CINXE.COM
The official website for European football – UEFA.com
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html lang="en" xmlns:og="http://opengraphprotocol.org/schema/" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"><head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html","20120105065605","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1325746565"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <title>The official website for European football – UEFA.com</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/><meta name="description" content="Europe's football website, uefa.com, is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe. UEFA organises some of the most famous and prestigious football competitions on the European continent including the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA European Football Championship (UEFA EURO 2008, UEFA EURO 2012, etc). The website features live video streaming of many UEFA competitions together with an extensive video archive and mobile service. In addition, via the Football Europe section, there is coverage of the 53 national association domestic leagues, the route to UEFA's club competitions; the UEFA Organisation section covers all corporate activities at UEFA, while Training Ground promotes grassroots football initiatives and elearning modules."/><meta name="keywords" content="UEFA,Union of European Football Associations,Union Européenne de Football Association,Europe,Football,Soccer,Calcio,Fussball,Fußball,Fútbol,Futebol,UEFA Champions League,Champions League,UEFA Cup, EURO 2008, EURO 2012,European Championship,FIFA,FIFA World Cup,World Cup,Michel Platini,MatchCentre,Match Centre,Football Europe,Fantasy Football,Fanzone,Magazine,Live Video,Replay,Vodcast,Mobile,Stadium,Training Ground,Referee,Players,Coach"/><meta name="author" content="uefa.com"/><link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html"/><link rel="image_src" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605im_/http://img.uefa.com/imgml/icons/social/og/uefacom.jpg"> </link><link type="text/css" title="standard" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="/web/20120105065605cs_/http://www.uefa.com/inc/css/main.css?20120104211711"/><link type="text/css" title="standard" rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="/web/20120105065605cs_/http://www.uefa.com/inc/css/print.css?20111203035331"/><link type="text/css" title="standard" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="/web/20120105065605cs_/http://www.uefa.com/inc/css/newscenter.css?20110728104315"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20120105065605js_/http://www.uefa.com/inc/js/main.js?20111220112324"> </script><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/imgml/favicon/favicon.ico"/></head><body id="news" class="homepage langE"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- SCW.Initialize();SCW.AllowedJSContent = new Array();SCW.ContentProperties = {"type":"list:news","sec":"news","lang":"EN"};SCW.Events = new Array();SCW.EVars = {};SCW.Props = {"43":"web"};SCW.CustomSocialNetwork = {"hp":"uefacom hp"};SCW.CustomValues = {"43":"news"};//--></script><div id="fb-root"> </div><div class="d3cmsMaster"><div class="d3cmsHeader"><!--googleoff: all--><script type="text/javascript"> var _MSGDETECTALERT ='Do not ask me again?'; function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) { var today = new Date(); today.setTime(today.getTime()); if (expires) { expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; }; var expires_date = new Date(today.getTime() + (expires)); var d = (domain !== undefined && domain != null && domain != '') ? ";domain=" + domain : ((cookieDomain !== undefined && cookieDomain != null && cookieDomain != '') ? ";domain=" + cookieDomain : ""); document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + ((expires) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "") + ((path) ? ";path=" + path : ";path=" + "/") + d + ((secure) ? ";secure" : ""); //alert(name + "=" + escape(value) + ((expires) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "") + ((path) ? ";path=" + path : ";path=" + "/") + d + ((secure) ? ";secure" : "")); }; function getCookie(name) { var cookie = document.cookie.match(new RegExp('(^|;)\\s*' + escape(name) + '=([^;\\s]*)')); return (cookie ? unescape(cookie[2]) : null); }; function getIEVersionNumber() { var ua = navigator.userAgent; var MSIEOffset = ua.indexOf("MSIE "); if (MSIEOffset == -1) { return 1000; } else { return parseFloat(ua.substring(MSIEOffset + 5, ua.indexOf(";", MSIEOffset))); }; } var isIE5Min = getIEVersionNumber() < 6; if ((isIE5Min) && (location.pathname != '/redirect/ie55/index.html')) location.href = '/redirect/ie55/index.html'; var _DOMAIN ='uefa.com'; if (location.host=='localhost') _DOMAIN = 'localhost'; </script><script type="text/javascript"> function loginSubmit() { // Following code could cause problem into IE, do not uncomment (when value of location.href is retrieved) var _u527k0bd_element = document.getElementById('miniReturningUrl'); if (typeof _u527k0bd_element != 'undefined' ) _u527k0bd_element.value = window.location.href; if ((document.getElementById('txtUsr').value == '') && (document.getElementById('txtPsw').value == '')) { location.href = '/community/login/index.html'; } else { document.getElementById('loginFormMini').submit(); }; } </script><div id="login" class="login"><form id="loginFormMini" onsubmit="loginSubmit();" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/login/index.htmx" method="post"><fieldset><input type="hidden" name="loginButton" value="yes"/><input type="hidden" id="miniReturningUrl" name="returningUrl"/><span id="lblLogin" class="b">Login</span><label for="txtUsr" id="lblUsr">e-mail</label><input id="txtUsr" name="txtUsername" type="text" class="txt" value=""/><label for="txtPsw" id="lblPsw">password</label><input id="txtPsw" name="txtPassword" type="password" class="txt" value=""/><img id="imgClose" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605im_/http://img.uefa.com/imgml/elem/BtnClose.png" width="15" height="15" alt="" onclick="document.getElementById('login').style.display = 'none';"/><input id="chkRem" name="ckStaySignedIn" class="chk" type="checkbox"/><label for="chkRem" id="lblChk">Stay signed in</label><div id="noaccess"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/registration/lostpassword.htmx">Can't access?</a></div><div id="btnLogin"><a href="#" class="b" onclick="loginSubmit();">Login</a><span> </span></div></fieldset></form></div><!--googleon: all--><!