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UEFA Statement on Warsaw Incidents

UEFA condemns the isolated incidents that occurred yesterday in Warsaw prior to and after the Poland-Russia match, when some groups of known troublemakers pelted the police with missiles and attacked fans irrespective of the team they were supporting. Those arrested and charged will have to be dealt with by the relevant authorities.

UEFA’s philosophy is to create a welcoming environment coupled with a low-profile approach to policing. The focus should be on facilitating the enjoyment of the matches by genuine football fans and isolating the tiny percentage of troublemakers. UEFA is in a constant dialogue with the public authorities in order to achieve this aim.

UEFA is determined that the overwhelmingly peaceful and festive atmosphere that has so far pervaded at UEFA EURO 2012 will be continued right up to and including the final in Kyiv on Sunday 1 July.

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The Netherlands Won’t Make It Pass The Group Stage Of Euro 2012!

Going in as one of the favorites to win the UEFA Euro Cup 2012 Final, the Netherlands will head home empty handed. The Netherlands will not even make it to the second round of the tournament. There’s still a possibility of a triple tie in Group B, but this unfortunately will not favor the Dutch squad.

By winning on Sunday against Portugal and if Denmark loses against Germany there will be a tie in Group B between the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal. In this scenario all three teams will finalize the group stage with three points each. However, in this scenario Portugal will come out victorious and make it to the next stage.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question will be used as the first criteria to break a tie. This will move Denmark on top of the Netherlands due to the fact that the Dutch squad lost their first match against Denmark. But on the other hand, Portugal will take Denmark’s place because they won against Denmark and leaving the third and fourth place in the group in dispute. Since the Dutch lost against Denmark, the Dutch will be bumped to the bottom of the group.

In the above mentioned scenario Germany and Portugal will go through taking the first two places of the group, respectively; while the Denmark will take the third place and the Dutch fourth place.

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UEFA EURO 2012 opening ceremony details unveiled!

The opening ceremony of UEFA EURO 2012 will be held at the National Stadium in Warsaw on 8 June. The performance will start 20 minutes before kick-off of the tournament’s opening match between Poland and Greece and offer an unforgettable curtain-raiser to three weeks of a celebration of national team football in Poland and Ukraine.

The concept for the UEFA EURO 2012 opening ceremony has been developed by Marco Balich, creative director and executive producer of Italian events and ceremonies company Filmmaster Events. Marco Balich has amongst other created the opening and closing ceremonies of the Turin Olympics in 2006 and is also known in Ukraine, having produced the opening ceremony of the Donbass Arena in Donetsk in 2009.

The 12-minute show will combine heritage and innovation, to bring sport and culture together and mark the start of a historical event, the first UEFA European Football Championship to be staged in central and east Europe. It will also promote the participating nations together with key UEFA EURO values: unity, rivalry and passion.

Renowned Hungarian classical pianist Adam Gyorgy who recently celebrated his 30th birthday with a sold out concert at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, will perform a Chopin ‘‘Étude’ in a minor (Op.25 Nr.11) as part of the ceremony, to bring the pure classical tradition of Chopin into a sport environment. Adam Gyorgy is no stranger to football, being a major fan himself, and practising football as his daily routine. He was previously a member of the Hungarian national futsal team.

The opening ceremony will include mass choreographies involving more than 800 volunteer performers, coming from as many as 63 countries around the world.

More than 150 million live viewers are expected to watch the opening match and its ceremony.

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Referee appointed for UEFA Champions League Final

The UEFA Referees Committee today announced the referee for the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final between FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC, to be played at Fussball Arena München on Saturday 19 May and kicking off at 20.45 CET.

The match will be handled by 41-year-old Portuguese referee Pedro Proença who made his international debut in 2003. He has officiated more than sixty-five UEFA matches in his refereeing career.

Pedro Proença has handled five UEFA Champions League matches since the beginning of the current season, including, among others, the round of 16 return-leg between FC Internazionale Milano and Olympique de Marseille, as well as two UEFA Europa League matches, including the first-leg of the quarter-final between FC Schalke 04 and Athletic Club.

At the final in Munich, Pedro Proença will be assisted by his fellow countrymen Bertino Miranda and Ricardo Santos. The fourth official will be Carlos Velasco Carballo from Spain. The two additional assistant referees are Jorge Sousa and Duarte Gomes. A reserve assistant referee – Tiago Trigo – completes the line-up of the refereeing team.

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UEFA Champions League final: Chelsea FC vs. FC Bayern München

Who would’ve predicted it? It was supposed to be a final between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona. Instead the soccer gods have chosen Chelsea FC and FC Bayern München to be in the final. A great choice, as both clubs demonstrated that they deserve to be in the final by beating two of the world’s best in the semis.

The UEFA Champions League is UEFA’s most prestigious club competition that was originally created as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. With a projected audience of 200 million viewers in 210 territories, this event will be bigger than the Super Bowl if those numbers are reached.

So how do these two clubs stack against each other? Oh wait, they’ve only played once against each other. Although these two clubs only faced each other once there are many different stats that could be analyzed in anticipation of the big match.

