme was also drawn

up in close cooperation with a range ofEuropean team sports leaders to ensurethe perfect balance between theoreticalanalysis and pragmatic considerations. FourEuropean team sport federations havecome together to support the initiative:

“The Executive Master in European Sport Governance (MESGO)is a unique platform for training, social and professional contact, knowledgesharing and personal development for sports organisations’ elected represen-tatives and managerial staff,” said the UEFA general secretary, Gianni Infantino. “Pioneered by five internationally renowned universities and research centres, it has UEFA’s full support.”

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The foursporting partners

• UEFA (football)

• FIBA Europe (basketball)

• EHF (handball)

• FIRA-AER (rugby)

ContentThe programme comprises

nine sessions addressing the followingthematic areas:! Session 1: Context of International

Sport! 13–17 September 2010 in Paris

Participants will develop a better understanding of the institutionaland economic operating environment of European and international sport anddefine the concepts of governance inthe sporting context, the specificity ofsport, and the European sports model.

! Session 2: Sports Organisations! 15–19 November 2010

in Lausanne/GenevaInsight into the core mission

and objectives of sports organisationswill be provided by expert speakers.Case studies on the various structuralforms will be discussed, taking into con-sideration the management decision-making processes and commercial revenue-generating activities throughwhich sports governing bodies fulfil their mission and objectives.

! Session 3: Governance! 10–14 January 2011 in London

This module will illustrate thekey strategic governance challenges for,and policy responses available to, sportsorganisations in the era of the globalcredit crunch and in the context ofsport’s ‘special’ economic framework.

! Session 4: Legal Framework! 7–11 March 2011 in Brussels

This part of the programme willconcentrate on the wider legal contextin which sports governing bodies mustoperate and outline the range of legalmechanisms available to sports govern-

ing bodies in their governance and regu-latory roles.

! Session 5: Commercial Challenges! 25–29 April 2011 in Paris

Participants will also get the opportunity to analyse the challengesarising from the growing commercialpower of sport, with a particular focus onhow to protect, sustain and develop thevaluable commercial property rights thatsports generate, in order to maintain theeffective solidarity mechanisms necessaryto protect the integrity of the sportingsystem.

! Session 6: Sports Events! 13–17 June 2011 in Barcelona

The management of sportsevents is another key aspect of the pro-gramme, which describes the complexityof the sports events universe – from theorganisation of leagues through to one-off events – and explains the elementsnecessary to organise successful sportsevents, with a particular focus on eventplanning and risk assessment and man-agement.

! Session 7: Ethics! 3–7 October 2011

in Mainz/FrankfurtA range of ethical challenges

facing the sports movement will be addressed. Participants will assess the political and commercial consequences

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of failing to respond to these chal-lenges and the range of policy meas-ures which can be passed.

! Session 8: The North AmericanModel

! 28 Nov.–2 Dec. 2011 in New YorkA special session including

a comprehensive review of sport inNorth America, how it is organisedand where its strengths and weak-nesses lie will take place towards theend of the programme, enabling participants working with Europeansports bodies to benefit from a differ-ent perspective.

! Session 9: The Future of SportsGovernance

! 13–17 February 2012 in NyonDrawing on material from

the previous eight sessions, the pro-gramme will conclude by offering anoverview of the key challenges facingsports governing bodies in Europe,with an emphasis on developingstrategies and tactics that will help the participants to deal effectivelywith these ongoing demands.

Contact detailsFurther information on the

programme can be obtained online atwww.mesgo.org or from the MESGOcoordinators (info@mesgo.org or +33 1 45 49 63 22).

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Surely the next great step in the sport’s history will be the 2010 European Championship finals in January. There are many reasons whythis competition can be considered thebiggest so far, not least because it isthe first time 12 teams are competingin 2 state-of-the-art arenas. Budapest’sPapp László Sportaréna holds 7,700and the Fœnix arena in Debrecen 6,500,so for the Hungarians this is also agreat opportunity to demonstrate theirhospitality to the rest of Europe ashosts of a major sports event.