--googleoff: snippet--><div class="masterNav"><p class="uefacomLogo"><a title="UEFA.com" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/imgml/template/uefacomLogo.png" width="142" height="25" alt="UEFA.com"/></a></p><a title="The official website for European football" class="uefacomBlurb" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/img/template/HeaderString.png" width="254" height="12" alt="The official website for European football"/></a><div class="accessible"><noscript><style type="text/css"> .masterNav .accessible{ height: auto !important; left: 25px !important; top: 30px !important; width: auto !important; } .masterNav .accessible a { color: #2A4982; font-weight: bold; } </style></noscript><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://ac.uefa.com/">Accessible version</a></div><div class="beta"> </div><div class="headerLinks"><div id="myuefacomH"> </div><div id="registerH"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/registration/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Register</a> </div><div id="loginH"><a href="#" id="loginHL" onclick="document.getElementById('login').style.display = 'block';return false;">Login</a> </div><div id="logoutH" style="display:none"><a id="logoutHL" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/logout/index.html">Logout</a> </div><div id="loggedH" style="display:none"><span id="loggedUserSpan"> </span></div></div><div id="searchHeader"><form id="headerSearch" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/search/index.html"><div id="sL"> </div><div id="sC"><input type="text" name="q" id="hse" value="Search"/></div><div class="seLoad"><div> </div></div><div id="sR"><input type="submit" value=""/></div><div class="hide"><div id="seMoreRes">More results</div><div class="seVal" id="seVal">search</div></div></form></div> </div><!--googleon: snippet--> <!--googleoff:snippet--><div id="menuLevel0"><ul><li id="ml0_nc" class="current"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">News centre</a></li><li id="ml0_vc"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/video/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Video centre</a></li><li id="ml0_ls"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/livescores/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Live scores</a></li><li id="ml0_tp"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Teams & players</a></li><li id="ml0_cg"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Community & games</a></li><li id="ml0_mc"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/mobile/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Mobile centre</a></li><li id="ml0_st"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/store/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Store</a></li></ul></div><!--googleon:snippet--> <!--googleoff:snippet--><div id="menuLevel1"><ul><li id="ml1_au" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">About UEFA</a></li><li id="ml1_ma" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Member associations</a></li><li id="ml1_wf" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/women/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Women's football development</a></li><li id="ml1_tg" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Training Ground</a></li><li id="ml1_cl" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Champions League</a></li><li id="ml1_el" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Europa League</a></li><li id="ml1_eu" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA EURO</a></li><li id="ml1_u21" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under21/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Under-21</a></li><li id="ml1_ac" class="fadeThis "><a href="#">All competitions</a><div id="ml1_ac_items" class="hover"><div id="ml1_ac_top"> </div><div id="ml1_ac_content"><div id="ml1_ac_lside"><div class="ml1_ac_box_top"> </div><div><span>- Club -</span><ul><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Champions League</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Europa League</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Super Cup</a></li></ul></div><div class="ml1_ac_box_bottom"> </div><div class="ml1_ac_box_top"> </div><div><span>- National -</span><ul><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA EURO</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/abouteuro/uefaeuro2016/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA EURO 2016</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">FIFA World Cup</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under21/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Under-21</a></li></ul></div><div class="ml1_ac_box_bottom"> </div></div><div id="ml1_ac_rside"><div class="ml1_ac_box_top"> </div><div><span>- Youth & Amateur -</span><ul><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under19/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Under-19</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under17/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Under-17</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/regionscup/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Regions' Cup</a></li></ul></div><div class="ml1_ac_box_bottom"> </div><div class="ml1_ac_box_top"> </div><div><span><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/women/index.html">- Women -</a></span><ul><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Women's EURO</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Women's World Cup</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">UEFA Women's Champions League</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Women's Under-19</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Women's Under-17</a></li></ul></div><div class="ml1_ac_box_bottom"> </div><div class="ml1_ac_box_top"> </div><div><span><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsal/index.html">- Futsal -</a></span><ul><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Futsal EURO</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">FIFA Futsal World Cup</a></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsalcup/index.html" onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Header'});">Futsal Cup</a></li></ul></div><div class="ml1_ac_box_bottom"> </div></div></div><div id="ml1_ac_bottom"> </div></div></li></ul></div><!--googleon:snippet--> </div><div class="d3cmsBCtop"><!--googleoff:snippet--><div class="bcMenu"><div class="bcLinks fl"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/index.html" title="UEFA.com" class="bcLink">UEFA.com</a> > <a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html" title="News" class="bcLink">News</a></div><span class="closer fl"> </span><div class="feedBack fr"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/feedback/index.html">Send your feedback</a></div></div><!