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</div><div class="row "><div style="" class="newsList box noTopBg"><div class="bH"><h2 class="bigTitle">The 11 key values of UEFA for European football's future </h2> </div><div class="bC"><div class="innerText"><ul class="box noTopBg"><li id="A0001_1" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/88/843088_w6.jpg" alt="European sports model and specificity of sport" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">European sports model and specificity of sport</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">UEFA is a European body and we remain totally committed to the European model of sport, a model characterised by promotion and relegation, the solidarity principle, as well as open competitions and opportunity for all. This is what sport – and especially football – is all about. We have to protect this model because sport is not simply a business like any other and we cannot allow it to be treated as such. We will continue to defend the specificity of sport and are convinced that our arguments will prevail for the good of football.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_2" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/86/843086_w6.jpg" alt="Respect" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Respect</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Respect is a key principle of football. Respect for the game, integrity, diversity, dignity, players' health, rules, the referee, opponents and supporters. Our message is clear: zero tolerance against racism, violence and doping. Football unites people and transcends differences. The colour of the skin is invisible under the jersey and, for UEFA, this will always be so. Racism and any other forms of discrimination will never be tolerated. UEFA will not tolerate violence either on the pitch or in the stands. Football must set an example.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_3" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/84/843084_w6.jpg" alt="National teams and clubs" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">National teams and clubs</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">National team and club football are vital and complementary elements of football. UEFA will remain committed to ensuring that this balance is maintained and even strengthened, as the development of our game at national, European and international level depends on it.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_4" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/83/843083_w6.jpg" alt="Financial fair play and regularity of competitions" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Financial fair play and regularity of competitions</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">UEFA supports fair play both on and off the pitch. Financial fair play means that clubs operate transparently and responsibly, to protect both sporting competition and the clubs themselves. Financial fair play means clubs not getting into a spiral of debt to compete with their rivals but rather competing with their own means, ie the resources they generate.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_5" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/82/843082_w6.jpg" alt="Sporting integrity and betting" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Sporting integrity and betting</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Betting is a source of funding but also a risk for football, especially to the integrity of competitions. It is only right that football obtains its fair share of income from betting. However, our primary focus must continue to be a total commitment to protecting sporting integrity and the proper running of our competitions, in order to preserve the true spirit of our game.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_6" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/81/843081_w6.jpg" alt="Youth protection and education" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Youth protection and education</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">As governing body of European football, UEFA has both a sporting and a moral responsibility. The international transfer of minors entails many risks. Let's not forget that players under the age of 18 are children or adolescents. We want to protect the future of children in football and stop them being uprooted to foreign countries when they are much too young.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_7" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/80/843080_w6.jpg" alt="Grassroots football and solidarity" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Grassroots football and solidarity</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Football is based on the grass roots, played everywhere by men and women, boys and girls. The top professional level is just the tip of the iceberg. UEFA will continue with, and even strengthen solidarity, both to protect the future of football and to deliver the wider benefits that our sport brings to society as a whole. And it is also because the strength of football lies in its grass roots that we have to preserve the local, regional and national identities of our game, always in accordance with the law.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_8" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/78/843078_w6.jpg" alt="Good governance and autonomy" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Good governance and autonomy</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">UEFA and its member associations are committed to good governance. Good governance means openness, democracy, transparency and responsibility. In this spirit, UEFA defends the autonomy of sports structures, so that football bodies – with national associations in the lead – are the ultimate decision-makers in matters concerning football, with no undue interference from governments.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_9" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/76/843076_w6.jpg" alt="Unity and leadership" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Unity and leadership</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">UEFA does not operate by dictat. We will continue to show strong leadership but operate in a spirit of consensus. In addition to the national associations, we will involve all stakeholders (leagues, clubs, players) in the decision-making process in European football, in particular through the Professional Football Strategy Council, so that the Executive Committee can take the right decisions. And we will aim for closer relations with football fans, without whom there would be no professional game.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_10" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/73/843073_w6.jpg" alt="Pyramid structure and subsidiarity" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Pyramid structure and subsidiarity</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">At international and European level, the autonomy of sport is reflected by the pyramid structure of football. FIFA, UEFA and the national associations work hand in hand, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity. This allows us to defend the interests of football in the best possible way.