Technical skillsHungary has always been

famous for producing players withunique technical skills. Since the 1930s,individuals such as Gyula Zsengellér,Ferenc Puskás and Flórián Albert have

European FutsalChampionship

SINCE THE LEAGUE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1991, FUTSAL HAS DEFINITELY

PROVED TO BE A DEVELOPING SPORT IN HUNGARY. AFTER THE EARLY YEARS,

HUNGARIAN FUTSAL PRODUCED ITS BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT IN 2005,

WHEN THE NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL TOURNAMENT OF THE

EUROPEAN FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN OSTRAVA, IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

become famous not only for theirgoals but also for their technical skills.All coaches agree that in futsal thesekinds of skills are vital, as only playerswho excel with the special futsal ballcan succeed. Mihály Kozma, three-time Hungarian champion and headcoach of the national team since 2003,is sure that the Hungarian players willattract many fans and generate furthersupport for the game.

“Creativity has always beenone of the main skills of the Hungarianplayers. In a way, futsal is nothing new,as the Magical Magyars played with ashort-passing style in the 1950s,” saidKozma, who has also won the Roman-ian futsal championship as coach.“There are still many talents in the clubsand at amateur level, but basically theyare only able to prove this when they

come to the national team, where they apply the necessary tactical ele-ments as well. I am sure that these finals will be a great opportunity forHungarian futsal to show it can keepup with the European elite.”

The home team needs to finish in at least second place in Group A,where they face Azerbaijan in theopening game, followed by the CzechRepublic.

New ticketing conceptThe organising committee

(including some experts who workedon the European Women’s Under-19Championship finals in 2005) has devised new ticket packages to attract new fans to the game. Atwww.futsaleurotickets.com, Budapestand Debrecen ‘seat holder’ tickets (for all the games at either venue) canbe bought at a very reasonable price,while football and futsal teams, schoolsand other groups can buy group ticketsallowing 20 people to enter the arenafor EUR 20.

This up-and-coming sport has attracted women as well as men(Hungary has a men’s and a women’snational futsal league), and some great footballers too. Debreceni VSC’sGergely Rudolf was one of the firstpeople to buy a Debrecen ‘seat holder’ticket, just after scoring his second goal in the UEFA Champions League(against ACF Fiorentina).

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Group B: Italy, Ukraine, Belgium

Group C: Russia, Serbia, Slovenia

Group D: Spain, Portugal, Belarus

The group matches will be playedfrom 19 to 24 January, after which thetop two in each group will contest thequarter-finals on 25 and 26 January. The semi-finals take place on 28 Januaryat the Fœnix arena, which will also host the third-place play-off and final on 30 January.

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E U R O 2 0 1 2 h o s t c i t i e s a n d l o g o

Two months after the appointment of Jean-Luc Dehaene as chairman of the Club Financial Control Panel,the new panel held its first meeting on 10 November, in Nyon.

Jacobo Beltrán (Spain), Egon Frank (Germany), UmbertoLago (Italy), Johan Lokhorst (Netherlands), Brian Lomax (Eng-land), Petros Mavroidis (Greece), Brian Quinn (Scotland) and Yves

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AT ITS LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, ON 10 AND 11 DECEMBER

IN FUNCHAL, ON THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA, THE UEFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

LED BY THE PRESIDENT, MICHEL PLATINI, DECIDED ON THE FINAL LIST OF

CITIES THAT WILL HOST EURO 2012 MATCHES.

In Bucharest in May, the Executive Committee had already given the green light to the four Polish cities of Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw, as well as theUkrainian capital, Kyiv, although thelatter was, at that stage, still not in a position to host the final. A deadlineof 30 November was given to Kyiv to meet the requirements of the closing match, and to the cities ofDonetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv to meet

the standard criteria for hosting EURO2012 matches.

In Funchal, after having heardsite visit reports and expert analyses,the Executive Committee decided to include Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkivin the list of host cities for groupmatches. It also decided that the final,on 1 July, would be held in Kyiv.

The other items on the agenda in Funchal will be covered inthe next issue of uefadirect.

The official tournament logo was unveiled in Kyiv on 14 December, in thepresence of the UEFA president, Michel Platini, and the presidents of the co-hostingnational associations: Grigoriy Surkis ofUkraine and Grzegorz Lato of Poland. Thelogo was designed by Helder Pombinho andthe Portuguese agency Brandia Central.

The tournament motto, Creating History Together, was also presented to thepublic.