--googleon:snippet--> </div><div class="d3cmsContent"><div class="d3cmsCHeader"><span class="hiddenssi">SSI Err</span><div class="d3cmsTopContent"><!--googleoff:snippet--><div class="grid_12 tabs_gray"><div id="menuLevel3"><h2 class="m3_news menuTitle">News</h2><ul class="menu clearfix"><li id="ml3_headlines" class=" current "><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html"><span>News</span></a></li><li id="ml3_features" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/features/index.html"><span>Features</span></a></li><li id="ml3_photos" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/photos/index.html"><span>Photos</span></a></li><li id="ml3_rssfeeds" class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/rssfeeds/index.html"><span>RSS Feeds</span></a></li><li id="ml3_podcast" class=" last "><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/podcast/index.html"><span>Podcast</span></a></li></ul> </div></div><!--googleon:snippet--> </div> </div><div class="d3cmsCBody"><div class="grid_8 "><div class="row "><ul class="singleLinkRSS"><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/rssfeed/news/rss.xml">RSS Feed</a></li></ul> </div><div class="row "><div style="" class="newsList box noborder"><div class="bH"><!--googleoff:index--><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bC"><!--googleoff:index--><div class="navigator"><div class="previousLink fl"> </div><div class="container fl"><span class="startP fl"> </span><div class="pageIndex fl"><ul><li class="current"><span>1</span></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=2.htmx">2</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=3.htmx">3</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=4.htmx">4</a></li><li class=" last"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=5.htmx">5</a></li></ul> </div><span class="endP fl"> </span></div><div class="nextLink fl"><a title="Next" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=2.htmx"> </a> </div></div><!--googleon:index--><!--googleoff:index--><div class="innerText"><ul class="box noborder"><li id="A0001_1" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737500.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/90/88/1739088_s5.jpg" alt="Stuttering United rocked by Newcastle" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/domesticleague/index.html" title="English Premier League">English Premier League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737500.html" title="United undone by Newcastle">United undone by Newcastle</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737500.html">Manchester United FC suffered their second successive Premier League defeat, losing 3-0 at Newcastle United FC, on a night when Everton FC lost 2-1 at home against Bolton Wanderers FC.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Wednesday 4 January 2012 23.07CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_2" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/marketing/news/newsid=1739052.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/17/19/1731719_s5.jpg" alt="Sportske Novosti becomes Futsal EURO sponsor" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/index.html" title="Futsal EURO">Futsal EURO</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/marketing/news/newsid=1739052.html" title="Paper sponsor for Futsal EURO">Paper sponsor for Futsal EURO</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/marketing/news/newsid=1739052.html">Croatian daily sports newspaper Sportske Novosti has signed up to become a national sponsor of the UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 which takes place from 31 January and 11 February.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Wednesday 4 January 2012 17.50CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_3" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ger/news/newsid=1739039.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/71/77/86/1717786_s5.jpg" alt="Reus to join Dortmund at season's end" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ger/domesticleague/index.html" title="German Bundesliga">German Bundesliga</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ger/news/newsid=1739039.html" title="Reus agrees to join Dortmund">Reus agrees to join Dortmund</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ger/news/newsid=1739039.html">Marco Reus will join Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal at the end of the season after the club triggered a €17.5 million release clause in his VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach contract.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Wednesday 4 January 2012 16.28CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_4" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1739035.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/90/37/1739037_s5.jpg" alt="De Marcos signs new Athletic deal" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.html" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1739035.html" title="De Marcos extends at Athletic">De Marcos extends at Athletic</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1739035.html">Athletic Club midfielder Óscar de Marcos has signed a three-year contract extension, which includes a €32 million release clause, and will keep him at the club until June 2016.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Wednesday 4 January 2012 15.40CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_5" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/84/31/1738431_s5.jpg" alt="Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/domesticleague/index.html" title="French Ligue 1">French Ligue 1</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html" title="Ancelotti raring to go">Ancelotti raring to go</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html">While Paris Saint-Germain FC hope the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti will take them to a new level, the coach himself is eager to get his teeth into "building something great" in France.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Wednesday 4 January 2012 10.41CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_6" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=est/news/newsid=1738950.