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Sentence Examples In the wake of their decision to let Rangers off the hook, UEFA took an unmerciful pounding from the Scottish media. The club partly blamed crashing out of Europe to Feyenoord, which went on to win the UEFA Cup, for the dismal figures. He has gone from a club playing UEFA Cup football next year to a club that will be battling relegation. So why can't UEFA have the courage of their convictions and decide tied games on the number of cards and fouls awarded? When Celtic slammed Porto's unsporting behaviour in the UEFA Cup final, they omitted to mention that it was irrelevant to the outcome. In their headlong dash for cash, UEFA have reduced what was once a fine competition to an afterthought in the footballing calendar. Last season they finished top of their group in the UEFA Cup and few would bet against them emulating that achievement this season. Europe is where it's at, home of the UEFA Champions' League, a powerbase for the game globally, and a workplace for the planet's most talented players. In case any one forgot, the letters UEFA were sewn into the breast pocket of his suit. It is tough on Maloney that the arduous assignment of a UEFA Cup tie at home to VfB Stuttgart is being billed as if it were the equivalent of finishing school for the player. On Thursday, they picked up their first European win in five years, taking a slender 1-0 win over Latvian side Ventspils in the first stage of the UEFA Cup. On 5 January 2012, Bale was one of the players voted into the 2011 UEFA Team of the Year. After missing more than a month, he returned to action for the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, which Madrid won. In 2000, Belgium and the Netherlands jointly hosted the UEFA European Championship. In 1976, Paisley's second season as manager, the club won another League and UEFA Cup double. In 1974, they were the first Dutch club to win the UEFA Cup and in 2002, Feyenoord won the UEFA Cup again. It hosted the final of the 1972 UEFA European Football Championship, and the opening game of the 2000 edition. Adidas is one of the official sponsors of the UEFA Champions League, and the Adidas Finale is the competition's official match ball. He was the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games. Liverpool has won the UEFA Cup, Europe's secondary club competition, three times. Show More Sentences England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, which alternate biennially. Switzerland hosted the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and was the joint host, with Austria, of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. It hosted several matches, including the final, of the UEFA Euro 2004 championship. Seville's Olympic Stadium on the Isla de La Cartuja was the venue for the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. The club has also won three European Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup. At the UEFA Euro 2008, Germany won two out of three matches in group play to advance to the knockout round. Recent results and scheduled matches according to the DFB, UEFA and FIFA websites. England hosted Euro 96 and have qualified for nine UEFA European Championship Finals tournaments, tied for fourth best by number of appearances. Wembley Stadium hosted the UEFA Champions League Final on 28 May 2011 between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. However, UEFA moved to clarify that it expects Courtois to be free to face the Blues in both legs. When his club FC Vaduz faced Livingston in the 2002 UEFA Cup they went out 1-1 on away goals. Two football fans at the forefront of violence during Boro's UEFA Cup visit to Ostrava have been hit with tough bans. In 1970 the Dons took part in the first penalty shootout in UEFA history after drawing 4-4 with Honved in the Cup-Winners Cup. But the Albion back line were guilty of extreme doziness which led to UEFA Cup placechasing Blackburn's 11th minute goal. Wembley also hosted the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, making it the second time in 3 years. When UEFA chiefs meet on Thursday to discuss the happy slapper they will only look at the facts. The 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was played at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, after beating Bayern Munich in the 2012 final. Chelsea are the first English club to have won all three major UEFA trophies. The Cup Winners' Cup victory in 1963 made Tottenham the first English team to win a UEFA competition. Show More Sentences The Premier League ranks third in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons. Ipswich regularly featured in the top five of the league and in the UEFA Cup. Consolation was a UEFA Cup place and FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award for Burley. It competes in the two major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. In UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, Scotland were grouped with Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic and world champions Spain. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup. Rosebery colours were revived as a change kit for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches. Since then, the winners of domestic cup competitions have also entered the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup, also known as the Coupe UEFA, is the trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Europa League. The trophy was designed and crafted by Bertoni for the 1972 UEFA Cup Final. Qualification for the competition is based on UEFA coefficients, with better entrance rounds being offered to the more successful nations. The UEFA Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide. The winner of the UEFA Champions League qualifies for the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Since then, the Tartan Army have won awards from UEFA for their combination of vocal support, friendly nature and charity work. Since Gibraltar was accepted as a full UEFA member at the UEFA congress held in London on 24 May 2013, their Cup winner is also sent. Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball, as it does for all other UEFA competitions. A venue must meet or exceed UEFA Category three standards to host UEFA Cup finals. Scotland has always participated by itself in most of the major tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. The Gibraltar national football team was accepted into UEFA in 2013 in time for the 2016 European Championships. Jonas Kaufmann provided the tenor for 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, whilst David Garrett performed with his violin. Show More Sentences At UEFA Euro 2016, the team made its first appearance at the European tournament and reached the second round. In May 2013, Sky acquired the rights to all Northern Ireland qualifying games for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 2015, BBC Northern Ireland acquired the rights to show Northern Ireland's friendlies before UEFA Euro 2016 live. The UEFA Champions League Anthem, written by English composer Tony Britten, is played before each game. The Gibraltar Football Association applied for full membership of UEFA, but their bid was turned down in 2007 in a contentious decision. He had signed a television deal while he was at UEFA with a company called Cross Trading, which the FBI has since accused of bribery. During the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euros there is a daily supplement of The Game. The number of teams that each association enters into the UEFA Champions League is based upon the UEFA coefficients of the member associations. Wales were drawn in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G with Montenegro, Bulgaria, Switzerland and close rivals England. Michel Platini, the UEFA president, had proposed taking one place from the top three leagues and allocating it to that nation's cup winners. Since 1992, the UEFA U21 Championship has acted as the qualifying tournament for the UEFA nations, which each of the Home Nations enter. Since the 1994 FIFA World Cup, like the UEFA Champions League, FIFA has adopted an anthem composed by the German composer Franz Lambert. In August 2016, UEFA announced changes in the access list of the tournament, driven to avoid the creation of European Super League. Celtic also reached the 1970 European Cup Final, and the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. Since 1990, a UEFA international referee cannot exceed the age of 45 years. In 2003, around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to watch the club compete in the UEFA Cup Final in Seville. The club's fans subsequently received awards from UEFA and FIFA for their behaviour at the match. In March 2008, UEFA investigated Celtic fans for alleged sectarian singing at a match against Barcelona. Rangers' campaign in the Champions League saw them defeat UEFA Cup winners Parma en route. The following season Rangers contested the UEFA Cup after dropping into the competition from the Champions League. Show More Sentences In 2008, up to 200,000 Rangers supporters, many without match tickets, travelled to Manchester for the UEFA Cup Final. In September 2007, UEFA praised Rangers for the measures the club has taken against sectarianism. In common with other UEFA club tournaments, the away goal applied when aggregate scores was parity. By 1968, all UEFA member nations had set up domestic cup competitions due to the success of the Cup Winners' Cup. Today, UEFA Champions League referees are required to pass a fitness test to even be considered at the international level. The Cup Winners' Cup trophy itself is a property of UEFA and it is not assigned to any club. However, when Witkamp tried to get an official endorsement to his competition, the UEFA president turned it down. As a result, UEFA refused to endorse the competition until the following season. Since then, the UEFA Super Cup was contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup. The 2000 Super Cup was the first one contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup. Currently, the rules of the UEFA Super Cup are the same as any other UEFA club competition. Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball and referee uniform, as they do for all other UEFA competitions. Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball, the Adidas Finale, and referee uniform, as they do for all UEFA competitions. At the time, despite the FAW being a FIFA and UEFA member it had not previously organised a national league, only the Welsh Cup. The second placed team qualifies for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The champions of the Welsh Premier League qualify, along with the champions of every European domestic league, for the UEFA Champions League. They have also qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seven times and the UEFA Europa League once. The 1973 UEFA Cup Final first leg at Anfield was abandoned due to a downpour after 27 minutes and rescheduled to be played again the next day. These UEFA plans have got me feeling like I'm that glaikit 16-year-old all over again. We would also require to have UEFA approval for any format outwith the Champions League and that has yet to be obtained as well. Show More Sentences As a result of Neftchi Baku winning both the Premier League and Cup, Khazar qualified for the UEFA Europa League. In August 2016, Rush was named as ambassador for the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, which took place in Cardiff, Wales. However, he was not included in the squad of 16 that defeated Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final 11 days later. In 2011 and 2013 he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. The following season, he won the UEFA Super Cup and scored in a third major final to help the club win the FIFA Club World Cup. This emulates practices long used by some other international football events such as the UEFA Champions League. Nevertheless, many commentators and fans regarded the Cup Winners' Cup as weaker than the UEFA Cup, which had more and better teams from the stronger European leagues. An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a vase at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens appears on the UEFA European Championship Cup. However, the team did not win any matches in UEFA Euro 1992, drawing with tournament winners Denmark, and later with France, before being eliminated by host nation Sweden. Following Hoddle's departure, Kevin Keegan took England to UEFA Euro 2000, but performances were disappointing and he resigned shortly afterwards. The UEFA Europa League place is then granted to another club. In total he scored 24 goals in 49 England appearances, and as well as success in the 1966 World Cup he also appeared at UEFA Euro 1968 and the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He travelled with England to help Greenwood at UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where England failed to make it past the group stages on both occasions. The EFL Cup was established in 1960 and is