Presentation of official logo

Professional Football StrategyCouncil takes positionon Olympic players

The Professional Football Strategy Council, thebody composed of four electedrepresentatives each of the associations (represented by theUEFA Executive Committee), the leagues (EPFL), the clubs (ECA)and the players (FIFPro DivisionEurope), chaired by the UEFA president, Michel Platini, met on26 November in Nyon.

After a full discussion, the different stakeholder groups presentunanimously agreed that Europeanfootball’s participation in futureOlympic Games should be restrictedto players who are under 21 years of age (not under 23 as is the casecurrently), and with no over-age players allowed (currently each teamhas the right to select three playersover the age of 23). This recommen-dation would be transmitted to theUEFA Executive Committee and FIFAas appropriate.

The council also received an update on the latest situation withregard to the UEFA priority issues of financial fair play and the protectionof minors. The next agenda item wasthe activities of players’ agents in professional football in Europe, espe-cially in light of FIFA’s ongoing reviewof the players’ and match agents regulations. Finally, the European social dialogue and, in particular, the implementation of the player contract minimum requirementsacross Europe, was also discussed.

Wehrli (France) were appointed as members of the panel, thepurpose of which is to ensure that the UEFA club licensing sys-tem is applied correctly by all 53 member associations and thatthe clubs meet the criteria defined in the UEFA Club LicensingRegulations. In Funchal, the Executive Committee approved aproposal to appoint two more members to the panel, to betterreflect the geographical spread of UEFA member associations.

Composition of the Club Financial Control Panel

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The draw for the quarter-finals in Nyon

Kim Little’s goal for Arsenal against Sparta Prague in the round of 16 of the UEFA Women’sChampions League.

Internationalcompetitions

UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals: former winners go head to head

The line-up for the quarter-finals of the 2009/10 UEFAWomen’s Champions League in-cludes a clash between two formercompetition winners.

The Germans from FCR 2001 Duisburg, current holders, willface English team Arse-nal LFC, who won thecompetition in 2007.

The draw, conducted in Nyon on 20 November, produced the follow-ing ties:1. FCR 2001 Duisburg-Arsenal LFC2. Umeå IK-Montpellier Hérault SC3. Olympique Lyonnais-ASD Torres Calcio4. 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam-Røa IL

The matches will be played on 10 and 17 March. The semi-finaldraw also took place on 20 November.The winners of quarter-final 3 will playthe winners of quarter-final 2, with thewinners of quarter-finals 1 and 4 con-testing the other semi-final. The semiswill be held on 10/11 and 17/18 April.

The final will be staged on 20 May in the same city as the UEFAChampions League final on 22 May,i.e. Madrid, at the Coliseum AlfonsoPérez Stadium in Getafe.

UEFA Futsal Cupfinalists known

Interviú Madrid, UEFA Futsal Cup holders, are the onlyone of last year’s four finalists tohave made it past the elite round.

The 16 teams involved in the eliteround were divided intofour groups, who con-tested mini-tournaments

from 19 to 22 November. Three of lastyear’s final round participants were stillin the running, but only the Spaniardsfrom Interviú Madrid were successful,

U-17 World CupFirst world title for Switzerland

The U-17 World Cup,played in Nigeria from 24 Octoberto 15 November, was won bySwitzerland.

This success represents thefirst title for a Swiss team in any FIFAcompetition.

Switzerland, who were par-ticipating in the U-17 World Cup forthe first time, achieved a remarkableset of results in Nigeria. They recordedsuccessive victories over Mexico, Japanand Brazil in their group matches before eliminating Germany, the reigning European champions, 4-3 after extra time in the round of 16.They then went on to beat Italy 2-1 in the quarter-finals and Colombia 4-0 in the semi-finals.

In the final, Nigeria – threetimes U-17 World Cup winners andcurrent holders – were firm favourites,especially since they were playing onhome soil in front of around 60,000spectators. However, the Swiss managed to keep their hosts at bayand scored the game’s only goal from a corner.

The last time a European side had won this competition was in 2001, when France also beatNigeria in the final in Trinidad and Tobago.