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_11" class="hide w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefa/KeyTopics/84/30/72/843072_w6.jpg" alt="Football first" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">Football first</a></h3><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html">In everything that we do, football must always be the first and most important element that we take into consideration. 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href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/profile/index.html">Michel Platini</a></h2><div class="newsComment"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/profile/index.html" title=""/> </div><div class="more"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/profile/index.html" title="Profile">Profile</a></div> </div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div><div class="row "><div style="" class="box bannerBox box artBn"><div class="bH"><h3>President's message </h3> </div><div class="bC"><div class="row newsPhoto"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/news/newsid=1613119.html#protecting+footballs+future" title="'Protecting football for the future'"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/uefaorg/Congress/01/61/07/49/1610749_w4.jpg" alt="'Protecting football for the future'" width="324" height="182"/></a></div><h2 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/news/newsid=1613119.html#protecting+footballs+future">'Protecting football for the future'</a></h2><div class="newsComment"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/news/newsid=1613119.html#protecting+footballs+future" title="">UEFA President Michel Platini cited the last four years' achievements and the responsibility he feels about protecting the game for future generations at the XXXV Ordinary UEFA Congress.</a> </div><div class="more"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/profile/index.html" title="President">President</a></div> </div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div><div class="row "><div style="" class="newsBulList box bulletList"><div class="bH"><h2>Supporting documentation</h2> </div><div class="bC"><ul class="box bulletList"><li class="pdf"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/General/01/47/69/97/1476997_DOWNLOAD.pdf">Statutes of UEFA, 2010 edition</a></h3></li><li class="pdf"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/651636.pdf">2006/07 UEFA President and Executive Committee annual report</a></h3></li><li class="pdf"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefa/KeyTopics/81/29/73/812973_DOWNLOAD.pdf">2007/08 UEFA President and Executive Committee annual report</a></h3></li><li class="pdf"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/46/77/25/1467725_DOWNLOAD.pdf">Report of the President and Executive Committee – 2008/09 UEFA Administration report</a></h3></li><li class="pdf"><h3 class="newsTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefaorg/General/01/61/07/75/1610775_DOWNLOAD.pdf">2009/10 UEFA President and Executive Committee annual report</a></h3></li></ul> </div><div class="bF"> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="grid_12 "><div style="" class="newsList box horList List2 noTopBg"><div class="bH"><h3 class="bigTitle">Inside UEFA </h3> </div><div class="bC"><div class="innerText"><ul class="box horList List2 noTopBg"><li id="A0001_1" class=" w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1732309.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Final/01/60/25/23/1602523_w6.jpg" alt="Ticket sales for fans of EURO finalists launched" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" title="UEFA EURO 2012">UEFA EURO 2012</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1732309.html" title="Ticket sales for finalist fans">Ticket sales for finalist fans</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1732309.html">Ticket sales have begun exclusively on UEFA.com for supporters of the 16 teams involved at UEFA EURO 2012 until 29 February, with lotteries to decide which applicants receive tickets.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_2" class=" w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1651841.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/59/86/47/1598647_w6.jpg" alt="UEFA EURO 2012 ticket sales" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1651841.html" title="UEFA EURO 2012 tickets">UEFA EURO 2012 tickets</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1651841.html">Fans can still buy UEFA EURO 2012 tickets via sales for participating national associations and the tour operator programme, launched in December, and the ticket resale platform.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_3" class=" w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1732348.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Final/01/73/23/88/1732388_w6.jpg" alt="EURO media accreditation: applications welcome" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" title="UEFA EURO 2012">UEFA EURO 2012</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1732348.html" title="Accreditation window opens">Accreditation window opens</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1732348.html">Media representatives and broadcasters have until 15 January to apply for accreditation for UEFA EURO 2012 by using the relevant portals in UEFA's online database FAME.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_4" class=" w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1721962.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/20/35/1732035_w6.jpg" alt="UEFA EURO 2012 online store open" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" title="UEFA EURO 2012">UEFA EURO 2012</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1721962.html" title="Online EURO store opens">Online EURO store opens</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1721962.html">UEFA.com's UEFA EURO 2012 online store is open for business, offering fans the chance to own a memento of Europe's top national team competition wherever they live.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_5" class=" w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1727496.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/games/Teamoftheyear/01/72/76/60/1727660_w6.jpg" alt="Vote for UEFA.com users' Team of the Year" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/community/teamoftheyear/index.html" title="Team of the Year">Team of the Year</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1727496.html" title="Team of the Year 2011">Team of the Year 2011</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1727496.html">Voting is now open for the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011, which gives users the chance to pick a team of players who have lit up the European game in the last 12 months.</a></div> </div></li><li id="A0001_6" class=" w6"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/newsid=1723235.html"><img src="/web/20111231114217im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/67/47/80/1674780_w6.jpg" alt="Futsal EURO tickets go on international sale" width="158" height="89"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><p class="newsRoofline"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/index.html" title="Futsal EURO">Futsal EURO</a></p><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20111231114217/http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/newsid=1723235.html" title="Futsal EURO 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