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Barcelona fans for flares Uefa Super Cup victory over Porto fined £95.000

2011-10-07T05:36:00.000-07:00

The Catalan club in Monaco's supporters in the bright sky as they took the second trophy of the new season but Uefa was not happy and impose a heavy sanction.

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Barcelona's attacking flair to the 12 trophies in three seasons of the show and wow the world with style flowing footbal, but the Spanish champions have been hit by a € 110,000 (95,000 pounds) Uefa on Thursday after recovering from his fans for their Super Cup victory since September bright flares.

Uefa Super Cup Catalan club's fans by the end of last month's Monaco win in Porto stadium lighting by brightly colored flares observed.

Europa League last season's 2-0 win against seen winners PEP Guardiola's side of the second piece of silverware of the campaign claims, following their Spanish Supercopa success against Real Madrid.

However, Uefa Catalans were unimpressed by the conduct of a company's control and disciplinary body and the fine imposed by the Spanish.

Europa League again this season and playing in the Uefa Super Cup

2011-09-15T04:08:00.000-07:00

Atletico Madrid's record signing Radamel Falcao has spoken Europa League win this season and as a result of his dream of playing in the Uefa Super Cup .

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The Colombia's former club Porto International Trophy final campaign with 17 goals to help lift a major role, with the Portuguese champions defeating Braga 1-0 in the final.

40 € Falcao Atletico joined (£ 35) million in the summer, a fortnight before the Uefa Super Cup in Porto lost to Barcelona, the striker is in a perfect dream

Falcao told AS, "I have the same ambition as the rest of the team, I want to get to the end and win [the Europa League]. We must be careful as it's a long competition and we need to take things step by step".

"My dream is to go to Monaco and play in the Super Cup, something I have not accomplished in my career."

The 25-year-old also spoke about his move to Spanish club and said his ambition to achieve with Liga and Champions League.

He added, "I want to win the league. The players here are ambitious and I share this with my team-mates as we also want to win the Champions League".

"We have a group high in quality here and the league is a difficult challenge but it would be a dream to win all these tournaments with Atletico."

Falcao his first goal for the club will hope to capture him against Celtic on Thursday, when Atletico Europa League to kick off the campaign.

James Rodriguez his team beat Barcelona in the Uefa Super Cup

2011-07-13T14:28:00.000-07:00

Porto midfielder James Rodriguez has said he was confident that his team beat Barcelona in the Uefa Super Cup can give it.

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Braga Portuguese Champions League after winning the Europa Stade Louis II in Monaco on August 26 Catalans are a complete set.

Rodriguez believes and Porto in Europe last year was an impressive first season, the club's Champions League title holders are on the same level.

He told the Portuguese press, "We will play like we always do. It will be a very hard match, but if we play smart, I believe we can win".

Puerto Colombia in Wednesday's pre-season training camp in Germany up to World Cup Under-20 squad for their country will join, but the next week training with his club is not worth worrying about.

He added, "Playing in the national side gives me rhythm and that is important. I have been year after year, it will not be a problem to re-adapt and I hope to return in even better shape."

Airtricity League XI manager Damien Richardson confirmed at Uefa Super Cup

2011-07-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

Airtricity League XI manager Damien Richardson confirmed that the Uefa Super Cup in Dublin next to the former Republic of Ireland captain Kenny Cunningham will be his assistant.

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At the Aviva Stadium the four-team tournament will also see Celtic, Manchester City and Inter Milan in action on 30/31 July.

Looking forward to the tournament, the Dubliner said: I've done my UEFA A licence and Pro-Licence in Dublin and have come to know many of the managers in the league through that so I've been up to speed with what has been going on in the Airtricity League.

'I worked with the likes of Martin Russell, Eddie Gormley, Liam Buckley and John Devine and was always very interested in their viewpoints about the game here, the league and the players in it.

'This year I've attended a lot more games through my involvement with RTE's MNS show and I've really enjoyed getting to the games myself and learning more about the league. I always kept in touch with the game here while I was in England but it is completely different when you are actually attending the matches.

'I saw the tournament advertised before I got the call from Damien to work with him and I thought it captured the imagination. With the likes of Manchester City, Inter Milan and Celtic involved, you are talking massive names.'

DStv platform secured to UEFA Champions’ League matches

2011-04-05T03:18:00.000-07:00

DStv platform together a significant premium sports content rights UEFA Champions League 2011 2012 / season to match India and Pakistan is safe for the area.

By this development, SuperSport prestigious' live Champions League match with all 146 UEFA Super Cup match and 205 Europa League rights will remain.

SuperSport holds the rights to offer broadcasters and previous holder of the rights to sub a novation agreement between the Authority as a result built on a third party the rights of broadcast licenses to broadcasters.

President DSTv Nigeria Mr. Adewunmi Ogunsanya said on the development that his company is glad that the Champions League just like English Premier League, DStv return to the world the best in traditional home game content.

“I am delighted that we have been able to underline our commitment to our subscribers that we will continue to make strategic investment decisions to keep DStv as the premium pay TV choice in the Nigeria”.

