Tag: UEFA
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Group standings and schedule of the Euro 2012
Lausanne-Switzerland, June 8, 2012: Please find below Group standings and schedule of the Euro 2012. (By: UEFA/FAME & Image © Getty Images) Group A – Standings Teams P W D L F A Pts Russia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Greece 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Poland 1 0 1 0…
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The History of UEFA European Football Championships
European Football Championships, The idea of Henri Delaunay – the first general secretary of UEFA – to create a competition for national teams became a reality in 1960, when the first UEFA European Football Championship was held in France. The first European Nations’ Cup – as the competition used to be called – took place…
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Press conference by PZPN President and Tournament Director Poland
By UEFA – Lausanne, June 9, 2012: Grzegorz Lato, PZPN President and Adam Olkowicz, UEFA EURO 2012 Tournament Director Poland, will attend a press conference following completion of the first matches in each of the four Polish venues, on Monday 11 June at 14.00 CET at the National Stadium in Warsaw. This event will be…
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Budapest talks and CONCACAF congress
Budapest-Hungary, May 23, 2012: UEFA President Michel Platini has met with UEFA’s 53 associations in Budapest and attended the Congress of CONCACAF, where Jeffrey Webb became the confederation’s new president. Mr Platini chaired the meeting of all of the European federations in preparation for the 62nd FIFA Congress, which will take place in the Hungarian…
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FIFA ExCo makes reform progress and Audit and Compliance Committee
Zurich-Switzerland, May 23, 2012: Compliance, Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee convened in Budapest ahead of the 62nd FIFA Congress to be held in Hungary’s capital on 24 and 25 May. Regarding the governance reform road map, the Executive Committee took another major step with the appointment of Mr Domenico…
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Chelsea crowned kings of Europe 2012
Munich-Germany, May 19, 2012: Didier Drogba was the Chelsea hero as Roman Abramovich finally completed his UEFA Champions League odyssey in Munich tonight. Trailing to Thomas Muller’s late header, Drogba first saved the Blues by heading them level in the 88th minute. Then, after Arjen Robben has missed from the spot in extra time, Drogba…
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Helmut Spahn, Executive Director of the ICSS, appointed as UEFA Security Officer
Munich-Germany, May 17, 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit institution that specializes in sport security and integrity, has announced today that Executive Director, Helmut Spahn, has been appointed as UEFA Security Officer for the men’s and women’s UEFA Champions League finals. Spahn, a former Head of Security for the 2006 FIFA…
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Hyundai-Kia unveil UEFA EURO 2012 fleet
Lausanne, May 16, 2012: Hyundai-Kia have handed over the keys to the fleet of vehicles which will transport teams, guests and officials at UEFA EURO 2012, including the 16 team coaches. A total of 366 Hyundai vehicles and over 350 more from sister company Kia will be deployed in Poland and Ukraine, with Hyundai Motor…
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ITF selects Sportradar AG for the exclusive worldwide distribution rights for ITF Official Data
London-UK, May 15, 2012: The International Tennis Federation announced today that the Swiss-based company Sportradar AG has been chosen as the worldwide distributor for ITF Official Data. The four-year agreement will officially commence in 2013. The ITF and Sportradar will begin to cooperate in 2012 to assure the supply of live data from selected ITF…
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New Total Euro 2012 iPhone App Provides Best Player and Team Stats
London, United Kingdom, May 15, 2012: The newly released iPhone app Total Euro 2012 ups the game for other Euro 2012 apps by providing an unrivaled depth of statistics about every team and individual players. Users are able to compare teams side by side ahead of the game and check the results of the last…