This year Europe did verywell: in addition to Switzerland’s gold medal, the bronze went to Spain,who beat Colombia (1-0) in the match for third place. As well as theaforementioned Germany and Italy,the European delegation includedTurkey, who reached the quarter-finals,and the Netherlands.

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50 YEARS AGOUEFA moves to SwitzerlandTHE YEAR IN WHICH UEFA WILL OPEN ITS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE

BUILDING IN NYON COINCIDES WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UEFA’S

MOVE TO SWITZERLAND.

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Situated in the embassy district, at Kirchenfeldstrasse 24, UEFA’sheadquarters comprised three rooms in the basement of the building.Hans Bangerter had two assistants there, Ilse Schmiedlin, the daughter of a former Swiss international, and Monique Werro.

As the volume of work constantly increased, the secretariat had to bolster its staff, recruiting people such as Suzanne Otth, who remainedwith UEFA from 1960 to 1990, and Michel Daphinoff, assistant secretaryfrom 1961 to 1990. But the enlarged workforce soon found conditionsrather cramped.

So, on 1 August 1962 they moved to the House of Sport, a modernbuilding that contained the offices of several sports associations. UEFA occupied seven offices and also enjoyed access to conference rooms whereits committees could meet. A few years later, in 1974, UEFA moved to itsown premises on the outskirts of Berne, a 14-storey office block in whichit occupied first one, then two, three and, finally, four floors. It relocatedagain in 1995, leaving Berne for the shores of Lake Geneva, initially renting premises from an insurance company and then, in September1999, setting up home in the House of European Football.

winning each of their three matches.MFK Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg, last year’srunners-up and winners two yearsago, just missed out, finishing equalon points with Benfica. They had thesame goal difference but the Por-tuguese scored one goal more.

Kairat Almaty, meanwhile, lost their decisive match against ArazNaxçivan 4-3 and had to make do withsecond place behind the Azerbaijanis.

The fourth finalists will be Luparense Calcio. The Italians won allthree of their matches in a groupwhich included former winners Action21 Charleroi and 2008 finalists ElPozoMurcia FS.

Under-19s en route to France

The qualifying round of the European Under-19 Champion-ship finished in November, with 28 teams qualifying for the eliteround.

The competition will be com-pleted next summer in France, whoseteam qualify automatically. The drawfor the seven elite round groups tookplace in Nyon on 8 December and theresults, along with those of the otheryouth competition draws, will be pub-lished in the next issue of uefadirectand can be found on uefa.com.

Beach soccerBrazil retain title

Sixteen teams participatedin the 5th Beach Soccer World Cup,played in Dubai from 16 to 22 November.

Brazil won their fourth worldtitle in a row by overcoming Switzer-land 10-5 in the final, having alreadybeaten them 4-2 in the group phase.

As far as the European sides are concerned, in addition toSwitzerland’s silver medal, Portugaltook bronze after outstrippingUruguay 14-7 in the match for thirdplace. The three other European teams– Spain, Italy and Russia – were elimi-nated in the quarter-finals by Uruguay,Brazil and Switzerland respectively.

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It was in January 1960 that UEFA left Paris, where it had been based at the Rue de Londres offices of the French Football Federation, to set up its headquarters in Berne, the Swiss capital. The move also coincided with the appointment of a new general secretary, Switzerland’sHans Bangerter, previously FIFA assistant secretary. He succeeded PierreDelaunay, who himself had replaced his father and UEFA’s first generalsecretary, Henri Delaunay.

After the idea to move was first raised in March 1959 by the Executive Committee, which was keen for UEFA to have independentheadquarters, the decision was taken at an extraordinary congress held in Paris on 11 December that year. The move from Paris to Berne was neither undisputed nor unopposed, but the majority of UEFA’s then 31 member associations ultimately gave their approval.

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The Estonian national team

Kaká signsautographsbefore the‘match of the century’.

ESTONIAN FOOTBALL CELEBRATED ITS CENTENARY THIS YEAR AND

THE ESTONIANS MARKED THE IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN STYLE – WITH EVENTS

RANGING FROM THE ‘MATCH OF THE CENTURY’ AGAINST BRAZIL

TO A FASCINATING WORLD RECORD SET ON THE ISLAND OF SAAREMAA.

100 years of Estonian football

Brazil and a world record

community and society as a whole. During a time when negativity is wide-spread throughout society, football canhave a positive effect and be a guiding influence.”