Joseph Hundah, Managing Director of DStv said: “Come 2011/2012 season, DStv subscribers in the country will be treated to the best coverage of the Champions League with all the pre- and post-match soccer analysis spiced with magazine-type programmes and profiles of the top teams. Most of our subscribers will recall that Champions League was made popular for soccer loving Nigerians by SuperSport and it is only fair that we have re-taken what rightfully belongs to DStv subscribers.”

League champions Zenit claimed Russia Super Cup

2011-03-07T03:47:00.000-08:00

League champions FC Zenit St Petersburg in honor of the list after beating PFC CSKA 1-0 Moskva Russia has added the Super Cup.

Zenit also claimed the Russia Cup last time, no difficult moments during the first half as Seydou Doumbia time hit love Vágner target with only goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev was defeated remember the rest. Luciano Spalletti's side held firm despite the League second place - CSKA and finally appear to substitute 17 minutes from time by Aleksei Ionov.

Spalletti said, "Everything is important in these kinds of matches – mentality, fitness and tactics. But the main thing is your character and the absence of fear. I want to thank my players for this trophy. I am also grateful to all the staff here at Zenit as their work is really important to our success."

Army men before the break and went to a better than chance left ruing his luck from Alan Dzagoev love and missed opportunities Doumbia Apart from seven meters out after failing to convert with.

Match changed after the interval, however, the deadlock when duly and Zenit CSKA captain Sergei Semak former Ionov from the break following good work.

Both sides will resume UEFA Europa League duty in the round of 16 on Thursday, when Zenit visit FC Twente and the capital club host FC Porto.

Luis Fabiano to Leave Sevilla

2011-02-22T13:32:00.000-08:00

Luis Fabiano at the end of the season will leave the Sevilla,he revealed.

Luis is legally in contract with Sevilla until 2013 had been linked with a host of clubs across Europe before the January transfer window shut.

"Now we are in the middle of the season and perhaps it is not the best moment to speak, but it is clear that my cycle with Sevilla has ended," Fabiano was quoted on Brazilian website Globoesporte as saying.

"I have won many titles and have also played in the Champions League. [I've experienced] excellent things during the last few years but things in football don't always last.

"Clubs such as Corinthians, Santos and Inter Porto Alegre wanted me but Sevilla decided not to listen to their offers.

"The rumours and the blows have made the last few months complicated but personally I am content with my performances.

Fabiano has been capped 43 times for Brazil, and remains desperate to put a disappointing World Cup campaign last year behind him.

"Still my dreams lie with the Canarinha and my ambition is to help them triumph in the next Copa America," he was quoted as saying.

"I left the World Cup unhappy and now I want a title with Brazil."
Fabiano joined Sevilla from Porto in 2005.

Redknapp action against Mathieu Flamini

2011-02-17T16:48:00.000-08:00

Uefa has been forced by Harry Redknapp to take action against Mathieu Flamini after claiming the AC Milan midfielder's challenge on Vedran Corluka could have broken the Tottenham Hotspur defender's leg.

Corluka was stretchered off at the San Siro 10 minutes into the second half of Tottenham's famous 1-0 win over Milan in the first leg of the last 16 Champions League tie.

Former Arsenal midfielder Flamini's two-footed lunge on Corluka only warranted a yellow card from the referee, but Redknapp is adamant the Frenchman should have been sent off.

Redknapp is waiting to learn the results of an X-ray on Corluka's injury and is optimistic the Croatia international has not broken his leg.

However, the Spurs boss is eager for Uefa to take retrospective action against Flamini for his 'horrendous' challenge on Corluka.

Why Roy Keane was a Far Better Captain Than Steven Gerrard

2011-02-14T13:32:00.000-08:00

They say the devil's greatest trick was convincing the world he did not survive. On that note, Steven Gerrard's greatest trick has been convincing the world he is a great captain of a football team.

Gerrard pulled off such a good con job that he even became the English captain for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Yesterday I read an article about how Steven Gerrard is the greatest captain in the history of the Premier League.

Openly states that the amount of silverware a captain won with his club was not being careful as a factor in deciding who was the best.

Scotland fixtures announced

2011-02-06T17:03:00.000-08:00

A predominately Thursday/Monday fixture schedule for Billy Stark's next UEFA Under-21 Championship campaign has been secured by the Scottish Football Association.

The Scotland Under-21 coach had been desperate to secure matches on those days to confirm there was no clash with Craig Levein's full national team.

Scotland starts their campaign at home to Bulgaria on Monday, September 5 before an October double header against Luxembourg away and Austria at home, followed by two matches in succession against top seeds Holland.

Messi urges Pep to sign extension

2011-01-15T00:11:00.000-08:00

Since Guardiola appointment in 2008,Barca has led to successive league titles and also creep up the Champions League, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de Espana, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup in 2009.

For the FIFA Coach of the Year award,he has been shortlisted despite the team is on top of La Liga.

