Giampiero Ventura has held his first press conference as Italy coach since replacing Antonio Conte; UEFA.com lists ten things you may not know about the 68-year-old, who will lead the Azzurri through qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.• This is not the first time that Ventura has replaced Conte. He did so – with success – in the summer of 2009 after Conte led Bari to promotion to Serie A. Ventura guided Bari to tenth place in the top flight with a club record of 50 points in Serie A, drawing twice against José Mourinho's Inter and beating Juventus 3-1.• Ventura is an admirer of Josep Guardiola and Spanish football. "Just to have...
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WU19 EURO preview: What the coaches say
Suspended on matchday one: Ingrid Syrstad Engen (Norway), Marina Georgieva (Austria), Maureen Sanders (Netherlands)Group A: Slovakia v Netherlands (17:00CEST, Senec), France v Norway (18:00CEST, Zlate Moravce)Gilles Eyquem, France coachOur goal is to win the trophy. We have prepared well, are ambitious and ready to perform. We arrived two days ago and the facilities are great. The players aren't nervous. We've had a two-week training camp so they cannot wait to get going. The Netherlands, Germany and Spain are strong teams – I reckon they are our main rivals for the title.Nils Lexerød, Norway coach
Germany find form to grab play-off spot
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Under-19 Championship final tournament schedule
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four teams playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each progress alongside the third-placed team with the best record against the top pair in their group.Elite roundIn the elite round, played in the spring, those 27 qualifiers join the top seed, given a bye, in seven mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners then join the hosts in the finals.Final tournamentThe seven qualifiers plus the...
Jarolím handed Czech Republic reins
Karel Jarolím has been appointed Czech Republic coach after agreeing to leave Mladá Boleslav.Jarolím, 59, has signed a two-year contract with an option to extend the terms until 2020. The anointed successor to Pavel Vrba, Jarolím will remain in charge of Mladá Boleslav until 25 August to lead them in UEFA Europa League qualifying."A coach who has achieved great results is coming – I believe he can be as successful with our national team," Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) chairman Miroslav Pelta said. "The first step is to create a side that can fight for FIFA World Cup qualification."Former midfielder Jarolím guided Slavia Praha to Czech tit...
Göteborg, Aberdeen claim big first-leg leads
Aberdeen, Göteborg, Midtjylland and PAS Giannina all recorded 3-0 wins in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, with Torpedo Zhodino and Qäbälä collecting notable away scalps.Aberdeen were made to work hard for their win by Latvian side Ventspils, but scored three times in the final 18 minutes to give themselves a tidy advantage for next week's return leg. Two goals from Pione Sisto, meanwhile, helped Midtjylland overcome Vaduz of Liechtenstein by the same 3-0 scoreline.Debrecen striker Tibor Tisza took his tally in this season's competition to four goals – but his side have work to do in Belarus next week after Torpedo Zhodino came from behi...
Familiar faces shine, seven-goal qualifying thriller
Rosenborg 3-1 IFK NorrköpingOnce UEFA Champions League regulars, Rosenborg's aspirations of a first group stage campaign in nine seasons got off to a sure-footed start. Goals in the opening 20 minutes of the second half from Hólmar Eyjólfsson, Pål André Helland and Yann-Erik de Lanlay gave the home side a 3-0 lead. Norrköping, whose most recent European Cup game came against AC Milan in 1963/64, pulled one back through Sebastian Andersson to keep hopes alive.©Meridian M...