Winning Percentage

While clubs from Italy have the most appearances per nation in all-time European Cup finals, England clubs has recorded 11 wins from 18 final appearances giving them a better winning percentage than their counterparts from Germany. The Germans were victorious only six times of their 14 all-time European Cup finals.

On the contrary in the UEFA Champions League final, clubs from England emerged victorious in 1999, 2005 and 2008, and were losing finalists in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 giving them a winning percentage of 37.5%. Whereas German clubs were winners in 1997 and 2001 and runners-up in 1999, 2002 and 2010 which is good for a 40% winning percentage.

The one time these two clubs met each other was in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Bayern won the first leg in Munich, while The Blues won the second leg in London. Chelsea came victorious out of this battle by winning 6-5 on aggregate and reaching the semi-finals.

Home Field Advantage

The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final will be hosted at the Fussball Arena München, which is also the home of Bayern. According to UEFA the stadium has a capacity of 62,500 by which 35,000 tickets was split evenly between each finalist while another 7,000 tickets went for worldwide sale.

Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final in Munich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United FC lost the 2011 final in London. Five teams won Champion Clubs’ Cup finals on home soil: Real Madrid CF (1957), FC Internazionale Milano (1965), Manchester United FC (1968), AFC Ajax (1972) and Liverpool FC (1978), while Stade de Reims Champagne (1956), AS Roma (1984) and FC Barcelona (1986) all lost finals in their own country.

When playing in Munich, the German club has lost only once in 16 matches, including ten victories. Their only loss came versus Norwich City FC in the 1993/94 UEFA Cup second round.

Chelsea also has a winning record against German clubs. The Blues have played 13 fixtures against Bundesliga sides and they have won seven and lost four. The down side of this is that all four of their defeats came while playing in Germany.

Goal Scorer

You can’t win if you don’t score.  Bayern found the back of the net 25 times during the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League season leaving Chelsea FC behind by one goal. Mario Gomez accounted for 12 of the goals scored by the Munich club, while the other 13 goals came from 6 different players.

Chelsea found the back of the net 24 times with the goals coming from 10 different players. Only seven of these players will be on hand for Chelsea during the final match bearing in mind that Branislav Ivanovi?, Ramires and Raul Meireles are suspended.

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Preliminary interest shown for UEFA EURO 2020 bid

UEFA today announced that, within the 15 May deadline that was set by the UEFA Executive Committee at its March meeting, some national associations have expressed their interest in the bidding process for the organisation of the UEFA European Football Championship 2020.

Consequently, and in accordance with the decision of its Executive Committee and as presented to the UEFA Congress, UEFA will now launch a formal process which will allow any of its 53 members associations to submit their candidature, irrespective of whether or not they declared a preliminary interest in hosting the 24-team competition.

The bidding process will last approximately 18 months to allow candidates to elaborate their bid dossiers. A detailed timeline will be developed in the coming weeks and will be submitted, along with proposed bid regulations, to UEFA’s Executive Committee on the occasion of its next meeting on 30 June in Kyiv.

A decision on the hosts can be expected at the beginning of 2014, with the exact time-frame still to be decided.

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Yingli brings solar power to the Maracana

FIFA World Cup™ sponsor Yingli Solar has taken a significant step in the drive to make the 2014 FIFA World Cup the most environmentally friendly of all time, with today’s announcement that the iconic Maracana football stadium will be powered by solar energy for the 2014 event. This has been made possible through Yingli’s partnership with Light ESCO, EDF Consultoria em Projetos de Geracao de Energia Elwtrica (‘EDF’), and the State of Rio de Janeiro.

One of the key findings from the first wave of FIFA’s Brazil Public Opinion Tracker study which was conducted in 2011 was that 90 per cent of Brazilians believe it to be vital that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is environmentally friendly. FIFA World Cup sponsor Yingli Solar is one stakeholder in the event that takes this topic very seriously indeed, with sustainability at the core of all 2014-related activities.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to supply the most recognisable stadium in Brazil, and to work with two of the pre-eminent leaders of electricity generation and solar power in the country,” said Liangsheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green Energy. “Brazil is an important emerging market for Yingli, and we will continue to grow our presence here as the country’s solar energy potential blossoms.”

Originally built for the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil, the Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho, better known as the Maracana, will host seven games in the 2014 edition of the event, more than any other venue. This will climax with the final on 13 July 2014. Under today’s agreement, over 1,500 Yingli Solar PV modules will be placed on a metal ring that will encircle the top of the stadium. The strategic placing of the panels will provide a strong visual reminder of the importance of the environment to the 2014 FIFA World Cup story.

“Sustainability is one of the key tenets in our vision for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,” said Federico Addiechi, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at FIFA. “We hope this landmark project will be the catalyst to spur other football stadiums to install solar PV systems across Brazil, serving to increase the production and use of renewable power in the country.”

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Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain to Play in First-Ever Soccer Match at Yankee Stadium on July 22

Today it was announced that Chelsea of the English Premier League and Paris Saint-Germain of France’s Ligue 1 will meet on Sunday, July 22 at 7:00 p.m., in the first-ever soccer match at the current Yankee Stadium.