Pep is currently preferring short term deals as he is out of contract at the end of the season.When agreeing his extension a year ago, he said that "a coach of Barca can't be here for life"

Messi expose that the team is currently struggling to envisage life at the club without Guardiola.

"The truth is, after everything he's created and how he's rallied the team around him, it's difficult to imagine," he said. "A Barcelona without him wouldn't be like it is.

"(I hope) he renews when he can, and stays.

"He's on top of us with all of the details - not only with me but with the whole squad. He's always looking for the best positioning for me near the midfielders so that I can have as much contact with the ball as I can in play."

McManaman: Benzema must step up

2011-01-09T16:12:00.000-08:00

Current Merengues striker Karim Benzema has been forced by Former Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman to move up to the plate and insisted that the Frenchman is capable of being a key player at the Bernabeu.

In La Liga with Real Benzema, 23, has endured a profligate season netting just one goal despite playing more regularly since Gonzalo Higuain got injured in November.

In the Champions League,Benzema has shown glimpses of his goalscoring touch with hat-tricks.

Copa del Rey and McManaman, who twice won the European Cup with Real in his four-year stay in Spain, is confident that Benzema has what it takes - and urged him to show it.

"Karim has struggled to settle in," McManaman told ESPNsoccernet. "His language has been a problem and he's quite shy, which can be difficult for him in a dressing-room full of big characters.

"He had problems in pre-season but Mourinho is trying to get the best out of him and we must remember he is still a young lad.

"He has to stand up and be counted now because Higuain is out for a while and Kaka has only just come back. But everyone knows he is a good player and I think Real will rely on Benzema to produce the goods this year."

Aguero extends Atletico contract

2011-01-05T05:19:00.000-08:00

A two-year contract extension to keep him at the Vicente Calderon until the summer of 2014,contract had been signed by Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero.

The talented Argentina had various offers with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City reportedly and he had been tipped to leave Atletico last summer.

But the 22-year-old pledged his future to the club ahead of the current season, and he has now put pen to paper on a new deal at Atletico.

Inter Milan coach Benitez on the brink of dismissal

2010-12-30T14:53:00.000-08:00

After Inter Milan's proprietor refused to support the Spaniard in an unwanted tetchy war of words with his under-fire coach,the future of Benitez is now in darkness and there is a good chance of dismissal.

In the final of the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday,Inter Milan had a 3-0 win against Congo's TP Mazembe and after the success Benitez had angrily questioned Massimo Moratti's about transfer policy.

Benitez told the press,"Last year, Moratti spent € 80 million [$105 million] on five players, but this year he has spent nothing for me,I don't know why that has happened, but it has left me 100% disappointed. I deserve more respect."

UEFA: Biggest Services Coaches

2010-12-21T01:30:00.000-08:00

As Manchester United FC's manager as Six Alex Ferguson passes Sir Matt Busby. Manchester United FC's UEFA Champions League success in 1999, winner of the match is Ole Gunnar Solskjær was struck by how quickly Sir Alex Ferguson turned his attention towards the next challenge. After United's unlikely victory against with the celebrations kindly in full swing, Sir Alex was already watching beyond in Barcelona.

Solskjær told to the UEFA.com, "When you win the Champions League you have the party of your life, but the manager is the first to leave; he celebrates a little bit and the next morning he thinks about the next season.That's one of the strengths – he's never, ever content."

Sir Alex said, "I could never have imagined that I would surpass Sir Matt's longevity. When I came here my main thought was to win the league and that was my driving force. I couldn't visualise that I would end up with 24 years behind me, going into my 25th year. I could never have imagined that in a million years".

At Old Trafford sir Alex's incredible trophy haulage to the UEFA Champions League, their titles, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, 11 Premier League crowns and five FA Cups. For a young coach like Solskjær there was no better man to learn his trade from. He said, "I think it's just the enthusiasm, the desire of always wanting to get the best out of you. Always that winning mentality. He has been amazing to watch, to look at. And when you do struggle, as a team, you've lost a couple of games, he never pushes the panic button, never – he believes in his players, in the system, because he trusts his back-room staff and his own judgement. You only get that by experience."

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UEFA Champions League Tonight, AC Milan vs Ajax,

2010-12-08T02:15:00.000-08:00

AC Milan - Ajax match in the UK tonight at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza - Milan, Massimiliano Allegri will take the chance to make different AFC Ajax come to San Siro as the AC Milan coach looks beyond the Dutch side's visit to the challenges ahead. In the Group G the visitors will make sure of third position, and a UEFA Europa League place, with a win although their preparations have been disrupted by the departure of coach Martin Jol on Monday night, with his alternate frank de Boer eager to "bring the joy back" to his side.
Massimiliano Allegri to Milan coach, It's an significant game for us. It's the Champions League and it's in matches like this that the real worth of a team comes out; that'll assistance take my decisions in the future. It is not a major game, that's quite true, but we have to give our nice victories give you confidence and confidence assistance you win again.
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We are on the right track but there's still a lot to do. A few other teams probably have a better chance than us, but you also want a bit of luck to win the Champions League, particularly the knockout rounds. I think Milan can go all the agency.
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I don't want to different I have my own ideas and I want to leave my mark on the squad in the future.