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/64/30/36/1643036_s5.jpg" alt="Čekulajevs cool on goalscoring feat" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=est/domesticleague/index.html" title="Estonian First League">Estonian First League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=est/news/newsid=1738950.html" title="Čekulajevs cool on goals">Čekulajevs cool on goals</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=est/news/newsid=1738950.html">Aleksandrs Čekulajevs is ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Mario Gomez in the ESM Golden Shoe standings but the JK Trans Narva striker is playing down his 46 goals.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Wednesday 4 January 2012 10.15CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_7" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1738918.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/59/07/90/1590790_s5.jpg" alt="Roma striker Borriello bound for Juventus" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/domesticleague/index.html" title="Italian Serie A">Italian Serie A</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1738918.html" title="Borriello bound for Juventus">Borriello bound for Juventus</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1738918.html">AS Roma striker Marco Borriello will spend the second half of the season on loan at Serie A leaders Juventus, who have the option to make the move permanent in the summer.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 19.37CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_8" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737499.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/89/35/1738935_s5.jpg" alt="City bounce back with Liverpool victory" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/domesticleague/index.html" title="English Premier League">English Premier League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737499.html" title="City too strong for Liverpool">City too strong for Liverpool</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737499.html">Premier League leaders Manchester City FC earned a first victory in three games with a 3-0 home success against Liverpool FC while third-placed Tottenham Hotspur FC also won.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 19.13CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_9" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1736860.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticCup/01/62/08/59/1620859_s5.jpg" alt="Claude Puel: My team of 2011" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1736860.html" title="Claude Puel: My team of 2011">Claude Puel: My team of 2011</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1736860.html">There is a Manchester accent to former Olympique Lyonnais coach Claude Puel's Team of the Year, with the "control tower" that is Yaya Touré one of five players based in the city.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 17.55CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_10" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1738787.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/60/67/25/1606725_s5.jpg" alt="Napoli keep Maggio for two more years" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1738787.html" title="Maggio makes Napoli pledge">Maggio makes Napoli pledge</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1738787.html">Italian international defender Christian Maggio has put pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him at UEFA Champions League hopefuls SSC Napoli until June 2015.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 16.09CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_11" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1738781.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/61/25/53/1612553_s5.jpg" alt="Starkovs grateful for Latvian extension" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/index.html" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1738781.html" title="Starkovs agrees Latvia deal">Starkovs agrees Latvia deal</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1738781.html">Bakı FK coach Aleksandrs Starkovs has gratefully accepted a new deal that will extend his second spell in charge of the Latvian national team by a further two years until the end of 2013.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 15.37CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_12" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1738753.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/70/21/48/1702148_s5.jpg" alt="Adriaanse dismissed from Twente post" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.html" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1738753.html" title="Adriaanse departs Twente">Adriaanse departs Twente</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1738753.html">Despite guiding the Eredivisie side into the UEFA Europa League round of 32 as Group K winners, Co Adriaanse has been dismissed from his post as coach of FC Twente.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 13.47CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_13" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1738715.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/UCL/01/63/58/91/1635891_s5.jpg" alt="Pinto signs one-year contract extension at Barça" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1738715.html" title="Pinto prolongs Barça stay">Pinto prolongs Barça stay</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1738715.html">FC Barcelona have announced that José Pinto has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep the reserve goalkeeper with the European club champions until June 2013.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 3 January 2012 10.40CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_14" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737497.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/86/62/1738662_s5.jpg" alt="Lampard lifts Chelsea as Fulham stun Arsenal" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/domesticleague/index.html" title="English Premier League">English Premier League</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737497.html" title="Chelsea leapfrog Arsenal">Chelsea leapfrog Arsenal</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1737497.html">Chelsea FC moved back up to fourth place in the Premier League after Frank Lampard's late winner edged a 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Arsenal FC lost at Fulham FC.