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I cannot say I wish him all the best because Milan are my rivals, but let's say I would like him to be top-scorer in the UEFA Cup.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard insists revenge was not on his mind after seeing his side knock Chelsea out of the UEFA Champions League.

While Uefa appears ready to bow to the club's request, it stopped short of confirming yesterday that it would give its consent.

For me personally, I've now got to go back to Sweden for the closing stages of the league season and then the UEFA Cup qualifying matches.

The seedings for the fourth round of the Uefa Cup have been announced and only Liverpool out of the British contingent have been seeded.

UEFA may require further medical examination of the goalkeeper by an expert appointed by UEFA at the cost of the club.

In Thursday's Uefa Cup match against Udinese, he gave another superb performance, scoring the German side's first two goals in a 3-1 win.

My memory tells me that they were expelled out of UEFA Cup due to hooliganism .

Statements such as these from UEFA could represent the first step towards opening a real inquest into the matter.

That form is reported to have caught the eye of Barca, but Mascherano is unaware of any interest from the UEFA Champions League winners.

"My dream would be to see Juve winning the Champions League and St Etienne the UEFA Cup, " concluded the Frenchman.

"UEFA say I'm on six goals, but I'm definitely counting the qualifying game because that was an important one for us, " added Crouch.

Tonight Milan, during the Uefa Cup game against Werder Bremen, will play with a mourning's band around the arm.

Pirlo will now miss the Diavolo's opening UEFA Cup challenge against Swiss side FC Zurich and could be out for as long as a month.

I encouraged UEFA when they asked if I wanted to play with one corner off, I said yes.

There's been a lot of talk about your future during the compilation of the UEFA Champions League list.

In this way we would be able to overtake Italy in the UEFA club rankings and have an extra place in the Champions League in the future.

They were later banned from European soccer competitions like the UEFA Champions League.

Daniel Agger has admitted that it is a great boost to have Steven Gerrard available for the UEFA Champions League clash with Lyon.

We saw him play against Everton in the UEFA Cup match at Goodison and during the last few months we have been checking him closely.

I feel much better and I hope to be ready for the Uefa Cup match against Werder Bremen.

UEFA, European soccer's ruling body, has banned vuvuzela horns at all of its clubs and international competitions, Bloomberg reported.

Mascherano has been ruled out of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League trip to Fiorentina after picking up a hamstring problem in training.

After the emergency meeting held on Thursday, UEFA decided to include Milan in Friday's preliminary round draw on a provisional basis.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes Benfica can knock European champions Liverpool out of the UEFA Champions League.

The Gunners now face UEFA Champions League-chasing Manchester City at the weekend and Silvestre is determined to bounce back with a win.

I think if I was pressed to choose one game though it would be the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final against Barcelona in 2001.

The Friulani are the only Italian side left in Europe and will face Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup quarter-final next week.

Having played for Lazio, I am happy to see them top of the league and I think they will get into the UEFA Cup.

As Fiorentina are still competing in the UEFA Cup, this gives Milan real hope of being able to step above the Florentines.

UEFA confirmed Bayern have the right to appeal the decision within three days of receiving official notification of the ban.

Question: What would you think if FC Groningen would play in the UEFA Cup again?

It's part of an experiment by UEFA, the game's governing body in Europe, which has refused to introduce video technology.

Bordeaux produced the upset of the European season by sending mighty AC Milan crashing out of the UEFA Cup on Tuesday night.

Having been knocked out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday, the team then lost to Manchester United in the Carling Cup Final yesterday.

Steven Gerrard is hoping to get his hands on the UEFA Champions League trophy and World Cup crown in 2010.

UEFA regulations say that they are allowed to set their own ticket prices.

Frank Lampard believes he cannot be considered a great player until he has won the UEFA Champions League.

Real Madrid sealed a great start for the UEFA Champions League at home with a victory for the 14th consecutive year.

We want to have the Champions League under the umbrella of Uefa, but we also want Uefa to hear our demands.

Taylor said UEFA and FIFA are working on a detailed proposal to help persuade the EU to close that loophole.