Sales for 2012-15 Uefa Super Cup Under Way

2010-11-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

The sale of media content rights for the UEFA Champions League,UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Europa League for the 2012-15 has been announced by the UEFA on Oct 28, 2010.

The sale rights process will be conducted by TEAM Marketing on behalf of UEFA.The worldwide sales process will begin in both Italy and the USA and Caribbean region, followed by the Middle East and North African regions

It has been announced that the tour format will remain unchanged from the 2009-12 rights cycle.The format of the new competition, which remains largely similar for the 2012-15 rights cycle, was a hit with supporters, viewers and clubs alike, being easy to understand and allowing an extended number of clubs to compete on a European level.

The successful launch of the UEFA Europa League is reflected by the broadcast platform which was achieved during the inaugural rights cycle, when over 90 broadcasters were contracted to supply coverage in 204 countries and territories worldwide.

"The UEFA Champions League is recognised as the best club football competition in the world and the UEFA Europa League has enjoyed enormous success in its inaugural [2009/10] season. We aim to maintain and continue to improve the benchmark status of the UEFA Champions League in the sports media industry while further growing the distribution of the UEFA Europa League in order to increase the profile and recognition of the competition." said at the launch of the sale of media rights, David Taylor, CEO of UEFA Events SA

Hated "Liverpool accomplishments during my early days at Manchester United - Ryan Giggs

2010-10-09T00:48:00.000-07:00

Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs has admitted that he used to hate Liverpool when he was young.The Welsh turned pro at his 17th birthday Nov. 29, 1990, at a time when Liverpool dominated the domestic circuit.But the Merseyside club have since failed to win a championship, that their triumph in 1990 under the guidance of Kenny Dalglish has not been repeated by any of his successors.But United, however, rose sharply under Sir Alex Ferguson as they have since won 11 league titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups.In European and intercontinental Giggs was part of teams that won the Champions League twice, while winning the UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Club World Cup on each occasion ."I was really lucky to be part of the time the most successful United," he told CNN."We were stuck in the throat and Liverpool were to win and I just grew up as a fan who hates United."

UEFA Super Cup tickets apply now

2010-07-05T09:44:00.000-07:00

For next month's General public tickets UEFA Super Cup match between FC Internazionale Milano and Club Atlético de Madrid will be on sale from today until 12.00CET 16 July on Friday, exclusively via UEFA.com.
Football supporters interested in attending the 2010 showpiece game between the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League holders at Monaco's Stade Louis II on Friday 27 August (kick off 20.45) need to complete an online application form.
Ticket allocation to the general public will be decided by lottery, with each valid application entering a ballot, irrespective of time of submission within the application period. A maximum of two tickets are permitted per person. Any ticket order that is not in accordance with the Terms and Conditions will be rejected.
Category ot the ticket available for the general public is Category 1 (Première) opposite the main stand at a price of €70. The administrative fee is €5 per application. Payment is by credit card only, and applicants will be informed by email by 22 July at the latest if they have been successful. Applicants can also log in to the ticket portal after this date to check the status of their submission.
Tickets must be picked up by the applicant from the collection point at the stadium's main entrance as they will not be shipped by post, with further details to be communicated to the winners. The applicant should present a copy of their confirmation email, together with a valid ID.
The net capacity of the Stade Louis II is 18,000. A total of 75 per cent of the tickets are reserved for the general public and supporters of the two clubs. Internazionale and Atlético are distributing their tickets directly to their fans. All applicants are bound by the ticketing Terms and Conditions. Action will be taken in cases of infringement. Online applications will be checked to ensure that anyone banned from attending matches is unsuccessful in any attempt to purchase tickets. UEFA underlines that no tickets are being distributed via agencies or brokers.
UEFA also encourages fans not to be lured into deals with touts who not only demand exorbitant prices but often are not in possession of the tickets they purport to have for sale. Terms and Conditions will be available on UEFA.com.

FIFA World Cup: Argentina's Top 10 Players of All Time

2010-05-25T02:55:00.000-07:00

Argentina is, without a doubt, one of the most successful football nations in history. Although heartbreak has outweighed success on the biggest stage, Argentina has won 16 Copa America, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, and 6 FIFA World Youth Championships.

Argentine Clubs have won more Copa Libertadores (22) than Brazilian sides (13), while also exporting some of the great players in the history of the game, including Alfredo Di Stefano, Omar Sivori, Mario Kempes, Daniel Passarella, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, and many more.

Making a list of the best 10 Argentine Players is a nearly impossible task, so I discarded all players who never represented Argentina in a World Cup, which is why Juventus legend Omar Sivori and Real Madrid man Alfredo Di Stefano are not on the list. Although both men had brilliant careers in Argentina with River Plate before crossing the pond, they missed out on the biggest stage before representing Italy and Spain respectively.

