| |  uefa.com - MagazineAll news about European Football. Generic news, match previews, match reports and much more. · Bili? backs Modri? to deliver
Slaven Bili? predicts that the "world will see" exactly why midfield prodigy Luka Modri? merits a ?21m transfer fee when the midfielder turns out for Croatia at UEFA EURO 2008?. · Mission to Moscow
"It's different from a Chelsea point of view. It's the first time in the club's history so it's a massive milestone, very different from Man United who have been there" · Lippi favours United chances
FIFA World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi has tipped his old friend Sir Alex Ferguson to win the UEFA Champions League with Manchester United FC. Paolo Menicucci reports. · Red Devils have best tune
Carlos Tévez is to release a single proclaiming his love for Manchester United FC while across the city Noel Gallagher may well be penning one in defence of Sven-Göran Eriksson. · 'No one way to referee'
Pierluigi Collina may have retired from refereeing but he remains one of the most respected figures in the game. Here he looks back on his career and explains what it takes to be a successful ref. · Torosidis's path to glory
Defender Vassilis Torosidis has come a long way in a short time, and his "impressive ride" may continue this summer at UEFA EURO 2008? as Greece mount their European title defence.
· Ronaldo's final hurdle
"Sometimes you score, sometimes you don't. I'm always confident. I have 38 goals this season. It is not a problem if I miss one or two" · He dived, ref
Look, it's Aragon Espinoza about to celebrate R. Standard de Liège's Belgian title in the only way he knows how. Not that footballers pulled off stunts like that in John Terry's day, goodness no.
· Officials' stamp of approval
At a meeting in Nyon UEFA vice-president Ángel María Villar Llona insisted that the UEFA Referees Committee's work was helping to raise European standards. UEFA's chief writer Mark Chaplin reports. · Mutu's Florentine renaissance
"We're all proud. Maybe our success has shocked some people, but I expected it. When you look at what we've achieved, I think you can say we're becoming a big team" · Edinburgh taboo
Sheffield FC's claim to be the oldest football club in the world is coming under threat from north of the Scottish border while David Beckham and Tom Cruise may be looking to buy a side of their own. Paul Saffer reports. · 'I'm getting used to winning'
After helping FC Porto win their third straight Liga title Ricardo Quaresma has set his sights on more silverware at UEFA EURO 2008?. He answers your questions in this Q&A with uefa.com readers. · Ballack's final goal
"For ten years I've been playing in the Champions League and I want to win this competition. People remember the trophies you win, not getting to the quarter-finals or the semi-finals" · Dailly expresses Rangers joy
Rangers FC are through to the UEFA Cup semi-finals after victory at Sporting Clube de Portugal and January signing Christian Dailly tells Kevin Ashby that he sensed something special as soon as he arrived at Ibrox.
· Bentley's drive for DIY
England winger David Bentley had discovered a yen for do-it-yourself, though of course not the night before a game, while Reading FC's Stephen Hunt has confounded attempts to give him a nickname.
· Coaching the coaches
The rewarding, stimulating, but often unheralded job of coach educator is coming under the spotlight at a UEFA course this week in Cascais, Portugal. uefa.com's chief writer Mark Chaplin reports. · Houllier's English passion
Former Liverpool FC coach Gérard Houllier may now work as technical director for the French Football Federation, but he remains passionate about the English game as he reveals here. · Arsenal's pass master
"We've had the same core of players for a few seasons now and at times we almost play from memory" · Valladolid's pineapple crush
Good news for Real Valladolid CF fans as their team's five-week pineapple drought has ended plus some consumer advice from Matthew Upson about buying the right car for your height. · Threat unites Northern Ireland
A death threat to Cliftonville FC coach Eddie Patterson has underlined the importance of the Irish Football Association's excellent community relations programme. |
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