Uefa has now confirmed a full inquiry is being launched, with any disciplinary proceedings to be announced after the Easter weekend.

Uefa used to sell the rights to a central body, the European Broadcasting Union.

My first contact with him came in 1981 when Aberdeen played Ipswich in the UEFA Cup.

The European Championship has long presented Uefa with an opportunity to showcase the finest footballers in the continent.

It seems to happen time and time again. There's no point in reporting it to UEFA or FIFA.

UEFA initially placed all the blame on Liverpool fans, resulting in a five year ban from European competition for all English clubs.

What do you think of the Uefa Cup draw, and Inter's fourth round tie against Portuguese side Benfica?

New Uefa president Michel Platini last week called for a 'zero tolerance' approach to football-related violence.

Casillas first came up against Cech in the UEFA Champions League six years ago and says he realised he was a special talent instantly.

Liverpool had already exited the UEFA Champions League at the first hurdle and currently sit seventh in the Premier League table.

Mourinho returns to face the side he steered to the UEFA Cup and European Cup in the first leg of the last-16 clash in February.

And calls were made to UEFA who assured Chelsea they could snare him because Kakuta was not registered as a contracted player with Lens.

The 23-year-old told UEFA. com about the highlights of a career that has already encompassed so much.

MILAN - Within two to three years Uefa will form a control system on the financial regime of clubs who participate in European cups.

As governing body of European football, UEFA has both a sporting and a moral responsibility.

Remember the official communication from UEFA at the start of the season that they would keep an eye on our games and our behaviour?

He found the target on 11 occasions for Hertha as they challenged for a UEFA Champions League spot.

Last season, when City reached the Uefa Cup quarter-finals, the club let everyone in for a fiver.

Stewart Robson played for Arsenal and West Ham and is a Uefa 'A' licence holder, educating coaches to develop elite players.

The change must be announced to the UEFA administration 24 hours before the next match in which the goalkeeper is due to play.

Tottenham are a good side and on Thursday put themselves in a good position to progress in the Uefa Cup.

UEFA chief Michel Platini was impressed by Milan's triumph in the Champions League Final. "They allowed Latin football to save face. "

Some fans asked Nerazzurri striker for an explanation on last Wednesday's expulsion in the Uefa Cup clash against Sochaux.

The club must provide UEFA with the necessary medical evidence in one of UEFA's official languages.

Steven Gerrard has backed Arsenal to go all the way in the UEFA Champions League as his Liverpool side prepare to visit Highbury on Sunday .

Archie Knox, the Bolton caretaker manager, will remain in charge for this evening's Uefa Cup tie against SC Braga at the Reebok Stadium.

Carragher helped the Reds force a goalless draw in Barcelona in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final back in 2001.

MILAN - At present Empoli Calcio are not licensed by UEFA and would not be able to take part in the UEFA Cup.

Porto midfielder Lucho Gonzalez says he is flattered to be linked with UEFA Champions League opponents Chelsea.

Looking ahead to Chelsea's UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Valencia in April, Mourinho is not expecting an easy tie.

Platini immediately invited Johansson, given a standing ovation by the delegates, to become an honorary president of Uefa.

Gerrard aggravated an adductor muscle injury in training ahead of the midweek UEFA Champions League clash with Chelsea.

MILAN - The draw for the Champions League first knockout round which took place at UEFA's headquarters in Switzerland has just finished.

Football and in the last ever Uefa Cup final, Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine have beaten the German side Werder Bremen by 2 goals to 1.

Paul Scholes has been ruled out of Manchester United's UEFA Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev.

Pepe Reina played for Barcelona at Anfield in the 2001 UEFA Cup Semi- Final as an 18-year-old and was beaten by Gary McAllister's penalty.

gaillard added that uefa would only investigate incidents that occurred within the stadium .

Hector Cuper guides Inter to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League and a historic two-legged 'Euroderby' with AC Milan.

In the UEFA Champions League, the Belgian runners-up will be trying on Wednesday against Chelsea to stop a run of 12 defeats in a row.