I have also discarded players who represented other countries, even if they played in a World Cup for Argentina. For that reason, Luis Monti, who was a runner up with Argentina at Uruguay 1930 before winning the World Cup four years later with Italy, was not included. It is unfair to include such players over those who showed loyalty to the Argentine shirt during their entire careers.

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2010-05-19T02:13:00.000-07:00

Europa League set for more fireworks

2010-03-31T02:09:00.000-07:00

The high drama of the inaugural UEFA Europa League is set to continue in quarter-final ties featuring domestic rivals, European heavyweights and new kids on the block.

The UEFA Europa League has been bubbling under all season but it erupted in spectacular style in the round of 16. Now, as domestic rivals, European heavyweights and new kids on the block vie for semi-final places, the action promises to get even hotter on Thursday.

The round of 16 second legs on 18 March had it all – twists, turns and no fewer than 34 goals – and an exhausting night ended with eight clubs still standing. Two were Spanish, Valencia CF and Club Atlético de Madrid, and the following day's draw pitted them together. For Valencia coach Unai Emery, "it at least ensured a Liga representative in the semi-finals", but his team will be tested at the Mestalla on 1 April.

The sides' head-to-head record since they first met in January 1935 suggests a close contest, yet mid-table Atlético have had the upper hand in the Liga this season. After they shared four goals at third-placed Valencia in September, it was one-way traffic at the Vicente Calderón a month ago as the hosts won 4-1 on a rare off day for David Villa.

Hearts were in mouths when the Spain forward suffered suspected concussion against Málaga CF in midweek. He should recover for the first leg and if Valencia – missing suspended midfielder Éver Banega – advance after the second instalment on 8 April, Villa could confront his international strike partner Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in the semi-finals.

SL Benfica, though, will have plenty to say about that as they welcome the English club to the Estádio da Luz. The Portuguese Liga leaders have won their last three encounters with the five-time European champions and made light work of the Reds' rivals Everton in the group stage, winning 5-0 and 2-0. Yet on the two occasions these heavyweights have met in quarter-finals, Liverpool delivered the knockout blow – en route to lifting 1978 and 1984 European Champion Clubs' Cups.

Hamburger SV picked up the title in between times, in 1983, and the next obstacle in their path to May's final on home soil is an R. Standard de Liège team that overcame Panathinaikos FC last time out. HSV were pushed all the way by another Belgian side, RSC Anderlecht, in the last 16 and this has given Standard coach Dominique D'Onofrio confidence, even if he has Mohamed Sarr suspended. "After Anderlecht's match, it seems a winnable draw for us," he said.

The fourth quarter-final sees Fulham FC entertain VfL Wolfsburg in west London – two clubs enjoying best-ever seasons in UEFA competition. The German titleholders gave Manchester United FC a scare in the UEFA Champions League group stage before losing 2-1 at Old Trafford, but have a tough proposition in a Fulham team undefeated at home in Europe. Their 4-1 triumph over Juventus made it 14 games unbeaten as hosts, although, as the last round showed, no one can rest easy in the UEFA Europa League.

Uefa: Pedro pounces to add to Barça glory

2010-02-19T06:01:00.000-08:00

A 115th-minute goal from substitute Pedro Rodríguez finally ended the resistance of FC Shakhtar Donetsk and gave FC Barcelona a third UEFA Super Cup triumph in Monaco.Dramatic victorySpain's first treble winners last season, Barcelona had started the new campaign as they ended the old by collecting silverware thanks to last weekend's Spanish Super Cup victory, but Josep Guardiola's team struggled to unpick a well-drilled Shakhtar defence despite enjoying the vast majority of the possession. Shakhtar, bidding to become the 23rd side to lift the UEFA Super Cup and the first Ukrainian winners since FC Dynamo Kyiv's 1975 triumph, held out to take the game into 30 additional minutes and looked to have earned a penalty shoot-out. Pedro had other ideas, however, exchanging passes with the tireless Lionel Messi to finally beat Shakhtar goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov with a low shot and add yet another trophy to Barça's ever-expanding collection

Barcelona Record, Pedro Just One Goal Off Impressive

2009-11-01T05:56:00.000-08:00

Barcelona striker Pedro is just one goal away from becoming the first Barcelona player to score in six different competitions in one season following his two goal haul in the Copa del Rey win over Cultural Leonesa on Wednesday. Should the young striker manage to get on the score sheet in any of Barcelona's FIFA World Club Championship ties in Abu Dhabi in December he will become the first player to have scored in six tournaments in one season, having already scored in the Primera Liga, UEFA Champions League, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Copa del Rey. According to Sport, Pedro equaled a record held by Giovanni Silva going back to 1997/98 when the Brazilian scored in 18 goals across the same five competitions.Hristo Stoitchkov, Txiki Begristain and Julio Salinas managed to score in four tournaments in 1992, when Barca won the European Cup for the first time and since then Deco and Eidure Gudjohnsen equaled the statistic of having scored in four separate competitions. So far this season, only Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi have scored more goals than Pedro for the Blaugrana.

