Date of birth: 27 September 1947 Nationality: Dutch Playing career: Den Haag (twice), Roda, VVV Venlo, Chicago Sting, Sparta Rotterdam, Berchem Sport, Utrecht Coaching career: DSVP, Haarlem, Dordrecht, Netherlands (twice), PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, Borussia Mönchengladbach, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar (twice), Belgium, Russia, Serbia, Sunderland, Netherlands (assistant), Fenerbahçe• A combative midfielder, Advocaat's playing career lasted 18 years and included three seasons in the North American Soccer League with Chicago Sting.• Twice served as assis... UEFA.com - News
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McMillan the architect of Legia’s downfall?
Dundalk forward and part-time architect David McMillan is in dreamland: only Legia Warszawa stand between his team and the UEFA Champions League group stage.The 27-year-old's tally of five goals has helped Stephen Kenny's men go further in qualifying than any Irish club have previously managed in this competition. "Everything that has fallen to me I seem to have connected well with and it has hit the back of the net," said McMillan. "Things have gone through keepers' legs or hit the post and gone in; other weeks that doesn't happen."Now McMillan is hoping to ride his luck into the group stage. Dundalk have already eliminated Iceland's FH Hafnarfjördur and Belarusian champio... UEFA.com - News
Preview: Tuesday’s five play-off first legs
Steaua v Manchester CityLaurențiu Reghecampf, SteauaThere's no reason we shouldn't play football and get a positive result. Even though we're facing a big team and the world's best coach, it's a chance to prove ourselves. We respect them, but we have a good team and I am very confident we will reach the group stage again. We will attack and look to score from the first minute – we have no choice.Josep Guardiola, Manchester CityI am not here to prove that I am the best coach in the world, but to help my players anticipate what they might expect and find solutions, to find ways of scoring at least goal. In the Champ... UEFA.com - News
Classic UEFA Champions League play-offs
Bremen 3-1 SampdoriaSampdoria 3-2 Bremen (aet; agg: 4-5)2010/11Bremen looked to be home and dry after building a 3-0 first-leg lead against ten-man Sampdoria, but their celebrations were dampened by a late Giampaolo Pazzini strike. The German side's job was not finished yet, and so it proved as Sampdoria roared back with three goals in the return, Antonio Cassano's 85th-minute effort seemingly settling the tie – only for Markus Rosenberg to pounce on 93 minutes, before Claudio Pizarro had the final say in extra time.Braga 1-0 SevillaSevilla 3-4 Braga (agg: 3-5)2010/11
Germany punish Portugal, Neymar ends drought
Germany will be Europe's sole representatives in the semi-finals of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament after beating Portugal to set up a last-four meeting with Nigeria, while Barcelona ace Neymar helped hosts Brazil get the better of Colombia.Quarter-final resultsPortugal 0-4 Germany, BrasiliaNigeria 2-0 Denmark, SalvadorSouth Korea 0-1 Honduras, Belo HorizonteBrazil 2-0 Colombia, Sao PauloGermany lost 5-0 to Portugal in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship last year, but they earned sweet revenge in Brasilia thanks to a well-deserved win. Serge Gnabry broke the deadlock, producing a cool finish moments before ha... UEFA.com - News
How the play-off contenders fared at the weekend
København v APOEL• FCK 3-1 MidtjyllandThe Copenhagen side remain unbeaten in eight competitive games this season, coming from behind to win at home with efforts from Erik Johansson (65) and Youssef Toutouh (88) either side of Kian Hansen's own goal.• APOEL: No weekend gameDespite a late own goal in their favour, APOEL lost 2-1 to Apollon in the Cyprus Super Cup on 10 August, striker Vander admitting his side were "thinking of next Tuesday's Champions League qualifier" rather than the game at hand.Dinamo Zagreb v Salzburg• Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Inter ZaprešićThe Cr... UEFA.com - News
Handy on the wing: Europe’s footballing birds
From the Bluebirds of Cardiff City to the Woodpeckers of Ascoli, UEFA.com surveys the feathered friends which have inspired European football clubs.BluebirdsCardiff City (ENG)Bluebirds, it should be noted, are not native to South Wales, with the club's nickname deriving from the colour of their shirts and the swallow on their badge.Blue PigeonsSpartak Subotica (SRB)The Subotica side were named in honour of the colour of their shirts, the blue-grey shade being known as pigeon blue in Serbia. Local fans liked the symbolism of the common bird too, inspired by the thought of their club flying high in the sky. Incidentally, th... UEFA.com - News