He again became key to a Bayern revival, winning four more league titles, another UEFA Cup and two German Cups.

The Blues are through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League after coming from behind to beat Porto on Tuesday.

What a dreadful Uefa Champion Clubs'Cup Final! It was far worse than the FA Cup Final. It was full of mistakes.

UEFA spokesman William Gaillard said: "We haven't yet opened an investigation but have started an information-gathering process. "

"The problem is the ownership of the stadiums, " said Uefa's director of communications, William Gaillard .

This was announced by Uefa President Michel Platini at the end of today's meeting.

The UEFA Champions League is different, because there are different styles and the games tend to be a lot more about attacking.

Ensure that the needs of the different stakeholders are properly reflected in UEFA's thinking.

Prior to the date with Juventus, Milan must travel to Holland for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League tie with PSV Eindhoven.

Second, that they contacted UEFA about Kakuta's registration and availability before he was signed.

Second, that they contacted UEFA about Kakuta's registration and availability before he was signed.

UEFA's Control and Disciplinary body will meet on Monday to discuss Darren Fletcher's Champions League semi-final red card against Arsenal.

UEFA Cup final against Alaves in Dortmund would follow before a must-win last day of the season league match at Charlton.

It was classified by UEFA as a 5-star stadium, enabling it to host finals of major UEFA events.

UEFA realised their mistakes and the director of communications at the Nyon-based institution has since apologized.

I also remember Gary McAllister scored a goal against them to take us to the UEFA Cup final. It's probably the best tie of the round.

He is the only Asian to win the UEFA Champions League and the first Asian to play in a final of the tournament.

Storrie admits he will not block the player from joining a club that will enable him to play in the UEFA Champions League next season.

With no UEFA Champions League football to play, Liverpool will probably have to make-do with the current squad and the Europa League.

Winning the Champions League, UEFA Cup, and six league titles was a mammoth task.

Winning the Champions League, UEFA Cup, and six league titles was a mammoth task.

Liverpool FC has requested UEFA spare them a potential fixture clash with the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

The move was set to go through following this evening's La Liga action, with Zaragoza keen to concentrat on securing a Uefa Cup berth first.

It is not just because of his stash of World Cup, European Cup and Uefa Cup medals, plus numerous international appearances.

The draw for the quarter-final matches was held Friday morning at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

He has once again become the focus of attention but is refusing to speculate on whether his refereeing future could be examined by UEFA.

Platini, now Uefa's president, smiled as he related the story.

Benitez stands at 7, including a Champions League, UEFA Cup and a European Supercup.

Dining-room use round table, is happy reunion of Italy, also very accord with Jane uefa home, more the procurement of choice!

The former England Under-21 international captain picked up a hip injury in the UEFA Cup win over Club Bruges on Thursday.

The former England Under-21 international captain picked up a hip injury in the UEFA Cup win over Club Bruges on Thursday.

Milan are keen to keep hold of all their squad as they battle for Serie A and UEFA Champions League honours this season.

It was great for Liverpool to win it and always when Liverpool play in finals they are crazy matches like the FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001.

UEFA European U19 champion Chris Mavinga joins up with John McMahon's reserves as Liverpool embark on a two-game tour of Ireland next week.

The Blues dug deep into their reserves to claim victory over Valencia and book a semi-final berth in the UEFA Champions League.

I had the good fortune of winning the UEFA Champions League, but a lot of people forget that I was lucky to reach the final four times.

Poulsen won a number of honours at Sevilla, including the UEFA Cup, the European Super Cup and the Copa del Rey.

The UEFA President was speaking at a news conference in Vienna, the venue of tomorrow's Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain.

Claudio Ranieri believes Jose Mourinho's failure to deliver the UEFA Champions League could cost him his job.

His haul of winners' medals includes the Champions League, UEFA Cup, two FA Cups, two League Cups and two Super Cups.

In UEFA we aim to lead, to serve, to continuously improve in all areas and to be ahead in everything that we do.

"If he's coming to Paris, it will be for other reasons than just to play football, " Michel Platini, Uefa's president, said recently.

The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious European football club competition.