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Monday 2 January 2012 19.09CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_15" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1738655.html"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/62/09/64/1620964_s5.jpg" alt="Correa replaces Casoni at Évian Thonon Gaillard" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/domesticleague/index.html" title="French Ligue 1">French Ligue 1</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1738655.html" title="Évian appoint Correa">Évian appoint Correa</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1738655.html">Évian Thonon Gaillard FC have named Pablo Correa, formerly of AS Nancy-Lorraine, as their new coach following the departure of Bernard Casoni by mutual consent.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Monday 2 January 2012 17.35CET</div> </div></li></ul> </div><!--googleon:index--><!--googleoff:index--><div class="navigator"><div class="previousLink fl"> </div><div class="container fl"><span class="startP fl"> </span><div class="pageIndex fl"><ul><li class="current"><span>1</span></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=2.htmx">2</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=3.htmx">3</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=4.htmx">4</a></li><li class=" last"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=5.htmx">5</a></li></ul> </div><span class="endP fl"> </span></div><div class="nextLink fl"><a title="Next" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index,page=2.htmx"> </a> </div></div><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="grid_4 "><div class="row "><div class="box jcBox newsSlide photo" style=""><div class="bH"><!--googleoff:index--><h3>Galleries </h3><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bC"><!--googleoff:index--><div class="jboxdiv scroll_1 animation_slow" id="newsSlidePhoto"><div class="jc-clip"><ul class="jc-list"><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/photos/gallery=1738722/index.html" class="newsThumb"><input type="hidden" class="src" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/67/92/90/1679290_w4.jpg"/><input type="hidden" class="width" value="324"/><input type="hidden" class="height" value="182"/><input type="hidden" class="title" value="Preview: Napoli v Chelsea"/><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/67/92/90/1679290_w4.jpg" width="324" height="182" alt="Preview: Napoli v Chelsea"/></a><div class="vBgTitle noeffect"><div class="vTitle innerText">Preview: Napoli v Chelsea</div></div></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/photos/gallery=1738718/index.html" class="newsThumb"><input type="hidden" class="src" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/67/84/82/1678482_w4.jpg"/><input type="hidden" class="width" value="324"/><input type="hidden" class="height" value="182"/><input type="hidden" class="title" value="Preview: Leverkusen v Barcelona"/><span class="placeholder">loading...</span></a><div class="vBgTitle noeffect"><div class="vTitle innerText">Preview: Leverkusen v Barcelona</div></div></li><li><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/photos/gallery=1738719/index.html" class="newsThumb"><input type="hidden" class="src" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/67/73/78/1677378_w4.jpg"/><input type="hidden" class="width" value="324"/><input type="hidden" class="height" value="182"/><input type="hidden" class="title" value="Preview: Zenit v Benfica"/><span class="placeholder">loading...</span></a><div class="vBgTitle noeffect"><div class="vTitle innerText">Preview: Zenit v Benfica</div></div></li></ul></div></div><!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bF"><!--googleoff:index--><div class="panel"> <div class="bgMore"><div class="startMore fl"> </div><a class="morelink fl" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/photos/index.html">More photos</a><div class="endMore fl"> </div></div><div class="jc-pgstat"><span class="jc-pgstat-newsSlidePhoto">1</span> of 3</div></div><!--googleon:index--> </div> </div> </div><div class="row "><div class="box newscarousel newsjc"><div class="bH"><!--googleoff:index--><h3>UEFA.com features </h3> <!--googleon:index--> </div><div class="bC"><div class="newsCarMini"><div class="jcCont" id="ph"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html" class="widePhotoHref"><img class="widePhoto" src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/84/31/1738431_w4.jpg" alt="Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations" width="324" height="182"/></a><div class="w4 transparent"><div class="jcInfo"><!--googleoff: index--><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html">Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html">While Paris Saint-Germain FC hope the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti will take them to a new level, the coach himself is eager to get his teeth into "building something great" in France.</a><!--googleon: index--></div></div><div><input type="hidden" class="carouselAuto" value="7"/><input type="hidden" class="carouselScroll" value="1"/><input type="hidden" class="carouselAnimation" value="500"/><input type="hidden" class="carouselWrap" value="circular"/><input type="hidden" class="thumbSize" value="s6"/><input type="hidden" class="carouselWideSize" value="w4"/><input type="hidden" class="carouselStyle" value="transparent"/><input type="hidden" class="carouselCount" value="10"/><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news1" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/84/31/1738431_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl1"/><input type="hidden" value="/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html" title="Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations">Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1739004.html" title="Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations">While Paris Saint-Germain FC hope the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti will take them to a new level, the coach himself is eager to get his teeth into "building something great" in France.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news2" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/72/26/82/1722682_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl2"/><input type="hidden" value="/memberassociations/news/newsid=1738390.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1738390.html" title="Patience pays off for Lithuania's Karčemarskas">Patience pays off for Lithuania's Karčemarskas</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1738390.html" title="Patience pays off for Lithuania's Karčemarskas">"I'm happy things are going forwards, not backwards," Gaziantepspor goalkeeper Žydrūnas Karčemarskas told UEFA.com after being voted Lithuania's player of the year.