Category: FOOTBALL
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EURO’s five-star final tournament wins
Switzerland, April 06, 2012: five star final, Sometimes there is only ever going to be one winner – and UEFA.com looks back on the four occasions in EURO finals history when a team has won by a five-goal margin. Competitive, tough-to-call fixtures have always been a hallmark of the UEFA European Championship, but there have…
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AFC: Ten-year plan for Social Responsibility
Abu Dhabi, April 06, 2012: The AFC Social Responsibility Committee has agreed to collaborate with streetfootballworld to develop a ten-year plan for AFC’s Social Responsibility and develop strategic partnerships with organisations around the world. FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, who chaired the meeting held in conjunction with the AFC Dream Asia Cerebral…
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Robert Lewandowski’s guide to Warsaw
Switzerland, April 04, 2012: Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski takes us around his home town of Warsaw, from its steaks to its beaches, and promises that fans will have plenty of things to do this summer. Robert Lewandowski made his name at KKS Lech Poznań but it is Warsaw he calls home. He was born in…
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Last chance to buy and sell on ticket resale platform
Switzerland, April 03, 2012: The clock is ticking for fans hoping to book a place at UEFA EURO 2012 as the ticket resale platform – the last good chance to secure a seat in the stadiums – closes next Tuesday. The clock is ticking for fans hoping to book their place at UEFA EURO 2012…
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Respect the watchword in EURO Inclusive Zones
Switzerland, April 03, 2012: The Inclusive Zones initiative is already making its presence felt in the drive to ensure a friendly, multi-cultural atmosphere in Poland and Ukraine during UEFA EURO 2012. If one of the goals of UEFA EURO 2012 is to ensure a friendly, multicultural atmosphere, then a key step to achieving this will…
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‘Lucky man’ Facchetti remembers that coin toss
Switzerland, April 03, 2012: Facchetti coin toss, “The stadium was still full and about 70,000 fans were waiting to hear the result,” recalled the late Giacinto Facchetti of the day he chose tails to earn Italy a place in the 1968 final. A coin toss may be used to settle a dispute between friends, to…
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AFC “C” Certificate Coaching Course begins in Jinnah Stadium Islamabad
Islamabad-Pakistan, April 03, 2012: AFC C Certificate Coaching Course, PFF Vision 2022, which the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has unveiled on 21 June 2008 PFF Congress, will take Pakistan to new height. This ambitious plan will create pavement to PFF in earning berth in top 15 Asian teams as well earning tickets of World Cup, Olympics and…
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Media accreditation for the AFC Futsal Championship 2012 is now open
Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, April 02, 2012: Media accreditation for the AFC Futsal Championship 2012 is now open. The accreditation window will close on May 20, 2012. The 16-team competition will be played from May 25 to June 1, 2012, in Dubai, UAE. Media wishing to cover this event must apply for accreditation online via their AFC…
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Disabled workers aid Respect Inclusion in Ukraine
Switzerland, April 02, 2012: Disabled workers aid, UEFA’s work with the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) is bearing fruit in Ukraine where disabled people are involved in putting the UEFA EURO 2012 Respect Inclusion – Football With No Limits project into action. UEFA and CAFE are collaborating on this project which includes…
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UEFA EURO 2012 Host Broadcast Talent Programme
Switzerland, March 30, 2012: UEFA’s Host Broadcast Talent Programme for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine – in which some 230 local students are being given the chance to work at the final tournament – is gathering pace with the training programme well under way. The training phase of the project is preparing all…