It is a new challenge but the objectives are the same every year, winning the title and the UEFA Champions League.

Gaillard insists Uefa has been "relentless" in its attempts to rid football of racism.

UEFA's staff and officials personify UEFA in public by their high standards and by their conduct.

he followed this up by scoring the winning goal in the uefa super cup - the opposition , jos mourinho ' s porto.

However, the facts clearly see what a done deal, Gaillard that UEFA will not change the penalty decision.

With Manchester United he has won two league championships, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.

In the ECA's first year it agreed with FIFA and UEFA on a system of payments for players in the World Cup and UEFA's quadrennial tournament.

Then the win over Porto in the UEFA Super Cup set us on our way again and from there we could construct our whole season.

Recently you lead the team out onto the pitch as captain in the UEFA Champions League against Glasgow Rangers.

About the motivations presented to the Uefa Disciplinary Committee?

Fifa have confirmed that both Benfica and Porto could be banned from this season's UEFA Champions League.

Preparations for UEFA EURO 2012 have gathered speed as the countdown continues apace.

However, on Friday afternoon UEFA's Appeals Body backed the original decision.

Bremen will take on Udinese in the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final on Thursday evening.

Fixed incorrect Champions League, Uefa Cup, Quarter and Semi Final Draw date.

Football's governing body FIFA and European body UEFA want to broadcast World Cup and European championship matches on pay TV.

Worried about the huge debt, a Uefa committee begins meeting from next Monday to formulate new rules.

Holland now takes the 9th spot on the UEFA list, thanks to the results of the last 5 years.

He did so in Premier League, UEFA Champions League and FA Cup matches.

You said before that you came here to play Champions League football with Dortmund. Is the Uefa Cup any fun?

His new team won Wednesday night's match 2-1 against Marseille in the Uefa Champions League, thanks to a Beckham free kick.

But there hasn't been time for too much celebration, as tomorrow, Thursday, we play our first UEFA Women's Cup match.

UEFA supports fair play both on and off the pitch.

Liverpool are destined for the Europa League, and they have now been told by UEFA that they will not be seeded in that competition.

UEFA will not tolerate violence either on the pitch or in the stands.

When I went back to lead Juventus for a second time I 'only' won the UEFA Cup.

FIFA and UEFA, first of all to lead by example, self-discipline, not interfere, manipulate the game!

1998 SUPER CUP The one-off Super Cup game takes place each year between these days the winners of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League.

In UEFA's least best leagues in Europe, it comes a lowly sixteen.

Steven Gerrard has received yet another glowing accolade with the news that he has been voted into UEFA. com users' team of 2007.

The former England Under 21 international captain, who has been an ever-present this season, injured a hip in Thursday's Uefa Cup match.

I ripped it off yes, but when I won the Uefa Cup [also with Porto] I was crying. We score against Barcelona, I dived on my knees.

We have more teams in the Champions League and UEFA Cup while there's the league and cup.

That compares fantastically with the 800 who travelled for our UEFA Cup tie against the same opposition in 2001.

You should remember those names, although I think they're known already as they helped Zenit win the UEFA Cup.

The Blues moved top of Group A with their first away win in the UEFA Champions League for more than ten months.

Uefa's much-acclaimed Champions League has done the most to feed that interest.

MILAN - "Dear Adriano. . . " : the message of Uefa to Milan following the Super Cup started this way.

If you look back at UEFA Euro 2008, I really wanted to try out user-controlled celebrations.

Standard Liege will be without Serbian star Milan Jovanovic for their clash with Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League.

the player ' s honours include the 2001 fa cup , uefa cup , fa charity shield and european super cup.

It is time for UEFA to stop paying lip-service to the problem.

In 1993, he led Juventus won the UEFA Cup champion, and lead the Italian team into the World Cup finals match.

Having collected the Champions League and Uefa Cup with Porto, he led Chelsea to their first league title in 50 years.

On Friday, Heskey admitted that a move to Liverpool would be 'lovely' after revealing he is keen to play in the UEFA Champions League again.