Pep Guardiola Warns Barcelona in Danger Super Cup

2009-08-27T09:11:00.000-07:00

The Blaugrana tactician has warned his players that they cannot underestimate the Ukrainian side...

Barcelona's young coach Pep Guardiola is fully concerted on tomorrow night's UEFA Super Cup final against Shakhtar Donetsk, which he trusts will not be as easy as some believe."Shakhtar are a very hard opponent," he told Sport."They are a team that know how to draw out the ball from the back, they have two wonderful centre backs and are able to dominate games."Finals are always very difficult and here (at Stade Louis II in Monaco) we are playing a European champion," the coach explained, adding that if Barcelona don't play well, "it will be impossible to win".Guardiola then notified his players that history was against them, as the Champions League winners didn't seem to take the competition as seriously as the UEFA Cup victors."We are going to play a match where the UEFA Cup winner has won seven times and the Champions League winner four times, so it's very hard to win here."Those who win the Champions League seem to only come here to accumulate prizes and look at boats. We won't relax as we know it's very hard to reach (the final)," he concluded.

Media days scheduled for UEFA Super Cup

2009-08-17T07:31:00.000-07:00

The international media will have access to UEFA Champions League holders, FC Barcelona, and to the winners of the last UEFA Cup, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, before the teams meet in the UEFA Super Cup match in Monaco on Friday 28 August.

Barcelona open day Both clubs have announced media days ahead of their 20.45 kick off at the Stade Louis II as well as affirming the timings of all their pre-match activities in the principality. Barcelona will hold their open day on Thursday 20 August at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi near the Catalan capital. A fully open training academic at 19.00CET will be followed by a confused zone with players. Media representatives are asked to inform the Spanish club of their appearance.

Pre match audience Arrangements have also been made for the teams' schedules in Monaco. Pre match press audience will be held on Thursday 27 August at the Grimaldi Forum, the setting for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stage draws on the same day. Barcelona will be represented by coach Josep Guardiola and a player, from 13.30CET. Shakhtar's conference, beginning at 14.00, will feature coach Lucescu and a player.

Training sessionsIn addition, the sides will have training sessions on the Stade Louis II pitch on the evening of 27 August. The Shakhtar squad will be put through their rates from 19.00 to 20.00, with the first 15 minutes of that session being approachable to the media. Guardiola and his players will train between 20.15 and 21.15, and the press will be allowed to watch the full duration of the work out. However, only announcer who have successfully applied to UEFA for accreditation for the UEFA Super Cup game may be present at these sessions. The Grimaldi Forum press conferences, by demarcation, will be open to all media accredited for the club competition draws.

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW

2009-08-08T02:29:00.000-07:00

The groupings have been decided for the UEFA Europa League play off draw which takes place today at 13.30CET at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon and can be followed live on uefa.com.
Big namesThe 35 winners of Thursday's third qualifying round ties including the likes of AS Roma, PSV Eindhoven, Hamburger SV and Galatasaray SK – join the 15 losing sides from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and a further 26 teams who begin their European campaigns here. The 2008 UEFA Cup winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg are among the teams to join the competition at this stage as are FC Shakhtar Donetsk, the last UEFA Cup winners, who lost their UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie.
Draw procedureThe member of teams 76 have been divided into six groups (groups 1 to 6) of ten teams, and second groups (7 and 8) of eight teams. Within the eight groups an equal number of clubs will be seeded and unseeded in accordance with the club rankings established at the beginning of the season. Clubs cannot be drawn against each other from the same association. For each group, the balls containing the seeded teams will be placed in one bowl and the balls containing the unseeded teams in another. The first team drawn will play its first match at home against the second team drawn. The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the pairings and also applies for the remaining groups.
Shakhtar exceptionThis game to be played over two legs on 20 and 27 August 2009, but as Shakhtar, as winners of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup, are due to play the UEFA Super Cup match in Monaco on 28 August against FC Barcelona, UEFA has decided the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off will take place on Tuesday 25 August, irrespective of their opponents and of the match venue. The 38 play-off winners will be joined by the ten losing teams from the UEFA Champions League play-offs to make up the 48 clubs that will contest the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Ticket Information for UEFA

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The UEFA Super Cup match between FC Barcelona and FC Shakhtar Donetsk takes place at the Stade Louis II from 20.45CET on 28 August. Stadium capacity for the meeting of the European champions and UEFA Cup winners will be 18,000, with 75 per cent of seats reserved for the general public and supporters of the two clubs.General public tickets must be picked up by the applicant from the collection point at the stadium's main entrance as they will not be shipped by post. Further details will be communicated to the winners. The applicant should present a copy of their confirmation email together with valid ID. Barcelona and Shakhtar will distribute their allocations directly to their fans.

The international general public ticket sales process began – exclusively via uefa.com – on Tuesday 7 July and ended today, 20 July. The allocation will now be decided by lottery, with each valid application entering a ballot, independently of the time of submission within the application period. Successful candidates will be entitled to a maximum of two tickets.