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news3" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/23/06/1732306_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl3"/><input type="hidden" value="/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1734814.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1734814.html" title="Top coaches laud United boss Sir Alex">Top coaches laud United boss Sir Alex</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1734814.html" title="Top coaches laud United boss Sir Alex">To mark Sir Alex Ferguson's 25th anniversary as Manchester United FC manager in November, Champions asked some of his most esteemed peers what makes the Scot so special.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news4" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/64/56/63/1645663_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl4"/><input type="hidden" value="/womensunder19/news/newsid=1733399.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/newsid=1733399.html" title="Petzelberger fire fuelled by Germany glory">Petzelberger fire fuelled by Germany glory</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/newsid=1733399.html" title="Petzelberger fire fuelled by Germany glory">Ramona Petzelberger has fond memories of 2011 but captaining Germany to UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship glory has only fuelled her drive for further success.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news5" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/17/99/1731799_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl5"/><input type="hidden" value="/worldcup/news/newsid=1738325.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1738325.html" title="Kondratyev spells out Belarus master plan">Kondratyev spells out Belarus master plan</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1738325.html" title="Kondratyev spells out Belarus master plan">Having enjoyed success with his country as Under-21 coach, Georgi Kondratyev tells UEFA.com how he intends to make Belarus a force at senior level after signing a four-year contract.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news6" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/65/22/07/1652207_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl6"/><input type="hidden" value="/under19/news/newsid=1735766.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under19/news/newsid=1735766.html" title="Spain U19 skipper Sarabia recalls 'living the dream'">Spain U19 skipper Sarabia recalls 'living the dream'</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under19/news/newsid=1735766.html" title="Spain U19 skipper Sarabia recalls 'living the dream'">Pablo Sarabia told UEFA.com that he was "living the dream" in Romania last summer as he captained Spain to the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship crown.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news7" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/63/12/36/1631236_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl7"/><input type="hidden" value="/under17/news/newsid=1735734.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=1735734.html" title="Netherlands and Disveld realise U17 dream">Netherlands and Disveld realise U17 dream</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=1735734.html" title="Netherlands and Disveld realise U17 dream">In May, the Netherlands won their first U17 title with a thrilling 5-2 defeat of Germany in Serbia and captain Daan Disveld looks back at the tournament and their high-profile homecoming.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news8" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/32/93/1733293_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl8"/><input type="hidden" value="/womensunder17/news/newsid=1733291.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/news/newsid=1733291.html" title="Le Bihan recalls France's 'great adventure'">Le Bihan recalls France's 'great adventure'</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/news/newsid=1733291.html" title="Le Bihan recalls France's 'great adventure'">France lost the 2011 Women's U17 final in added time against Spain, but as she looked back at the event vice-captain Clarisse Le Bihan told UEFA.com that it was a "great adventure".</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news9" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/70/60/26/1706026_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl9"/><input type="hidden" value="/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=1738102.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=1738102.html" title="Onwards and upwards for Valencia's Jordi Alba">Onwards and upwards for Valencia's Jordi Alba</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=1738102.html" title="Onwards and upwards for Valencia's Jordi Alba">In an exclusive interview with UEFA.com, Valencia CF defender Jordi Alba reveals the secrets of his success, the "great privilege" of representing Spain and a fear of talking about UEFA EURO 2012.</a></div><!--googleon: index--><!--googleoff: index--><div id="cnt_news10" class="news" style="display:none"><input type="hidden" value="/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/65/48/32/1654832_s6.jpg" class="imageurl" name="imageurl10"/><input type="hidden" value="/memberassociations/association=blr/news/newsid=1738024.html" class="newsUrl"/><p class="jcTitle"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=blr/news/newsid=1738024.html" title="Zhavnerchik gets lift-off at Kuban">Zhavnerchik gets lift-off at Kuban</a></p><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=blr/news/newsid=1738024.html" title="Zhavnerchik gets lift-off at Kuban">Midfielder Maksim Zhavnerchik is thrilled to see promoted FC Kuban Krasnodar eighth in the table in Russia, telling UEFA.com: "It was terrible to be dismissed as an elevator club."</a></div><!