FIFA and UEFA presidents attend as guests of honour

On 9 and 10 June, the EJL hostedan international seminar on the values of football, at which many UEFA memberassociations were represented. The UEFApresident, Michel Platini, and his FIFAcounterpart, Joseph S. Blatter, were themain guest speakers.

On 10 June, the guests from all over Europe, along with the Estonianfootball family, enjoyed a friendly matchbetween Estonia and Portugal at the A Le Coq Arena, the national stadium.

During this thrilling but goallessencounter, the best player in Estonia’s history, Mart Poom – wearing the famous

No. 1 jersey for the 120th, and last, time– bade farewell when he was substitutedafter 30 minutes to a standing ovation.

Another legend, midfielder Martin Reim – who won 157 caps – alsoplayed his final match in June.

World record set in KuressaareOne of the most unusual cen-

tennial events took place in the city ofKuressaare, on the island of Saaremaa.An unofficial world record was set aspeople played football for about 20 hoursin a row in natural daylight.

The event took place on 23 June,beginning at 3 in the morning and con-tinuing until 11 at night. Altogether, thematches continued for 19 hours and 45 minutes, in the form of full 90-minutematches (45 minutes each way with a 15-minute half-time interval). Over 250people took part.

A detailed history in EnglishIn addition, the EJL supported

the publication of two books. The first, A Hundred Years of Estonian Football, byMargus Luik, is a comprehensive historyof Estonian football, including an ency-clopaedia and a statistical database. Thebook is entirely in English.

The second book, The Diary of Arnold Pihlak, by Tiit Lääne, details the life of the first Estonian professionalfootball player and his days at FK AustriaWien.

In 2009, the EJL also invested alot of human and financial resources intodeveloping youth football, the women’sgame, refereeing, and grassroots football.

Piiroja named player of the yearOn the domestic front, the EJL

and football journalists voted Estoniannational team captain Raio Piiroja playerof the year for the fourth consecutivetime.

Anastassia Morkovkina (JK VaprusPärnu), 28, was voted the best femaleplayer of the year, while Sander Puri (FCLevadia Talinn) and Katrin Loo (FC Flora)were voted the best youngsters.

FC Levadia Tallinn took anothertitle in the Estonian Meistriliiga, making itseven in total and four in a row. KonstantinNahk, Levadia’s midfielder was voted thebest player in the league.

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An ency-clopaedia to com-memorate a century of Estonian football.

The first official football match in Estonia took place on 6 June 1909 inTallinn between local sides Meteor andMerkuur, with Meteor recording a 4-2victory. The Estonian Football Association(EJL) itself was established on 14 Decem-ber 1921.

Positive effect within societyThe EJL celebrated its centenary

with a series of events. An official friendlymatch on 12 August in Tallinn againstfive-time world champions Brazil was theshowcase event, regarded by the Eston-ian public as the ‘match of the century’.

“When you think logically – Brazil playing a friendly against Estonia inTallinn – then this is impossible,” saidAivar Pohlak, president of the EJL, reflect-ing on the historical year.

Pohlak added: “The matchagainst Brazil and everything around itwas a present to the Estonian football

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Meetings

27.1.2010, VallettaFinance Committee

28/29.1.2010, VallettaExecutive Committee

31.1–5.2.2010, MaltaReferees Course

Competitions

19–30.1.2010, HungaryEuropean Futsal Championship final round

On 1 January, Torben Mogensen (Den-mark), internal auditor, celebrates his 70th birthday. He is followed on 6 Januaryby Mariano Moreno (Spain), technical in-structor; on 10 January by Guido Cornella(Switzerland), match delegate; and on 20 January by Lars-Åke Lagrell (Sweden),first vice-chairman of the National Asso-ciations Committee. UEFA vice-presidentÁngel María Villar Llona (Spain) celebrateshis 60th birthday on 21 January, followedon 27 January by Krister Malmsten (Swe-den), member of the Legal Committee. On 14 January Iljo Dominkovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina), member of the Develop-ment and Technical Assistance Committee,turns 50, as does Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto(Spain), match delegate, on 20 Januaryand Miroslaw Ryszka (Poland), referee observer, on 26 January.