Scoring in the UEFA Cup final against Alaves in Dortmund gave me the confidence that I could perform in the biggest matches.

Liverpool's clash with Benfica tomorrow night will be their 100th match in the UEFA Cup competition in all its guises.

I have experience of playing against English teams in the UEFA Cup and Champions League, against Arsenal and Everton.

And coach Andre Villas-Boas becomes the youngest man - at 33 - to win a Uefa club competition.

All to win the UEFA Cup - a great achievement.

We are determined to play an active and influential role through our representation within both UEFA and FIFA.

Braga won the last ever UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008.

We need to win the game, Tottenham want a Uefa Cup place, so they need points badly too.

Jose Mourinho is backing Michael Essien to play a key role in the second leg of Chelsea's UEFA Champions League meeting with Liverpool.

Chelsea again showed their spirit to claim a 2 - 1 win at Valencia in the UEFA Champions League, having trailed at half-time .

Ahead of Uefa's decision on the Dida case, what can you say to us about that?

They have a great team. People may not remember, but they did win the League and several UEFA Cups.

Oddo's present deal expires in 2008, but a UEFA ruling means that he could leave in 2007 for as little as £ 2m.

but uefa is no drill sergeant , and this is no ordinary boot camp.

The Danes won that UEFA tie in a shoot-out.

The UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona was watched by 4. 2 million in the US alone.

They are due to play at Sevilla the Thursday evening before in a Uefa Cup tie.

The first one is that the club had planned to announce this departure before Uefa imposed the transfer ban relating to the Kakuta transfer.

Lens have asked UEFA to examine the issue carefully and have stressed the importance of the ethical and moral aspects of the controversy.

The UEFA Emergency Panel is set to make a decision on Wednesday at 14. 00 local time .

Uefa carried out direct negotiations for the first time for the European Championship rights outside Europe.

From our part, we have already sent the appeal which arrived this morning at Uefa's offices.

Carlo Ancelotti is well aware this is Milan's "Last Chance Saloon, " but won't consider the UEFA Cup a tragedy.

I hope you believe that Inter can play well in the Champion League or the UEFA cup.

You won't be on the pitch, but how do you see the Uefa Cup fourth round return match against Benfica going?

I don't think he'd have a problem playing in the UEFA Cup either. Luca Toni has for Bayern Munich.

Italy were the first side into the UEFA Women's U19 Championship final, dismissing Sweden 4-0 this afternoon.

Having won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League back-to-back, what is your view of these competitions?

In November the European football authority, UEFA, launched a big inquiry involving 200 matches and teams from 11 countries.

We really don't know if Arsenal attended the UEFA Cup, would he lose his innovation? We do know that , as far as concerned.

I have now lost three finals. One Uefa Cup (withMarseille), an African Nations Cup and now the Champions League, but that isfootball.

Mourinho refused to be drawn into an attack on the referee fearing a repeat of last year's UEFA actions against him.

We have already won [the UEFA Cup] three times, and it's important for us to win it again.

The Italian side drew 1 - 1 at Dynamo Kiev, a result that saw them finish third in their group and drop into the Uefa Cup.

Now both it and UEFA are discussing the crisis urgently.

You do wonder if UEFA is having internal PR problems or is it being misrepresented too?

"I will not go to UEFA, " read the headline of the Rome-based newspaper.

The Uefa Cup represents a big chance for us to win something next season.

The draw came in 1976 when they held Barcelona 1-1 in the UEFA Cup to reach the final.

I just hope UEFA allow us to play in it again next season. It's called the Champions League and so the Champions should be in it.

UEFA have given the Italian FA until July 25 to confirm which sides will be taking part in European competition next season.

I bought her the watch, but then she said that we would win the UEFA Cup and that when we did she wanted another watch.

As in 2005 when we beat UEFA-placed Liverpool, a cup final victory can make an enduring statement.

"There are no major shocks, because I have been to Celtic games before, including the Uefa Cup final in Seville, " he said.

I would like to know who is changing the regulations? Is it us? The FA? Uefa? I feel Mourinho has been let off lightly with those comments.

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