--googleon: index--></div></div><div class="jboxNews " id="news_"><div class="jc-clip"><ul class="wideList"><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/84/31/1738431_s6.jpg" alt="Ancelotti out to exceed PSG expectations" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Patience pays off for Lithuania's Karčemarskas"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/72/26/82/1722682_s6.jpg" alt="Patience pays off for Lithuania's Karčemarskas" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Top coaches laud United boss Sir Alex"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/23/06/1732306_s6.jpg" alt="Top coaches laud United boss Sir Alex" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Petzelberger fire fuelled by Germany glory"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/64/56/63/1645663_s6.jpg" alt="Petzelberger fire fuelled by Germany glory" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Kondratyev spells out Belarus master plan"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/17/99/1731799_s6.jpg" alt="Kondratyev spells out Belarus master plan" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Spain U19 skipper Sarabia recalls 'living the dream'"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/65/22/07/1652207_s6.jpg" alt="Spain U19 skipper Sarabia recalls 'living the dream'" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Netherlands and Disveld realise U17 dream"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/63/12/36/1631236_s6.jpg" alt="Netherlands and Disveld realise U17 dream" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Le Bihan recalls France's 'great adventure'"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/32/93/1733293_s6.jpg" alt="Le Bihan recalls France's 'great adventure'" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Onwards and upwards for Valencia's Jordi Alba"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/70/60/26/1706026_s6.jpg" alt="Onwards and upwards for Valencia's Jordi Alba" width="60" height="60"/></a></li><li><a href="#" class="newsThumb" title="Zhavnerchik gets lift-off at Kuban"><img src="/web/20120105065605im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/65/48/32/1654832_s6.jpg" alt="Zhavnerchik gets lift-off at Kuban" width="60" height="60"/></a></li></ul></div><div><div class="jc-next jc-next-hor fr"> </div><div class="position fr"><!--googleoff: all--><span>1</span> of 10<!--googleon: all--></div><div class="jc-prev jc-prev-hor fr"> </div></div></div></div> </div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="d3cmsBCbot"><!--googleoff:snippet--><div class="bcMenu"><div class="bcLinks fl"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/index.html" title="UEFA.com" class="bcLink">UEFA.com</a> > <a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html" title="News" class="bcLink">News</a></div><span class="closer fl"> </span><div class="feedBack fr"><a href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/feedback/index.html">Send your feedback</a></div></div><!--googleon:snippet--> </div><div class="d3cmsFooter"><!--googleoff: all--><div class="d3cmsCFooter"><div class="competition fl"><span class="footerLbl">Competitions</span><div class="competitionlist fl"><span>- Club - </span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.html" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/index.html" title="UEFA Super Cup">UEFA Super Cup</a></li></ul><span><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsal/index.html" title="- Futsal -">- Futsal - </a></span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/index.html" title="Futsal EURO">Futsal EURO</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/index.html" title="FIFA Futsal World Cup">FIFA Futsal World Cup</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/futsalcup/index.html" title="Futsal Cup">Futsal Cup</a></li></ul> </div><div class="competitionlist fl"><span>- National - </span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" title="UEFA EURO">UEFA EURO</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/abouteuro/uefaeuro2016/index.html" title="UEFA EURO 2016">UEFA EURO 2016</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/index.html" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under21/index.html" title="Under-21">Under-21</a></li></ul><span>- Youth & Amateur - </span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under19/index.html" title="Under-19">Under-19</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/under17/index.html" title="Under-17">Under-17</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/regionscup/index.html" title="Regions' Cup">Regions' Cup</a></li></ul> </div></div><div class="wf fl"><span class="footerLbl">Women's football</span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/index.html" title="UEFA Women's EURO">UEFA Women's EURO</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/index.html" title="Women's World Cup">Women's World Cup</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/index.html" title="UEFA Women's Champions League">UEFA Women's Champions League</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/index.html" title="Women's Under-19">Women's Under-19</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/index.html" title="Women's Under-17">Women's Under-17</a></li></ul><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/women/news/index.html" title="News">News</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/women/video/index.html" title="Video">Video</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/women/womens-football-development/index.html" title="Women's football development">Women's football development</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/women/key-players/index.html" title="Profiles">Profiles</a></li></ul> </div><div class="aboutuefa fl"><span class="footerLbl">About UEFA</span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/index.html" title="News">News</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/index.html" title="President">President</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/library/_redirect_calendar.html" title="Calendar">Calendar</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/job/index.html" title="Jobs">Jobs</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/index.html" title="Media services">Media services</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/documentlibrary/index.html" title="Library">Library</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/accreditation/index.html" title="Media accreditation">Media accreditation</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/videoarchive/index.html" title="UEFA video archive">UEFA video archive</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/tv/news/newsid=19817.html" title="Blocked broadcasting hours">Blocked broadcasting hours</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/marketing/index.html" title="Media content rights sales">Media content rights sales</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/protectingthegame/antidoping/index.html" title="Anti-doping">Anti-doping</a></li></ul></div><div class="chnw fl"><div class="channel"><span class="footerLbl">Channels</span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/index.html" title="News centre">News