WU17 EURO elite round line-up confirmed

WU17 EURO elite round line-up confirmed

Holders Germany, fellow former champions Poland and best third-placed side Russia are among the 23 teams that have advanced from the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round to join Spain in the elite round draw on 11 November.The qualifiers (group winners listed first):Group 1: Denmark, SwitzerlandGroup 2: Greece, SwedenGroup 3: Poland, HungaryGroup 4: Norway, NetherlandsGroup 5: Portugal, ItalyGroup 6: France, ScotlandGroup 7: Germany (holders), WalesGroup 8: Englan... UEFA.com - News

UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 qualifying draw

UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 qualifying draw

Holders Spain will play 2016 semi-finalists Serbia after the UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 qualifying draw was made, with Kosovo and Germany included for the first time.Preliminary round draw: 23 January–1 February 2017Group A: Georgia (hosts), Switzerland, Israel, ScotlandGroup B: Greece, Moldova, Wales (hosts), San MarinoGroup C: Latvia (hosts), Armenia, Estonia, Germany Group D: England, Bulgaria (hosts), Albania, MaltaGroup E: Norway, Denmark, Cyprus (hosts), Kosovo

Portugal at home first against Romania in Women’s EURO play-off

Portugal at home first against Romania in Women’s EURO play-off

Portugal will be at home in the first leg of their UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off with Romania after the draw was made today in Nyon.Both sides are seeking a major tournament debut after finishing second in their qualifying groups but not ending among the six runners-up with the best record against the top four in their respective sections.The play-off will be held over two legs between 17 and 25 October, with the final tournament draw taking place in Rotterdam on 8 November. The finals in the Netherlands run from 16 July to 6 August.Already qualified: Netherlands (hosts), Germany (holders), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Iceland, Italy,... UEFA.com - News

EURO 2016 technical report 1: Counterattacks blunted

EURO 2016 technical report 1: Counterattacks blunted

Highlights: Germany v UkraineAt UEFA EURO 2008, 46% of the open-play goals stemmed from counterattacks.Since then, awareness of the damaging potential of fast transitions has reshaped match strategies among the coaching fraternity. By UEFA EURO 2012, the effectiveness of fast breaks had been halved to 23% and, this summer in France, this lower level was consolidated. What is more, the statistics are somewhat deceptive in that a high percentage of the coun... UEFA.com - News