2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League media rights deals announced in Switzerland

UEFA announced today the award of certain media rights for the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in Switzerland to SRG SSR.

In respect of the UEFA Champions League, the best match each matchnight will be broadcast on free-to-air channels RSILa2, SF2 and RTS2 followed by a highlights programme.

With regard to the UEFA Europa League, SRG SSR has been granted the rights to the best live match per kick-off slot. Local club participation will be shown on RSILa2, SF2, and RTS2.

All rights have been granted on a platform-neutral basis, with the rights also being exploited on the internet via www.rts.ch, as well as on mobile.

Commenting on the award of these rights, UEFA said:

“UEFA is delighted to extend its partnership with SRG SSR for both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. SRG SSR has proven its dedication to both competitions and UEFA looks forward to continuing this successful partnership.”

The rights granted to SRG SSR for both competitions have been granted on a co-exclusive basis with pay television operator Teleclub. This announcement concludes the sale of the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in Switzerland.

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Cordoba CF vs. Alcoyano Match Preview

Possible line-up for Alcoyano	Córdoba CF
Goal keeper	Goalkeeper
1 Fernando Maestro Olalla	C. Arias
13 Francisco Javier Dorronsoro Sanchez
Forward	Defenders
10 Manuel Gato Thomason	M. Tena
22 Anthony Ruben Lozano Colon	J. Fuentes
11 Francisco Paco Esteban Granados	Fernández
20 Rafael Gomez Llorens	D. Prieto
12 Wellington Alves da Silva
9 Raul Ivan Fabiani Bosio
Midfielder	Midfielders
8 Alvaro Garcia Canto	P. Díaz
23 Miquel Martinez Moya,Miki	Alberto
16 Diego Jimenez Martinez	Taira
14 Antonio Canadas Zapata	B. García
17 Guillermo Roldan	C. Caballero
6 Cesar Remon Aguirre
18 Daniel Fernandez Navarro	Strikers
7 Jorge Devesa Garcia	Quero
Defender	Subs
2 Juan Pedro Pina Martinez,Pina	A. Lopez
19 Jorge Garcia Morcillo	F. Villegas
5 Jorge Rojas Justicia	S. Balsas
15 Francisco Miranda Mera	J. Hervás
4 Francesc Xavier Molina Arias	A. Sillero
21 Fernando Martin Carreras	B. Cruz Torres
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Barcelona face 'Spanish' Dinamo in final

FC Barcelona will aim to lift the UEFA Futsal Cup at the first time of asking when they stage Sunday's final against MFK Dinamo Moskva in Lleida, but compatriot Faustino Pérez is plotting their downfall.

Spanish sides won five of the first ten finals of this competition and it was Pérez who actually triumphed in the inaugural two in 2002 and 2003 at the helm of Playas de Castellón, his team including the man who will captain Barcelona on Sunday, Javi Rodríguez. Barcelona have performed superbly on their debut European campaign, and the Pavelló Barris Nord will be packed with their fans again for the final, but Dinamo are not lacking in experience, several of their team having won this trophy in Murcia five years ago.

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APOEL Nicosia vs Real Madrid football match preview

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Los Blancos, who are six points clear at the La Liga summit, enter the match in fine fettle following a 5-1 thrashing of Real Sociedad at the weekend. Their opponents, meanwhile, previously drew 0-0 with domestic title rivals Omonia.

Madrid are minus injured duo Ricardo Carvalho and Lassana Diarra, while Xabi Alonso is suspended. Cristiano Ronaldo is the headline act in Jose Mourinho's stellar ensemble, with the Portuguese ace recently becoming the quickest player to 100 La Liga goals in just 92 outings.

 

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Benfica and Portugal legend Eusebio discharged from hospital

The former European Footballer of the Year was looking forward to going home after nearly two weeks in the facility and blamed extensive traveling for the bout of pneumonia

Legendary Benfica and Portugal striker Eusebio has been discharged from hospital and admitted that he was looking forward to spending the rest of the holiday season with family after his recent health scare.

The 69-year-old had spent 12 days at Lisbon's Hospital da Luz, where he was admitted and treated for bilateral pneumonia. Speaking to reporters as he left the facility, Eusebio insisted that he was back in good health and blamed a punishing travel schedule for the illness. 

"I want to go home and spend New Year's Eve with my family," he stated. "I hope nothing else happens to me. I am not a big fan of travelling but this time I really pushed it. It was hot in Mozambique, then cold in Lisbon and then I still flew to Brazil. I feel fine, thanks to God. I can even say that I am 100 per cent. When I was admitted I did not feel well at all, but I trusted my doctors."

Eusebio spent 15 years with Benfica in a glittering career, winning the European Cup in 1962. - http://www.goal.com

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Simeone returns to take Atlético reins

Diego Simeone has returned to UEFA Europa League contenders Club Atlético de Madrid as coach, replacing Gregorio Manzano at the club he twice represented as a midfielder. 

UEFA Europa League challengers Club Atlético de Madrid have named Diego Simeone as their new coach following the dismissal of Gregorio Manzano.

The former Argentina midfielder, 41, scored 23 goals in 134 appearances during two spells at Atlético, winning a domestic double in 1995/96. Simeone moved to Europe to join AC Pisa and then Sevilla FC, signing for Atlético from 1994-97. He then won the 1997/98 UEFA Cup with FC Internazionale Milano and an Italian double with S.S. Lazio, returning to the Vicente Calderón again from 2003-05.

Capped 106 times, Simeone coached Racing Club de Avellaneda, Club Estudiantes de La Plata, CA River Plate and CA San Lorenzo in Argentina, and helped Calcio Catania avoid relegation in Italy earlier this year.

Atlético lie in mid-table in Spain, with five wins in 16 Liga games, but face the mouthwatering prospect of a UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie against Simeone's old club, Lazio, in February. - http://www.uefa.com

UEFA's referee convention continues

Four more European national football associations have joined the UEFA Convention on Referee Education and Organisation.

Following ratification by the UEFA Executive Committee at its recent meeting in Limassol, the FAs of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia and San Marino have joined the convention, which now has 47 full members, with Liechtenstein the one partial member. The Executive Committee has also agreed to the extension of the Referee Convention for a further four years from 2012/13 to 2015/16.

The Referee Convention aims to enhance referee education, promoting the role of the referee and improving refereeing structures and development within Europe. When they sign the convention, associations subscribe to a development plan for refereeing and become entitled to receive a financial contribution for their work, as well as further annual payments as long as the required standards are maintained.-http://www.uefa.com