centre</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/index.html" title="Teams & players">Teams & players</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/video/index.html" title="Video">Video</a></li></ul></div><div class="channel"><span class="footerLbl">UEFA network sites</span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html" title="UEFA Training Ground">UEFA Training Ground</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/grassroots/index.html" title="UEFA Grassroots Day">UEFA Grassroots Day</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www.facebook.com/uefacom" target="_blank" title="UEFA.com on Facebook">UEFA.com on Facebook</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://twitter.com/uefacom" target="_blank" title="UEFA.com on Twitter">UEFA.com on Twitter</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/store/index.html" title="Store">Store</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="tlmyu fl"><div class="tools"><span class="footerLbl">Tools</span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/news/rssfeeds/index.html" title="RSS feeds">RSS feeds</a></li></ul></div><div class="channel"><span class="footerLbl">My UEFA.com</span><ul class="clean clearfix"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/login/index.html" title="Login">Login</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/registration/index.html" title="Register">Register</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/community/mypage/profile.htmx" title="My UEFA.com">My UEFA.com</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="languages row"><span class="langLbl">Change language:</span><ul class="changeLang"><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'en', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://en.uefa.com/" title="English">English</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'fr', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://fr.uefa.com/" title="Français">Français</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'de', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://de.uefa.com/" title="Deutsch">Deutsch</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'ru', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://ru.uefa.com/" title="Русский">Русский</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'es', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://es.uefa.com/" title="Español">Español</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'it', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://it.uefa.com/" title="Italiano">Italiano</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'pt', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://pt.uefa.com/" title="Português">Português</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'pl', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://pl.uefa.com/" title="Polski">Polski</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'uk', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://ua.uefa.com/" title="Українська">Українська</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'jp', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://jp.uefa.com/" title="日本語">日本語</a></li><li class="other"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'cn', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://cn.uefa.com/" title="中文">中文</a></li><li class="last"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});setCookie('Language', 'kr', 365, '/', _DOMAIN);" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://kr.uefa.com/" title="한국어">한국어</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="d3cmsBFooter"><div class="d3cmsBCFooter"> <div class="footerL fl"><div class="footerLogo"><a title="UEFA.com - The official website for European football" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/index.html"> UEFA.com - The official website for European football</a></div></div><div class="footerR fl"><ul class="fOfficial"><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/contactuefa/index.html" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/faq/index.html" title="Help / FAQ">Help / FAQ</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/termsconditions.html" title="Terms and Conditions">Terms and Conditions</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/privacypolicy.html" title="Privacy">Privacy</a></li><li><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="/web/20120105065605/http://www.uefa.com/sitemap/index.html" title="Sitemap">Sitemap</a></li><li class="fl"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://m.uefa.com/" title="Mobile version">Mobile version</a></li><li class="fl"><a onclick="SCW.TL(this,'o','HP Content Area Click',{linkTrackVars:'events,eVar46',linkTrackEvents:'event3',events:'event3',eVar46:'Footer'});" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://ac.uefa.com/" title="Accessible version">Accessible version</a></li></ul><ul class="disclaimer"><li>© 1998-2011 UEFA. All rights reserved.</li><li>The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trade marks and/or copyright of UEFA. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trade marks. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. </li></ul></div><script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/https://ssl." : "https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script><script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12554578-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} </script><script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={uid:342,domain:"en.uefa.com",pingServer:"pdeltatre.chartbeat.net"}; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20120105065605/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script></div></div><!--googleon: all--> </div> </div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- SCW.Execute();//--></script><script type="text/javascript"><!-- if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('MSIE')>=0)document.write(unescape('%3C')+'\!-'+'-')//--></script><noscript><!--Web Analytics--></noscript><!--/DO NOT REMOVE/--><!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> </body></html><!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 06:56:05 Jan 05, 2012 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 16:55:59 Nov 28, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). --> <!-- playback timings (ms): captures_list: 0.636 exclusion.robots: 0.031 exclusion.robots.policy: 0.018 esindex: 0.009 cdx.remote: 16.461 LoadShardBlock: 281.848 (6) PetaboxLoader3.datanode: 249.445 (7) load_resource: 130.553 PetaboxLoader3.resolve: 48.65 -->