Tickets for the match will go on sale to the general public beginning on Wednesday, May 16. For updates and further details, please visit www.yankees.com/soccer or follow @yankeestadiumsoccer on Twitter.

Yankees full- and partial-season ticket licensees, Yankees Universe members, Yankees Group Leaders and Yankees.com subscribers will have the opportunity to take part in special ticket pre-on-sales prior to May 16. To become a Yankees.com subscriber and have access to pre-on-sale availability, please visit www.yankees.com/subscribe.

Chelsea, whose squad features national team players from 11 different countries, won England’s FA Cup on Saturday and recently defeated the defending European club champions, Barcelona, to earn the right to play in this year’s UEFA Champions League final. Since its founding in 1905, the London-based team has won four domestic league titles (1954-55, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2009-10), seven FA Cups (1970, ‘97, 2000, ‘07, ‘09, ’10, ‘12), and has finished either first or second in England’s Premier League in seven of the eight seasons prior to this year.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was founded in 1970 and represents France’s capital city. The club is a two-time winner of the Ligue 1 title (1985-86 and 1993-94), an eight-time winner of the French Cup (1982, ’83, ’93, ’95, ’98, 2004, ’06, ’10) and a two-time winner of France’s Champions Trophy. PSG is also one of only two French clubs to win a major European trophy, claiming the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1996. Currently in first place in France’s top-level soccer division with 73 points from 36 games played, PSG has aggressively recruited top international talent on and off the field, including manager Carlo Ancelotti and director of football Leonardo Araújo.

The current Yankee Stadium will carry on the great soccer tradition of the original Yankee Stadium, which hosted some of the most famous teams in world soccer, including Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Barcelona, A.C. Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Celtic, Benfica, Sparta Prague and Panathinaikos, along with the national sides of England, Israel, Italy and the United States. Pele, who many consider the greatest player of all time, called Yankee Stadium home in 1976, when he played for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. The upcoming match will mark the first time that a French club will play in the home of the Yankees.

The match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain is part of the World Football Challenge, which is taking place throughout North America from July 18 through August 11.

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Norway win UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking

UEFA’s Respect Fair Play ranking, based on all UEFA competition matches played at both club and national team level, from 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2012, has been won by Norway.

Winners Norway, second-placed Finland and third-placed the Netherlands will each be granted one additional slot to the first qualifying round of the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League.

For the final ranking, only associations having played a minimum of 35 matches are taken into account. This cut-off point is calculated by dividing the total number of UEFA matches by the number of national associations.

The Fair Play assessments are made by the official UEFA delegates on criteria such as positive play, respect of the opponent, respect of the referee, behavior of the crowd and of the team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.

The three associations which are allocated an additional UEFA Europa League place will be entitled to enter the club that has won the domestic top-division fair play competition. If this club has already qualified for a UEFA club competition, the second-placed team in the domestic fair play competition may be entered and, should they also have already qualified, the third-placed team would be considered and so forth.

It is even possible for a team that has been relegated to the second highest division to qualify for the UEFA Europa League, as a result of its exemplary fair play conduct during the domestic championship. Only clubs which have received a UEFA license will be able to participate in the UEFA Europa League.

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2014 Summit Plots FIFA, LOC and Government Road Map

The respective heads of FIFA, the Local Organising Committee and the Brazilian government as represented by the Ministry of Sport today successfully concluded the first joint summit on preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Zurich. “Today was a historic day at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. This summit represented a strong signal from the Brazilian government that it is fully committed to our partnership and shared responsibility to stage the most successful FIFA World Cup ever. We have today laid the foundations for achieving our joint goal in an atmosphere of mutual cooperation and trust,” explained FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, who opened and closed the meeting.

During more than five hours of constructive discussions and open dialogue, the delegations of FIFA (headed by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Executive Committee member Marco Polo Del Nero and various directors), the 2014 LOC (represented by chairman José Maria Marin, Ronaldo and Bebeto) and the Brazilian government (led by Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, Executive Secretary Luis Fernandes and ministry office chief Luís Paulino) plotted a detailed road map with concrete measures aimed at addressing the challenges identified to ensure efficient preparations. These measures drew on in-depth reports drawn up by the technical teams of the Brazilian government, FIFA and the LOC to analyze the status of the preparations, ranging from stadiums to general infrastructure.

As the first concrete step of this operational unity, Luis Fernandes from the Ministry of Sport has been appointed as a permanent representative of the government under the leadership of the Local Organising Committee. Also joining the LOC will be FIFA’s Brazilian Executive Committee member Marco Polo Del Nero. Under this new composition, the respective leaders of FIFA, the LOC and the government will also now meet every six weeks for a status report.

“The Brazilian government is proud and determined to fulfil all our commitments to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and to support FIFA and the LOC wherever needed to overcome any challenges, which will be handled by our experienced team led by Luis Fernandes,” said Minister Rebelo, who added: “Our aim today was to establish solidarity among everyone responsible for organising the FIFA World Cup. We have accomplished this mission. FIFA and the LOC can count on the government as a committed partner. We will work hard together without wasting any time to stage an unforgettable event.”

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