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href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1976718/">Dorcioman appointed to referee final</a></h2><p class="date">Friday 26 July 2013 20.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">Romanian referee Cristina Dorcioman has been chosen to take charge of Sunday's Solna final between Germany and Norway, <span class="st">assisted by Sian Massey and María Luisa Villa Gutiérrez</span>.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA European Women's Championship</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1975764/">Heart campaign promoted in Gothenburg</a></h2><p class="date">Thursday 25 July 2013 15.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">Steffi Jones and Patrik Andersson were in Gothenburg to support the Make A Healthy Heart Your Goal campaign before the semi-final between Germany and Sweden on Wednesday.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">European Under-19 Championship</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1975712/">Referees get 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href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1978288/">Zenit, Tymoshchuk aim to finish off Nordsjælland</a></h2><p class="date">Monday 5 August 2013 8.52 CET</p><p class="teaser">Leading 1-0, FC Zenit St Petersburg must refocus for FC Nordsjælland's visit having failed to take the chances last week that would have "decided" the tie, says Anatoliy Tymoshchuk.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1978908/">Rubin resigned to losing Ansaldi to Zenit</a></h2><p class="date">Sunday 4 August 2013 15.54 CET</p><p class="teaser">FC Rubin Kazan have announced that their Argentina left-back Cristian Ansaldi is on his way to FC Zenit St Petersburg, subject to the 26-year-old passing medical tests.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1978829/">Grasshoppers goalkeeper Bürki dares to dream</a></h2><p class="date">Saturday 3 August 2013 17.55 CET</p><p class="teaser">"We want to make the impossible possible," said Grasshopper Club goalkeeper Roman Bürki whose first-leg heroics kept his side in contention against Olympique Lyonnais.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1978761/">Gómez swells Metalist's Argentinian contingent</a></h2><p class="date">Friday 2 August 2013 12.58 CET</p><p class="teaser">FC Metalist Kharkiv have won the race to sign Alejandro Gómez from Calcio Catania, with the Argentinian midfielder putting pen to paper on a four-year contract in Ukraine.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1978767/">Can joins Leverkusen, Bayern retain option</a></h2><p class="date">Friday 2 August 2013 12.55 CET</p><p class="teaser">Midfielder Emre Can has signed for Bayer 04 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Albania</a></h2><p class="date">Friday 2 August 2013 10.45 CET</p><p class="teaser">"We are making history," said FK Kukësi coach Armando Cungu after the lowest-ranked side in the third qualifying round shocked FC Metalurh Donetsk with a 2-0 first-leg win.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1978507/">Swansea and St-Étienne lead the way</a></h2><p class="date">Thursday 1 August 2013 23.55 CET</p><p class="teaser">Swansea City AFC and AS Saint-Étienne recorded convincing wins in their respective third qualifying round first-leg matches, while there was also joy for Udinese Calcio and Sevilla FC.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1978461/">Tottenham strike deal to sign Valencia's Soldado</a></h2><p class="date">Thursday 1 August 2013 11.55 CET</p><p class="teaser">Tottenham Hotspur FC have agreed a reported €30m fee with Valencia CF for Spanish international striker Roberto Soldado, who will move to White Hart Lane subject to a medical.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1978406/">Romania great Munteanu appointed Kuban coach</a></h2><p class="date">Thursday 1 August 2013 1.11 CET</p><p class="teaser">Dorinel Munteanu is the new man in charge of FC Kuban Krasnodar, being installed ahead of the Russian team's UEFA Europa League fixture away to Motherwell FC.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130806083156/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1978197/">Estoril's ascent continues with European bow</a></h2><p class="date">Wednesday 31 July 2013 11.03 CET</p><p class="teaser">"There is euphoria among the supporters," said Estoril Praia coach Marco Silva as his team prepare to continue their ascent with a European debut against Hapoel Ramat Gan 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