open to all EFL and Premier League clubs, with the winner eligible to participate in the UEFA Europa League. The Premier League sends representatives to UEFA's European Club Association, the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences. Because the current trophy permanently remains UEFA property, it is no longer given to a team that wins a fifth overall or third consecutive title. The anthem's chorus is played before each UEFA Champions League game, as well as at the beginning and end of television broadcasts of the matches. Girl band All Angels performed at the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. This proposal was rejected in a vote at a UEFA Strategy Council meeting. Show More Sentences The club has won 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups, 18 League titles, 7 FA Cups, a record 8 League Cups, and 15 FA Community Shields. Especially short competitions, such as the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Super Cup, are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble. Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues, between 1986 and 2013, when he announced his retirement. They have also won the First Division Championship seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the Football League Cup five times, and the UEFA Super Cup once. Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, and one of four clubs, and the only British club, to have won all three main UEFA club competitions. Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, the following year, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens. Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant, who led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. The successful period began in 1973 when the club won the Texaco Cup and finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the first time. The UEFA Europa League, previously called the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organized by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. For UEFA footballing records purposes, the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League are considered the same competition, with the change of name being simply a rebranding. It had become so important on the European football scene that in the end it was taken over by UEFA and relaunched the following season as the UEFA Cup. A few countries have secondary cup competitions but the only countries which currently grant a UEFA Europa League place to their secondary cup winners are England and France. In all cases, if a club is eligible to enter the UEFA Champions League then the Champions League place takes precedence and the club does not enter the UEFA Europa League. Since 1999, a similar system has been used for the UEFA Champions League. The Faroe Islands are a full member of UEFA and the Faroe Islands national football team competes in the UEFA European Football Championship qualifiers. Gibralter make their debut after being granted UEFA membership last year. In UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Wales were drawn in Group D alongside Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and San Marino. Wales had qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 in France, their first European Championship tournament, and were drawn into Group B with Slovakia, Russia and England. Portugal has since reintroduced checks several times along the border with Spain, during the UEFA Euro 2004 championships and when Portugal hosted the NATO 2010 Lisbon summit. It is possible for the Scottish Cup winners to have already qualified for a UEFA competition through their league ranking in the Scottish Premiership. Show More Sentences An estimated 80,000 fans travelled to Seville for the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. Other English clubs have enjoyed success, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Chelsea, and Liverpool have won the UEFA Cup, renamed UEFA Europa League. The remaining seats are sold by UEFA through an online auction. He was also a finalist in the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. They have won eight titles in the European UEFA club competitions, were present in many finals and have been regular contenders in the last stages almost every season. In 2010 UEFA held the final of the UEFA Europa League in the arena. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in association football having four FIFA World Cups, one UEFA European Championship and one Olympic tournament. The Scottish striker claims beating Metalist Kharkov in the UEFA Cup to win Everton's first European tie in 12 years has given everyone a huge lift. Atletico Madrid used every underhand ploy they could think of to win this UEFA Cup tie, from trying to knobble the ref to publishing Bolton's travel details on their website. Cakir, who has not taken charge of a Champions League knock-out game before, got the nod from the UEFA referee's committee, run by fellow Turk Senes Erzik. Yesterday Michel Platini announced that UEFA were in discussions to scrap the Europa League competition in favour of a tumescent Champions League tournament instead. Thursday evening sees MauricioPochettino s Tottenham Hotspurhead to Azerbaijan as they face Qarabag, hoping to stay top of their UEFA Europa League table. Jayne Ludlow's Dragonesses were in 35th spot in March and start their UEFA Euro 2017 qualification campaign with an away trip to Austria in September. Examples from Classical Literature The Ibrox boss has won all of his last four matches at the home of tonight's UEFA Cup opponents with his previous clubs, Lyon and Rennes. I was talking to Bolo Zenden the other day and he asked me if I had a spare DVD of that first season in the UEFA Cup. His drop-kicks led to a crucial goal in a UEFA Cup match against Athens last season. Yet UEFA still insist on human fallibility in the shape of myopic touchline officials. Leeds will face French outfit Troyes, conquerors of Newcastle in the Intertoto Cup final which earned them a UEFA Cup place. The disciplinarian selected for the Hampden tie has built an excellent reputation at UEFA for his hardline attitude. The 30-year-old former Breda skipper is the Dutch club's all-time top European scorer, having netted five times in the UEFA Cup and Europa League in the past two seasons. The once-mighty Reds pulled off the week's craftiest manoeuvre by ensuring qualification for the more exciting UEFA Cup with a subtle piece of subterfuge in Switzerland. Find more words! 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