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Standard de Liège take on Wisła Kraków in their UEFA Europa League round of 32 decider with Hannover 96 or Standard's Belgian league rivals Club Brugge KV awaiting the winners.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1745134/">UEFA referees prepare in Turkey</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 27 January 2012 14.30 CET</p><p class="teaser">Turkey welcomes Europe's top referees and newcomers to the international list for UEFA's annual winter referees' courses next week – with UEFA EURO 2012 one of the key items on the agenda.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">European Championship</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1745234/">Fan groups meet EURO host cities</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 27 January 2012 14.10 CET</p><p class="teaser">Supporters' groups involved in running fan embassies at UEFA EURO 2012 are involved in meetings with representatives from the eight host cities that will stage matches.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA European Futsal Championship</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1743882/">Download the Futsal EURO programme</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 27 January 2012 13.27 CET</p><p class="teaser">UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 kicks off on Tuesday and the official tournament programme can be downloaded now with the lowdown on the finals and interviews with the sport's big names.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Europa League</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1745189/">Carroll joins Olympiacos as Costanzo moves on</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 27 January 2012 13.05 CET</p><p class="teaser">"It's an honour for me to play for Greece's best team," said goalkeeper Roy Carroll after signing for Olympiacos FC from OFI Crete FC as a replacement for the outgoing Franco Costanzo.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA European Futsal Championship</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1742459/">UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 preview: Group D</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 27 January 2012 11.35 CET</p><p class="teaser">Zagreb plays host to the tightest of the UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 sections as 2010 runners-up Portugal, fourth-placed Azerbaijan and quarter-finalists Serbia meet in Group D.</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="box" id="newsbox_bc_uefa"><h1>UEFA</h1><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1744893/">Financial fair play key to football's future</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 26 January 2012 14.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">UEFA underlined at a media day that its financial fair play rules will guarantee European club football's stability and welcomed the clubs' support in implementing the concept.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">Executive Committee</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1744129/">Positive results from Executive Committee's Nyon meeting</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 26 January 2012 11.18 CET</p><p class="teaser">At its first meeting of 2012 at the House of European Football, the UEFA Executive Committee was informed about the progress of various issues and took several key decisions.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1744182/">Club licensing benchmarking report released</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 25 January 2012 17.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">UEFA's fourth club licensing benchmarking report on European club football comes at a key time as the first elements of the financial fair play rules to ensure stability come into force.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1744137/">Media rights deal for 2012-15 UEFA Europa League announced in Cyprus</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 25 January 2012 17.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">003 - CYBC and Cyta awarded media rights</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Europa League</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1743828/">Cyprus' CYBC, Cyta awarded Europa League rights</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 25 January 2012 17.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">Public broadcaster CYBC and pay-TV operator Cyta have been awarded media rights as part of deals announced for the 2012–15 cycle of the UEFA Europa League in Cyprus.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">Executive Committee</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1744631/">Youth changes and media rights on Nyon agenda</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 25 January 2012 12.20 CET</p><p class="teaser">The UEFA Executive Committee has approved changes to its youth tournaments and discussed the centralisation of media rights for all European qualifying matches.</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="box" id="newsbox_ucl"><h1>UEFA Champions League</h1><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1745027/">Hamstrung Iniesta out for three weeks</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 26 January 2012 17.36 CET</p><p class="teaser">Andrés Iniesta could miss FC Barcelona's round of 16 first leg at Bayer 04 Leverkusen because of a hamstring injury, while Alexis Sánchez has a damaged collarbone.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1742697/">Revitalised Gomez hitting new heights at Bayern</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 26 January 2012 15.28 CET</p><p class="teaser">Only 18 months ago Mario Gomez's FC Bayern München future was in doubt yet a sparkling run of form has answered his critics and left him dreaming of great things in 2012.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">Publications</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1744664/">Champions magazine cracks the Messi enigma</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 26 January 2012 10.28 CET</p><p class="teaser">Champions traces the history of football footwear, learns what cover star Lionel Messi does with his old boots and hears scientific proof that the FC Barcelona man really is a genius.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1744714/">Vágner Love leaves CSKA with a heavy heart</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 25 January 2012 15.59 CET</p><p class="teaser">Vágner Love said he is departing PFC CSKA Moskva "with the warmest of memories" after the club agreed a reported €10m deal with CR Flamengo for the sale of the striker.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1743804/">Mbia thigh injury weakens Marseille</a></h3><p class="date">Tuesday 24 January 2012 9.06 CET</p><p class="teaser">Olympique de Marseille will be without the versatile Stéphane Mbia for their UEFA Champions League round of 16 opener against FC Internazionale Milano due to a thigh problem.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1743589/">Lovren signs new contract at Lyon</a></h3><p class="date">Monday 23 January 2012 12.53 CET</p><p class="teaser">Olympique Lyonnais have agreed a two-year extension to Dejan Lovren's contract, which means the 22-year-old Croatia defender is now committed to the club until June 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FC Salzburg coach Ricardo Moniz described Jonathan Soriano, who has signed for the UEFA Europa League hopefuls from FC Barcelona.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1742929/">Lokomotiv continue spree with Eshchenko signing</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 20 January 2012 13.42 CET</p><p class="teaser">FC Lokomotiv Moskva have made Andrei Eshchenko their third signing of the winter break after the full-back moved from FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod on a three-and-a-half year deal.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1742256/">Jordi joins Bacca at Club Brugge</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 19 January 2012 22.38 CET</p><p class="teaser">Having signed forward Carlos Bacca earlier this week, Club Brugge KV have signed Spanish defender Jordi Figueras, sealing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the 24-year-old.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1742546/">Banega pens new deal at Valencia</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 18 January 2012 20.23 CET</p><p class="teaser">Éver Banega has agreed a two-year contract extension with Valencia CF, ensuring the 23-year-old Argentinian international will remain at Mestalla until summer 2015.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1742496/">Rubin lose Carlos Eduardo for four more months</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 18 January 2012 17.54 CET</p><p class="teaser">FC Rubin Kazan's Brazil midfielder Carlos Eduardo could be absent for the rest of his team's UEFA Europa League campaign after learning that he must undergo knee surgery.</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20120127142321/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span 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