UEFA also wishes many happy returns to:

" Necdet Cobanli (Turkey, 1.1)" Vlatko Markovic (Croatia, 1.1)" Monica Ortigueira (Switzerland, 2.1)" Robert Sterckx (Belgium, 3.1)" Gerhard Sager (Sweden, 3.1)" Alexei Spirin (Russia, 4.1)" Kuanysh Kanapyanov (Kazakhstan, 4.1)" David George Collins (Wales, 5.1)" Walter Clarke (Northern Ireland, 6.1)" Sergiy Lysenchuk (Ukraine, 6.1)" Nelly Viennot (France, 8.1)" Franco Ferrari (Italy, 9.1)" Velid Imamovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 9.1)" Milos Tomas (Slovakia, 9.1)" Herbert Hübel (Austria, 10.1)" Michel Dumoulin (Belgium, 11.1)" Sofoklis Pilavios (Greece, 13.1)" Luis Horta (Portugal, 14.1)

" Martin Iseli (Switzerland, 14.1)" Nodar Akhalkatsi (Georgia, 14.1)" Alessandro Lulli (Italy, 15.1)" Phivos Vakis (Cyprus, 15.1)" Atanas Furnadzhiev (Bulgaria, 15.1)" Mitja Lainscak (Slovenia, 15.1)" Christophe Perruchoud (Switzerland, 16.1)" Sune Hellströmer (Sweden, 17.1)" Friedrich Stickler (Austria, 18.1)" Vera Pauw (Netherlands, 18.1)" Bujar Kasmi (Albania, 19.1)" Anders Mattsson (Finland, 21.1)" Maria Teresa Andreu Grau (Spain, 21.1)" Bernd Heynemann (Germany, 22.1)" Urs Meier (Switzerland, 22.1)" Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands, 22.1)" Teuvo Holopainen (Finland, 23.1)" Harry M. Been (Netherlands, 23.1)" Sviatlana Hrynkevich (Belarus, 23.1)" Zsolt Füzesi (Hungary, 23.1)" Pat Quigley (Republic of Ireland, 24.1)" Patrick Wattebled (France, 24.1)" Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia, 25.1)" Leonid Dmitranitsa (Belarus, 25.1)" Stig-Ove Sandnes (Norway, 25.1)" Metin Kazancioglu (Turkey, 26.1)" Cosimo Bolognino (Italy, 30.1)

Notice

Match agents

New publications

Obituary

! Alex Miescher took up office as general secretary of the Swiss Football Association on 1 December.

LE GUIDE DU FOOTBALL SUISSE ET EUROPEEN 2009-2010Despite focussing primarily on Swiss clubs, their players and their results in domestic and international competi-tions, the 14th edition of this guide byDaniel Masnari is also dedicated in large part to the European competitionsof 2008/09 and the current season (DM Foot Editions, 1036 Sullens, Switzer-land, www.lapassiondufoot.com).

ROCZNIK 2009-2010The 37th volume of the EncyklopediaPilkarska (encyclopaedia of football) dou-bles as the official yearbook of Polish foot-ball. Coordinated by Andrzej Gowarzewski,it includes detailed statistics and photos of all the clubs in Poland’s 2008/09 premierleague, as well as a general overview ofEuropean domestic championships and international competitions.

Three new UEFA match agent licences have been issued to: Ludovic Dje21 rue Denis Papin, 95870 Bezons, FranceTel.: +33 1 73 65 79 01Mobile: +33 6 24 29 42 47g.management@ymail.comPatrice HorjakHPA Sports & Développement1 Bd Alexandre de Fraissinette42100 St Etienne, FranceTel.: +33 4 77 25 64 24Mobile: +33 6 64 31 46 86hpasports@orange.frAntonis AntoniouSpeedex Tours, Av. Stefan Protopopescu 11, Bucarest Sector 1, RomaniaTel.: +40 21 231 86 49Mobile: +40 769 222 100Fax: +40 21 231 86 51antonis_helios@yahoo.co.uk

Karol Galba, former international referee, member of the UEFA RefereesCommittee from 1968 to 1972 and former match delegate, passed away on15 November aged 88. Ex-president of the Slovak Football Association, he received the UEFA Order of Merit in rubyin September 2003.

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