Uefa Super Cup Tickets are available now

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This August, Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk will contest the annual UEFA Super Cup in the beautiful city of Monaco.

Spain's Barcelona FC beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final in Rome to qualify for the Super Cup and a few days later, Shakhtar beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final winning the Club's first European trophy and a place in the 2009 UEFA Super Cup.

Be a part of the UEFA SUPER CUP this August and experience memories that will last a life time.
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UEFA Super Cup 2009

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The 2009 UEFA Super Cup will be the 35th UEFA Super Cup, an yearly football contest between the victors of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup opposition. The competition will be contested by 2008–09 UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona, and 2008–09 UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 28 August 2009, next the UEFA Champions League and Europa League draws at the Grimaldi Forum.

Uefa Super Cup 2008 Winner

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The contest for the 2008 UEFA Super Cup was played on Friday, 29 August in Monaco at the Stade Louis II.

European champions Manchester United faced FC Zenit St. Petersburg, winner of the UEFA Cup. After a very physical competition, Man Utd came out on top. Football calculation: Man Utd are the victors of the 2008 UEFA Super Cup.

Started in 1974, the match today signals the start of the regular season. Off-season wounds and sickness left the status of many top players in question only days before the match.

Stade Louis II sits very near to Monaco’s waterfront; the current but quite small stadium, built in the beginning of 1980s, sits on the same mark as the original, which was made in 1939.

UEFA Super Cup Ticket Sellers

2009-07-06T08:15:00.001-07:00

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UEFA Super Cup Tickets are on sale now

2009-07-06T08:10:00.000-07:00

The first UEFA Super Cup took place in the year of 1972. Ever since, UEFA Super Cup is a yearly football event between winners of the UEFA Cup and Champions League winners. The matches of UEFA Cup are generally really thrilling and people not only come from the UK but also they come from all over the world to see this extra ordinary exciting football competition. So, if you are interested to see an exciting football UEFA Super Cup match, then you should buy UEFA cup tickets now because thousand of fans are desperately waiting for the next UEFA Super Cup to start. Buy 100% guaranteed Uefa Super Cup FC Barcelona Vs Shakhtar Donetsk Tickets on The Online Ticket Shop.

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UEFA Super Cup Winning Manager by Nationality

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Nationality	Number of wins
Italy	10
Netherlands	6
Spain	4
England	3
Romania	3
Belgium	2
Scotland	2
France	1
Croatia	1
Sweden	1
Soviet Union	1

Uefa Super Cup Winning Managers

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Final		Winning manager	Club
1972	ROM	Ştefan Kovács	Ajax
1973	NLD	George Knobel	Ajax
1974	–	–	–
1975	USSR	Valeri Lobanovsky	FC Dynamo Kyiv
1976	BEL	Raymond Goethals	R.S.C. Anderlecht
1977	ENG	Bob Paisley	Liverpool F.C.
1978	BEL	Raymond Goethals	R.S.C. Anderlecht
1979	ENG	Brian Clough	Nottingham Forest F.C.
1980	ESP	Bernadino Eladiran	Valencia CF
1981	–	–	–
1982	ENG	Tony Barton	Aston Villa F.C.
1983	SCO	Alex Ferguson	Aberdeen F.C.
1984	ITA	Giovanni Trapattoni	Juventus F.C.
1985	–	–	–
1986	ROM	Anghel Iordănescu	FC Steaua Bucureşti
1987	CRO	Tomislav Ivić	FC Porto
1988	NLD	Aad de Mos	KV Mechelen
1989	ITA	Arrigo Sacchi	A.C. Milan
1990	ITA	Arrigo Sacchi	A.C. Milan
1991	SCO	Alex Ferguson	Manchester United F.C.
1992	NLD	Johan Cruijff	FC Barcelona
1993	ITA	Nevio Scala	Parma FC
1994	ITA	Fabio Capello	A.C. Milan
1995	NLD	Louis van Gaal	AFC Ajax
1996	ITA	Marcello Lippi	Juventus F.C.
1997	NLD	Louis van Gaal	FC Barcelona
1998	ITA	Gianluca Vialli	Chelsea F.C.
1999	SWE	Sven-Göran Eriksson	S.S. Lazio
2000	ROM	Mircea Lucescu	Galatasaray S.K.
2001	FRA	Gérard Houllier	Liverpool F.C.
2002	ESP	Vicente del Bosque	Real Madrid CF
2003	ITA	Carlo Ancelotti	A.C. Milan
2004	ITA	Claudio Ranieri	Valencia CF
2005	ESP	Rafael Benítez	Liverpool F.C.
2006	ESP	Juande Ramos	Sevilla FC
2007	ITA	Carlo Ancelotti	A.C. Milan
2008	NLD	Dick Advocaat	FC Zenit St. Petersburg

Uefa Super Cup Result Country Wise

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Nation	Winners	Runners-up
Italy	9	3
England	7	6
Spain	6	8
Belgium	3	0
Netherlands	2	3
Portugal	1	2
Soviet Union	1	1
Russia	1	1
Romania	1	0
Scotland	1	0
Turkey	1	0
Germany	0	7
France	0	1
Yugoslavia	0	1

