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UEFA EURO 2012 referees named
The UEFA Referees Committee, meeting in Nyon today, has appointed the 12 referees to handle the 31 matches at next year's UEFA EURO 2012 final tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
For the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship, the referees will have added support thanks to a decision by football's lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), to allow the continuation of the experiment in the use of additional assistant referees. The full referee teams will be announced in due course.
The UEFA EURO 2012 main referees are:
Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Bjorn Kuipers (NED)
Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)
Pedro Proença (POR)
Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Damir Skomina (SVN)
Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Craig Thomson (SCO)
Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Howard Webb (ENG)
In addition, four fourth officials who will only act in this specific function have been appointed. The quartet are:
Marcin Borski (POL)
Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Pavel Královec (CZE)
Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)
The preparations of the referees for UEFA EURO 2012 will include various courses and training activities, including:
• 30 January to 2 February – UEFA's winter annual course during which the referees will receive technical instructions as well as physical training plans to follow until the final tournament.
• 30 April to 3 May – Referees' preparatory workshop in Warsaw. The referee quintets will train together in their team base camp. They will also undergo fitness tests and review the application of the technical instructions they have received.
• 4 June – The referee teams will arrive in Warsaw for the final tournament.
For the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship, the referees will have added support thanks to a decision by football's lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), to allow the continuation of the experiment in the use of additional assistant referees. The full referee teams will be announced in due course.
The UEFA EURO 2012 main referees are:
Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Bjorn Kuipers (NED)
Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)
Pedro Proença (POR)
Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Damir Skomina (SVN)
Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Craig Thomson (SCO)
Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Howard Webb (ENG)
In addition, four fourth officials who will only act in this specific function have been appointed. The quartet are:
Marcin Borski (POL)
Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Pavel Královec (CZE)
Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)
The preparations of the referees for UEFA EURO 2012 will include various courses and training activities, including:
• 30 January to 2 February – UEFA's winter annual course during which the referees will receive technical instructions as well as physical training plans to follow until the final tournament.
• 30 April to 3 May – Referees' preparatory workshop in Warsaw. The referee quintets will train together in their team base camp. They will also undergo fitness tests and review the application of the technical instructions they have received.
• 4 June – The referee teams will arrive in Warsaw for the final tournament.
Euro 2012 draw and groups
The results of today’s draw to determine the groups for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine next summer…
Group A: Poland (66), Greece (14), Russia (12), Czech Republic (33).
Group B: Netherlands (3), Denmark (11), Germany (2), Portugal (7).
Group C: Spain (1), Italy (9), Croatia (8), Ireland (21).
Group D: Ukraine (55), Sweden (18), France (15), England (5).
(FIFA world rankings in parentheses.)
Unlike the World Cup, there are no predictable matches — which makes the European Championship the most competitive of all major tournaments.
Group of Death a Thousand Times Over: B.
Group of Near-Death Experience: C.
Group of Megadeath Concert: D.
Group of Spiritual Death: A.
Reigning champion Spain will be tested. England can’t have many complaints. Ireland has a brutal task ahead.
Group A: Poland (66), Greece (14), Russia (12), Czech Republic (33).
Group B: Netherlands (3), Denmark (11), Germany (2), Portugal (7).
Group C: Spain (1), Italy (9), Croatia (8), Ireland (21).
Group D: Ukraine (55), Sweden (18), France (15), England (5).
(FIFA world rankings in parentheses.)
Unlike the World Cup, there are no predictable matches — which makes the European Championship the most competitive of all major tournaments.
Group of Death a Thousand Times Over: B.
Group of Near-Death Experience: C.
Group of Megadeath Concert: D.
Group of Spiritual Death: A.
Reigning champion Spain will be tested. England can’t have many complaints. Ireland has a brutal task ahead.
Euro 2012. Who will be the star in the European Championships? Pele knows it already.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Xavi Hernandez and Cristiano Ronaldo – these are five players mentioned by Pele when asked about it who might be the biggest star of the Euro 2012.
Although seven months remains for the EURO 2012, the British “Sky Sports” today decided to ask the legendary Brazilian footballer about it who, in his opinion, would be the star during this tournament.
Triple world champion pointed to five players and justified his choice. Unfortunately, the list did not include any players of the Polish national team.
Pele’s list:
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
“I like Schweinsteiger because it is a good midfielder. He always play for the team and is the type of player that every team wants. If I were a coach I would definitely want to have him in my team.”
Steven Gerrard (England)
“A technically very good player and intelligent one. This is a player who assures you as a midfielder and side midfielder. He coordinates the game.”
Wayne Rooney (England)
“Another English footballer. People think that he play ‘by force’ but it’s not true. He just plays with heart. This is a player whose participation in a team is always desirable”.
Xavi Hernandez (Spain)
“Xavi is also a player who could play in each team. This is an excellent and very intelligent footballer. Barcelona is not just Messi, because it is Xavi that coordinates and organizes actions of the team, making the game easier for the team”.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
“A strong player. He can score many goals because he makes it possible to create situations happening in the goal area”.
Although seven months remains for the EURO 2012, the British “Sky Sports” today decided to ask the legendary Brazilian footballer about it who, in his opinion, would be the star during this tournament.
Triple world champion pointed to five players and justified his choice. Unfortunately, the list did not include any players of the Polish national team.
Pele’s list:
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
“I like Schweinsteiger because it is a good midfielder. He always play for the team and is the type of player that every team wants. If I were a coach I would definitely want to have him in my team.”
Steven Gerrard (England)
“A technically very good player and intelligent one. This is a player who assures you as a midfielder and side midfielder. He coordinates the game.”
Wayne Rooney (England)
“Another English footballer. People think that he play ‘by force’ but it’s not true. He just plays with heart. This is a player whose participation in a team is always desirable”.
Xavi Hernandez (Spain)
“Xavi is also a player who could play in each team. This is an excellent and very intelligent footballer. Barcelona is not just Messi, because it is Xavi that coordinates and organizes actions of the team, making the game easier for the team”.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
“A strong player. He can score many goals because he makes it possible to create situations happening in the goal area”.
UEFA opens 2nd round of Euro 2012 ticket sales
UEFA has started taking ticket applications for 2012 European Championship matches from fans of the 16 competing countries. UEFA to make 450 thousand more Euro 2012 tickets available
Europe’s top governing body is making an additional 450,000 tickets available on Dec. 12 for next year’s Euro 2012 taking place in Ukraine and Poland.
Sales of tickets are reserved for fans of each of the national football associations participating in the 16-nation tournament, Ukraine’s Euro 2012 infromation center announced on Dec. 7
UEFA says it will sell at least 6,000 seats to fans of each team at each of the 24 group-stage matches.
Tickets cost €40-€160 for group matches. Fans living in co-host nations Poland and Ukraine get cheaper prices in local currency.
UEFA will distribute tickets by lottery after applications via its www.uefa.com website close on Feb. 29.
A further 1,000 tickets for each Euro 2012 match are available in travel package deals.
UEFA says fans will receive 85 percent of the tournament’s 1.4 million tickets.
A first sales phase already allocated 500,000 seats.
Euro 2012 is played June 8-July 1.
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