UEFA Super Cup Results Team Wise

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Team	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Milan	5	2	1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007	1973, 1993
Liverpool	3	2	1977, 2001, 2005	1978, 1984
Ajax	3	1	1972, 1973, 1995	1987
Barcelona	2	4	1992, 1997	1979, 1982, 1989, 2006
Anderlecht	2	0	1976, 1978	–
Valencia	2	0	1980, 2004	–
Juventus	2	0	1984, 1996	–
Porto	1	2	1987	2003, 2004
Manchester United	1	2	1991	1999, 2008
Real Madrid	1	2	2002	1998, 2000
Dynamo Kyiv	1	1	1975	1986
Nottingham Forest	1	1	1979	1980
Sevilla	1	1	2006	2007
Aston Villa	1	0	1982	–
Aberdeen	1	0	1983	–
Steaua Bucharest	1	0	1986	–
Mechelen	1	0	1988	–
Parma	1	0	1993	–
Chelsea	1	0	1998	–
Lazio	1	0	1999	–
Galatasaray	1	0	2000	–
Zenit St. Petersburg	1	0	2008	–
Bayern Munich	0	3	–	1975, 1976, 2001
Hamburg	0	2	–	1977, 1983
PSV Eindhoven	0	1	–	1988
Sampdoria	0	1	–	1990
Red Star Belgrade	0	1	–	1991
Werder Bremen	0	1	–	1992
Arsenal	0	1	–	1994
Real Zaragoza	0	1	–	1995
Paris Saint-Germain	0	1	–	1996
Borussia Dortmund	0	1	–	1997
Feyenoord	0	1	–	2002
CSKA Moscow	0	1	–	2005

Uefa Super Cup History

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The contest was first theatrical in the 1973/74 season, and until 1999 brought together the champions of the preceding season's European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League and their complements in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Since 2000, the competition has featured the champions of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup, subsequent the elimination of the Cup Winners' Cup after the 1998/99 final.The UEFA Super Cup has evolved over the years to become the event which messenger the begin of a new European club contest season as it is played in Monaco at the end of August to correspond with the draws for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
Previous Winners Of The European Super Cup

Date	Winner	Score	Runne- up
1972	Ajax	3-1 3-2	Glasgow Rangers
1973	Ajax	0-1 6-0	AC Milan
1974 NOT CONTESTED
1975	Dynamo Kiev	1-0 2-0	Bayern München
1976	Anderlecht	1-2 4-1	Bayern München
1977	Liverpool	1-1 6-0	Hamburger SV
1978	RSC Anderlecht	3-1 1-2	Liverpool
1979	Nottingham Forest	1-0 1-1	Barcelona
1980	Valencia	1-2 1-0	Nottingham Forest
1981 NOT CONTESTED
1982	Aston Villa	0-1 3-0	Barcelona
1983	Aberdeen	0-0 2-0	Hamburger SV
1984	Juventus	2-0	Liverpool
1985 NOT CONTESTED
1986	Steaua Bucuresti	1-0	Dynamo Kiev
1987	FC Porto	1-0 1-0	Ajax
1988	KV Mechelen	3-0 0-1	PSV Eindhoven
1989	AC Milan	1-1 1-0	Barcelona
1990	AC Milan	1-1 2-0	Sampdoria
1991	Manchester United	1-0	Crvena Zvezda Beograd
1992	Barcelona	1-1 2-1	Werder Bremen
1993	Parma	0-1 2-0	AC Milan
1994	AC Milan	0-0 2-0	Arsenal
1995	Ajax	1-1 4-0	Real Zaragoza
1996	Juventus	6-1 3-1	Paris Saint-Germain
1997	Barcelona	2-0 1-1	Borussia Dortmund
1998	Chelsea	1-0	Real Madrid
1999	Lazio	1-0	Manchester United
2000	Galatasaray	2-1 aet	Real Madrid
2001	Liverpool	3-2	Bayern
2002	Real Madrid	3-1	Feyenoord Monaco
2003	AC Milan	1-0	FC Porto
2004	Valencia CF	2-1	FC Porto
2005	Liverpool	3-1	CSKA Moskva
2006	Sevilla FC	3-0	Barcelona
2007	AC Milan	3-1	Sevilla FC
2008	Zenit St. Petersburg ¤	3-1	Manchester United *

Uefa Super Cup Picture Gallery

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Uefa Super Cup Introduction

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Founded	1972
Region	Europe (UEFA))
Number of teams	2
Current champions	Zenit St. Petersburg
Most successful club	Milan (5 times)
Website	Official Website

UEFA Super Cup

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The European Super Cup is also called UEFA Super Cup. It is an annual football game between the supremacy champions of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup). It takes place at the begin of the home season, in August.

The present winners are Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg and the most winning team in the competition is Italian side A.C. Milan, who have won the trophy five times.